Learn common slang expressions used in a gym
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Michael: Common Slang Expressions Used in a Gym |
| Michael: Hi everyone, and welcome back to CzechClass101.com. I'm Michael. |
| Veronika: And I'm Veronika! |
| Michael: This is Must-Know Czech Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 12. In this lesson, you'll learn Common Slang Expressions Used in the Gym. |
| Michael: Get ready to hear these expressions while working out. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Michael: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Veronika: namakaný |
| Veronika: pekáč buchet |
| Veronika: dát si do těla |
| Veronika: fitko |
| Michael: Veronika, what's our first expression? |
| Veronika: namakaný |
| Michael: literally meaning "someone exercising/working a lot." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "muscular." |
| Veronika: [SLOW] namakaný [NORMAL] namakaný |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Veronika: namakaný |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to someone who is very muscular and works out a lot. |
| Michael : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Veronika: [NORMAL] Je hrozně namakanej, cvičí každý den. [SLOW] Je hrozně namakanej, cvičí každý den. |
| Michael: "He's very muscular, he works out every day." |
| Veronika: [NORMAL] Je hrozně namakanej, cvičí každý den. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Veronika: pekáč buchet |
| Michael: literally meaning "baking pan full of cakes." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "six-pack." |
| Veronika: [SLOW] pekáč buchet [NORMAL] pekáč buchet |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Veronika: pekáč buchet |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you want to say that someone has very visible abdominal muscles. |
| Michael : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Veronika: [NORMAL] Má na břiše pekáč buchet. [SLOW] Má na břiše pekáč buchet. |
| Michael: "He has a six-pack belly." |
| Veronika: [NORMAL] Má na břiše pekáč buchet. |
| Michael: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Veronika: dát si do těla |
| Michael: literally meaning "to put in the body." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to exercise a lot." |
| Veronika: [SLOW] dát si do těla [NORMAL] dát si do těla |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Veronika: dát si do těla |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you want to say that someone does very intense physical training or exercise. |
| Michael : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Veronika: [NORMAL] Dneska si dáme pořádně do těla! [SLOW] Dneska si dáme pořádně do těla! |
| Michael: "We'll exercise a lot today!" |
| Veronika: [NORMAL] Dneska si dáme pořádně do těla! |
| Michael: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Veronika: fitko |
| Michael: It is a contraction for... |
| Veronika: fitness centrum, |
| Michael: meaning "fitness center" or "weight room." |
| Veronika: [SLOW] fitko [NORMAL] fitko |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Veronika: fitko |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a fitness center as all Czech native speakers do. |
| Michael : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Veronika: [NORMAL] Pracuje ve fitku jako trenérka. [SLOW] Pracuje ve fitku jako trenérka. |
| Michael: "She works in a fitness center as a trainer." |
| Veronika: [NORMAL] Pracuje ve fitku jako trenérka. |
| QUIZ |
| Michael: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| Michael: You have a belly like Arnold Schwarzenegger. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Veronika: pekáč buchet |
| Michael: "six-pack" |
| Michael: You look like you spent every minute of your free time in a gym. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Veronika: namakaný |
| Michael: "muscular" |
| Michael: You go there to work out or at least you subscribe in order to work out regularly, but you never go. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Veronika: fitko |
| Michael: "fitness center" |
| Michael: You work out like crazy and then everything hurts you. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Veronika: dát si do těla |
| Michael: "to exercise a lot" |
Outro |
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| Michael: There you have it; you have mastered four Czech Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at CzechClass101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Veronika: Ahoj! |
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