Learn common slang expressions describing students and teachers
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Michael: Common Slang Expressions Describing Students and Teachers |
| 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 21. In this lesson, you'll learn Common Slang Expressions Describing Students and Teachers. |
| Michael: Czechs like to use these expressions when talking about students and teachers. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Michael: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Veronika: bedna |
| Veronika: šprt |
| Veronika: šplhoun |
| Veronika: úča |
| Michael: Veronika, what's our first expression? |
| Veronika: bedna |
| Michael: literally meaning "box." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "student who knows everything." |
| Veronika: [SLOW] bedna [NORMAL] bedna |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Veronika: bedna |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you want to describe someone very well-read and clever. |
| Michael : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Veronika: [NORMAL] Můj spolužák je děsná bedna, vždy ví odpověď. [SLOW] Můj spolužák je děsná bedna, vždy ví odpověď. |
| Michael: "My classmate is very clever, he always knows the answer." |
| Veronika: [NORMAL] Můj spolužák je děsná bedna, vždy ví odpověď. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Veronika: šprt |
| Michael: literally meaning "nerd." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "student who learns too mechanically." |
| Veronika: [SLOW] šprt [NORMAL] šprt |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Veronika: šprt |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you want to describe someone who learns mechanically. It is usually used in a negative way so be careful when you use this expression. |
| Michael : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Veronika: [NORMAL] Helena je velká šprtka, stále se jen učí. [SLOW] Helena je velká šprtka, stále se jen učí. |
| Michael: "Helena is a big nerd, she studies all the time." |
| Veronika: [NORMAL] Helena je velká šprtka, stále se jen učí. |
| Michael: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Veronika: šplhoun |
| Michael: literally meaning "climber." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "conspicuously diligent student, toady student or employee." |
| Veronika: [SLOW] šplhoun [NORMAL] šplhoun |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Veronika: šplhoun |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you want to describe someone who is too diligent or toady. It is usually used in a negative way so be careful when you use this expression. |
| Michael : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Veronika: [NORMAL] Ondra je šplhoun, takže je mezi učiteli oblíbený. [SLOW] Ondra je šplhoun, takže je mezi učiteli oblíbený. |
| Michael: "Ondra is a bootlicker, so he's popular among teachers." |
| Veronika: [NORMAL] Ondra je šplhoun, takže je mezi učiteli oblíbený. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Veronika: úča |
| Michael: It’s a contraction of the Czech word “učitelka”, it means "female teacher." |
| Veronika: [SLOW] úča [NORMAL] úča |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Veronika: úča |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to an unpopular female teacher as Czech students do. Be careful when you use this word, as it's impolite to call female teachers this. |
| Michael : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Veronika: [NORMAL] Úča na matiku si na mě zasedla! [SLOW] Úča na matiku si na mě zasedla! |
| Michael: "The math teacher is biased against me!" |
| Veronika: [NORMAL] Úča na matiku si na mě zasedla! |
| 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: Your classmate isn’t good at physics so he learns all physical laws by heart. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Veronika: šprt |
| Michael: "student who learns too mechanically" |
| Michael: Your sister is very intellectual, reads a lot, and has a general overview. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Veronika: bedna |
| Michael: "student who knows everything" |
| Michael: At your school there is one lady teaching chemistry that you really don’t like because she is too strict. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Veronika: úča |
| Michael: "female teacher" |
| Michael: Your colleague always says “yes” to the bosses so that they like him. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Veronika: šplhoun |
| Michael: "conspicuously diligent student, toady student or employee" |
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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