Learn negative slang verbs
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Other Negative Slang |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to PortuguesePod101.com. I'm John. |
| Ana Clara: And I'm Ana Clara! |
| John: This is Must-Know Portuguese Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 21. In this lesson, you'll learn other negative slang. |
| John: These are usually not used in good contexts, as they relate to fights, tantrums, and shame. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Ana Clara: queimar o filme |
| Ana Clara: botar lenha na fogueira |
| Ana Clara: tretar |
| Ana Clara: de saco cheio |
| John: Ana Clara, what's our first expression? |
| Ana Clara: queimar o filme |
| John: literally meaning "to burn the film." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to make a fool of oneself, to have done something embarrassing in public." |
| Ana Clara: [SLOW] queimar o filme [NORMAL] queimar o filme |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Ana Clara: queimar o filme |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say someone just experienced something embarrassing, generally in public; when someone makes a fool of him or herself. It deals with reputation. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Ana Clara: [NORMAL] Falei bobagem ontem na frente do cliente. Queimei meu filme! [SLOW] Falei bobagem ontem na frente do cliente. Queimei meu filme! |
| John: "I said nonsensical things in front of the client. I've ruined my reputation!" |
| Ana Clara: [NORMAL] Falei bobagem ontem na frente do cliente. Queimei meu filme! |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Ana Clara: botar lenha na fogueira |
| John: literally meaning "to put wood in the fire." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to incite, to encourage or fuel something." |
| Ana Clara: [SLOW] botar lenha na fogueira [NORMAL] botar lenha na fogueira |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Ana Clara: botar lenha na fogueira |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say someone is encouraging or inciting a situation, or even a person. It's generally used with delicate situations, like conflicts, but it can also be used about any circumstance. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Ana Clara: [NORMAL] Justo quando elas estavam se entendendo ele veio e botou lenha na fogueira. [SLOW] Justo quando elas estavam se entendendo ele veio e botou lenha na fogueira. |
| John: "Right when they were getting along, he arrived and fueled the feud." |
| Ana Clara: [NORMAL] Justo quando elas estavam se entendendo ele veio e botou lenha na fogueira. |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Ana Clara: tretar |
| John: There's no literal translation. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to fight, to get into a conflict, to argue." |
| Ana Clara: [SLOW] tretar [NORMAL] tretar |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Ana Clara: tretar |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to talk about fighting, as a verb. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Ana Clara: [NORMAL] Estou evitando encontrar minha melhor amiga. Não quero tretar. [SLOW] Estou evitando encontrar minha melhor amiga. Não quero tretar. |
| John: "I'm avoiding running into my best friend. I don't want to fight." |
| Ana Clara: [NORMAL] Estou evitando encontrar minha melhor amiga. Não quero tretar. |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Ana Clara: de saco cheio |
| John: literally meaning "with a full bag." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be fed up or to be done with something, tired, not able to take it anymore." |
| Ana Clara: [SLOW] de saco cheio [NORMAL] de saco cheio |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Ana Clara: de saco cheio |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you're really tired of someone or fed up with a situation. Generally, it is about something specific, but it can also be used to state a general moodiness. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Ana Clara: [NORMAL] Estou de saco cheio desse projeto. [SLOW] Estou de saco cheio desse projeto. |
| John: "I'm really tired of this project." |
| Ana Clara: [NORMAL] Estou de saco cheio desse projeto. |
| QUIZ |
| John: 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? |
| John: Don’t say a word, it will make her even more upset. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Ana Clara: botar lenha na fogueira |
| John: "to incite, to encourage or fuel something" |
| John: He left that trolling comment and didn’t realize that it showed his full name. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Ana Clara: queimar o filme |
| John: "to make a fool of oneself, to have done something embarrassing in public" |
| John: My friends were fighting while we were shopping together. I had enough and I left. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Ana Clara: de saco cheio |
| John: "to be fed up or to be done with something, tired, not able to take it anymore" |
| John: I forgot to buy milk and my mom was upset. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Ana Clara: tretar |
| John: "to fight, to get into a conflict, to argue" |
Outro |
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| John: There you have it; you have mastered four Portuguese Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at PortuguesePod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Ana Clara: Tchau. |
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