Urban slang and more mispronounced words - AIRC103

If you are a new listener to this award-winning podcast, welcome! With over 40 years of teaching between us, we'll help you improve your English and take it to the next level. In this episode: we're going to help you expand your Urban slang vocabulary and practise more mispronounced words Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More mispronounced words inglespodcast.com/94 ( http://www.inglespodcast.com/2016/03/28/commonly-mispronounced-words-airc94/ ) dubbed - doblado nurse - enfermera surgeon - cirujano judge - juez, juzgar patient - paciente lively - animado/a, alegre sociable - sociable beard - barba moustache - bigote chemist - farmacia, farmacéutico/a / chemistry - química butcher - carnicero/a weird - raro/a, extraño/a (That's weird! - ¡Qué raro!) 'He's a wierdo' mechanic - mecánico cough - tos, toser headache - dolor de cabeza drought - sequía (flood - inundación ) hitch hiking - autostop, a dedo Italki ad read: Effective, Quality (fastest way to become fluent, great teachers, 1­on­1) Native, International (native speakers) Convenient (learning at home, technology) Affordable (cut out the middlemen, great pricing) Personal, Customized (personalized learning) Human Connection (not apps / software) Italki gives 100 italki credits (ITC) to each paying student that registers. inglespodcast.com/italki/ - click on 'start speaking – find a teacher' We want to say thank you to italki for sponsoring Aprender Inglés con Reza y Craig Urban slang chillax - calm down and relax (chill + relax) Selfie - a picture one takes of herself or himself, usually with a camera phone, and often with the purpose of uploading it to social media sites to freak out - to be in a heightened emotional state, such as that of fear, anger, or excitement A crapella — singing (badly) while listening to music through headphones Amazeballs — something that is amazing or unbelievable Askhole — an individual who asks ridiculous, obnoxious or irrelevant questions (this is often chronic behavior) Awesome sauce — something that is more awesome than awesome (awesome topped with awesome sauce) Beer me — please, get me a beer (can also be used figuratively to ask for anything to be passed or retrieved for the speaker) Cougar — an older woman who prefers the romantic company of much-younger men (sugar daddy) Ego surfing — using a search engine to look for references about yourself F-bomb — using the word f*** in an inappropriate setting Fanboy/fangirl — refers to a devotee of a particular product/company/person (i.e., Apple fanboi, Foodie — someone who enjoys food for pleasure; gastronome Frankenfood — genetically modified or otherwise processed food that isn't found in nature Fro-yo — frozen yogurt Man cave — a room or other space set aside for a man where he can decorate and behave (with or without his friends) as he sees fit Ninja sex — silent sexual intercourse in order to avoid awaking a sleeping roommate Snail mail — the use of the regular postal service rather than email Sniff test — an olfactory exam of a previously worn (dirty) item of clothing to determine whether it's acceptable to wear again Sweet — an intensive that expresses satisfaction or indicates awesomeness (usually with a prolonged vowel sound) YOLO — (you only live once) an initialism used to express a carpe diem (seize the day) sentiment in relation to a silly, stupid or irresponsible act (e.g., I'm wearing two different colored socks because YOLO) ...and now it's your turn to practise your English. Do you have a question for us or an idea for a future episode? Send us a voice message and tell us what you think. www.speakpipe.com/inglespodcast Send us an email with a comment or question to [email protected] or [email protected]. On next week's episode: Things to do in London – Top places to visit, where to stay, how to get about the city, where to eat etc The music in this podcast is by Pitx. The track is called 'See You Later' Más podcasts para mejorar tu ingles en: http://www.inglespodcast.com/  More podcasts to improve your English at: http://www.inglespodcast.com/ 

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