Learn slang expressions to level up your Finnish
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Don't Miss Out on this Slang! |
| 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 25. In this lesson, you'll learn slang you won't want to miss! |
| John: You'll need these expressions when you shouldn't leave your friends hanging, but go along instead and relax! |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Aino: feidata |
| Aino: tulla messiin |
| Aino: missata |
| Aino: relata |
| John: Aino, what's our first expression? |
| Aino: feidata |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to break a promise, to leave a location, to neglect to do something." |
| Aino: [SLOW] feidata [NORMAL] feidata |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: feidata |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to express somebody suddenly disappeared or left from somewhere, didn't arrive, or didn't do something that was agreed on. The origin of the word is the English verb "to fade." |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mihin sä feidasit? [SLOW] Mihin sä feidasit? |
| John: "Where did you disappear?" |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mihin sä feidasit? |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Aino: tulla messiin |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to come with." |
| Aino: [SLOW] tulla messiin [NORMAL] tulla messiin |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: tulla messiin |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to express something or someone can come along with you. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Ollaan just menossa biitsille, tuu messiin! [SLOW] Ollaan just menossa biitsille, tuu messiin! |
| John: "We're just going to the beach, come along!" |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Ollaan just menossa biitsille, tuu messiin! |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Aino: missata |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to miss out on something." |
| Aino: [SLOW] missata [NORMAL] missata |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: missata |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to express someone missed out on something or lost an opportunity. The origin is the English word "to miss." |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Harmittaa kun missasin eilisen matsin. [SLOW] Harmittaa kun missasin eilisen matsin. |
| John: "I'm so bummed I missed the match yesterday." |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Harmittaa kun missasin eilisen matsin. |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Aino: relata |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to take it easy, to relax." |
| Aino: [SLOW] relata [NORMAL] relata |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: relata |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to express in an urban way that someone is really relaxing and taking it easy. The origin of the word is, of course, the English verb "to relax." |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Nyt relataan ja mennään saunaan. [SLOW] Nyt relataan ja mennään saunaan. |
| John: "Now we're going to relax and go to the sauna." |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Nyt relataan ja mennään saunaan. |
| 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’re telling your friend to join your group to see the match. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: tulla messiin |
| John: "to come with" |
| John: Amy didn’t show up, despite saying she would. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: feidata |
| John: "to break a promise, to leave a location, to neglect to do something" |
| John: You’re planning to have a quiet time in the forest. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: relata |
| John: "to take it easy, to relax" |
| John: You saw the text message about the one-day sale coupon after it expired. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: missata |
| John: "to miss out on 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. Thank you everyone, and see you in another series! |
| Aino: Hei hei! |
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