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INTRODUCTION
Sydney: Alternative Words to Refer to a Young Woman or a Girl
Sydney: Hi everyone, and welcome back to BulgarianPod101.com. I'm Sydney.
Petar: And I'm Petar!
Sydney: This is Must-Know Bulgarian Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 2. In this lesson, you'll learn alternative words to refer to a young woman or a girl.
Sydney: You can use all these words to express your attitude to a beautiful young woman. Beware of the slight differences in the meaning between them.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Petar: кифла (kifla)
Petar: парче (parche)
Petar: мацка (matska)
Petar: кукла (kukla)
Sydney: Petar, what's our first expression?
Petar: кифла (kifla)
Sydney: literally meaning "a muffin." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "babe."
Petar: [SLOW] кифла [NORMAL] кифла
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Petar: кифла
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you think that a girl or woman dresses and behaves in a certain way to draw attention.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Petar: [NORMAL] Виж я тая кифла. [SLOW] Виж я тая кифла.
Sydney: "Take a look at this babe."
Petar: [NORMAL] Виж я тая кифла.
Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression?
Petar: парче (parche)
Sydney: literally meaning "a piece." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "chick."
Petar: [SLOW] парче [NORMAL] парче
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Petar: парче
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you are a guy and express to a male friend that a girl or a young woman is very attractive.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Petar: [NORMAL] Тя е страшно парче. [SLOW] Тя е страшно парче.
Sydney: "She is a real chick."
Petar: [NORMAL] Тя е страшно парче.
Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression?
Petar: мацка (matska)
Sydney: This word was originally used to refer to a “female cat.” But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "attractive woman."
Petar: [SLOW] мацка [NORMAL] мацка
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Petar: мацка
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you want to express that a young woman is sexy and attractive.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Petar: [NORMAL] Мацка, кажи си телефона. [SLOW] Мацка, кажи си телефона.
Sydney: "Girl, give me your number."
Petar: [NORMAL] Мацка, кажи си телефона.
Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression?
Petar: кукла (kukla)
Sydney: literally meaning "a doll." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "doll, a beautiful small girl."
Petar: [SLOW] кукла [NORMAL] кукла
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Petar: кукла
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you talk to a small girl, or her parents, and want to express that she is beautiful and well-behaved.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Petar: [NORMAL] Ах, каква си красива кукла. [SLOW] Ах, каква си красива кукла.
Sydney: "Ah, how beautiful you are, a real doll."
Petar: [NORMAL] Ах, каква си красива кукла.
QUIZ
Sydney: 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?
Sydney: Two male friends are talking about a very attractive young woman.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Petar: парче
Sydney: "chick"
Sydney: A woman is dressed and behaving in a way to draw attention.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Petar: кифла
Sydney: "babe"
Sydney: Usually a term used for little girls, especially if they are well-mannered.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Petar: кукла
Sydney: "doll, a beautiful small girl"
Sydney: Term used to describe a young woman who is sexy.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Petar: мацка
Sydney: "attractive woman"

Outro

Sydney: There you have it; you have mastered four Bulgarian Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at BulgarianPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time!
Petar: До скоро!

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