Learn slang expressions to talk about your parents
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Talking About Your Parents |
| 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 2. In this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about your parents. |
| John: How can you refer to your mom or dad without sounding too old or prudish? |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Aino: mutsi |
| Aino: mude |
| Aino: fatsi |
| Aino: faija |
| John: Aino, what's our first expression? |
| Aino: mutsi |
| John: literally meaning "mother." And when it's used as a slang expression, it also means "mother." |
| Aino: [SLOW] mutsi [NORMAL] mutsi |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: mutsi |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a mother. Be careful, this is a slang word used mostly by young people and people living in the Helsinki area. Some elderly people might feel offended. It is a loan word from Swedish. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mutsi ei tajuu mitään. [SLOW] Mutsi ei tajuu mitään. |
| John: "Mom doesn’t understand anything." |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mutsi ei tajuu mitään. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Aino: mude |
| John: literally meaning "mother." And when it's used as a slang expression, it also means "mother." |
| Aino: [SLOW] mude [NORMAL] mude |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: mude |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a mother in a different casual way than the earlier example. Be careful, this is also a slang word used mostly by young people and people living in the Helsinki area. Some elderly people might feel offended when they hear this. It is also a loan word from Swedish. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mude, anna rahaa! [SLOW] Mude, anna rahaa! |
| John: "Mom, gimme money!" |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mude, anna rahaa! |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Aino: fatsi |
| John: literally meaning "father." And when it's used as a slang expression, it also means "father." |
| Aino: [SLOW] fatsi [NORMAL] fatsi |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: fatsi |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a father. This is a slang word used mostly by young people and people living in the Helsinki area. Be careful, some elderly people might feel offended. It is a loan word from Swedish. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mitä sun fatsi tekee? [SLOW] Mitä sun fatsi tekee? |
| John: "What does your dad do?" |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mitä sun fatsi tekee? |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Aino: faija |
| John: literally meaning "father." And when it's used as a slang expression, it also means "father." |
| Aino: [SLOW] faija [NORMAL] faija |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: faija |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a father in a different casual way than the earlier example. Be careful, this is a slang word used mostly by young people and people living in the Helsinki area. Some elderly people might feel offended. It is a loan word from Swedish. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Sain tän mun faijalta. [SLOW] Sain tän mun faijalta. |
| John: "I got this from my dad." |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Sain tän mun faijalta. |
| 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 a mother in an informal situation. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: mude |
| John: "mother" |
| John: You refer to a mother in another casual way in an informal situation. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: mutsi |
| John: "mother" |
| John: You refer to a father in an informal situation. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: faija |
| John: "father" |
| John: You refer to a father in another casual way in an informal situation. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: fatsi |
| John: "father" |
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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