Learn slang expressions to talk about food
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Talking About Food |
| 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 11. In this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about food. |
| John: These expressions will be handy when you're feeling hungry. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Aino: safka |
| Aino: safkata |
| Aino: voikkis |
| Aino: brekkari |
| John: Aino, what's our first expression? |
| Aino: safka |
| John: literally meaning "chow, grub." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "food." |
| Aino: [SLOW] safka [NORMAL] safka |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: safka |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to use a more youthful word to describe food. This word is used a lot in southern Finland, so be careful, people might think you are a bit pretentious if you use this in the north. It is a loanword from Russian. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mutsi, millon on safka? [SLOW] Mutsi, millon on safka? |
| John: "Mom, when's the time for grub?" |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mutsi, millon on safka? |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Aino: safkata |
| John: literally meaning "to eat." And when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to eat." |
| Aino: [SLOW] safkata [NORMAL] safkata |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: safkata |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to use a more youthful word to describe eating. This word is used a lot in southern Finland, so be careful, people might think you are a bit pretentious if you use this in the north. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Ootsä safkannu jo? [SLOW] Ootsä safkannu jo? |
| John: "Have you eaten already?" |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Ootsä safkannu jo? |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Aino: voikkis |
| John: literally meaning "sammie." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "sandwich." |
| Aino: [SLOW] voikkis [NORMAL] voikkis |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: voikkis |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to use a shorter word than |
| Aino: voileipä |
| John: to describe a "sandwich." |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mulla on nälkä. Tee mulle voikkis? [SLOW] Mulla on nälkä. Tee mulle voikkis? |
| John: "I'm hungry. Make me a sammie, will you?" |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mulla on nälkä. Tee mulle voikkis? |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Aino: brekkari |
| John: literally meaning "brekkie." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "breakfast." |
| Aino: [SLOW] brekkari [NORMAL] brekkari |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: brekkari |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when when you want to use a more urban word to describe "breakfast." This is a loanword from English. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Nähdäänks brekkarilla? [SLOW] Nähdäänks brekkarilla? |
| John: "Shall I see you at breakfast?" |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Nähdäänks brekkarilla? |
| 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 want to talk about eating in a more youthful, trendy way, you say: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: safkata |
| John: "to eat" |
| John: When you want to mention food with a Russian loanword, you say: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: safka |
| John: "food" |
| John: You refer to breakfast in a more urban way. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: brekkari |
| John: "breakfast" |
| John: You want to say sandwich in a shorter way, casually. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: voikkis |
| John: "sandwich" |
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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