Learn slang expressions for snacking
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Slang Related to Snacking |
| 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 19. In this lesson, you'll learn slang related to snacking. |
| John: Here are a few useful words to know when you feel like you need a snack. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Aino: omppu |
| Aino: bansku |
| Aino: jätski |
| Aino: jäde |
| John: Aino, what's our first expression? |
| Aino: omppu |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "apple." |
| Aino: [SLOW] omppu [NORMAL] omppu |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: omppu |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to use a more cute, loving word to describe an apple. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Vihreet omput on parhaita. [SLOW] Vihreet omput on parhaita. |
| John: "Green apples are the best." |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Vihreet omput on parhaita. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Aino: bansku |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "banana." |
| Aino: [SLOW] bansku [NORMAL] bansku |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: bansku |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to use a more cute, loving word to describe a banana. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Söisitsä yhden banskun? [SLOW] Söisitsä yhden banskun? |
| John: "Would you eat one banana?" |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Söisitsä yhden banskun? |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Aino: jätski |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "ice cream." |
| Aino: [SLOW] jätski [NORMAL] jätski |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: jätski |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to use a more cute, loving word to describe ice cream. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mentäiskö jätskille? [SLOW] Mentäiskö jätskille? |
| John: "Shall we go for ice cream?" |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mentäiskö jätskille? |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Aino: jäde |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it also means "ice cream." |
| Aino: [SLOW] jäde [NORMAL] jäde |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: jäde |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to use a more youthful and urban word to describe ice cream. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mikä on sun suosikkijäde? [SLOW] Mikä on sun suosikkijäde? |
| John: "What is your favorite ice cream?" |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mikä on sun suosikkijäde? |
| 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 use a cute word for saying banana. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: bansku |
| John: "banana" |
| John: A child is offering you an apple in a loving way. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: omppu |
| John: "apple" |
| John: You’re saying ice cream with an urban word. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: jäde |
| John: "ice cream" |
| John: You’re inviting your friend for ice cream. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: jätski |
| John: "ice cream" |
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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