Learn slang expressions to indicate physical conditions
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Maryssa: Slang Words Indicating Physical Conditions |
| Maryssa: Hi everyone, and welcome back to IndonesianPod101.com. I'm Maryssa. |
| Blanca: And I'm Blanca! |
| Maryssa: This is Must-Know Indonesian Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 19. In this lesson, you'll learn slang words indicating physical conditions. |
| Maryssa: You can use these expressions to describe your physical conditions. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Maryssa: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Blanca: teler |
| Blanca: sakaw |
| Blanca: ngos-ngosan |
| Blanca: tepar |
| Maryssa: Blanca, what's our first expression? |
| Blanca: teler |
| Maryssa: meaning "the high of being intoxicated from alcohol or a drug." |
| Blanca: [SLOW] teler [NORMAL] teler |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Blanca: teler |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Use this slang expression when you're describing someone under the influence of alcohol or a drug, with its typical symptoms. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Blanca: [NORMAL] Dia masih teler dari malam tadi gara-gara kebanyakan minum alkohol dan dia mulai merasakan pengaruhnya. [SLOW] Dia masih teler dari malam tadi gara-gara kebanyakan minum alkohol dan dia mulai merasakan pengaruhnya. |
| Maryssa: "He has been intoxicated since last night due to excessive alcohol consumption and is beginning to have a hangover." |
| Blanca: [NORMAL] Dia masih teler dari malam tadi gara-gara kebanyakan minum alkohol dan dia mulai merasakan pengaruhnya. |
| Maryssa: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Blanca: sakaw |
| Maryssa: meaning "feeling sick due to withdrawal from drugs." |
| Blanca: [SLOW] sakaw [NORMAL] sakaw |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Blanca: sakaw |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Use this slang expression when you're describing someone who is obviously suffering from the effects of drug withdrawal. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Blanca: [NORMAL] Selebriti yang tertangkap aparat itu sakaw di selnya. [SLOW] Selebriti yang tertangkap aparat itu sakaw di selnya. |
| Maryssa: "The celebrity caught for using drugs is showing several drug withdrawal symptoms in jail." |
| Blanca: [NORMAL] Selebriti yang tertangkap aparat itu sakaw di selnya. |
| Maryssa: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Blanca: ngos-ngosan |
| Maryssa: meaning "out of breath." |
| Blanca: [SLOW] ngos-ngosan [NORMAL] ngos-ngosan |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Blanca: ngos-ngosan |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Use this slang expression when you're describing somebody who is clearly breathless. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Blanca: [NORMAL] Kenapa kamu ngos-ngosan gitu? Dikejar anjing? [SLOW] Kenapa kamu ngos-ngosan gitu? Dikejar anjing? |
| Maryssa: "Why are you out of breath? Is a dog running after you?" |
| Blanca: [NORMAL] Kenapa kamu ngos-ngosan gitu? Dikejar anjing? |
| Maryssa: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Blanca: tepar |
| Maryssa: meaning "exhausted." |
| Blanca: [SLOW] tepar [NORMAL] tepar |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Blanca: tepar |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Use this slang expression when you're describing what your body goes through after a very tiring day, in which case all you want to do is lie down and have a rest. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Blanca: [NORMAL] Setelah begadang beberapa malam, akhirnya dia tepar. [SLOW] Setelah begadang beberapa malam, akhirnya dia tepar. |
| Maryssa: "After a few nights of staying up, he ended up exhausted and laid down." |
| Blanca: [NORMAL] Setelah begadang beberapa malam, akhirnya dia tepar. |
| QUIZ |
| Maryssa: 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? |
| Maryssa: She’s suffering from coffee withdrawal. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Blanca: sakaw |
| Maryssa: "feeling sick due to withdrawal from drugs" |
| Maryssa: You think your neighbor is drunk. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Blanca: teler |
| Maryssa: "the high of being intoxicated from alcohol or a drug" |
| Maryssa: After a 12 hour shift, a nurse just wants to sleep. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Blanca: tepar |
| Maryssa: "exhausted" |
| Maryssa: Whoa! Were you running? You’re panting really hard. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Blanca: ngos-ngosan |
| Maryssa: "out of breath" |
Outro |
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| Maryssa: There you have it; you have mastered four Indonesian Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at IndonesianPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Blanca: Sampai jumpa lagi! |
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