AMERICAN SLANG & IDIOMS - Lesson 1

We gonna leave soon? /

Yeah, jus' lemme grab a bite to eat first! /

Sure, no rush!

(Hey there! / Hold on a sec pls! -One moment Please, could you hold on a minute pls/ / How yah doin'? How is it goin'? She's comin' now, ok! 'Comin')

(Be up for (something), [Are] You up for__? / take in (something like go play a game... we could take in... / I dunno / Kinda tired

(Give someone – Gimme a hand / But I goofed up (smallermistake - screwed up bigger mistake) / See? – Do you understand? / Whaddya – what are you / Lemme – let me / You just hafta – have to)

(Hey, ya know what? / flip thru channels (change channels) / No way! (don’t believe it, impossible! / He always cracks me up (crack someone up) – to make people laugh at jokes or acts funny / he’sa riot – to be very funny (even things) / And becomes An’ / I can easily freak out when (easily upset, scared or frightened) [Don’t freak out (laugh) or anything huh! /To ask someone out – invite someone on a date – I ask you out to go joggin OR What if I’m gonna ask you out for a jogging? / Get to know (someone) better – know better and become closer / That will be the last thing I need – most undesirable or unnecessary / (It tookme a whole hr to get here … I hear ya – I agree or understand / turn someone down – to say no / like t’ get t’know u! (fast speech) / for becomes fer / yes + uh-huh, mm-hm, yep /