Learn slang expressions to say you are busted
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: How to Say You're Busted |
| 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 17. In this lesson, you'll learn how to say you're busted. |
| John: Is someone checking in a bit too eagerly on what you're doing? Were you caught doing something forbidden? Learn how to say that in a more urban way. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Aino: kytätä |
| Aino: stalkata |
| Aino: jäädä fakkiin |
| Aino: rageta |
| John: Aino, what's our first expression? |
| Aino: kytätä |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to stare, to watch intensively." |
| Aino: [SLOW] kytätä [NORMAL] kytätä |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: kytätä |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say something is being watched intensively or stared at, or when someone is intensively checking what someone else is doing. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mutsi kyttäs mua koko illan. [SLOW] Mutsi kyttäs mua koko illan. |
| John: "Mom was checking on what I was doing all night." |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mutsi kyttäs mua koko illan. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Aino: stalkata |
| John: It is a loan word from the English verb "to stalk." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to spy, to follow." |
| Aino: [SLOW] stalkata [NORMAL] stalkata |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: stalkata |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say something is being spied on or followed closely, in a youthful and urban way. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mitä sä stalkkaat? [SLOW] Mitä sä stalkkaat? |
| John: "What are you looking at?" |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mitä sä stalkkaat? |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Aino: jäädä fakkiin |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be kept from doing something." |
| Aino: [SLOW] jäädä fakkiin [NORMAL] jäädä fakkiin |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: jäädä fakkiin |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to say someone was caught doing something forbidden, or bad. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Jäin mutsille lintsaamisesta fakkiin. [SLOW] Jäin mutsille lintsaamisesta fakkiin. |
| John: "My mom caught me skipping classes." |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Jäin mutsille lintsaamisesta fakkiin. |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Aino: rageta |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to be angry, to go berserk." |
| Aino: [SLOW] rageta [NORMAL] rageta |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: rageta |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to express that someone is infuriated. The origin is the English word "rage." |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mitä sä nyt rageet siinä? [SLOW] Mitä sä nyt rageet siinä? |
| John: "Why are you so infuriated?" |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mitä sä nyt rageet siinä? |
| 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’ve been followed by a stranger. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: stalkata |
| John: "to spy, to follow" |
| John: The teacher is watching the students during the test to avoid any cheating. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: kytätä |
| John: "to stare, to watch intensively" |
| John: Your friend is furious because he didn’t get the scholarship he wanted so bad. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: rageta |
| John: "to be angry, to go berserk" |
| John: Your friend is under house arrest because he skipped school. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: jäädä fakkiin |
| John: "to be kept from doing something" |
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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