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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Slang from English Words, part 1 |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to ThaiPod101.com. I'm John. |
| Jay: And I'm Jay! |
| John: This is Must-know Thai Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 9. In this lesson, you'll learn slang that comes from English words. |
| John: Nowadays, there is a lot of slang that comes from English. It’s used in Thailand with a Thai accent. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are... |
| Jay: อิน (in) |
| Jay: เอาต์ (áo) |
| Jay: โอ (oo) |
| Jay: เสปค (sà-bpêk) |
| John: Jay, what's our first expression? |
| Jay: อิน (in) |
| John: This literally means "in," but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be emotionally into something or to get caught up in something." |
| Jay: [SLOW] อิน [NORMAL] อิน |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jay: อิน |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when someone is emotionally caught up in a movie, song, or book, even after finishing it. For example, when a person watches a sad movie, and afterward, he or she is still sad because of the movie. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jay: [NORMAL] อันนี้มันแค่ละคร อย่าอินให้มาก [SLOW] อันนี้มันแค่ละคร อย่าอินให้มาก |
| John: "It's just a TV show. Don't get caught up in it!" |
| Jay: [NORMAL] อันนี้มันแค่ละคร อย่าอินให้มาก |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Jay: เอาต์ (áo) |
| John: This literally means "out” in English, but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "out of fashion, old fashioned, or outdated." |
| Jay: [SLOW] เอาต์ [NORMAL] เอาต์ |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jay: เอาต์ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when things are outdated, or when you can't keep up with the latest trends. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jay: [NORMAL] กางเกงขาบานนี่มันเอาท์ไปนานแล้ว [SLOW] กางเกงขาบานนี่มันเอาท์ไปนานแล้ว |
| John: "Flared pants have been out of fashion for a long time." |
| Jay: [NORMAL] กางเกงขาบานนี่มันเอาท์ไปนานแล้ว |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Jay: โอ (oo) |
| John: This literally means the "o” from “okay," but when it's used as a slang expression, it just means "okay." |
| Jay: [SLOW] โอ [NORMAL] โอ |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jay: โอ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when you want to say "okay," but be careful. It's a bit informal, so it's seldom used when speaking with old people. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jay: [NORMAL] เธอโอไหมอ่ะ [SLOW] เธอโอไหมอ่ะ |
| John: "Are you okay?" |
| Jay: [NORMAL] เธอโอไหมอ่ะ |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Jay: เสปค (sà-bpêk) |
| John: This literally means "specification," but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "type." |
| Jay: [SLOW] เสปค [NORMAL] เสปค |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jay: เสปค |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression to talk about the ideal type of person you'd want to date. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jay: [NORMAL] ผู้หญิงคนนี้เสปคฉันเลย [SLOW] ผู้หญิงคนนี้เสปคฉันเลย |
| John: "This woman is exactly my type." |
| Jay: [NORMAL] ผู้หญิงคนนี้เสปคฉันเลย |
| QUIZ |
| John: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I'll describe four situations, and you choose the correct expression. Are you ready? |
| John: When you wear outdated fashion. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jay: เอาต์ |
| John: "out of fashion, old fashioned, or outdated" |
| John: When you cry because you think the movie is sad. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jay: อิน |
| John: "to be emotionally into something or to get caught up in something" |
| John: Some girls like smart guys. Some like mature guys. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jay: เสปค |
| John: "type" |
| John: When you want to say it is all right. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jay: โอ |
| John: "Okay" |
Outro |
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| John: There you have it; you've mastered four Thai slang expressions! We have more vocab lists available at ThaiPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks, everyone, and see you next time! |
| Jay: สวัสดีค่ะ. |
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