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INTRODUCTION
John: How to Talk About Money
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 12. In this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about money.
John: Here are some words you can use when you want some variation with your vocabulary related to money.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Aino: fyffe
Aino: fyrkka
Aino: massi
Aino: hilut
John: Aino, what's our first expression?
Aino: fyffe
John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "money."
Aino: [SLOW] fyffe [NORMAL] fyffe
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Aino: fyffe
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you want to use an urban word to describe money. It is a loan word from Swedish.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Aino: [NORMAL] Mulla ei oo enää yhtään fyffee. [SLOW] Mulla ei oo enää yhtään fyffee.
John: "I have no more money left."
Aino: [NORMAL] Mulla ei oo enää yhtään fyffee.
John: Okay, what's the next expression?
Aino: fyrkka
John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "money."
Aino: [SLOW] fyrkka [NORMAL] fyrkka
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Aino: fyrkka
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you want to use another urban word to describe money. It is a loan word from Swedish.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Aino: [NORMAL] Kuinka paljon fyrkkaa sä tienaat? [SLOW] Kuinka paljon fyrkkaa sä tienaat?
John: "How much money do you make?"
Aino: [NORMAL] Kuinka paljon fyrkkaa sä tienaat?
John: Okay, what's our next expression?
Aino: massi
John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, this also means "money."
Aino: [SLOW] massi [NORMAL] massi
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Aino: massi
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you want to use an urban word to describe money.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Aino: [NORMAL] Onks sul massii? [SLOW] Onks sul massii?
John: "Do you have money?"
Aino: [NORMAL] Onks sul massii?
John: Okay, what's the last expression?
Aino: hilut
John: literally meaning "particles, grains, crumbs, shrapnels." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "coins."
Aino: [SLOW] hilut [NORMAL] hilut
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Aino: hilut
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you want to use an alternative, but somewhat amusing, word to describe coins.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Aino: [NORMAL] Ei mulla oo kuin hiluja. [SLOW] Ei mulla oo kuin hiluja.
John: "I don't have anything but coins."
Aino: [NORMAL] Ei mulla oo kuin hiluja.
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 refer to money in a urban way.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Aino: fyrkka
John: "money"
John: You’re asking for money and you use a Swedish loan word.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Aino: fyffe
John: "money"
John: You refer to coins with an alternative, amusing word.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Aino: hilut
John: "coins"
John: You hear teenagers talk about money in a casual way, they will say:
[pause - 5 sec.]
Aino: massi
John: "money"

Outro
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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