Learn idiomatic expressions related to the eyes
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Idiomatic ABB Expressions Related to the Eyes |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to CantoneseClass101.com. I'm John. |
| Siuling: And I'm Siuling! |
| John: This is Must-Know Cantonese Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 19. In this lesson, you'll learn idiomatic ABB expressions related to the eyes. |
| John: These expressions are often used when talking about things we do with our eyes. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you'll be learning in this lesson are: |
| Siuling: 眼濕濕 (ngaan5 sap1 sap1) |
| Siuling: 眼甘甘 (ngaan5 gam1 gam1) |
| Siuling: 眼眨眨 (ngaan5 zaam2 zaam2) |
| Siuling: 眼癱癱 (ngaan5 taan1 taan1) |
| John: Siuling, what's our first expression? |
| Siuling: 眼濕濕 (ngaan5 sap1 sap1) |
| John: literally meaning "eyes wet wet." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "tearful, eyes full of tears." |
| Siuling: [SLOW] 眼濕濕 [NORMAL] 眼濕濕 |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Siuling: 眼濕濕 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when eyes are tearing up. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Siuling: [NORMAL] 見到佢眼濕濕，我都心痛。 [SLOW] 見到佢眼濕濕，我都心痛。 |
| John: "My heart aches seeing her all tearful." |
| Siuling: [NORMAL] 見到佢眼濕濕，我都心痛。 |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Siuling: 眼甘甘 (ngaan5 gam1 gam1) |
| John: which literally means "eyes sweet sweet." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "gawk, stare at; seeing greedily." |
| Siuling: [SLOW] 眼甘甘 [NORMAL] 眼甘甘 |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Siuling: 眼甘甘 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when someone is looking at something in a greedy or obscene manner. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Siuling: [NORMAL] 你眼甘甘咁望住佢，嚇親佢呀。 [SLOW] 你眼甘甘咁望住佢，嚇親佢呀。 |
| John: "She'll spook if you keep staring at her like that." |
| Siuling: [NORMAL] 你眼甘甘咁望住佢，嚇親佢呀。 |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Siuling: 眼眨眨 (ngaan5 zaam2 zaam2) |
| John: literally meaning "eyes blink blink." As a slang expression, it means "blinking eyes." |
| Siuling: [SLOW] 眼眨眨 [NORMAL] 眼眨眨 |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Siuling: 眼眨眨 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when describing how the eyes blink abnormally quick. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Siuling: [NORMAL] 你以為眼眨眨扮可愛就冇事呀？ [SLOW] 你以為眼眨眨扮可愛就冇事呀？ |
| John: "You think you can get away with it by batting your eyes and acting all cute?" |
| Siuling: [NORMAL] 你以為眼眨眨扮可愛就冇事呀？ |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Siuling: 眼癱癱 (ngaan5 taan1 taan1) |
| John: which literally means "eyes paralyzed paralyzed." When it's used as a slang expression, it means "in despair." |
| Siuling: [SLOW] 眼癱癱 [NORMAL] 眼癱癱 |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Siuling: 眼癱癱 |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when someone failed so badly that he could only helplessly look at the situation unfold in despair. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Siuling: [NORMAL] 佢喺賭場輸到眼癱癱。 [SLOW] 佢喺賭場輸到眼癱癱。 |
| John: "He lost so much at the casino, he's in despair." |
| Siuling: [NORMAL] 佢喺賭場輸到眼癱癱。 |
| QUIZ |
| John: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I’ll describe four situations, and you’ll choose the right expression in your reply. Are you ready? |
| John: You’re looking at something that you desire. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Siuling: 眼甘甘 |
| John: "gawk, stare at; seeing greedily" |
| John: Someone is about to cry. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Siuling: 眼濕濕 |
| John: "tearful, eyes full of tears" |
| John: Someone is in despair. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Siuling: 眼癱癱 |
| John: "in despair" |
| John: A girl is blinking faster than normal to act cute. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Siuling: 眼眨眨 |
| John: "blinking eyes" |
Outro |
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| John: There you have it; you’ve mastered four Cantonese slang expressions! We have more vocab lists available at CantoneseClass101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks, everyone, and see you next time! |
| Siuling: 拜拜. |
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