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Lesson Transcript

INTRODUCTION
Becky: Must-Know Finnish Social Media Phrases Season 1, Lesson 1 - Out at Dinner.
Becky: Hi, everyone, I'm Becky.
Nico: And I'm Nico.
Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Finnish about having dinner with friends. Juha eats at a restaurant with his friends, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment:
Nico: Lämmin suositus! Tästä ravintolasta saa mahtavaa sushia.
Becky: Meaning - "A warm recommendation! You can get awesome sushi from this restaurant." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow.
DIALOGUE
(clicking sound)
Juha: Lämmin suositus! Tästä ravintolasta saa mahtavaa sushia.
(clicking sound)
Virpi: Nam! Näyttää herkulliselta.
Ellen: En ole koskaan maistanut sushia, mutta se näyttää mielenkiintoiselta. Mukavaa iltaa!
Leo: Ehkä Juha viet tytöt joskus tuonne syömään?
Anne: Mennään kaikki yhdessä joku ilta!
Becky: Listen again with the English translation.
(clicking sound)
Juha: Lämmin suositus! Tästä ravintolasta saa mahtavaa sushia.
Becky: "A warm recommendation! You can get awesome sushi from this restaurant."
(clicking sound)
Virpi: Nam! Näyttää herkulliselta.
Becky: "Yum! Looks delicious."
Ellen: En ole koskaan maistanut sushia, mutta se näyttää mielenkiintoiselta. Mukavaa iltaa!
Becky: "I have never tasted sushi, but it looks interesting. Have a nice evening!"
Leo: Ehkä Juha viet tytöt joskus tuonne syömään?
Becky: "Perhaps, Juha, you will take the girls to eat there sometime?"
Anne: Mennään kaikki yhdessä joku ilta!
Becky: "Let's all go together some evening!"
POST
Becky: Listen again to Juha 's post.
Nico: Lämmin suositus! Tästä ravintolasta saa mahtavaa sushia.
Becky: "A warm recommendation! You can get awesome sushi from this restaurant."
Nico: (SLOW) Lämmin suositus! Tästä ravintolasta saa mahtavaa sushia. (Regular) Lämmin suositus! Tästä ravintolasta saa mahtavaa sushia.
Becky: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "A warm recommendation!"
Nico: Lämmin suositus!
Becky: The first word means "warm," and the second word means "recommendation." You can use this expression whenever you want to recommend something or someone in a warm-hearted, empathetic way. Listen again - "A warm recommendation!" is...
Nico: (SLOW) Lämmin suositus! (REGULAR) Lämmin suositus!
Becky: Then comes the phrase - "You can get awesome sushi from this restaurant.."
Nico: Tästä ravintolasta saa mahtavaa sushia.
Becky: You can use the expression meaning "You can get awesome...from this..." to say you can find or buy something great from a shop or a restaurant. Sushi is quite trendy and popular in Finland, but as it isn’t a Finnish dish, not everyone has tried it yet. Also, usually only the bigger cities in Finland have sushi restaurants. Listen again - "You can get awesome sushi from this restaurant" is...
Nico: (SLOW) Tästä ravintolasta saa mahtavaa sushia. (REGULAR) Tästä ravintolasta saa mahtavaa sushia.
Becky: Altogether, "A warm recommendation! You can get awesome sushi from this restaurant."
Nico: Lämmin suositus! Tästä ravintolasta saa mahtavaa sushia.
COMMENTS
Becky: In response, Juha 's friends leave some comments.
Becky: His friend, Virpi, uses an expression meaning - "Yum! Looks delicious."
Nico: (SLOW) Nam! Näyttää herkulliselta. (REGULAR) Nam! Näyttää herkulliselta.
[Pause]
Nico: Nam! Näyttää herkulliselta.
Becky: Use this expression to show you're feeling optimistic.
Becky: His neighbor, Ellen, uses an expression meaning - "I have never tasted sushi, but it looks interesting. Have a nice evening!"
Nico: (SLOW) En ole koskaan maistanut sushia, mutta se näyttää mielenkiintoiselta. Mukavaa iltaa! (REGULAR) En ole koskaan maistanut sushia, mutta se näyttää mielenkiintoiselta. Mukavaa iltaa!
[Pause]
Nico: En ole koskaan maistanut sushia, mutta se näyttää mielenkiintoiselta. Mukavaa iltaa!
Becky: Use this expression to show you're feeling warmhearted.
Becky: His college friend, Leo, uses an expression meaning - "Perhaps, Juha, you will take the girls to eat there sometime?"
Nico: (SLOW) Ehkä Juha viet tytöt joskus tuonne syömään? (REGULAR) Ehkä Juha viet tytöt joskus tuonne syömään?
[Pause]
Nico: Ehkä Juha viet tytöt joskus tuonne syömään?
Becky: Use this expression to show you're feeling frivolous.
Becky: His girlfriend, Anne, uses an expression meaning - "Let's all go together some evening!"
Nico: (SLOW) Mennään kaikki yhdessä joku ilta! (REGULAR) Mennään kaikki yhdessä joku ilta!
[Pause]
Nico: Mennään kaikki yhdessä joku ilta!
Becky: Use this expression to show you're feeling sensitive.

Outro
Becky: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about having dinner with friends, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time!
Nico: Hei hei!

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