Learn how to describe someone positively
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: How to Describe Someone Positively |
| 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 7. In this lesson, you'll learn how to describe someone positively. |
| John: Your Greek friends will be flattered if you use these to compliment them! |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you'll be learning in this lesson are: |
| Chrissi: είμαι γάτα (íme gáta) |
| Chrissi: κάνω παπάδες (káno papádes) |
| Chrissi: ξεφτέρι (xeftéri) |
| Chrissi: σπαθί (spathí) |
| John: Chrissi, what's our first expression? |
| Chrissi: είμαι γάτα (íme gáta) |
| John: literally meaning "to be a cat." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be sly as a fox / to be good at something." |
| Chrissi: [SLOW] είμαι γάτα [NORMAL] είμαι γάτα |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Chrissi: είμαι γάτα |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to compliment yourself or others for being smart and cunning. |
| John: Let's hear an example sentence. |
| Chrissi: [NORMAL] Περί ηλεκτρονικών ρώτα τον Μιχάλη. Σε αυτά είναι γάτα. [SLOW] Περί ηλεκτρονικών ρώτα τον Μιχάλη. Σε αυτά είναι γάτα. |
| John: "About electronics, ask Michael. He's good at those things." |
| Chrissi: [NORMAL] Περί ηλεκτρονικών ρώτα τον Μιχάλη. Σε αυτά είναι γάτα. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Chrissi: κάνω παπάδες (káno papádes) |
| John: This literally means "to do priests." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "tο be extremely skillful at something, to do wonders." |
| Chrissi: [SLOW] κάνω παπάδες [NORMAL] κάνω παπάδες |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Chrissi: κάνω παπάδες |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you or someone else is really good at something he or she does. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Chrissi: [NORMAL] Είδες τον νέο μας κιθαρίστα; Κάνει παπάδες ο άνθρωπος! [SLOW] Είδες τον νέο μας κιθαρίστα; Κάνει παπάδες ο άνθρωπος! |
| John: "Did you see our new guitar player? He is so skillful!" |
| Chrissi: [NORMAL] Είδες τον νέο μας κιθαρίστα; Κάνει παπάδες ο άνθρωπος! |
| John: Okay, what's next? |
| Chrissi: The word ξεφτέρι (xeftéri) |
| John: literally meaning "sparrowhawk." As a slang word, it means "smart, genius." |
| Chrissi: [SLOW] ξεφτέρι [NORMAL] ξεφτέρι |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Chrissi: ξεφτέρι |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang word when referring to a person who is extremely smart, capable, and fast at something. You can also use it ironically to express exactly the opposite. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Chrissi: [NORMAL] Ξεφτέρι η αδερφή σου! Τον έλυσε τον γρίφο. [SLOW] Ξεφτέρι η αδερφή σου! Τον έλυσε τον γρίφο. |
| John: "You sister is so smart! She solved the puzzle." |
| Chrissi: [NORMAL] Ξεφτέρι η αδερφή σου! Τον έλυσε τον γρίφο. |
| John: Okay, what's the last word? |
| Chrissi: σπαθί (spathí) |
| John: Which literally means "sword." As a slang word, it means "trustworthy person." |
| Chrissi: [SLOW] σπαθί [NORMAL] σπαθί |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Chrissi: σπαθί |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang word when referring to a person that keeps his word and promises. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Chrissi: [NORMAL] Εμπιστεύσου τον. Είναι άνθρωπος σπαθί. [SLOW] Εμπιστεύσου τον. Είναι άνθρωπος σπαθί. |
| John: "Trust him. He is a man of trust." |
| Chrissi: [NORMAL] Εμπιστεύσου τον. Είναι άνθρωπος σπαθί. |
| 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 pastry chef is creating a very impressive cake. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Chrissi: κάνω παπάδες |
| John: "tο be extremely skillful at something, to do wonders" |
| John: A lawyer discovers evidence to prove his client is innocent. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Chrissi: είμαι γάτα |
| John: "to be sly as a fox / to be good at something" |
| John: A person let's his recently evicted friend stay at his house for a while. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Chrissi: σπαθί |
| John: "trustworthy person" |
| John: A college student easily solves a very difficult mathematical equation. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Chrissi: ξεφτέρι |
| John: "smart, genius" |
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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