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INTRODUCTION |
Alisha: Everyday Expressions |
Alisha: Hi everyone, and welcome back to UrduPod101.com. I'm Alisha. |
Syed: And I'm Syed! |
Alisha: This is Must-Know Urdu Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 25. In this lesson, you'll learn some everyday expressions. |
Alisha: You'll often hear these expressions during regular conversations as part of the interactions of daily life. |
SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
Alisha: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
Syed: مرد بنو |
(mard bano) |
Syed: عید کا چاند |
(eid ka chand) |
Syed: ٹھوکنا |
(thokna) |
Syed: بس کر |
(bus ker) |
Alisha: Syed, what's our first expression? |
Syed: مرد بنو |
(mard bano) |
Alisha: literally meaning "be a man." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "be brave." |
Syed: [SLOW] مرد بنو [NORMAL] مرد بنو |
Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
Syed: مرد بنو |
(mard bano) |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to motivate a man to be strong or brave. |
Alisha: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Syed: [NORMAL] مرد بنو اپنا دل چھوٹا مت کرو |
(Mard bano apna dil chota mat karo.) |
Syed: [SLOW] مرد بنو اپنا دل چھوٹا مت کرو |
(Mard bano apna dil chota mat karo.) |
Alisha: "Be brave, don't lose heart." |
Syed: [NORMAL] مرد بنو اپنا دل چھوٹا مت کرو |
(Mard bano apna dil chota mat karo.) |
Alisha: Okay, what's the next expression? |
Syed: عید کا چاند |
(eid ka chand) |
Alisha: literally meaning "eid moon." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "rarely seen." |
Syed: [SLOW] عید کا چاند [NORMAL] عید کا چاند |
Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
Syed: عید کا چاند |
(eid ka chand) |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to indicate a person who is rarely seen. It is used when you used to be in touch with a person and then he/she disappeared and you do not see/meet them anymore. When you suddenly see that person, you call him/her |
Syed: Eid ka chand. |
Alisha: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Syed: [NORMAL] آپ تو اب ملتے ہی نہیں عید کا چاند ہو گئے ہیں۔ |
(Aap tu ab miltay hi nahin eid ka chand ho gaye hain.) |
Syed: [SLOW] آپ تو اب ملتے ہی نہیں عید کا چاند ہو گئے ہیں۔ |
(Aap tu ab miltay hi nahin eid ka chand ho gaye hain.) |
Alisha: "You are seen very rarely. You don't even meet people now." |
Syed: [NORMAL] آپ تو اب ملتے ہی نہیں عید کا چاند ہو گئے ہیں۔ |
(Aap tu ab miltay hi nahin eid ka chand ho gaye hain.) |
Alisha: Okay, what's our next expression? |
Syed: ٹھوکنا |
(thokna) |
Alisha: literally meaning "to knock." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to hit, to beat, to slap." |
Syed: [SLOW] ٹھوکنا [NORMAL] ٹھوکنا |
Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
Syed: ٹھوکنا |
(thokna) |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to indicate a person who hits or beats another person. It is also used when someone hits a car with another car or any other object. |
Alisha: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Syed: [NORMAL] میں نے اسے ٹھوک دیا۔ |
(Mein nay issay thok diya.) |
Syed: [SLOW] میں نے اسے ٹھوک دیا۔ |
(Mein nay issay thok diya.) |
Alisha: "I slapped him." |
Syed: [NORMAL] میں نے اسے ٹھوک دیا۔ |
(Mein nay issay thok diya.) |
Alisha: Okay, what's the last expression? |
Syed: بس کر |
(bus ker) |
Alisha: literally meaning "do bus." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "stop it." |
Syed: [SLOW] بس کر [NORMAL] بس کر |
Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
Syed: بس کر |
(bus ker) |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Alisha: Use this slang expression when you are tired or irritated with something and you want to stop someone. |
Be careful while using this with elders as it is disrespectful. |
Alisha: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Syed: [NORMAL] بس کر میں اب تنگ آگیا ہوں |
(Bus ker mein ab tung aa gaya hun) |
Syed: [SLOW] بس کر میں اب تنگ آگیا ہوں |
(Bus ker mein ab tung aa gaya hun) |
Alisha: "Stop it. I am fed up now." |
Syed: [NORMAL] بس کر میں اب تنگ آگیا ہوں |
(Bus ker mein ab tung aa gaya hun) |
QUIZ |
Alisha: 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? |
Alisha: A daughter moved abroad after getting married and is rarely seen by her parents. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Syed: عید کا چاند |
(eid ka chand) |
Alisha: "rarely seen" |
Alisha: A cancer patient is trying to be brave and fights the disease. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Syed: مرد بنو |
(mard bano) |
Alisha: "be brave" |
Alisha: A wife is continuously talking to her husband, and the husband says “stop it.” |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Syed: بس کر |
(bus ker) |
Alisha: "stop it" |
Alisha: A bus driver hits a car and apologizes to the other driver. |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Syed: ٹھوکنا |
(thokna) |
Alisha: "to hit, to beat, to slap" |
Outro |
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Alisha: There you have it; you have mastered four Urdu Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at UrduPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
Syed: خدا حافظ |
(Khuda hafiz) |
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