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Learn casual greetings among young people
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INTRODUCTION |
James: Greetings Used Among Young People |
James: Hi everyone, and welcome back to JapanesePod101.com. I'm James. |
Risa: And I'm Risa! |
James: This is Must-Know Japanese Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 1. In this lesson, you'll learn greetings used among young people. |
James: Here are common greeting expressions mainly used among teenagers or young people. Now you will find out what they mean exactly. |
SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
James: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
Risa: おっす! (Ossu!) |
Risa: ちーっす! (Chīssu!) |
Risa: おつかれ! (Otsukare! ) |
Risa: あざす! (Azasu! ) |
James: Risa, what's our first expression? |
Risa: おっす! (Ossu!) |
James: literally meaning "Good morning!" But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "What's up?" or "Hey!" |
Risa: [SLOW] おっす! [NORMAL] おっす! |
James: Listeners, please repeat. |
Risa: おっす! |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
James: Use this slang expression when you say "hi" to your close friends anytime. It is originally an abbreviation for |
Risa: おはようございます (ohayō gozaimasu), |
James: meaning "good morning." |
James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Risa: [NORMAL] おっす!久しぶり! [SLOW] おっす!久しぶり! |
James: "What's up? Long time no see!" |
Risa: [NORMAL] おっす!久しぶり! |
James: Okay, what's the next expression? |
Risa: ちーっす! (Chīssu!) |
James: literally meaning "Hello!" But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "Hey man!" or "Yo!" |
Risa: [SLOW] ちーっす! [NORMAL] ちーっす! |
James: Listeners, please repeat. |
Risa: ちーっす! |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
James: Use this slang expression when you say "hi" to your close friends anytime. It is originally an abbreviation for |
Risa: こんにちは (kon'nichiwa), |
James: meaning "hello." |
James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Risa: [NORMAL] ちーっす。元気? [SLOW] ちーっす。元気? |
James: "Hey man! How's it going?" |
Risa: [NORMAL] ちーっす。元気? |
James: Okay, what's our next expression? |
Risa: おつかれ! (Otsukare! ) |
James: literally meaning "Good work!" But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "See you!" or "How are you doing?" |
Risa: [SLOW] おつかれ! [NORMAL] おつかれ! |
James: Listeners, please repeat. |
Risa: おつかれ! |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
James: Use this slang expression when you leave work or meet your friends after work, or you're going through a tough situation. It is an abbreviation for |
Risa: お疲れさまです (otsukaresama desu), |
James: meaning "How are you?" or |
Risa: お疲れさまでした (otsukaresama deshita), |
James: meaning "Good-bye" or "Good job for today." There's also a related slang, |
Risa: おっつー (ottsū), |
James: which has the same meaning as |
Risa: おつかれ (otsukare) |
James: and is a more informal expression. |
James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Risa: [NORMAL] おつかれ!また明日! [SLOW] おつかれ!また明日! |
James: "See you tomorrow!" |
Risa: [NORMAL] おつかれ!また明日! |
James: Okay, what's the last expression? |
Risa: あざす! (Azasu! ) |
James: literally meaning "Thanks!" But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "Thanks." or "Cheers!" |
Risa: [SLOW] あざす! [NORMAL] あざす! |
James: Listeners, please repeat. |
Risa: あざす! |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
James: Use this slang expression when you want to thank someone lightly. It is an abbreviation for |
Risa: ありがとうございます (arigatō gozaimasu), |
James: meaning "thank you." |
James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Risa: [NORMAL] 昼飯おごってくれるの?あざす! [SLOW] 昼飯おごってくれるの?あざす! |
James: "Do you treat me to lunch? Thanks!" |
Risa: [NORMAL] 昼飯おごってくれるの?あざす! |
QUIZ |
James: 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? |
James: When you meet up with your friends, you say: |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Risa: ちーっす! |
James: "Hey man!" or "Yo!" |
James: When you see your friend on your way to school, you say: |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Risa: おっす! |
James: "What's up?" or "Hey!" |
James: When your friend passed you a glass of water at a cafe, you say: |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Risa: あざす! |
James: "Thanks." or "Cheers!" |
James: When you are leaving the sports club, you say to your friends: |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Risa: おつかれ! |
James: "See you!" or "How are you doing?" |
Outro |
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James: There you have it; you have mastered four Japanese Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at JapanesePod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
Risa: またね! |
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