Learn slang expressions to discuss the value of something
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| INTRODUCTION |
| James: Slang Expressions for Discussing the Value of Something |
| 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 14. In this lesson, you'll learn slang expressions for discussing the value of something. |
| James: You will learn some slang expressions for something worthy or unworthy. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| James: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Risa: プチプラ (puchipura) |
| Risa: ピンキリ (pinkiri) |
| Risa: パクリ (pakuri) |
| Risa: イチオシ (ichioshi) |
| James: Risa, what's our first expression? |
| Risa: プチプラ (puchipura) |
| James: literally meaning "small price." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "affordable, low price." |
| Risa: [SLOW] プチプラ [NORMAL] プチプラ |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: プチプラ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to items at a low price. It also has a nuance of "affordable" or "valuable." The word is a fusion between "petit" in French and "price" in English, then abbreviated. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] このスカート、プチプラだったの！ [SLOW] このスカート、プチプラだったの！ |
| James: "I bought this pretty skirt at a good price." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] このスカート、プチプラだったの！ |
| James: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Risa: ピンキリ (pinkiri) |
| James: literally meaning "from beginning to end." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "from A to Z; of all kinds." |
| Risa: [SLOW] ピンキリ [NORMAL] ピンキリ |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: ピンキリ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you want to indicate that something has a broad range in price, capacity, quality, etc. It's an abbreviation of the phrase |
| Risa: ピンからキリまで (pin kara kiri made), |
| James: which has the same meaning. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] カメラの値段はピンキリだ。 [SLOW] カメラの値段はピンキリだ。 |
| James: "Cameras have a wide range of prices." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] カメラの値段はピンキリだ。 |
| James: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Risa: パクリ (pakuri) |
| James: literally meaning "biting at something in a snapping manner." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "rip-off." |
| Risa: [SLOW] パクリ [NORMAL] パクリ |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: パクリ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to something or some idea that has been stolen or copied. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] これって、有名歌手の歌のパクリだよね。 [SLOW] これって、有名歌手の歌のパクリだよね。 |
| James: "This is a rip-off of the famous singer's song, isn't it?" |
| Risa: [NORMAL] これって、有名歌手の歌のパクリだよね。 |
| James: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Risa: イチオシ (ichioshi) |
| James: literally meaning "best recommended." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "best recommendation." |
| Risa: [SLOW] イチオシ [NORMAL] イチオシ |
| James: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Risa: イチオシ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to the best recommendation. |
| James: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Risa: [NORMAL] この夏のファッションは、ブルーデニムがイチオシです。 [SLOW] この夏のファッションは、ブルーデニムがイチオシです。 |
| James: "Our best recommendation is blue denim for this summer fashion." |
| Risa: [NORMAL] この夏のファッションは、ブルーデニムがイチオシです。 |
| 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: There are all kinds of singers in show business, from bad to genius. You can say it is: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: ピンキリ |
| James: "from A to Z; of all kinds" |
| James: She is wearing inexpensive accessories which look very nice, you could say they are: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: プチプラ |
| James: "affordable, low price" |
| James: Your friend recommended that restaurant the most, it is: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: イチオシ |
| James: "best recommended" |
| James: They copied the idea for their new product from another company, you can say it is a: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Risa: パクリ |
| James: "rip-off" |
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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