Learn slang expressions to talk about money
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Slang Expressions 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 13. In this lesson, you'll learn more slang expressions about money. |
| John: These expressions are for numerals, but are most often used to describe amounts of money. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Aino: huntti |
| Aino: tonttu |
| Aino: milli |
| Aino: miltsi |
| John: Aino, what's our first expression? |
| Aino: huntti |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "hundred." |
| Aino: [SLOW] huntti [NORMAL] huntti |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: huntti |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to use an urban alternative word to describe "a hundred." |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Se makso kolme hunttia. [SLOW] Se makso kolme hunttia. |
| John: "It costs three hundred." |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Se makso kolme hunttia. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Aino: tonttu |
| John: This word also means "an elf" in Finnish. It is an abbreviation for |
| Aino: tonni, |
| John: meaning "a ton." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "thousand." |
| Aino: [SLOW] tonttu [NORMAL] tonttu |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: tonttu |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to use an urban alternative word to describe "a thousand." |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Kuinka monta tonttua toi makso? [SLOW] Kuinka monta tonttua toi makso? |
| John: "How many thousands did that cost?" |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Kuinka monta tonttua toi makso? |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Aino: milli |
| John: It is an abbreviation for |
| Aino: miljoona, |
| John: meaning "a million." So, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "million." |
| Aino: [SLOW] milli [NORMAL] milli |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: milli |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to use an urban alternative word to describe "a million." Be careful though, as |
| Aino: milli |
| John: also means "a millimeter." |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Voittaispa ees yhden millin [SLOW] Voittaispa ees yhden millin |
| John: "I wish I'd win at least one million." |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Voittaispa ees yhden millin |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Aino: miltsi |
| John: This is also an abbreviation for |
| Aino: miljoona, |
| John: meaning "a million." It's used as a slang expression for saying "million" as well. |
| Aino: [SLOW] miltsi [NORMAL] miltsi |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: miltsi |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to use an urban alternative word to describe "a million." Sometimes it is also used as a nickname for "a millimeter," |
| Aino: millimetri or milli in Finnish. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Lotossa on tällä viikolla 30 miltsii. [SLOW] Lotossa on tällä viikolla 30 miltsii. |
| John: "There's 30 million in the lottery this week." |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Lotossa on tällä viikolla 30 miltsii. |
| 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’re talking to your friends and you use an urban alternative word to describe "a thousand." |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: tonttu |
| John: "thousand" |
| John: You hear people having a casual conversation and they mention hundred in an alternative way, they say: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: huntti |
| John: "hundred" |
| John: It’s an abbreviation for the word million. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: miltsi |
| John: "million" |
| John: A word for million that could also mean millimeter. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: milli |
| John: "million" |
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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