Learn how to post comments about being exhausted
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Must-Know Finnish Social Media Phrases Season 1, Lesson 8 - Feeling Exhausted. |
| 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 being exhausted. Anne feels exhausted after a long day at work, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Nico: Vitsi mikä päivä! Aivot ei toimi enää ollenkaan. Kauhea nälkä. |
| Becky: Meaning - "Oh man what a day! My brain doesn't function at all anymore. So hungry." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Anne: Vitsi mikä päivä! Aivot ei toimi enää ollenkaan. Kauhea nälkä. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Venla: Pistä Juha kokkaamaan ja antamaan sinulle niska-hartiahieronta! |
| Ellen: Palautumisia! Yritä ottaa rauhallisemmin. |
| Elias: Älä valita vaan tee ruokaa. |
| Juha: Huomenna otat kevyemmin. |
| Becky: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Anne: Vitsi mikä päivä! Aivot ei toimi enää ollenkaan. Kauhea nälkä. |
| Becky: "Oh man what a day! My brain doesn't function at all anymore. So hungry." |
| (clicking sound) |
| Venla: Pistä Juha kokkaamaan ja antamaan sinulle niska-hartiahieronta! |
| Becky: "Make Juha cook and give you a neck-shoulder massage!" |
| Ellen: Palautumisia! Yritä ottaa rauhallisemmin. |
| Becky: "Try to recover! Try to take it easier." |
| Elias: Älä valita vaan tee ruokaa. |
| Becky: "Don't complain but make some food." |
| Juha: Huomenna otat kevyemmin. |
| Becky: "Tomorrow you are going to take it more lightly." |
| POST |
| Becky: Listen again to Anne 's post. |
| Nico: Vitsi mikä päivä! Aivot ei toimi enää ollenkaan. Kauhea nälkä. |
| Becky: "Oh man what a day! My brain doesn't function at all anymore. So hungry." |
| Nico: (SLOW) Vitsi mikä päivä! Aivot ei toimi enää ollenkaan. Kauhea nälkä. (Regular) Vitsi mikä päivä! Aivot ei toimi enää ollenkaan. Kauhea nälkä. |
| Becky: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "Oh man what a day! My brain doesn't function at all anymore." |
| Nico: Vitsi mikä päivä! Aivot ei toimi enää ollenkaan. |
| Becky: The first two words of the first sentence, together with a noun, are a common way to sigh and exclaim about something. Literally the first word means "joke," but in this context it’s emphasizing how awful or good something has been. Also, it’s relatively common in Finland to say one's brain is not working anymore when one is very tired. Listen again - "Oh man what a day! My brain doesn't function at all anymore" is... |
| Nico: (SLOW) Vitsi mikä päivä! Aivot ei toimi enää ollenkaan. (REGULAR) Vitsi mikä päivä! Aivot ei toimi enää ollenkaan. |
| Becky: Then comes the phrase - "So hungry." |
| Nico: Kauhea nälkä. |
| Becky: The first word means "terrible," and the second word means "hunger" or "famine." This is an often heard phrase to say someone is very hungry. You can also replace the second word with another noun, for example "fatigue," to express how terribly tired you are. Listen again - "So hungry" is... |
| Nico: (SLOW) Kauhea nälkä. (REGULAR) Kauhea nälkä. |
| Becky: Altogether, "Oh man what a day! My brain doesn't function at all anymore. So hungry." |
| Nico: Vitsi mikä päivä! Aivot ei toimi enää ollenkaan. Kauhea nälkä. |
| COMMENTS |
| Becky: In response, Anne 's friends leave some comments. |
| Becky: Her high school friend, Venla, uses an expression meaning - "Make Juha cook and give you a neck-shoulder massage!" |
| Nico: (SLOW) Pistä Juha kokkaamaan ja antamaan sinulle niska-hartiahieronta! (REGULAR) Pistä Juha kokkaamaan ja antamaan sinulle niska-hartiahieronta! |
| [Pause] |
| Nico: Pistä Juha kokkaamaan ja antamaan sinulle niska-hartiahieronta! |
| Becky: Use this expression to be funny. |
| Becky: Her neighbor, Ellen, uses an expression meaning - "Try to recover! Try to take it easier." |
| Nico: (SLOW) Palautumisia! Yritä ottaa rauhallisemmin. (REGULAR) Palautumisia! Yritä ottaa rauhallisemmin. |
| [Pause] |
| Nico: Palautumisia! Yritä ottaa rauhallisemmin. |
| Becky: Use this expression to show you're feeling warmhearted. |
| Becky: Her nephew, Elias, uses an expression meaning - "Don't complain but make some food." |
| Nico: (SLOW) Älä valita vaan tee ruokaa. (REGULAR) Älä valita vaan tee ruokaa. |
| [Pause] |
| Nico: Älä valita vaan tee ruokaa. |
| Becky: Use this expression to show you're feeling cynical. |
| Becky: Her boyfriend, Juha, uses an expression meaning - "Tomorrow you are going to take it more lightly." |
| Nico: (SLOW) Huomenna otat kevyemmin. (REGULAR) Huomenna otat kevyemmin. |
| [Pause] |
| Nico: Huomenna otat kevyemmin. |
| 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 exhausted, 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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