Learn how to post comments about being disappointed
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Must-Know Finnish Social Media Phrases Season 1, Lesson 10 - Feeling Disappointed. |
| Becky: Hi, everyone, I'm Becky. |
| Nico: I'm Nico. |
| Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Finnish about being disappointed. Anne feels disappointed about today's weather, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Nico: Ihan kamala keli! Piti ajaa kieli keskellä suuta. |
| Becky: Meaning - "Just horrible weather! I had to drive super carefully.” Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Anne: Ihan kamala keli! Piti ajaa kieli keskellä suuta. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Ellen: Onneksi olet ehjänä perillä. |
| Venla: Hui! Onneksi pääsit turvallisesti kotiin! Minä lensin jo aamulla nenälleni. |
| Elias: Täydellinen sää harjoitella jäällä ajamista. |
| Juha: Olkaahan kaikki varovaisia tänään liikenteessä. |
| Becky: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Anne: Ihan kamala keli! Piti ajaa kieli keskellä suuta. |
| Becky: "Just horrible weather! I had to drive super carefully." |
| (clicking sound) |
| Ellen: Onneksi olet ehjänä perillä. |
| Becky: "Luckily you made it home in one piece." |
| Venla: Hui! Onneksi pääsit turvallisesti kotiin! Minä lensin jo aamulla nenälleni. |
| Becky: "Yikes! Fortunately you got home safely! I fell flat on my face already in the morning..." |
| Elias: Täydellinen sää harjoitella jäällä ajamista. |
| Becky: "It's the perfect weather to practice driving on ice." |
| Juha: Olkaahan kaikki varovaisia tänään liikenteessä. |
| Becky: "Please be careful in the traffic today, everyone." |
| POST |
| Becky: Listen again to Anne 's post. |
| Nico: Ihan kamala keli! Piti ajaa kieli keskellä suuta. |
| Becky: "Just horrible weather! I had to drive super carefully." |
| Nico: (SLOW) Ihan kamala keli! Piti ajaa kieli keskellä suuta. (Regular) Ihan kamala keli! Piti ajaa kieli keskellä suuta. |
| Becky: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "Just horrible weather!" |
| Nico: Ihan kamala keli! |
| Becky: The second word means "terrible" or "horrible," and the third word means "weather." The first word is an adverb, for "right" or "quite." Here it underlines just how terrible the weather is. Listen again - "Just horrible weather! " is... |
| Nico: (SLOW) Ihan kamala keli! (REGULAR) Ihan kamala keli! |
| Becky: Then comes the phrase - “I had to drive super carefully," or literally "I had to drive with my tongue in the middle of my mouth." |
| Nico: Piti ajaa kieli keskellä suuta. |
| Becky: As we said, this sentence literally means "I had to drive with my tongue in the middle of my mouth." The expression of “having your tongue in the middle of your mouth” means that you really have to pay attention, concentrate on something, and be very careful. Listen again - "I had to drive with my tongue in the middle of my mouth" is... |
| Nico: (SLOW) Piti ajaa kieli keskellä suuta. (REGULAR) Piti ajaa kieli keskellä suuta. |
| Becky: Altogether, "Just horrible weather! I had to drive super carefully (lit."I had to drive with my tongue in the middle of my mouth")." |
| Nico: Ihan kamala keli! Piti ajaa kieli keskellä suuta. |
| COMMENTS |
| Becky: In response, Anne 's friends leave some comments. |
| Becky: Her neighbor, Ellen, uses an expression meaning - "Luckily you made it home in one piece." |
| Nico: (SLOW) Onneksi olet ehjänä perillä. (REGULAR) Onneksi olet ehjänä perillä. |
| [Pause] |
| Nico: Onneksi olet ehjänä perillä. |
| Becky: Use this expression to show you're feeling warmhearted. |
| Becky: Her high school friend, Venla, uses an expression meaning - "Yikes! Fortunately you got home safely! I fell flat on my face already in the morning..." |
| Nico: (SLOW) Hui! Onneksi pääsit turvallisesti kotiin! Minä lensin jo aamulla nenälleni. (REGULAR) Hui! Onneksi pääsit turvallisesti kotiin! Minä lensin jo aamulla nenälleni. |
| [Pause] |
| Nico: Hui! Onneksi pääsit turvallisesti kotiin! Minä lensin jo aamulla nenälleni. |
| Becky: Use this expression to be funny. |
| Becky: Her nephew, Elias, uses an expression meaning - "It's the perfect weather to practice driving on ice." |
| Nico: (SLOW) Täydellinen sää harjoitella jäällä ajamista. (REGULAR) Täydellinen sää harjoitella jäällä ajamista. |
| [Pause] |
| Nico: Täydellinen sää harjoitella jäällä ajamista. |
| Becky: Use this expression to show you're feeling cynical. |
| Becky: Her boyfriend, Juha, uses an expression meaning - "Please be careful in the traffic today, everyone." |
| Nico: (SLOW) Olkaahan kaikki varovaisia tänään liikenteessä. (REGULAR) Olkaahan kaikki varovaisia tänään liikenteessä. |
| [Pause] |
| Nico: Olkaahan kaikki varovaisia tänään liikenteessä. |
| Becky: Use this expression to show you're feeling determined. |
Outro |
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| Becky: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about being disappointed, 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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