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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Slang Words Related to Technology |
| John: Hi, everyone, and welcome back to GreekPod101.com. I'm John. |
| Chrissi: And I'm Chrissi! |
| John: This is Must-Know Greek Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 23. In this lesson, you'll learn slang words related to technology. |
| John: These words have only recently made it to Greek vocabulary so using them will definitely make your Greek friends wonder where and how you learned them! |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The words you'll be learning in this lesson are: |
| Chrissi: φατσοβιβλίο (fatsovivlío) |
| Chrissi: κινητό-παντόφλα (kinitó-pandófla) |
| Chrissi: σελφιά (selfiá) |
| Chrissi: γιολάρω (yoláro) |
| John: Chrissi, what's our first expression? |
| Chrissi: φατσοβιβλίο (fatsovivlío) |
| John: literally meaning "book of faces." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "Facebook." |
| Chrissi: [SLOW] φατσοβιβλίο [NORMAL] φατσοβιβλίο |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Chrissi: φατσοβιβλίο |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang word when you want to say "Facebook" but want to sound kind of cool or humorous. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Chrissi: [NORMAL] Εσύ, όλη μέρα με το φατσοβιβλίο θα ασχολείσαι; [SLOW] Εσύ, όλη μέρα με το φατσοβιβλίο θα ασχολείσαι; |
| John: "Are you going to be messing around with Facebook all day long?" |
| Chrissi: [NORMAL] Εσύ, όλη μέρα με το φατσοβιβλίο θα ασχολείσαι; |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Chrissi: κινητό-παντόφλα (kinitó-pandófla) |
| John: This literally means "slipper-mobile." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "huge mobile phone." |
| Chrissi: [SLOW] κινητό-παντόφλα [NORMAL] κινητό-παντόφλα |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Chrissi: κινητό-παντόφλα |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when referring to mobile phones that are as big as a slipper. They barely fit inside a pocket or someone's hand. Most smartphones nowadays, as well as the very first mobile phones, are considered to be "slipper-mobiles" by Greeks. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Chrissi: [NORMAL] Δεν μου αρέσουν τα κινητά-παντόφλες, γιατί δεν χωράνε στις τσέπες μου. [SLOW] Δεν μου αρέσουν τα κινητά-παντόφλες, γιατί δεν χωράνε στις τσέπες μου. |
| John: "I don't like huge mobile phones because they don't fit in my pockets." |
| Chrissi: [NORMAL] Δεν μου αρέσουν τα κινητά-παντόφλες, γιατί δεν χωράνε στις τσέπες μου. |
| John: Okay, what's our next word? |
| Chrissi: σελφιά (selfiá) |
| John: literally meaning "selfie." However, it sounds cooler than the word "selfie." |
| Chrissi: [SLOW] σελφιά [NORMAL] σελφιά |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Chrissi: σελφιά |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang word when you want to sound witty and cool when referring to a selfie. The coolness comes from the fact that this word is adapted to the Greek declension system. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Chrissi: [NORMAL] Έλα να βγάλουμε μια σελφιά μαζί! [SLOW] Έλα να βγάλουμε μια σελφιά μαζί! |
| John: "Come, let's have a selfie together!" |
| Chrissi: [NORMAL] Έλα να βγάλουμε μια σελφιά μαζί! |
| John: Okay, what's the last word? |
| Chrissi: γιολάρω (yoláro) |
| John: This is the Greek verb version of YOLO, an English abbreviation meaning "you only live once." So when it's used as a slang expression it means "to YOLO." |
| Chrissi: [SLOW] γιολάρω [NORMAL] γιολάρω |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Chrissi: γιολάρω |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when talking about things you or someone else does that are usually reckless but are worth doing because, hey, we only live once! |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Chrissi: [NORMAL] Αυτό το Σάββατο λέω να γιολάρω κάνοντας μπάντζι τζάμπινγκ. [SLOW] Αυτό το Σάββατο λέω να γιολάρω κάνοντας μπάντζι τζάμπινγκ. |
| John: "This Saturday I think I'm going to YOLO doing bungee jumping." |
| Chrissi: [NORMAL] Αυτό το Σάββατο λέω να γιολάρω κάνοντας μπάντζι τζάμπινγκ. |
| QUIZ |
| John: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I’ll describe four situations, and you’ll choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| John: A person struggling to text with one hand. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Chrissi: κινητό-παντόφλα |
| John: "huge mobile phone" |
| John: A person uploading a profile picture. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Chrissi: φατσοβιβλίο |
| John: "Facebook" |
| John: A tourist trying fried insects somewhere in Southeast Asia. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Chrissi: γιολάρω |
| John: "to YOLO" |
| John: A teenage girl taking a picture of herself with her phone. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Chrissi: σελφιά |
| John: "selfie" |
Outro |
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| John: There you have it; you've mastered four Greek Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at GreekPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks, everyone, and see you next time! |
| Chrissi: Γεια χαρά! |
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