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INTRODUCTION
Sydney: A Few Abbreviations Used in Casual Conversations
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 5. In this lesson, you'll learn a few abbreviations used in casual conversations.
Sydney: Young people might use abbreviations while they talk. Learn what those mean.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
Sydney: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Petar: и т.н. (i ta na)
Petar: ДДЗ (Da Da Za)
Petar: ДНК (De En Ka)
Petar: НДП (Na Da Pa)
Sydney: Petar, what's our first expression?
Petar: и т.н. (i ta na)
Sydney: The abbreviation stands for
Petar: i taka natatak,
Sydney: which is literally translated as "etc., and so on." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "and so on."
Petar: [SLOW] и т.н. [NORMAL] и т.н.
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Petar: и т.н.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you want to indicate that the details of a story you are telling are boring.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Petar: [NORMAL] Той си тръгна и т.н. Не ми се говори повече. [SLOW] Той си тръгна и т.н. Не ми се говори повече.
Sydney: "He left and so on. I don't want to talk any more."
Petar: [NORMAL] Той си тръгна и т.н. Не ми се говори повече.
Sydney: Okay, what's the next expression?
Petar: ДДЗ (Da Da Za)
Sydney: It is an abbreviation for
Petar: de da znam,
Sydney: meaning "How can I know?"
Petar: [SLOW] ДДЗ [NORMAL] ДДЗ
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Petar: ДДЗ
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you mean you do not care or are not interested, but it is more often used in writing.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Petar: [NORMAL] - Какво е това? - Ми, ДДЗ. [SLOW] - Какво е това? - Ми, ДДЗ.
Sydney: "- What is this? - Well, how can I know?"
Petar: [NORMAL] - Какво е това? - Ми, ДДЗ.
Sydney: Okay, what's our next expression?
Petar: ДНК (De En Ka)
Sydney: literally meaning "DNA." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "unpleasant smell or a hair in one's dish."
Petar: [SLOW] ДНК [NORMAL] ДНК
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Petar: ДНК
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you find something which might be a fly, an ant, or a hair in your dish, or when the smell is disturbing, as if contaminated by body liquids.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Petar: [NORMAL] Повече в това заведение няма да стъпя. В супата ми има ДНК. [SLOW] Повече в това заведение няма да стъпя. В супата ми има ДНК.
Sydney: "I will never come again to this diner. There is something in my soup."
Petar: [NORMAL] Повече в това заведение няма да стъпя. В супата ми има ДНК.
Sydney: Okay, what's the last expression?
Petar: НДП (Na Da Pa)
Sydney: It is an abbreviation for
Petar: nay-dobar priyatel,
Sydney: meaning "best friend." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "besty."
Petar: [SLOW] НДП [NORMAL] НДП
Sydney: Listeners, please repeat.
Petar: НДП
[pause - 5 sec.]
Sydney: Use this slang expression when you claim close friendship to someone.
Sydney: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Petar: [NORMAL] На тебе кой ти е НДП? [SLOW] На тебе кой ти е НДП?
Sydney: "Who is your besty?"
Petar: [NORMAL] На тебе кой ти е НДП?
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 text your roommate that you are not interested in helping him find his keys.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Petar: ДДЗ
Sydney: "How can I know?"
Sydney: You want to gloss over all the boring details.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Petar: и т.н.
Sydney: "and so on"
Sydney: What you call your very closest friend.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Petar: НДП
Sydney: "besty"
Sydney: You think you smell body fluids on your pizza.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Petar: ДНК
Sydney: "unpleasant smell or a hair in one's dish"

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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