Learn slang expressions related to smugness
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Slang Related to Smugness |
| 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 22. In this lesson, you'll learn slang related to smugness. |
| John: These expressions are useful when someone is being a bit too smug. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Aino: hypettää |
| Aino: leijua |
| Aino: hiffata |
| Aino: funtsia |
| John: Aino, what's our first expression? |
| Aino: hypettää |
| John: It is a loan word from the English verb "to hype." And when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to hype, to boost." |
| Aino: [SLOW] hypettää [NORMAL] hypettää |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: hypettää |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say something is being hyped, boosted, and spoken about in a very positive, energetic way. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mun sisko on hypettäny sen synttäreitä jo yli viikon! [SLOW] Mun sisko on hypettäny sen synttäreitä jo yli viikon! |
| John: "My sister has hyped about her birthday for over a week now!" |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mun sisko on hypettäny sen synttäreitä jo yli viikon! |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Aino: leijua |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to float, to be smug and self-complacent, to think too highly of oneself." |
| Aino: [SLOW] leijua [NORMAL] leijua |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: leijua |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when someone is somewhat smug and thinking highly of themselves. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Lopeta jo toi leijuminen. [SLOW] Lopeta jo toi leijuminen. |
| John: "Will you cut that floating out?" |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Lopeta jo toi leijuminen. |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Aino: hiffata |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to understand or realize something." |
| Aino: [SLOW] hiffata [NORMAL] hiffata |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: hiffata |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say you understand or realize something. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mä en oikein hiffaa tätä. [SLOW] Mä en oikein hiffaa tätä. |
| John: "I don't really understand this." |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mä en oikein hiffaa tätä. |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Aino: funtsia |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to think, to ponder." |
| Aino: [SLOW] funtsia [NORMAL] funtsia |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: funtsia |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say you think or ponder about something. The origin is the Swedish verb |
| Aino: fundera, |
| John: meaning,"to think." |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mun täytyy nyt funtsia vähän. [SLOW] Mun täytyy nyt funtsia vähän. |
| John: "I need to think a little now." |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mun täytyy nyt funtsia vähän. |
| 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: Your classmate did average on the test, but he thinks he knows math the most. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: leijua |
| John: "to float, to be smug and self-complacent, to think too highly of oneself" |
| John: You don’t understand why this commercial is on the TV all the time. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: hypettää |
| John: "to hype, to boost" |
| John: You stop for a moment to see which way would be shorter to the station. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: funtsia |
| John: "to think, to ponder" |
| John: Your friend tells you that he figured out the meaning of the poem he read. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: hiffata |
| John: "to understand or realize something" |
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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