Learn how to use expressions mainly said by men
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, and welcome back to SpanishPod101.com. I'm Eric. |
| Laura: And I'm Laura! |
| Eric: This is Must-Know Mexican Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 10. In this lesson you'll learn Expressions Mainly Said by Men. |
| Eric: Don't be surprised if you hear a woman using these. Some young women use them between friends while joking around. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Eric: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Laura: chela |
| Laura: a grapa |
| Laura: armar |
| Laura: al tiro |
| Eric: Laura, what's our first expression? |
| Laura: chela |
| Eric: When it's used as a slang expression it means "beer." |
| Laura: [SLOW] chela [NORMAL] chela |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Laura: chela |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: Use this slang expression when you want to say "beer" in an informal setting. This expression can be used as verb as well - |
| Laura: chelear, |
| Eric: meaning "to grab some beers." |
| Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Laura: [NORMAL] Pásame una chela. [SLOW] Pásame una chela. |
| Eric: "Pass me a beer." |
| Laura: [NORMAL] Pásame una chela. |
| Eric: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Laura: a grapa |
| Eric: literally meaning "staple." But when it's used as a slang expression it means "free." |
| Laura: [SLOW] a grapa [NORMAL] a grapa |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Laura: a grapa |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: Use this slang expression when you want to express that something is free in a playful way. |
| Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Laura: [NORMAL] Compré uno y recibí otro a grapa. [SLOW] Compré uno y recibí otro a grapa. |
| Eric: "I bought one and got another one for free." |
| Laura: [NORMAL] Compré uno y recibí otro a grapa. |
| Eric: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Laura: armar |
| Eric: literally meaning "assemble." But when it's used as a slang expression it means "to make it." |
| Laura: [SLOW] armar [NORMAL] armar |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Laura: armar |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: Use this slang expression when you want to express that you'll endure or you will go through with something. |
| Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Laura: [NORMAL] No sé si la vamos a armar con tan poquito dinero. [SLOW] No sé si la vamos a armar con tan poquito dinero. |
| Eric: "I don't know if we'll make it with this small amount of money." |
| Laura: [NORMAL] No sé si la vamos a armar con tan poquito dinero. |
| Eric: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Laura: al tiro |
| Eric: literally meaning "to the shot." But when it's used as a slang expression it means "perfect, aggressive, alert." |
| Laura: [SLOW] al tiro [NORMAL] al tiro |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Laura: al tiro |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: Use this slang expression when you want to express that someone or something is excellent, aggressive, or alert. |
| Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Laura: [NORMAL] ¡El concierto estuvo al tiro! [SLOW] ¡El concierto estuvo al tiro! |
| Eric: "The concert was so cool!" |
| Laura: [NORMAL] ¡El concierto estuvo al tiro! |
| QUIZ |
| Eric: 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? |
| Eric: There is a two-for-one promotion. You just got the second item.. |
| Laura: a grapa |
| Eric: "free" |
| Eric: After work, you and your coworkers will go for a.. |
| Laura: chela |
| Eric: "beer" |
| Eric: He just had his fourth cup of coffee. He is.. |
| Laura: al tiro |
| Eric: "perfect, aggressive, alert" |
| Eric: There has been a difficult situation, but with hard work you will be able to.. |
| Laura: armar |
| Eric: "to make it" |
Outro |
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| Eric: There you have it; you have mastered four Mexican Spanish Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at SpanishPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Laura: Hasta pronto. |
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