Learn slang expressions to talk about money
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: How to Talk About Money |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to FinnishPod101.com. I'm John. |
| Aino: And I'm Aino! |
| John: This is Must-Know Finnish Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 12. In this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about money. |
| John: Here are some words you can use when you want some variation with your vocabulary related to money. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Aino: fyffe |
| Aino: fyrkka |
| Aino: massi |
| Aino: hilut |
| John: Aino, what's our first expression? |
| Aino: fyffe |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "money." |
| Aino: [SLOW] fyffe [NORMAL] fyffe |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: fyffe |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to use an urban word to describe money. It is a loan word from Swedish. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mulla ei oo enää yhtään fyffee. [SLOW] Mulla ei oo enää yhtään fyffee. |
| John: "I have no more money left." |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mulla ei oo enää yhtään fyffee. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Aino: fyrkka |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "money." |
| Aino: [SLOW] fyrkka [NORMAL] fyrkka |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: fyrkka |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to use another urban word to describe money. It is a loan word from Swedish. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Kuinka paljon fyrkkaa sä tienaat? [SLOW] Kuinka paljon fyrkkaa sä tienaat? |
| John: "How much money do you make?" |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Kuinka paljon fyrkkaa sä tienaat? |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Aino: massi |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, this also means "money." |
| Aino: [SLOW] massi [NORMAL] massi |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: massi |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to use an urban word to describe money. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Onks sul massii? [SLOW] Onks sul massii? |
| John: "Do you have money?" |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Onks sul massii? |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Aino: hilut |
| John: literally meaning "particles, grains, crumbs, shrapnels." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "coins." |
| Aino: [SLOW] hilut [NORMAL] hilut |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: hilut |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to use an alternative, but somewhat amusing, word to describe coins. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Ei mulla oo kuin hiluja. [SLOW] Ei mulla oo kuin hiluja. |
| John: "I don't have anything but coins." |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Ei mulla oo kuin hiluja. |
| QUIZ |
| John: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| John: You refer to money in a urban way. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: fyrkka |
| John: "money" |
| John: You’re asking for money and you use a Swedish loan word. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: fyffe |
| John: "money" |
| John: You refer to coins with an alternative, amusing word. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: hilut |
| John: "coins" |
| John: You hear teenagers talk about money in a casual way, they will say: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: massi |
| John: "money" |
Outro |
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| John: There you have it; you have mastered four Finnish Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at FinnishPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Aino: Hei hei! |
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