Learn slang expressions to sound relaxed
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Slang Expressions to Sound Relaxed |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to ItalianPod101.com. I'm John. |
| Ofelia: And I'm Ofelia! |
| John: This is Must-Know Italian Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 1. In this lesson, you'll learn slang expressions to sound relaxed. |
| John: Use these expressions if you want to be more easygoing. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Ofelia: scialla |
| Ofelia: vaitra |
| Ofelia: tranqui |
| Ofelia: pollege |
| John: Ofelia, what's our first expression? |
| Ofelia: scialla |
| John: literally meaning "relax." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "nevermind." |
| Ofelia: [SLOW] scialla [NORMAL] scialla |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Ofelia: scialla |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to suggest that people be easygoing about something that happened. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] Scialla, ci vediamo dopo. [SLOW] Scialla, ci vediamo dopo. |
| John: "Nevermind, see you later." |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] Scialla, ci vediamo dopo. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Ofelia: vaitra |
| John: literally meaning "go easy". But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "relax, take it easy." |
| Ofelia: It is a contraction of two words - vai, meaning "you go," and tranquillo, meaning "easygoing." |
| Ofelia: [SLOW] vaitra [NORMAL] vaitra |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Ofelia: vaitra |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when suggesting someone to calm down or relax. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] Marco, vaitra. Il test andrà benissimo. [SLOW] Marco, vaitra. Il test andrà benissimo. |
| John: "Marco, relax. The test will be very good." |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] Marco, vaitra. Il test andrà benissimo. |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Ofelia: tranqui |
| John: literally meaning "relaxed." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "easy." |
| Ofelia: [SLOW] tranqui [NORMAL] tranqui |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Ofelia: tranqui |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when asking or suggesting someone to be relaxed, or to calm down. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] Carlo, stai tranqui. [SLOW] Carlo, stai tranqui. |
| John: "Carlo, calm down." |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] Carlo, stai tranqui. |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Ofelia: pollege |
| John: it means "relaxed." |
| Ofelia: [SLOW] pollege [NORMAL] pollege |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Ofelia: pollege |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when suggesting someone to relax, or when talking about being easy going. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] Serata pollege, sto guardando un film sul divano. [SLOW] Serata pollege, sto guardando un film sul divano. |
| John: "Relaxed night, I'm watching a movie on the couch." |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] Serata pollege, sto guardando un film sul divano. |
| 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: A friend is worried about a test. You say... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Ofelia: vaitra |
| John: "relax, take it easy" |
| John: A friend forgot to return something you lent him. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Ofelia: scialla |
| John: "nevermind" |
| John: You comment on something you find relaxing. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Ofelia: pollege |
| John: "relaxed" |
| John: You tell a friend to take it easy. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Ofelia: tranqui |
| John: "easy" |
Outro |
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| John: There you have it; you have mastered four Italian Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at ItalianPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Ofelia: A presto. |
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