Learn common idioms that state when things are not good
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Idioms That State When Things Are Not Good |
| 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 9. In this lesson, you'll learn idioms that state when things are not good. |
| John: Use these idioms to express when things are not good, whether difficult, bad, or just not as desired. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Ana Clara: que morte horrível |
| Ana Clara: ninguém merece |
| Ana Clara: zoado |
| Ana Clara: embaçado |
| John: Ana Clara, what's our first expression? |
| Ana Clara: que morte horrível |
| John: literally meaning "what a horrible death." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to regret or lament something unfortunate." |
| Ana Clara: [SLOW] que morte horrível [NORMAL] que morte horrível |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Ana Clara: que morte horrível |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say you're sorry for something, when you want to lament or regret something, but in a more humorous way, generally. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Ana Clara: [NORMAL] Você viu como a segunda temporada é ruim? Que morte horrível! [SLOW] Você viu como a segunda temporada é ruim? Que morte horrível! |
| John: "Have you seen how bad the second season is? What a shame!" |
| Ana Clara: [NORMAL] Você viu como a segunda temporada é ruim? Que morte horrível! |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Ana Clara: ninguém merece |
| John: literally meaning "nobody deserves." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "that's tough, what a bummer." |
| Ana Clara: [SLOW] ninguém merece [NORMAL] ninguém merece |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Ana Clara: ninguém merece |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to express that a situation, yours or not, is bad or outraging. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Ana Clara: [NORMAL] Tomei uma bronca sem sentido do meu chefe hoje só porque ele acordou de mau-humor. Ninguém merece... [SLOW] Tomei uma bronca sem sentido do meu chefe hoje só porque ele acordou de mau-humor. Ninguém merece... |
| John: "My boss gave me a nonsensical talking to today just because he woke up in a bad mood. Tough... " |
| Ana Clara: [NORMAL] Tomei uma bronca sem sentido do meu chefe hoje só porque ele acordou de mau-humor. Ninguém merece... |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Ana Clara: zoado |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "something crude, poor, not nice, messed up." |
| Ana Clara: [SLOW] zoado [NORMAL] zoado |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Ana Clara: zoado |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say something is bad, inferior, or not nice. It is also used to mean something's broken, messed up, or not working properly — even about people's health. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Ana Clara: [NORMAL] Esse cara é zoado. [SLOW] Esse cara é zoado. |
| John: "This dude is obnoxious." |
| Ana Clara: [NORMAL] Esse cara é zoado. |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Ana Clara: embaçado |
| John: literally meaning "blurry, blurred." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "a difficult situation." |
| Ana Clara: [SLOW] embaçado [NORMAL] embaçado |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Ana Clara: embaçado |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when a situation is difficult to get out of or to resolve, a complicated thing. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Ana Clara: [NORMAL] Não consegui pagar as contas ainda. Tá embaçado! [SLOW] Não consegui pagar as contas ainda. Tá embaçado! |
| John: "I couldn't pay the bills yet. It's complicated!" |
| Ana Clara: [NORMAL] Não consegui pagar as contas ainda. Tá embaçado! |
| 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: It started to rain and you don’t have an umbrella. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Ana Clara: ninguém merece |
| John: "that's tough, what a bummer" |
| John: They didn’t play that popular song at the concert? What a... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Ana Clara: que morte horrível |
| John: "to regret or lament something unfortunate" |
| John: They don’t talk to each other despite the fact that they live under the same roof. It is... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Ana Clara: embaçado |
| John: "a difficult situation" |
| John: The crowd just doesn’t want to follow the directions and it’s all chaotic. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Ana Clara: zoado |
| John: "something crude, poor, not nice, messed up" |
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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