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Welcome back to the Slow Listening Podcast, powered by Your English Toolbox.
This is Episode 2 of our slang series — where we break down the fast, modern expressions native speakers use every single day in videos, chats, podcasts, and real conversations.
Today, Martin and Julia slow down 8 extremely frequent slang expressions:
based, sus, bruh, ate, vibe, salty, flex, down bad.
You’ll hear clear explanations, real-life examples, and a story that combines all expressions naturally — making them easy to recognize and impossible to forget.
🎧 By the end of the episode, you’ll be able to:
• Understand these expressions instantly
• Use them naturally and confidently
• Recognize them in online culture, music, series, and everyday conversations
• Speak with more modern, more native-like English
Whether you’re learning English for travel, work, social media, or simply for fun — this episode gives you the tools to stay connected to real English as it is spoken today.
📌 Listen slowly. Learn deeply. Speak confidently.
0:00 – Intro + Why slang matters
1:10 – What today’s episode covers
2:00 – Expression 1: Based
3:00 – Expression 2: Sus
4:00 – Expression 3: Bruh
5:10 – Expression 4: Ate
6:05 – Expression 5: Vibe
7:00 – Expression 6: Salty
8:00 – Expression 7: Flex
9:00 – Expression 8: Down Bad
10:10 – Full story using all 8 expressions (memory anchor)
12:40 – Quick recap
13:40 – Your practice challenge
14:20 – Call to action + Outro
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