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Learn how to use adjectives that describe personalities
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INTRODUCTION |
Eric: I'm Eric. |
Yasmine: And I'm Yasmine! |
Eric: Adjectives Describing Personalities. In this lesson, you'll learn Adjectives Describing Personalities. |
Eric: Be sure not to use them in front of the person you are describing! |
SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
Eric: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
Yasmine: cinglé(e) |
Yasmine: rigolo |
Yasmine: radin(e) |
Yasmine: relou |
Eric: Yasmine, what's our first expression? |
Yasmine: cinglé(e) |
Eric: When it's used as a slang expression it means "nuts, crazy." |
Yasmine: [SLOW] cinglé(e) [NORMAL] cinglé(e) |
Eric: Listeners, please repeat. |
Yasmine: cinglé(e) |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Eric: Use this slang expression when you talk about someone being crazy. It's mostly used with friends. |
Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Yasmine: [NORMAL] Ils sont cinglés. [SLOW] Ils sont cinglés. |
Eric: "They are nuts." |
Yasmine: [NORMAL] Ils sont cinglés. |
Eric: Okay, what's the next expression? |
Yasmine: rigolo |
Eric: When it's used as a slang expression it means "funny." |
Yasmine: [SLOW] rigolo [NORMAL] rigolo |
Eric: Listeners, please repeat. |
Yasmine: rigolo |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Eric: Use this slang expression when you talk about something funny. This expression is less formal than |
Yasmine: drôle, |
Eric: which has the same meaning. It's mostly used with friends. |
Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Yasmine: [NORMAL] C'est très rigolo. [SLOW] C'est très rigolo. |
Eric: "That's very funny." |
Yasmine: [NORMAL] C'est très rigolo. |
Eric: Okay, what's our next expression? |
Yasmine: radin(e) |
Eric: When it's used as a slang expression it means "stingy." |
Yasmine: [SLOW] radin(e) [NORMAL] radin(e) |
Eric: Listeners, please repeat. |
Yasmine: radin(e) |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Eric: Use this slang expression when you talk about someone stingy. |
Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Yasmine: [NORMAL] Je ne connais personne de plus radin que lui. [SLOW] Je ne connais personne de plus radin que lui. |
Eric: "I don't know anyone who is stingier than him." |
Yasmine: [NORMAL] Je ne connais personne de plus radin que lui. |
Eric: Okay, what's the last expression? |
Yasmine: relou |
Eric: When it's used as a slang expression it means "annoying." |
Yasmine: [SLOW] relou [NORMAL] relou |
Eric: Listeners, please repeat. |
Yasmine: relou |
[pause - 5 sec.] |
Eric: Use this slang expression when you find something annoying. |
Yasmine: “Relou" is another verlan or inverse slang of lourd which means "heavy", |
Eric: in the sense that someone is too much or unpleasant. |
Eric : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
Yasmine: [NORMAL] Il est vraiment relou ce mec! [SLOW] Il est vraiment relou ce mec! |
Eric: "That dude is really annoying." |
Yasmine: [NORMAL] Il est vraiment relou ce mec! |
QUIZ |
Eric: 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? |
Eric: You are the person who makes other people laugh. |
Yasmine: rigolo |
Eric: "funny" |
Eric: You are someone not quite right in the head. |
Yasmine: cinglé(e) |
Eric: "nuts, crazy" |
Eric: You don’t realize that people don’t like your behavior and keep being bothersome. |
Yasmine: relou |
Eric: "annoying" |
Eric: You care a lot about your money and want to spend as little as possible. |
Yasmine: radin(e) |
Eric: "stingy" |
Outro |
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Eric: There you have it; you have mastered four French Slang Expressions! Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
Yasmine: Au revoir! |
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