Learn common slang expressions related to social media
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Michael: Common Slang Expressions Related to Social Media |
| 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 25. In this lesson, you'll learn common slang expressions related to social media. |
| Michael: With these four words, you're going to sound like a native Czech on social media! |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Michael: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Veronika: selfíčko |
| Veronika: lajkovat |
| Veronika: čeknout |
| Veronika: instáč |
| Michael: Veronika, what's our first expression? |
| Veronika: selfíčko |
| Michael: It’s a loanword from English with Czech spelling, meaning "selfie." |
| Veronika: [SLOW] selfíčko [NORMAL] selfíčko |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Veronika: selfíčko |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to this type of photographic self-portrait like Czech teenagers and young people do. |
| Michael : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Veronika: [NORMAL] Uděláme si selfíčko? [SLOW] Uděláme si selfíčko? |
| Michael: "Can we take a selfie?" |
| Veronika: [NORMAL] Uděláme si selfíčko? |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Veronika: lajkovat |
| Michael: It’s a loanword from English with Czech spelling, it means "to like." |
| Veronika: [SLOW] lajkovat [NORMAL] lajkovat |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Veronika: lajkovat |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you want to say that you like something on social media. |
| Michael : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Veronika: [NORMAL] Hodně lidí lajkuje moje příspěvky. [SLOW] Hodně lidí lajkuje moje příspěvky. |
| Michael: "A lot of people liked my posts." |
| Veronika: [NORMAL] Hodně lidí lajkuje moje příspěvky. |
| Michael: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Veronika: čeknout |
| Michael: It’s a loanword from English with Czech spelling, meaning "to check, to verify, to take a look at." |
| Veronika: [SLOW] čeknout [NORMAL] čeknout |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Veronika: čeknout |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you want to express that you need to check or verify something. |
| Michael : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Veronika: [NORMAL] Ještě čeknu, kdy nám jede vlak. [SLOW] Ještě čeknu, kdy nám jede vlak. |
| Michael: "I'll check when our train leaves." |
| Veronika: [NORMAL] Ještě čeknu, kdy nám jede vlak. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Veronika: instáč |
| Michael: It’s a loanword from English with Czech spelling, it means "Instagram." |
| Veronika: [SLOW] instáč [NORMAL] instáč |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Veronika: instáč |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to Instagram like Czech teenagers and young people do. |
| Michael : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Veronika: [NORMAL] Máš instáč? [SLOW] Máš instáč? |
| Michael: "Do you have Instagram?" |
| Veronika: [NORMAL] Máš instáč? |
| 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 want to appreciate a new photo your friend posted on Instagram. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Veronika: lajkovat |
| Michael: "to like" |
| Michael: You propose to your friends to take a photo of everyone including yourself. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Veronika: selfíčko |
| Michael: "selfie" |
| Michael: If you are not on this social media platform, it’s like not even existing! |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Veronika: instáč |
| Michael: "Instagram" |
| Michael: You are curious how your friends spent their holiday so you look through the new photos they posted. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Veronika: čeknout |
| Michael: "to check, to verify, to take a look at" |
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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