Hello and welcome to English like a native.
Today we're going to be covering swear words.
I don't really like swearing but swearing is an integral part of language
so if you're going to learn a language and learn how to speak like a native
then it's important that you understand how to swear and what people mean when
they use swear words.
So we're going to start off gently okay? We're going to start off with a nice
light
swear words. Arse or arsehole, now
arse is technically a vulgar term for bottom or butt or rear end or you're
behind as we sometimes call it; the thing that you sit on. Now you could say that
someone is being an arse:
that means they're being unpleasant or difficult or silly. You're being an arse
stop it.
Or you could say that someone looks like an arse,
meaning they look foolish, they look silly.
You look like an ass, that can be a pleasant or unpleasant phrase but only
in a familiar circumstance.
Never call your boss an arse, it won't go down very well. If you don't believe
somebody you could say "my arse you climbed to the top of that building", "my
arse you took the elevator". Arse is also used in these phrases - kick my arse
meaning to get beaten up "he will kick my arse if I don't tidy up", or you could say
"kiss my arse"
that's a way to insult somebody and also mean "no way, you want me to wash your
shirt
you can kiss my arse". Next word
piss. Now piss is a vulgar term for urine or wee, however we sometimes use it to
mean rain. When it's raining heavily we'll say "oh it's pissing it down" or "it was
pissing it down yesterday"
"it pissed down and i'm pissed wet through".
Sometimes we use it to mean we're angry so I could say "I'm pissed off"
"I'm really pissed off right now".
Sometimes we use it to ask somebody to go away and leave us alone
"hey I'm sick of your backchat, piss off"
but it's really not very nice to say. You could also use this to mean
very drunk
"I got really pissed last night
I've got such a headache now". The next word is
bitch. Now bitch is a technical term for a female dog
and in that respect it's a perfectly normal and pleasant word to use
however it's also used as a swear word usually aimed at women.
You could call someone a bitch" you're being a bitch" and this normally would
mean that they're being nasty or difficult.
Sometimes it is directed at men to mean
they're behaving in a very feminine way they may be crying or and seem a
little weak mannered.
So you might say "stop being a little bitch" but again this is very offensive.
Sometimes we use this word to mean complain,
so you might say "stop bitching about the journey".
Sometimes we refer to someone as a bitch
meaning that they are a servant "she's my bitch"
or "he's my bitch, he does anything I want"
but generally bitch is just a derogatory term,
so be careful when using that one.
The next word is cock, which is technically actually a male chicken or
dick which is technically part of the male anatomy, a penis,
but you might call somebody a cock or a dick in a unpleasant way
so
this is usually aimed at men but I have heard aimed at women as well so it
generally means someone has been unpleasant and and you just don't like
them. Perhaps they're being arrogant or just very difficult and you'll call
them a dick.
"He's being a dick" sometimes you might hear this as dickhead.
"Stop being a dickhead" or "Stop being a cock".
The last word we're going to look at is shit.
There are lots of uses for the word shit. So shit can mean rubbish.
"I've had a shit day", "I was really shit in my exams", "The meal with shit and i paid
so much money for it".
"I'm feeling shit". We could also say shit just to express dismay, shock.
"oh shit really", "No shit"
You can use shit-faced to mean drunk.
"I went out last night and I got shit-faced."
It can also mean stuff, so i might say to you "get your shit together and let's go"
or "Is that your shit on the floor?
Pick it up" or "It's not my shit
I don't care!" Sometimes we use it to emphasise the word load or ton.
It just means generally a lot so "there was a shitload of people at the train
station this morning" or "I have a shit ton of work to do."
So it's just an expressive emphasising word. And finally we you shit sometimes
mean trouble "you are in deep shit"
So there we go, I hope that makes things a little bit clearer for you.
I certainly don't want to encourage anyone to use swear words too often
because I think there are so many other wonderful words in the English
vocabulary that can be used to express your feelings and your meaning
but it's important that you do understand what the swear words are and
how to use them correctly.
Thank you for watching. See you next time.