Learn expressions to use when something unfortunate happens
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Michael: Expressions to Use When Something Unfortunate Happens |
| Michael: Hi everyone, and welcome back to DanishClass101.com. I'm Michael. |
| Anna: And I'm Anna! |
| Michael: And this is Must-Know Danish Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 9. In this lesson, you'll learn Expressions to Use When Something Unfortunate Happens. |
| Michael: These expressions are useful for describing a bad experience or a rough day to your friends. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Michael: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Anna: skod |
| Anna: fail |
| Anna: sniksnak |
| Anna: skrald |
| Michael: Anna, what's our first expression? |
| Anna: skod |
| Michael: literally meaning "cigarette butt." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "bad, poor." |
| Anna: [SLOW] skod [NORMAL] skod |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: skod |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when talking about something that you think is bad or inferior. You can use it on its own or add it at the beginning of a noun. |
| Michael : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Fik du ikke jobbet? Det var skod! [SLOW] Fik du ikke jobbet? Det var skod! |
| Michael: "You didn't get the job? That's bad." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Fik du ikke jobbet? Det var skod! |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Anna: fail |
| Michael: literally meaning "mistake." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "fail." |
| Anna: [SLOW] fail [NORMAL] fail |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: fail |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when talking about someone or something that failed or went really bad. The word is taken directly from the English language. |
| Michael : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] De glemte teksten i går. Kæmpe fail! [SLOW] De glemte teksten i går. Kæmpe fail! |
| Michael: "They forgot the lyrics yesterday. Giant fail!" |
| Anna: [NORMAL] De glemte teksten i går. Kæmpe fail! |
| Michael: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Anna: sniksnak |
| Michael: literally meaning "chitchat." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "nonsense, rubbish." |
| Anna: [SLOW] sniksnak [NORMAL] sniksnak |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: sniksnak |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when talking about noncommittal and needless chatter. Be careful when using this to describe other people's conversations, some might find it derogatory. |
| Michael : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Ikke så meget sniksnak! Lad os bare gøre det. [SLOW] Ikke så meget sniksnak! Lad os bare gøre det. |
| Michael: "Not this much nonsense! Let's just do it." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Ikke så meget sniksnak! Lad os bare gøre det. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Anna: skrald |
| Michael: It means "garbage, trash." |
| Anna: [SLOW] skrald [NORMAL] skrald |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: skrald |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when talking about something being bad or not so good. |
| Michael : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Hvor er det skrald, at han ikke kommer til festen. [SLOW] Hvor er det skrald, at han ikke kommer til festen. |
| Michael: "How garbage that he isn't coming to the party." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Hvor er det skrald, at han ikke kommer til festen. |
| QUIZ |
| Michael: 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? |
| Michael: When something does not go the way it was supposed to go and you want to call it out. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: fail |
| Michael: "fail" |
| Michael: When someone tells you about something bad that happened and you also think it's bad. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: skod |
| Michael: "bad, poor" |
| Michael: When something happens or has happened and you want to say that you think it sucks. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: skrald |
| Michael: "garbage, trash" |
| Michael: When people are talking and you want them to stop so you can all get on with your work. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: sniksnak |
| Michael: "nonsense, rubbish" |
Outro |
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| Michael: There you have it; you have mastered four Danish Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at DanishClass101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Anna: Hej hej! |
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