Learn expressions for describing a bad friend
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Expressions for Describing a Bad Friend |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to CantoneseClass101.com. I'm John. |
| Siuling: And I'm Siuling! |
| John: This is Must-Know Cantonese Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 6. In this lesson, you'll learn expressions for describing a bad friend. |
| John: These are expressions that you'll hear a lot or have to use repeatedly if you have a bad friend. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you’ll be learning in this lesson are: |
| Siuling: 放飛機 (fong3 fei1 gei1) |
| Siuling: 發錢寒 (faat3 cin2 hon4) |
| Siuling: 眼紅 (ngaan5 hung4) |
| Siuling: 發火 (faat3 fo2) |
| John: Siuling, what's our first expression? |
| Siuling: 放飛機 (fong3 fei1 gei1) |
| John: literally meaning "to release an airplane." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to stand somebody up; fail to keep an appointment." |
| Siuling: [SLOW] 放飛機 [NORMAL] 放飛機 |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Siuling: 放飛機 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when someone fails to show up for a meeting or a date. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Siuling: [NORMAL] 我又俾人放飛機喇！ [SLOW] 我又俾人放飛機喇！ |
| John: "I got stood up again." |
| Siuling: [NORMAL] 我又俾人放飛機喇！ |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Siuling: 發錢寒 (faat3 cin2 hon4) |
| John: which literally means "to have a money chill." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be obsessed with money." |
| Siuling: [SLOW] 發錢寒 [NORMAL] 發錢寒 |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Siuling: 發錢寒 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when someone is being materialistic or obsessed with money. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Siuling: [NORMAL] 你發錢寒呀？ [SLOW] 你發錢寒呀？ |
| John: "Are you obsessed with money?" |
| Siuling: [NORMAL] 你發錢寒呀？ |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Siuling: 眼紅 (ngaan5 hung4) |
| John: literally meaning "eyes red." When it's used as a slang expression, it means "jealous." |
| Siuling: [SLOW] 眼紅 [NORMAL] 眼紅 |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Siuling: 眼紅 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when referring to being jealous. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Siuling: [NORMAL] 你唔好眼紅人哋升職。 [SLOW] 你唔好眼紅人哋升職。 |
| John: "Don't be jealous of someone else's promotion." |
| Siuling: [NORMAL] 你唔好眼紅人哋升職。 |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Siuling: 發火 (faat3 fo2) |
| John: which literally means "to release fire." As a slang expression, it means "to lose (one’s) temper." |
| Siuling: [SLOW] 發火 [NORMAL] 發火 |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Siuling: 發火 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when describing someone who loses his temper. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Siuling: [NORMAL] 你仲唔做功課我就發火喇。 [SLOW] 你仲唔做功課我就發火喇。 |
| John: "I'm going to lose my temper if you don't do your homework." |
| Siuling: [NORMAL] 你仲唔做功課我就發火喇。 |
| 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: Someone tries to obtain as much money as possible. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Siuling: 發錢寒 |
| John: "to be obsessed with money" |
| John: Your friend stood you up. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Siuling: 放飛機 |
| John: "to stand somebody up; fail to keep an appointment" |
| John: A mother is getting very angry at her son. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Siuling: 發火 |
| John: "to lose one’s temper" |
| John: Someone is jealous of the other person. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Siuling: 眼紅 |
| John: "jealous" |
Outro |
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| John: There you have it; you’ve mastered four Cantonese slang expressions! We have more vocab lists available at CantoneseClass101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks, everyone, and see you next time! |
| Siuling: 拜拜. |
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