Learn words that are often used in daily conversations
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Words Often Used in Daily Conversations, part 2 |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to ThaiPod101.com. I'm John. |
| Jay: And I'm Jay! |
| John: This is Must-know Thai Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 21. In this lesson, you'll learn words often used in daily conversations. |
| John: These slang terms are used in everyday conversations. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are... |
| Jay: มุกแป้ก (múk bpâek) |
| Jay: สิว-สิว (sĭu sǐu) |
| Jay: ป๊อด (bpáwt) |
| Jay: ล้ำ (lám) |
| John: Jay, what's our first expression? |
| Jay: มุกแป้ก (múk bpâek) |
| John: This literally means "a failing joke," but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "a flat, lame, or cold joke." |
| Jay: [SLOW] มุกแป้ก [NORMAL] มุกแป้ก |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jay: มุกแป้ก |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when you don’t find jokes funny at all. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jay: [NORMAL] เขาชอบเล่นมุกแป้ก [SLOW] เขาชอบเล่นมุกแป้ก |
| John: "He likes to tell lame jokes." |
| Jay: [NORMAL] เขาชอบเล่นมุกแป้ก |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Jay: สิว-สิว (sĭu sǐu) |
| John: This literally means "pimple," but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "an insignificant matter or something that is easy to handle." |
| Jay: [SLOW] สิว-สิว [NORMAL] สิว-สิว |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jay: สิว-สิว |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when a matter isn’t significant. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jay: [NORMAL] อย่าคิดมากกับเรื่องสิวๆ [SLOW] อย่าคิดมากกับเรื่องสิวๆ |
| John: "Don't think too much about a small issue." |
| Jay: [NORMAL] อย่าคิดมากกับเรื่องสิวๆ |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Jay: ป๊อด (bpáwt) |
| John: The literal meaning comes from the old expression... |
| Jay: ปอดแหก (bpàawt hàaek) |
| John: ...which means "coward," but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be scared of something (that you shouldn't be scared of), to easily get scared, or to be a coward." |
| Jay: [SLOW] ป๊อด [NORMAL] ป๊อด |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jay: ป๊อด |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when someone lacks courage or isn't brave enough to do something. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jay: [NORMAL] อย่าป๊อดสิ แค่บ้านผีสิงเอง [SLOW] อย่าป๊อดสิ แค่บ้านผีสิงเอง |
| John: "Don't be scared! It's just a haunted house." |
| Jay: [NORMAL] อย่าป๊อดสิ แค่บ้านผีสิงเอง |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Jay: ล้ำ (lám) |
| John: This literally means "exceptionally," but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "state of the art, modern, ahead of the time, and futuristic." |
| Jay: [SLOW] ล้ำ [NORMAL] ล้ำ |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jay: ล้ำ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when you want to flatter a person or something by saying they're very modern or ahead of the times. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jay: [NORMAL] ไอเดียสินค้านี้ล้ำมาก [SLOW] ไอเดียสินค้านี้ล้ำมาก |
| John: "This product idea is ahead of its time." |
| Jay: [NORMAL] ไอเดียสินค้านี้ล้ำมาก |
| 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. Are you ready? |
| John: Something insignificant |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jay: สิว-สิว |
| John: "an insignificant matter or something that is easy to handle" |
| John: A lame joke |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jay: มุกแป้ก |
| John: "a flat, lame, or cold joke" |
| John: When you think something is ahead of its time |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jay: ล้ำ |
| John: "state of the art, modern, ahead of the time, and futuristic" |
| John: Being a scaredy-cat |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jay: ป๊อด |
| John: "to be scared of something (that you shouldn't be scared of), to easily get scared, or to be a coward" |
Outro |
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| John: There you have it; you've mastered four Thai slang expressions! We have more vocab lists available at ThaiPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks, everyone, and see you next time! |
| Jay: สวัสดีค่ะ. |
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