Learn expressions to describe joy
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Expressions to Describe Joy |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to PolishPod101.com. I'm John. |
| Marzena: And I'm Marzena! |
| John: This is Must-Know Polish Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 8. In this lesson, you'll learn expressions to describe joy. |
| John: These expressions will help you to describe happiness. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are... |
| Marzena: wniebowzięty |
| Marzena: rozanielony |
| Marzena: w siódmym niebie |
| Marzena: promienieje szczęściem |
| John: Marzena, what's our first expression? |
| Marzena: wniebowzięty |
| John: It literally means "taken into heaven," but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "very happy." |
| Marzena: [SLOW] wniebowzięty [NORMAL] wniebowzięty |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Marzena: wniebowzięty |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when you want to describe someone who is really happy. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] Był wniebowzięty, kiedy się o tym dowiedział. [SLOW] Był wniebowzięty, kiedy się o tym dowiedział. |
| John: "He was very happy when he found out about it." |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] Był wniebowzięty, kiedy się o tym dowiedział. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Marzena: rozanielony |
| John: It literally means "angelized," but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "blissful." |
| Marzena: [SLOW] rozanielony [NORMAL] rozanielony |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Marzena: rozanielony |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when you want to describe someone who is really happy and dreamy. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] Coś ty dzisiaj taki rozanielony? [SLOW] Coś ty dzisiaj taki rozanielony? |
| John: "Why are you so blissful today?" |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] Coś ty dzisiaj taki rozanielony? |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Marzena: w siódmym niebie |
| John: It literally means "in the seventh heaven," but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to walk on air, to be on cloud nine." |
| Marzena: [SLOW] w siódmym niebie [NORMAL] w siódmym niebie |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Marzena: w siódmym niebie |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when you want to say that you or someone else is really happy right now. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] Jestem w siódmym niebie. [SLOW] Jestem w siódmym niebie. |
| John: "I am on cloud nine." |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] Jestem w siódmym niebie. |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Marzena: promienieje szczęściem |
| John: It literally means "radiant with happiness," but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "overjoyed, beaming with happiness." |
| Marzena: [SLOW] promienieje szczęściem [NORMAL] promienieje szczęściem |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Marzena: promienieje szczęściem |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when you want to describe what a really happy person looks like. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] Popatrz na nią. Ona promienieje szczęściem. [SLOW] Popatrz na nią. Ona promienieje szczęściem. |
| John: "Just look at her. She's beaming with happiness." |
| Marzena: [NORMAL] Popatrz na nią. Ona promienieje szczęściem. |
| 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 right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| John: You see your friend is elated today. How would you describe him? |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Marzena: rozanielony |
| John: "blissful" |
| John: Your friend has just gotten a promotion and he looks really, really happy. Which adjective would you use to describe him? |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Marzena: wniebowzięty |
| John: "very happy" |
| John:You saw a girl just beaming with happiness. How would you describe her? |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Marzena: promienieje szczęściem |
| John: "overjoyed, beaming with happiness " |
| John: You feel really happy and satisfied. “Where” are you according to the Polish saying? |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Marzena: w siódmym niebie |
| John: "to walk on air, to be on cloud nine" |
Outro |
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| John: There you have it; you have mastered four Polish Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at PolishPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Marzena: Cześć. |
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