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INTRODUCTION
James: Expressions for Adding Emphasis
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 2. In this lesson, you'll learn expressions for adding emphasis.
James: You will surely hear these expressions when you listen to young people's conversations. They are super popular expressions.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
James: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Risa: めっちゃ (metcha )
Risa: ガチ(で) (gachi(de))
Risa: マジ(で) (maji(de))
Risa: 超 (chō)
James: Risa, what's our first expression?
Risa: めっちゃ (metcha )
James: literally meaning "truly." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "quite, totally."
Risa: [SLOW] めっちゃ [NORMAL] めっちゃ
James: Listeners, please repeat.
Risa: めっちゃ
[pause - 5 sec.]
James: Use this slang expression when you want to emphasize a word or statement. But it's sometimes used meaninglessly. There's another way to say it,
Risa: めちゃめちゃ (mechamecha).
James: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Risa: [NORMAL] めっちゃ疲れた。 [SLOW] めっちゃ疲れた。
James: "I'm so tired."
Risa: [NORMAL] めっちゃ疲れた。
James: Okay, what's the next expression?
Risa: ガチ(で) (gachi(de))
James: literally meaning "a serious match." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "seriously, extremely."
Risa: [SLOW] ガチ(で) [NORMAL] ガチ(で)
James: Listeners, please repeat.
Risa: ガチ(で)
[pause - 5 sec.]
James: Use this slang expression when you want to add reality or sincerity to a statement. It's used almost in the same way as
Risa: マジ(で) (maji(de)),
James: but strictly speaking, it indicates a greatness of degree of something or some state. Also, it's sometimes used meaninglessly. 
James: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Risa: [NORMAL] あいつは、ガチで強い。 [SLOW] あいつは、ガチで強い。
James: "He is extremely strong."
Risa: [NORMAL] あいつは、ガチで強い。
James: Okay, what's our next expression?
Risa: マジ(で) (maji(de))
James: literally meaning "seriously." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "seriously, literally."
Risa: [SLOW] マジ(で) [NORMAL] マジ(で)
James: Listeners, please repeat.
Risa: マジ(で)
[pause - 5 sec.]
James: Use this slang expression when you want to add reality or sincerity to a statement. It's used almost in the same way as
Risa: ガチ(で) (gachi(de)),
James: but if anything, it indicates a reliability of the matter. Also, it's sometimes used meaninglessly. 
James: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Risa: [NORMAL] あいつは、マジで強い。 [SLOW] あいつは、マジで強い。
James: "He is literally strong."
Risa: [NORMAL] あいつは、マジで強い。
James: Okay, what's the last expression?
Risa: 超 (chō)
James: literally meaning "super." When it's used as a slang expression, it means the same.
Risa: [SLOW] 超 [NORMAL] 超
James: Listeners, please repeat.
Risa: 超
[pause - 5 sec.]
James: Use this slang expression when you want to emphasize a word or statement. But it's sometimes used meaninglessly.
James: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Risa: [NORMAL] この服、超かわいい~! [SLOW] この服、超かわいい~!
James: "These clothes are super cute!"
Risa: [NORMAL] この服、超かわいい~!
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 want to emphasize the degree of difficulty of the test, you use:
[pause - 5 sec.]
Risa: ガチ(で)
James: "seriously, extremely"
James: When you want to say that your place is quite far from here, you use:
[pause - 5 sec.]
Risa: めっちゃ
James: "quite, totally"
James: When you want to say that you are super hungry, you use:
[pause - 5 sec.]
Risa: 超
James: "super"
James: When you want to emphasize that the movie is truly fun, you use:
[pause - 5 sec.]
Risa: マジ(で)
James: "seriously, literally"

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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