Learn how to post comments about being bored
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Must-Know Greek Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 7 - Getting Bored. |
| Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric. |
| Chrissi: And I'm Chrissi. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Greek about being bored. Σωτήρης (Sotíris) gets bored at home, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Chrissi: Η απόλυτη βαρεμάρα σήμερα λέμε. (I apóliti varemára símera léme.) |
| Eric: Meaning - "Talk about absolute boredom today." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Σωτήρης: Η απόλυτη βαρεμάρα σήμερα λέμε. (I apóliti varemára símera léme.) |
| (clicking sound) |
| Δήμητρα: Θες να κάνουμε κάτι πιο μετά; (Thes na kánume káti pio metá?) |
| Αγγελική: Άκου τη Δήμητρα! Όλο και κάποια καλή ιδέα θα έχει. (Áku ti Dímitra! Ólo ke kápia kalí idéa tha éhi.) |
| Μιχάλης: Φίλε, ξεκόλλα! (Fíle, xekóla!) |
| Μίλτος: Το 'χει η μέρα... (To 'hi i méra...) |
| Eric: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Σωτήρης: Η απόλυτη βαρεμάρα σήμερα λέμε. (I apóliti varemára símera léme.) |
| Eric: "Talk about absolute boredom today." |
| (clicking sound) |
| Δήμητρα: Θες να κάνουμε κάτι πιο μετά; (Thes na kánume káti pio metá?) |
| Eric: "Do you want to do something later?" |
| Αγγελική: Άκου τη Δήμητρα! Όλο και κάποια καλή ιδέα θα έχει. (Áku ti Dímitra! Ólo ke kápia kalí idéa tha éhi.) |
| Eric: "Listen to Dímitra! She must have a good idea." |
| Μιχάλης: Φίλε, ξεκόλλα! (Fíle, xekóla!) |
| Eric: "Dude, snap out of it!" |
| Μίλτος: Το 'χει η μέρα... (To 'hi i méra...) |
| Eric: "It's one of those days..." |
| POST |
| Eric: Listen again to Σωτήρης (Sotíris)'s post. |
| Chrissi: Η απόλυτη βαρεμάρα σήμερα λέμε. (I apóliti varemára símera léme.) |
| Eric: "Talk about absolute boredom today." |
| Chrissi: (SLOW) Η απόλυτη βαρεμάρα σήμερα λέμε. (I apóliti varemára símera léme.) (Regular) Η απόλυτη βαρεμάρα σήμερα λέμε. (I apóliti varemára símera léme.) |
| Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "the absolute boredom today." |
| Chrissi: η απόλυτη βαρεμάρα σήμερα (i apóliti varemára símera) |
| Eric: This is one of those phrases that doesn't need a verb in order to make sense. You can use this as it is when you're utterly bored and you want to draw some attention. This will usually work as it will trigger comments. Listen again- "the absolute boredom today" is... |
| Chrissi: (SLOW) η απόλυτη βαρεμάρα σήμερα (i apóliti varemára símera) (REGULAR) η απόλυτη βαρεμάρα σήμερα (i apóliti varemára símera) |
| Eric: Then comes the phrase - "we are talking." |
| Chrissi: λέμε (léme) |
| Eric: This verb form literally means "we talk" or "we are talking." However, here it is used in a non-literal way. You can say… |
| Chrissi: λέμε |
| Eric: right before or after making a statement in order to give emphasis to what you just mentioned. This will make your speech sound slangy, so don't use it in formal situations. Listen again- "we are talking" is... |
| Chrissi: (SLOW) λέμε (léme) (REGULAR) λέμε (léme) |
| Eric: All together, "Talk about absolute boredom today." |
| Chrissi: Η απόλυτη βαρεμάρα σήμερα λέμε. (I apóliti varemára símera léme.) |
| COMMENTS |
| Eric: In response, Σωτήρης (Sotíris)'s friends leave some comments. |
| Eric: His girlfriend, Δήμητρα (Dímitra), uses an expression meaning - "Do you want to do something later?" |
| Chrissi: (SLOW) Θες να κάνουμε κάτι πιο μετά; (Thes na kánume káti pio metá?) (REGULAR) Θες να κάνουμε κάτι πιο μετά; (Thes na kánume káti pio metá?) |
| [Pause] |
| Chrissi: Θες να κάνουμε κάτι πιο μετά; (Thes na kánume káti pio metá?) |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you're feeling sensitive. |
| Eric: His neighbor, Αγγελική (Angelikí), uses an expression meaning - "Listen to Dímitra! She must have a good idea." |
| Chrissi: (SLOW) Άκου τη Δήμητρα! Όλο και κάποια καλή ιδέα θα έχει. (Áku ti Dímitra! Ólo ke kápia kalí idéa tha éhi.) (REGULAR) Άκου τη Δήμητρα! Όλο και κάποια καλή ιδέα θα έχει. (Áku ti Dímitra! Ólo ke kápia kalí idéa tha éhi.) |
| [Pause] |
| Chrissi: Άκου τη Δήμητρα! Όλο και κάποια καλή ιδέα θα έχει. (Áku ti Dímitra! Ólo ke kápia kalí idéa tha éhi.) |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you're feeling optimistic. |
| Eric: His college friend, Μιχάλης (Mihális), uses an expression meaning - "Dude, snap out of it!" |
| Chrissi: (SLOW) Φίλε, ξεκόλλα! (Fíle, xekóla!) (REGULAR) Φίλε, ξεκόλλα! (Fíle, xekóla!) |
| [Pause] |
| Chrissi: Φίλε, ξεκόλλα! (Fíle, xekóla!) |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you’re feeling frivolous. |
| Eric: His nephew, Μίλτος (Míltos), uses an expression meaning - "It's one of those days..." |
| Chrissi: (SLOW) Το 'χει η μέρα... (To 'hi i méra...) (REGULAR) Το 'χει η μέρα... (To 'hi i méra...) |
| [Pause] |
| Chrissi: Το 'χει η μέρα... (To 'hi i méra...) |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you're feeling cynical. |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about being bored, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time! |
| Chrissi: Γεια χαρά! (Ya hará!) |
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