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INTRODUCTION
Sydney: Idioms Using the Word "Hat"
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 20. In this lesson, you'll learn idioms using the word "hat".
Sydney: All these idioms contain the noun "hat" but have nothing at all to do with hats.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Petar: шапка на тояга (shapka na toyaga)
Petar: правя се на дръж ми шапката (pravya se na drazh mi shapkata)
Petar: дреме ми на шапката (dreme mi na shapkata)
Petar: скривам шапката (skrivam shapkata)
Sydney: Petar, what's our first expression?
Petar: шапка на тояга (shapka na toyaga)
Sydney: literally meaning "a hat on a stick." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "careless."
Petar: [SLOW] шапка на тояга [NORMAL] шапка на тояга
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Petar: шапка на тояга
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you want to say that someone does not have a care or does not care about consequences.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Petar: [NORMAL] Той направи белята, а сега е шапка на тояга. [SLOW] Той направи белята, а сега е шапка на тояга.
Sydney: "He created the trouble, yet is now totally careless."
Petar: [NORMAL] Той направи белята, а сега е шапка на тояга.
Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression?
Petar: правя се на дръж ми шапката (pravya se na drazh mi shapkata)
Sydney: literally meaning "to act like I am holding a hat." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to pretend to be silly."
Petar: [SLOW] правя се на дръж ми шапката [NORMAL] правя се на дръж ми шапката
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Petar: правя се на дръж ми шапката
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you mean someone pretends to be unaware, or is playing the fool.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Petar: [NORMAL] Хей, какво се правиш на дръж ми шапката. Нали ти казах да изчистиш. [SLOW] Хей, какво се правиш на дръж ми шапката. Нали ти казах да изчистиш.
Sydney: "Hey, don't play the fool for me. I told you to clean up."
Petar: [NORMAL] Хей, какво се правиш на дръж ми шапката. Нали ти казах да изчистиш.
Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression?
Petar: дреме ми на шапката (dreme mi na shapkata)
Sydney: literally meaning "to doze on one's hat." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be unconcerned."
Petar: [SLOW] дреме ми на шапката [NORMAL] дреме ми на шапката
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Petar: дреме ми на шапката
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you want to say you have no care about something.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Petar: [NORMAL] Дреме ми на шапката кой какво мисли за мен. [SLOW] Дреме ми на шапката кой какво мисли за мен.
Sydney: "I do not care who thinks that about me."
Petar: [NORMAL] Дреме ми на шапката кой какво мисли за мен.
Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression?
Petar: скривам шапката (skrivam shapkata)
Sydney: literally meaning "to hide the hat." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to impress, to demonstrate proficiency."
Petar: [SLOW] скривам шапката [NORMAL] скривам шапката
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Petar: скривам шапката
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you want to express that someone has not expected such skills, or level of proficiency, by someone else.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Petar: [NORMAL] Мислиш че си добър на тенис? Чакай само да дойде той и ще ти скрие шапката. [SLOW] Мислиш че си добър на тенис? Чакай само да дойде той и ще ти скрие шапката.
Sydney: "You think you are good at tennis? Just wait, when he comes he will show you what it is to be proficient."
Petar: [NORMAL] Мислиш че си добър на тенис? Чакай само да дойде той и ще ти скрие шапката.
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: You are annoyed by your friend playing the fool.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Petar: правя се на дръж ми шапката
Sydney: "to pretend to be silly"
Sydney: His little brother doesn’t have homework left, so he is playing outside without any care.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Petar: шапка на тояга
Sydney: "careless"
Sydney: She really impressed her boss in the marketing meeting today.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Petar: скривам шапката
Sydney: "to impress, to demonstrate proficiency"
Sydney: Your friend is not concerned about his score on the test.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Petar: дреме ми на шапката
Sydney: "to be unconcerned"

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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