Learn about sports that are popular in Finland
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Intro |
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| Becky: Hi everyone, I’m Becky. |
| Päivi: And I’m Päivi! |
| Becky: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Finnish Vocabulary, Lesson 16! In this lesson you'll learn five essential words related to recreation and leisure. These are five sports that are common in Finland. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at FinnishPod101.com |
| BODY |
| Becky: Päivi, what’s our first word? |
| Päivi: jääkiekko |
| Becky: ice hockey |
| Päivi: (slow) jääkiekko (regular) jääkiekko |
| Becky: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Päivi: jääkiekko |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Becky: Ice hockey world championships and the ice hockey games in the Olympics always gather great numbers of Finns in front of the TV. Antero Mertaranta is a sportscaster who is almost a national hero for calling the world championships in which Finland took the championship. |
| Becky: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Päivi: (normal) Suomi voitti ensimmäisen jääkiekon maailmanmestaruutensa vuonna 1995. |
| Becky: Finland won its first World Championship title in ice hockey in 1995. |
| Päivi: (slow) Suomi voitti ensimmäisen jääkiekon maailmanmestaruutensa vuonna 1995. |
| Becky: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Päivi: salibandy |
| Becky: floorball |
| Päivi: (slow) salibandy (regular) salibandy |
| Becky: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Päivi: salibandy |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Becky: Floorball is played indoors with a stick and a light plastic ball. It is a very popular amateur sport because you do not need expensive equipment and there is little contact among players, even though the pace of the games is quite fast. |
| Becky: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Päivi: (normal) Salibandyllä on enemmän harrastajia mutta vähemmän katsojia kuin jääkiekolla. |
| Becky: Floorball has more players but fewer spectators than ice hockey. |
| Päivi: (slow) Salibandyllä on enemmän harrastajia mutta vähemmän katsojia kuin jääkiekolla. |
| Becky: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Päivi: aerobic |
| Becky: aerobics |
| Päivi: (slow) aerobic (regular) aerobic |
| Becky: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Päivi: aerobic |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Becky: Aerobics has been popular for a long time and is still going strong with new styles of classes popping up every now and then. It is still very much a women's sport. |
| Becky: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Päivi: (normal) Aerobic-tunteja on monenlaisia. |
| Becky: There are many kinds of aerobics classes. |
| Päivi: (slow) Aerobic-tunteja on monenlaisia. |
| Becky: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Päivi: juoksu |
| Becky: running |
| Päivi: (slow) juoksu (regular) juoksu |
| Becky: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Päivi: juoksu |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Becky: Running has gained popularity in the past few years. It is easy and inexpensive, and you can start doing it as soon as you get out of the door, so there is no need to first drive the car for half an hour to get somewhere. |
| Becky: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Päivi: (normal) Juoksu on halpa harrastus. |
| Becky: Running is a cheap hobby. |
| Päivi: (slow) Juoksu on halpa harrastus. |
| Becky: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Päivi: hiihto |
| Becky: cross-country skiing |
| Päivi: (slow) hiihto (regular) hiihto |
| Becky: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Päivi: hiihto |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Becky: Cross-country skiing is another easy sport for many kinds of people. All towns maintain skiing tracks in the winter, and most of them are easily accessible to a lot of people. |
| Becky: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Päivi: (normal) Sami Jauhojärvi ja Iivo Niskanen voittivat kultaa hiihdossa Sotshin olympialaisissa. |
| Becky: Sami Jauhojärvi and Iivo Niskanen took gold in cross-country skiing at the Sochi Olympics. |
| Päivi: (slow) Sami Jauhojärvi ja Iivo Niskanen voittivat kultaa hiihdossa Sotshin olympialaisissa. |
| QUIZ |
| Becky: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Päivi will give you the Finnish – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Päivi: jääkiekko |
| [pause]Becky: ice hockey |
| Päivi: salibandy |
| [pause]Becky: floorball |
| Päivi: aerobic |
| [pause]Becky: aerobics |
| Päivi: juoksu |
| [pause]Becky: running |
| Päivi: hiihto |
| [pause]Becky: cross-country skiing |
Outro |
| Becky: There you have it – five sports that are common in Finland! We have more vocab lists available at FinnishPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Päivi: Hei hei! |
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