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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Slang Words to Describe Other People |
| 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 3. In this lesson, you'll learn slang words to describe other people. |
| John: Be careful when using these words in front of the person you are describing! |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The words you'll be learning in this lesson are: |
| Chrissi: φυτό (fitó) |
| Chrissi: ματσό (matsó) |
| Chrissi: μαμόθρεφτο (mamóthrefto) |
| Chrissi: ψώνιο (psónio) |
| John: Chrissi, what's our first word? |
| Chrissi: φυτό (fitó) |
| John: literally meaning "plant." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "boringly studious person, nerd." |
| Chrissi: [SLOW] φυτό [NORMAL] φυτό |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Chrissi: φυτό |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to someone who is very studious but has poor social skills. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Chrissi: [NORMAL] Και θα κάτσεις μέσα απόψε για να διαβάσεις; Φυτό! Ε φυτό! [SLOW] Και θα κάτσεις μέσα απόψε για να διαβάσεις; Φυτό! Ε φυτό! |
| John: "And you're staying at home tonight to study? Nerd! You nerd!" |
| Chrissi: [NORMAL] Και θα κάτσεις μέσα απόψε για να διαβάσεις; Φυτό! Ε φυτό! |
| John: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Chrissi: ματσό (matsó), which is a contraction of ματσωμένος (matsoménos). |
| John: Literally meaning "loaded" as in "rich." |
| Chrissi: [SLOW] ματσό [NORMAL] ματσό |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Chrissi: ματσό |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang word when you want to refer to a very rich person. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Chrissi: [NORMAL] Όλοι οι ματσό μαζεύονται στη λέσχη τα Σαββατοκύριακα. [SLOW] Όλοι οι ματσό μαζεύονται στη λέσχη τα Σαββατοκύριακα. |
| John: "All the rich people gather at the club during the weekends." |
| Chrissi: [NORMAL] Όλοι οι ματσό μαζεύονται στη λέσχη τα Σαββατοκύριακα. |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Chrissi: μαμόθρεφτο (mamóthrefto) |
| John: Literally meaning "mom-fed." As a slang expression, it means "mama's boy/girl." |
| Chrissi: [SLOW] μαμόθρεφτο [NORMAL] μαμόθρεφτο |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Chrissi: μαμόθρεφτο |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a person who’s a mama's boy (or girl.) Be careful when you use this word, as saying this to someone's face might offend them. Among friends, though, it’s OK to use in terms of friendly criticism. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Chrissi: [NORMAL] Έλα στο πάρτι, μην είσαι μαμόθρεφτο! [SLOW] Έλα στο πάρτι, μην είσαι μαμόθρεφτο! |
| John: "Come to the party, don't be such a momma's boy!" |
| Chrissi: [NORMAL] Έλα στο πάρτι, μην είσαι μαμόθρεφτο! |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Chrissi: ψώνιο (psónio) |
| John: Which literally means "shopping item." As a slang expression, it means "stuck-up person." |
| Chrissi: [SLOW] ψώνιο [NORMAL] ψώνιο |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Chrissi: ψώνιο |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to someone who is conceited—someone that has a high opinion of themselves or one's accomplishments and brags about it. Be careful when you use this word, as saying this to someone's face will normally offend them... unless they’re so stuck-up they don't care! |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Chrissi: [NORMAL] Mεγάλο ψώνιο η φίλη σου• νομίζει ότι είναι ίδια η Μις Κόσμος! [SLOW] Mεγάλο ψώνιο η φίλη σου• νομίζει ότι είναι ίδια η Μις Κόσμος! |
| John: "Your friend is such a stuck-up person; she thinks she looks just like Miss Universe!" |
| Chrissi: [NORMAL] Mεγάλο ψώνιο η φίλη σου• νομίζει ότι είναι ίδια η Μις Κόσμος! |
| 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 man driving a very expensive car. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Chrissi: ματσό |
| John: "loaded, rich" |
| John: A teenager studying math on a Friday night. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Chrissi: φυτό |
| John: "boringly studious person, nerd" |
| John: A man who thinks he is the smartest guy in the office. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Chrissi: ψώνιο |
| John: "stuck-up person" |
| John: A young woman going to a college party accompanied by her mother. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Chrissi: μαμόθρεφτο |
| John: "mama's boy/girl" |
Outro |
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| John: There you have it; you've mastered four Greek Slang Words! 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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