Throwback Thursday #10 - Internet or SNS Idioms
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JapanesePod101.com. Good morning, Tokyo. Good evening, New York. Good evening, London. Internet or SNS idioms. Hi everyone, and welcome back to JapanesePod101.com. I'm James. And I'm Risa. This is Must Know Japanese Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 10. In this lesson, you'll learn internet or SNS idioms. Here are some useful terms in your comfortable internet life.

The expressions you'll be learning in this lesson are... Lisa, what's our first expression? Literally meaning, look great with an Instagram filter. When it's used as a slang expression, it means... Listeners, please repeat. Use this slang expression when you want to describe a photo which is great for Instagram. Now let's hear an example sentence.

このカフェすごくインスタ映えしそう。 This cafe looks really instagenic. このカフェすごくインスタ映えしそう。 Okay, what's the next expression? コピペ Literally meaning copy and paste. And when it's used as a slang expression, it means the same. コピペ Listeners, please repeat. コピペ Use this slang expression when you want to refer to copy and paste.

Now let's hear an example sentence. URL をコピペして送るね。 I will copy and paste the URL and send it to you. Okay, what's our next expression? Literally meaning spoiler. And when it's used as a slang expression, it means the same. Listeners, please repeat.

Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a spoiler. Now let's hear an example sentence. I'm going to watch this movie tonight, so no spoilers. Okay, what's the last expression? Literally meaning, they're there. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means, things apt to happen.

あるある。あるある。 Listeners, please repeat. あるある。 Use this slang expression when you want to indicate something that happens typically or commonly in a certain situation, or you want to express that you can relate. It's the same as よくあること, which means thing that happens often. Now let's hear an example sentence. 眠れなくてスマホやり始めて 3 時間とかあるあるだよね。

I start playing with my smartphone when I can't sleep, and three hours pass by. It happens so often. 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?

You can copy the URL and paste it into your browser. The act is called... Copy and paste. Many people visit this place to take pictures and post it on SNS, because the scene is so beautiful that it is... Instagenic. You blog about your daily minor mistakes and many other people sympathize with you, because they are... Things apt to happen. His blog tells you what happens in the new movie, so it contains a...

Netabare. Spoiler. There you have it. You have mastered four Japanese slang expressions. We have more vocab lists available at JapanesePod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks, everyone, and see you next time. Mata ne. Here's a super easy way to learn more Japanese words. And it only takes you seconds a day. It's our free Word of the Day study tool.

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