A bite to eat (get food) 找东西吃
["I'm hungry, what do you say we go to Joe's restaurant and grab a bite to eat."] PLAY Example Video Example at 1:49
A piece of cake (easy) 容易做
["We have our final exam today, are you scared?"]
["I'm not worried, it's a piece of cake."] PLAY Example Video Example
Along those lines (similar) 之类的
[“Hi I want to buy a pink cake with red hearts, or something along those lines.”] PLAY Example
A blank look (someone who doesn't understand) 不知道
["I tried to explain my math problems to him and he just had a blank look on his face."] PLAY Example
A tough call (a difficult decision) 困难的决定
["So do you think that the Raptors or the Bulls are going to win?"]
["I don't know.. that's a tough call."] PLAY Example
At a loss for words (have nothing to say) 无话可说
"When she told me she was pregnant I was at a loss for words."
Example
["I'm hungry, what do you say we go to Joe's restaurant and grab a bite to eat."] PLAY Example Video Example at 1:49
A piece of cake (easy) 容易做
["We have our final exam today, are you scared?"]
["I'm not worried, it's a piece of cake."] PLAY Example Video Example
Along those lines (similar) 之类的
[“Hi I want to buy a pink cake with red hearts, or something along those lines.”] PLAY Example
A blank look (someone who doesn't understand) 不知道
["I tried to explain my math problems to him and he just had a blank look on his face."] PLAY Example
A tough call (a difficult decision) 困难的决定
["So do you think that the Raptors or the Bulls are going to win?"]
["I don't know.. that's a tough call."] PLAY Example
At a loss for words (have nothing to say) 无话可说
"When she told me she was pregnant I was at a loss for words."
Example
No worries/It’s cool/No prob/It’s all good (it’s ok) 别担心，没问题
[“Yo dude, sorry I woke you up last night.”]
[“It’s all good.”] PLAY Example
What’s up/ Wut up/What’s good/What’s happenin/Sup/ (combination of how are you and what are you doing.) 最近怎么样
[“Hey man! What’s up?”]
[“Not much, just watching TV”]
Note: 90% of the time the answer to What’s up? Is “Nothing Much”
Hang out/Chill (spend time together) 我们出去玩吧
[“Hey we should chill sometime.”]
[“Definitely”] PLAY Example
Pfff/Tsshh (show disdain.) 切
[Tsshh. You don’t think I can lift it?] PLAY Example
Chick flick (a movie made for girls, usually a love story) 电影太女孩气了
[“You hear about that new movie with Bruce Willis?”]
[“Yeah I’m not going, I heard it’s supposed to be a chick flick. But my girlfriend might like it.”]
A downer/bummer (something sad) 坏事, 扫兴的事3
[“I can't go out tonight, I'm seriously sick”]
["that's a downer."] PLAY Example
Chillin (relaxing) 休息
["Hey man, what ya doin?"]
["Not much, just chillin."]
Ain’t (isn't) 不是
["Yo, where's Casper? Ain't he supposed to be coming?"]
PLAY Example
Foshizzle (for sure) 当然
["That chick is hot!"]
["Foshizzle!"]
Bounce (leave) 走吧
["This club is dead, let's bounce."] PLAY Example
Blingbling (expensive jewelery) 珠宝
["I just got a job, now I can afford some of dat blingbling."]
Sweet/awesome/nice/wicked 好极了3
[Our class is canceled? Sweet!] PLAY Example
Check it out 看看这
[“Yo, check it out, I got my test back, B+!”] PLAY Example
The bomb/krunk/the shit 真棒
[“That party was the BOMB yo!]
Cram (study hard) 临时抱佛脚
["I got a test tomorrow morning, I'm going to have to do some major cramming tonight."] PLAY Example
Brew (beer) 啤酒
["Come by the bar if you have time and grab a brew with us."]
PLAY Example
Trashed/Hammered/Wasted (Drunk) 喝醉了
["Han-Solo was trashed last night, I hope he didn't try to do any gambling."]
Tight (close friends) 最好朋友
["Do you know chewbacca?"]
["Chewbacca? Foshizzle! me and Chewbacca are tight yo!"]
PLAY Example
[“Yo dude, sorry I woke you up last night.”]
[“It’s all good.”] PLAY Example
What’s up/ Wut up/What’s good/What’s happenin/Sup/ (combination of how are you and what are you doing.) 最近怎么样
[“Hey man! What’s up?”]
[“Not much, just watching TV”]
Note: 90% of the time the answer to What’s up? Is “Nothing Much”
Hang out/Chill (spend time together) 我们出去玩吧
[“Hey we should chill sometime.”]
[“Definitely”] PLAY Example
Pfff/Tsshh (show disdain.) 切
[Tsshh. You don’t think I can lift it?] PLAY Example
Chick flick (a movie made for girls, usually a love story) 电影太女孩气了
[“You hear about that new movie with Bruce Willis?”]
[“Yeah I’m not going, I heard it’s supposed to be a chick flick. But my girlfriend might like it.”]
A downer/bummer (something sad) 坏事, 扫兴的事3
[“I can't go out tonight, I'm seriously sick”]
["that's a downer."] PLAY Example
Chillin (relaxing) 休息
["Hey man, what ya doin?"]
["Not much, just chillin."]
Ain’t (isn't) 不是
["Yo, where's Casper? Ain't he supposed to be coming?"]
PLAY Example
Foshizzle (for sure) 当然
["That chick is hot!"]
["Foshizzle!"]
Bounce (leave) 走吧
["This club is dead, let's bounce."] PLAY Example
Blingbling (expensive jewelery) 珠宝
["I just got a job, now I can afford some of dat blingbling."]
Sweet/awesome/nice/wicked 好极了3
[Our class is canceled? Sweet!] PLAY Example
Check it out 看看这
[“Yo, check it out, I got my test back, B+!”] PLAY Example
The bomb/krunk/the shit 真棒
[“That party was the BOMB yo!]
Cram (study hard) 临时抱佛脚
["I got a test tomorrow morning, I'm going to have to do some major cramming tonight."] PLAY Example
Brew (beer) 啤酒
["Come by the bar if you have time and grab a brew with us."]
PLAY Example
Trashed/Hammered/Wasted (Drunk) 喝醉了
["Han-Solo was trashed last night, I hope he didn't try to do any gambling."]
Tight (close friends) 最好朋友
["Do you know chewbacca?"]
["Chewbacca? Foshizzle! me and Chewbacca are tight yo!"]
PLAY Example
Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
有爱总比无爱好
Asking price (first price, usually negotiable) 起始价
"The asking price is $450 but we can talk about that after you look at the car."
"The asking price is $450 but we can talk about that after you look at the car."
