Learn slang expressions from the past
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Slang From the Past |
| 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 18. In this lesson, you'll learn slang from the past. |
| John: These slang words are a blast from the past – quite commonly known, but still in use. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Aino: kasari |
| Aino: ysäri |
| Aino: härö |
| Aino: spessu |
| John: Aino, what's our first expression? |
| Aino: kasari |
| John: This is another literal translation for the word |
| Aino: kasari, |
| John: meaning "a saucepan." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "the eighties." |
| Aino: [SLOW] kasari [NORMAL] kasari |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: kasari |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to the eighties, without the need to say the long word |
| Aino: kahdeksankymmentäluku, |
| John: which means "the eighties" in a more formal way. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Kasarin muoti on ihan hirveetä. [SLOW] Kasarin muoti on ihan hirveetä. |
| John: "The fashion of the eighties is just horrible." |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Kasarin muoti on ihan hirveetä. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Aino: ysäri |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "the nineties." |
| Aino: [SLOW] ysäri [NORMAL] ysäri |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: ysäri |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to the nineties, without the need to say the long word |
| Aino: yhdeksänkymmentäluku, |
| John: which means "the nineties" in a more formal way. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mä oon syntyny ysärillä. [SLOW] Mä oon syntyny ysärillä. |
| John: "I was born in the nineties." |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mä oon syntyny ysärillä. |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Aino: härö |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "odd, strange." |
| Aino: [SLOW] härö [NORMAL] härö |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: härö |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to express something was rather strange, odd, or crazy. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mä katoin eilen tosi härön leffan. [SLOW] Mä katoin eilen tosi härön leffan. |
| John: "I watched a really strange movie yesterday." |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mä katoin eilen tosi härön leffan. |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Aino: spessu |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "special." |
| Aino: [SLOW] spessu [NORMAL] spessu |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: spessu |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to express something is special, in a more urban and youthful way. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mulla on sulle yks spessu juttu. [SLOW] Mulla on sulle yks spessu juttu. |
| John: "I have one special thing for you." |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mulla on sulle yks spessu juttu. |
| 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 the nineties with a short word. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: ysäri |
| John: "the nineties" |
| John: When you don’t want to say the long, formal form of "the eighties", you say this: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: kasari |
| John: "the eighties" |
| John: Your friend is telling you that she prepared a special meal for you. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: spessu |
| John: "special" |
| John: You found yourself in a crazy situation. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: härö |
| John: "odd, strange" |
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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