Did you know teenagers use just twenty words for a third of everything they say? Studies showed teens only use 12,682 words, while adults use 21,391 words.
Teens use a lot of words that mean a complete sentence and that's why they save a lot of vocabulary. These words are called slang words. The origiin of this vocabulary comes from urban groups or from different countries. From this point young people have liked it and it has expanded very fast between us. Sometimes they are only that are 'in' and they disappear eventually.
I think it's good teens can express themselves through slang words, but they have to learn more 'normal' vocabulary because it's better for the comunication of us all.
I lend you some of this popular words.
- What's up? = How are you?/What's going on? = Què passa?
- Keep it real = Be serious = Sigues serio
- Shades = Sunglasses = Ulleres de sol
- Cool = Good = Guay
- Swag = Be confident = Ser segur d'un mateix
- Awesome = Great = Genial
- To hang out = Go out (when you have free time) = Sortir
- To chill (out) = Relax = Relaxar-se
- Babe = Baby = Nene/a (afectuosament)
- To have a crush = To feel attracted to someone = Enamorar-se/ Tenir un "flechazo
- Dude = Guy = Tío/tía
- Laters = Goodbye = Adèu
- Shut up = stop talking = Calla
"Words are like persons: are born, grow up, develop and die".
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