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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Slang used in Blogs, Part 3 |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to RussianPod101.com. I'm John. |
| Karina: And I'm Karina! |
| John: This is Must-know Russian Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 10. In this lesson, you'll learn more slang expressions used in blogs. |
| John: These words are some of the newest in the Russian language. They are also used mainly as reactions to blog posts. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you'll be learning in this lesson are... |
| Karina: развидеть (razvidet') |
| Karina: ванговать (vangovat') |
| Karina: крипота (kripota) |
| Karina: переобуться в прыжке (pereobut'sya v pryzhke) |
| John: Karina, what's our first expression? |
| Karina: развидеть (razvidet') |
| John: This literally means "to unsee." |
| Karina: [SLOW] развидеть [NORMAL] развидеть |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Karina: развидеть |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when you want to say you wish you hadn’t seen something, because it's horrible, disgusting, shocking, etc. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Karina: [NORMAL] Как мне теперь это развидеть? [SLOW] Как мне теперь это развидеть? |
| John: "How can I unsee it now?" |
| Karina: [NORMAL] Как мне теперь это развидеть? |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Karina: ванговать (vangovat') |
| John: This literally means "to be Vanga." This refers to the famous Grandmother Vanga known for making correct predictions about worldwide events. When it's used as a slang expression, it means "to try to predict." |
| Karina: [SLOW] ванговать [NORMAL] ванговать |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Karina: ванговать |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when you want to say that somebody is trying to predict something without any facts. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Karina: [NORMAL] Ну давайте ещё повангуем! [SLOW] Ну давайте ещё повангуем! |
| John: "Oh, let's try to predict it then." |
| Karina: [NORMAL] Ну давайте ещё повангуем! |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Karina: крипота (kripota) |
| John: This literally means "creepy." |
| Karina: [SLOW] крипота [NORMAL] крипота |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Karina: крипота |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when you want to say that something is creepy. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Karina: [NORMAL] Вот это крипота! [SLOW] Вот это крипота! |
| John: "This is kinda creepy!" |
| Karina: [NORMAL] Вот это крипота! |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Karina: переобуться в прыжке (pereobut'sya v pryzhke) |
| John: Which literally means "to change shoes while jumping." As a slang expression, it means "to change your opinion." |
| Karina: [SLOW] переобуться в прыжке [NORMAL] переобуться в прыжке |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Karina: переобуться в прыжке |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when you want to say that somebody has changed their views suddenly to do somebody a favor. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Karina: [NORMAL] Ловко он переобулся в прыжке, когда пришёл новый начальник! [SLOW] Ловко он переобулся в прыжке, когда пришёл новый начальник! |
| John: "He changed his views so skillfully when the new boss came!" |
| Karina: [NORMAL] Ловко он переобулся в прыжке, когда пришёл новый начальник! |
| QUIZ |
| John: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I'll describe four situations, and you choose the correct expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| John: When somebody's making predictions not based on facts... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Karina: ванговать |
| John: "To try to predict." |
| John: When you wish you'd never seen it... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Karina: развидеть |
| John: "To unsee." |
| John: When somebody suddenly changes their opinion to get special treatment... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Karina: переобуться в прыжке |
| John: "To change one’s opinion." |
| John: When you see something creepy... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Karina: крипота |
| John: "Creepy." |
Outro |
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| John: There you have it; you've mastered four Russian slang expressions! We have more vocab lists available at RussianPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks, everyone, and see you next time! |
| Karina: Пока, пока. |
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