Learn school related slang expressions
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: School Related Expressions |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to ItalianPod101.com. I'm John. |
| Ofelia: And I'm Ofelia! |
| John: This is Must-Know Italian Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 12. In this lesson, you'll learn school related expressions. |
| John: Here are some expressions Italian students use on a daily basis. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Ofelia: cannare |
| Ofelia: prof |
| Ofelia: fare sega |
| Ofelia: marinare |
| John: Ofelia, what's our first expression? |
| Ofelia: cannare |
| John: literally meaning "to cane." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to get wrong, to mess up." |
| Ofelia: [SLOW] cannare [NORMAL] cannare |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Ofelia: cannare |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say you failed at something, especially related to exams and school. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] Ho cannato il test di matematica. [SLOW] Ho cannato il test di matematica. |
| John: "I messed up the math test." |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] Ho cannato il test di matematica. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Ofelia: prof |
| John: it means "professor" or "teacher." |
| Ofelia: It is an abbreviation of the word "professore / professoressa," meaning "teacher." |
| Ofelia: [SLOW] prof [NORMAL] prof |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Ofelia: prof |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when talking informally to or about teachers. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] Scusi prof, ho una domanda. [SLOW] Scusi prof, ho una domanda. |
| John: "Excuse me professor, I've got a question." |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] Scusi prof, ho una domanda. |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Ofelia: fare sega |
| John: literally meaning "do saw." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to play hookey." |
| Ofelia: [SLOW] fare sega [NORMAL] fare sega |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Ofelia: fare sega |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when referring to skipping school. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] Oggi faccio sega perché non ho studiato [SLOW] Oggi faccio sega perché non ho studiato |
| John: "I'm going to play hookey because I didn't study for today." |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] Oggi faccio sega perché non ho studiato |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Ofelia: marinare |
| John: literally meaning "to marinate." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to play hookey." |
| Ofelia: [SLOW] marinare [NORMAL] marinare |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Ofelia: marinare |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when talking about students who skip school. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] Ieri abbiamo marinato tutti la scuola. [SLOW] Ieri abbiamo marinato tutti la scuola. |
| John: "Yesterday, we all played hookey from school." |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] Ieri abbiamo marinato tutti la scuola. |
| QUIZ |
| John: 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? |
| John: The person who teaches in a class. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Ofelia: prof |
| John: "professor, teacher" |
| John: He got a bad mark on the test. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Ofelia: cannare |
| John: "to get wrong, to mess up" |
| John: You don’t feel like going to school today. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Ofelia: marinare |
| John: "to play hookey" |
| John: Students skipping school. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Ofelia: fare sega |
| John: "to play hookey" |
Outro |
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| John: There you have it; you have mastered four Italian Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at ItalianPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Ofelia: A presto. |
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