Learn Slang Expressions You Can Use As A Response
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Slang Expressions You Can Use As A Response |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to HebrewPod101.com. I'm John. |
| Katja: And I'm Katja! |
| John: This is Must-Know Hebrew Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 22. In this lesson, you'll learn slang expressions you can use as a response. |
| John: With these expressions, you can respond to something you just heard. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Katja: לך על זה! (lekh al ze) |
| Katja: איזה קטע (eize keta ) |
| Katja: חזק (khazak) |
| Katja: לך תדע (lekh teda) |
| John: Katja, what's our first expression? |
| Katja: לך על זה! (lekh al ze) |
| John: literally meaning "go on it." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "Go for it!" |
| Katja: [SLOW] לך על זה! [NORMAL] לך על זה! |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Katja: לך על זה! |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to encourage someone to do something. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Katja: [NORMAL] הצעת העבודה הזו נשמעת טוב, אני אומר לך על זה! [SLOW] הצעת העבודה הזו נשמעת טוב, אני אומר לך על זה! |
| John: "This job offer sounds good, I say go for it!" |
| Katja: [NORMAL] הצעת העבודה הזו נשמעת טוב, אני אומר לך על זה! |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Katja: איזה קטע (eize keta ) |
| John: literally meaning "what a segment." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "what a story, or what a coincidence (similar to "no way!")." |
| Katja: [SLOW] איזה קטע [NORMAL] איזה קטע |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Katja: איזה קטע |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you are surprised or impressed with something you heard. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Katja: [NORMAL] אתה טס מחר ליוון? איזה קטע, גם אני! [SLOW] אתה טס מחר ליוון? איזה קטע, גם אני! |
| John: "You're flying to Greece tomorrow? No way, so am I!" |
| Katja: [NORMAL] אתה טס מחר ליוון? איזה קטע, גם אני! |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Katja: חזק (khazak) |
| John: literally meaning "strong." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "really good." |
| Katja: [SLOW] חזק [NORMAL] חזק |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Katja: חזק |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say that something is, or was, really good. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Katja: [NORMAL] ההופעה אתמול היתה חזקה! [SLOW] ההופעה אתמול היתה חזקה! |
| John: "The show yesterday was really good!" |
| Katja: [NORMAL] ההופעה אתמול היתה חזקה! |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Katja: לך תדע (lekh teda) |
| John: literally meaning "go know." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "go figure." |
| Katja: [SLOW] לך תדע [NORMAL] לך תדע |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Katja: לך תדע |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to express your wonder about something. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Katja: [NORMAL] לך תדע מה עבר לו בראש כשהוא עשה את זה... [SLOW] לך תדע מה עבר לו בראש כשהוא עשה את זה... |
| John: "Go figure, what went through his mind when he did it..." |
| Katja: [NORMAL] לך תדע מה עבר לו בראש כשהוא עשה את זה... |
| QUIZ |
| John: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| John: If you run into a friend, and he wears exactly the same shirt as you wear, you can say... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Katja: איזה קטע |
| John: "what a story, or what a coincidence (similar to "no way!")" |
| John: If someone points to a vacant chair next to you and asks: "Can I?", you can answer... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Katja: לך על זה! |
| John: "Go for it!" |
| John: If you see your neighbor often with bruises on her face, and another neighbor asks you, "Is she okay?", you can answer... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Katja: לך תדע |
| John: "go figure" |
| John: If you've just heard a really good joke from your friend, you can tell him... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Katja: חזק |
| John: "really good" |
Outro |
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| John: There you have it; you have mastered four Hebrew Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at HebrewPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Katja: lehitraot להתראות . |
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