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Learn slang expressions to describe someone's appearance
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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 |
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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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