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INTRODUCTION
James: Slang Expressions for a Party or a Date
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 8. In this lesson, you'll learn slang expressions for a party or a date.
James: These expressions will be helpful when you go on a date or to a party.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
James: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Risa: 合コン (gōkon)
Risa: 打ち上げ (uchiage)
Risa: ドタキャン (dotakyan)
Risa: 割り勘 (warikan)
James: Risa, what's our first expression?
Risa: 合コン (gōkon)
James: literally meaning "joint party." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "matchmaking party."
Risa: [SLOW] 合コン [NORMAL] 合コン
James: Listeners, please repeat.
Risa: 合コン
[pause - 5 sec.]
James: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a singles party. It's an abbreviation for
Risa: 合同コンパ (gōdō konpa),
James: meaning "joint party."
James: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Risa: [NORMAL] イケメンと合コンしたいなぁ。 [SLOW] イケメンと合コンしたいなぁ。
James: "I want to have a matchmaking party with hot guys."
Risa: [NORMAL] イケメンと合コンしたいなぁ。
James: Okay, what's the next expression?
Risa: 打ち上げ (uchiage)
James: literally meaning "finish beating a drum." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "wrap up party."
Risa: [SLOW] 打ち上げ [NORMAL] 打ち上げ
James: Listeners, please repeat.
Risa: 打ち上げ
[pause - 5 sec.]
James: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a party that is held after completion of some hard work in a team or group, like a project, concert, a sporting match, and so on.
James: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Risa: [NORMAL] 来週プロジェクトの打ち上げをしよう。 [SLOW] 来週プロジェクトの打ち上げをしよう。
James: "Let's have a wrap up party for the project next week."
Risa: [NORMAL] 来週プロジェクトの打ち上げをしよう。
James: Okay, what's our next expression?
Risa: ドタキャン (dotakyan)
James: literally meaning "last minute cancellation" and when it's used as a slang expression, it means the same.
Risa: [SLOW] ドタキャン [NORMAL] ドタキャン
James: Listeners, please repeat.
Risa: ドタキャン
[pause - 5 sec.]
James: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a last minute cancellation. It's a compound word made with
Risa: 土壇場 (dotanba),
James: meaning "last moment" and
Risa: キャンセル (kyanseru),
James: meaning "cancellation."
James: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Risa: [NORMAL] 彼女はよく約束をドタキャンする。 [SLOW] 彼女はよく約束をドタキャンする。
James: "She often cancels at the last minute."
Risa: [NORMAL] 彼女はよく約束をドタキャンする。
James: Okay, what's the last expression?
Risa: 割り勘 (warikan)
James: literally meaning "splitting the bill" and when it's used as a slang expression, it means the same.
Risa: [SLOW] 割り勘 [NORMAL] 割り勘
James: Listeners, please repeat.
Risa: 割り勘
[pause - 5 sec.]
James: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to splitting the bill. It's an abbreviation for
Risa: 割り勘定 (warikanjō),
James: which has the same meaning.
James: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Risa: [NORMAL] 今日は割り勘で払おう。 [SLOW] 今日は割り勘で払おう。
James: "Let's split the bill for today."
Risa: [NORMAL] 今日は割り勘で払おう。
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: You are having a party after a team tennis competition, it is a:
[pause - 5 sec.]
Risa: 打ち上げ
James: "wrap up party"
James: You are going to a singles party after work, it is a:
[pause - 5 sec.]
Risa: 合コン
James: "matchmaking party"
James: You split the bill for the lunch with your co-workers, this is called:
[pause - 5 sec.]
Risa: 割り勘
James: "splitting the bill"
James: He called you at the last minute to say that he can’t make it to the meeting, it is a:
[pause - 5 sec.]
Risa: ドタキャン
James: "last minute cancellation"

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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