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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Number Related Idioms |
| 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 20. In this lesson, you'll learn number-related idioms. |
| John: Learn some useful idioms about numbers that you can use in everyday conversation. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Ofelia: sparare a zero |
| Ofelia: grazie mille |
| Ofelia: a quattr'occhi |
| Ofelia: dare i numeri |
| John: Ofelia, what's our first expression? |
| Ofelia: sparare a zero |
| John: literally meaning "to shoot at zero." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to criticize harshly, to attack verbally." |
| Ofelia: [SLOW] sparare a zero [NORMAL] sparare a zero |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Ofelia: sparare a zero |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to criticize something or someone heavily. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] Hanno sparato a zero contro il nuovo allenatore. [SLOW] Hanno sparato a zero contro il nuovo allenatore. |
| John: "They criticized the new coach." |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] Hanno sparato a zero contro il nuovo allenatore. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Ofelia: grazie mille |
| John: literally meaning "thanks a thousand." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "thanks so much." |
| Ofelia: [SLOW] grazie mille [NORMAL] grazie mille |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Ofelia: grazie mille |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to thank someone in a friendly way. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] A: Tieni, questo è per te. B: Oh, grazie mille! [SLOW] A: Tieni, questo è per te. B: Oh, grazie mille! |
| John: "A: Here, this is for you. B: Oh, thanks so much!" |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] A: Tieni, questo è per te. B: Oh, grazie mille! |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Ofelia: a quattr'occhi |
| John: literally meaning "at four eyes." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "face to face, in private." |
| Ofelia: [SLOW] a quattr'occhi [NORMAL] a quattr'occhi |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Ofelia: a quattr'occhi |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to talk to someone in private, somewhere where there are no more than four eyes in total. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] Dobbiamo parlare a quattr'occhi. [SLOW] Dobbiamo parlare a quattr'occhi. |
| John: "We need to talk in private." |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] Dobbiamo parlare a quattr'occhi. |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Ofelia: dare i numeri |
| John: literally meaning "to give the numbers." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to go crazy, to stop working." |
| Ofelia: [SLOW] dare i numeri [NORMAL] dare i numeri |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Ofelia: dare i numeri |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when talking about losing one's mind. This can also be used when referring to objects not working properly. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] Calmati, stai dando i numeri. [SLOW] Calmati, stai dando i numeri. |
| John: "Calm down, you're going crazy." |
| Ofelia: [NORMAL] Calmati, stai dando i numeri. |
| 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: You just received a beautiful present. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Ofelia: grazie mille |
| John: "thanks so much" |
| John: The students are speaking ill of the new teacher. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Ofelia: sparare a zero |
| John: "to criticize harshly, to attack verbally" |
| John: Your friend is acting strange. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Ofelia: dare i numeri |
| John: "to go crazy, to stop working" |
| John: Two people need to have an important conversation. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Ofelia: a quattr'occhi |
| John: "face to face, in private" |
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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