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INTRODUCTION
James: Slang Expressions for Describing Someone's Appearance
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 12. In this lesson, you'll learn slang expressions for describing someone's appearance.
James: These expressions describe someone's appearance or character.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
James: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Risa: ドヤ顔 (doyagao)
Risa: すっぴん (suppin)
Risa: 茶髪 (chapatsu)
Risa: キャラ (kyara)
James: Risa, what's our first expression?
Risa: ドヤ顔 (doyagao)
James: literally meaning "smug face." And when it's used as a slang expression, it means the same.
Risa: [SLOW] ドヤ顔 [NORMAL] ドヤ顔
James: Listeners, please repeat.
Risa: ドヤ顔
[pause - 5 sec.]
James: Use this slang expression when you talk about someone with a smug look on his or her face.
James: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Risa: [NORMAL] 彼はクイズに正解してドヤ顔した。 [SLOW] 彼はクイズに正解してドヤ顔した。
James: "He gave us a smug face after answering the quiz correctly."
Risa: [NORMAL] 彼はクイズに正解してドヤ顔した。
James: Okay, what's the next expression?
Risa: すっぴん (suppin)
James: literally meaning "a face without makeup." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "no makeup."
Risa: [SLOW] すっぴん [NORMAL] すっぴん
James: Listeners, please repeat.
Risa: すっぴん
[pause - 5 sec.]
James: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a woman’s face without makeup.
James: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Risa: [NORMAL] 今日はすっぴんなの。 [SLOW] 今日はすっぴんなの。
James: "I'm wearing no makeup today."
Risa: [NORMAL] 今日はすっぴんなの。
James: Okay, what's our next expression?
Risa: 茶髪 (chapatsu)
James: literally meaning "brown hair." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "brown dyed hair."
Risa: [SLOW] 茶髪 [NORMAL] 茶髪
James: Listeners, please repeat.
Risa: 茶髪
[pause - 5 sec.]
James: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to someone's hair that is dyed brown.
James: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Risa: [NORMAL] 兄は茶髪にした。 [SLOW] 兄は茶髪にした。
James: "My brother got his hair dyed brown."
Risa: [NORMAL] 兄は茶髪にした。
James: Okay, what's the last expression?
Risa: キャラ (kyara)
James: literally meaning "character." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "character, personality."
Risa: [SLOW] キャラ [NORMAL] キャラ
James: Listeners, please repeat.
Risa: キャラ
[pause - 5 sec.]
James: Use this slang expression when you want to indicate someone's character or personality. It's also used for game or anime characters.
James: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Risa: [NORMAL] このアニメキャラは子供たちに人気だ。 [SLOW] このアニメキャラは子供たちに人気だ。
James: "This anime character is popular with children."
Risa: [NORMAL] このアニメキャラは子供たちに人気だ。
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: She has not put on makeup yet, so she wears:
[pause - 5 sec.]
Risa: すっぴん
James: "no makeup"
James: He looks very satisfied with his performance and he gives us a...
[pause - 5 sec.]
Risa: ドヤ顔
James: "smug face"
James: He is always cracking jokes. He has a funny...
[pause - 5 sec.]
Risa: キャラ
James: "character, personality"
James: She had her black hair dyed brown at the salon, so she has:
[pause - 5 sec.]
Risa: 茶髪
James: "brown dyed hair"

Outro

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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