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INTRODUCTION
James: Interesting and Unique Slang Expressions
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 22. In this lesson, you'll learn interesting and unique slang expressions.
James: These slang terms indicate a certain condition of someone or something with a unique expression.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
James: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Risa: ポシャる (posharu)
Risa: イカれる (ikareru)
Risa: 浮いてる (uite ru)
Risa: まったりする (mattari suru)
James: Risa, what's our first expression?
Risa: ポシャる (posharu)
James: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. When it's used as a slang expression, it means "to fizzle out."
Risa: [SLOW] ポシャる [NORMAL] ポシャる
James: Listeners, please repeat.
Risa: ポシャる
[pause - 5 sec.]
James: Use this slang expression when you want to express that a plan or a schedule becomes aborted halfway through.
James: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Risa: [NORMAL] 大きいプロジェクトを任されたのに、ポシャった。 [SLOW] 大きいプロジェクトを任されたのに、ポシャった。
James: "I was in charge of a big project, but it failed in vain."
Risa: [NORMAL] 大きいプロジェクトを任されたのに、ポシャった。
James: Okay, what's the next expression?
Risa: イカれる (ikareru)
James: literally meaning "to be able to go." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to become broken."
Risa: [SLOW] イカれる [NORMAL] イカれる
James: Listeners, please repeat.
Risa: イカれる
[pause - 5 sec.]
James: Use this slang expression when you express that someone gets crazy, or something doesn't work normally. The word is from the verb
Risa: 行く (iku),
James: which means "to go" plus the auxiliary verb
Risa: れる (reru),
James: which indicates potential.
James: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Risa: [NORMAL] あいつはイカれている。 [SLOW] あいつはイカれている。
James: "He is crazy."
Risa: [NORMAL] あいつはイカれている。
James: Okay, what's our next expression?
Risa: 浮いてる (uite ru)
James: literally meaning "to be floating." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be out of place."
Risa: [SLOW] 浮いてる [NORMAL] 浮いてる
James: Listeners, please repeat.
Risa: 浮いてる
[pause - 5 sec.]
James: Use this slang expression when you express that someone or something stands out because of not being adapted to its surroundings.
James: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Risa: [NORMAL] クラスの中で、自分が少し浮いているような気がした。 [SLOW] クラスの中で、自分が少し浮いているような気がした。
James: "I felt a bit out of place in my class."
Risa: [NORMAL] クラスの中で、自分が少し浮いているような気がした。
James: Okay, what's the last expression?
Risa: まったりする (mattari suru)
James: literally meaning "to do full-bodied flavor." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to chill out."
Risa: [SLOW] まったりする [NORMAL] まったりする
James: Listeners, please repeat.
Risa: まったりする
[pause - 5 sec.]
James: Use this slang expression when you want to indicate an action of chilling out or relaxing.
James: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Risa: [NORMAL] 週末はカフェでまったりするのが好きだ。 [SLOW] 週末はカフェでまったりするのが好きだ。
James: "I like to chill out at a cafe on the weekends."
Risa: [NORMAL] 週末はカフェでまったりするのが好きだ。
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: The 20-year-old air conditioner broke down and won’t work at all, it is:
[pause - 5 sec.]
Risa: イカれる
James: "to become broken"
James: When a trip planned with your friends breaks down in the middle, you could say it:
[pause - 5 sec.]
Risa: ポシャる
James: "to fizzle out"
James: You are relaxing at home without doing anything in particular, you are:
[pause - 5 sec.]
Risa: まったりする
James: "to chill out"
James: She wears a very casual dress and stands out in the formal party, she is:
[pause - 5 sec.]
Risa: 浮いてる
James: "to be out of place"

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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