Learn slang expressions to talk about people near you
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Talking About People Near You |
| 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 3. In this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about people near you. |
| John: These expressions are commonly used to describe your siblings and friends. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Aino: systeri |
| Aino: broidi |
| Aino: frendi |
| Aino: kamu |
| John: Aino, what's our first expression? |
| Aino: systeri |
| John: literally meaning "sister." And when it's used as a slang expression, it also means "sister." |
| Aino: [SLOW] systeri [NORMAL] systeri |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: systeri |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a sister. It is a loan word from Swedish. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Pitäis keksiä systerille joululahja. [SLOW] Pitäis keksiä systerille joululahja. |
| John: "I should come up with a Christmas present for my sister." |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Pitäis keksiä systerille joululahja. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Aino: broidi |
| John: literally meaning "brother." And when it's used as a slang expression, it also means "brother." |
| Aino: [SLOW] broidi [NORMAL] broidi |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: broidi |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a brother. This is a loan word from Swedish. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mun broidi soittaa kitaraa. [SLOW] Mun broidi soittaa kitaraa. |
| John: "My brother plays the guitar." |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mun broidi soittaa kitaraa. |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Aino: frendi |
| John: literally meaning "friend." And when it's used as a slang expression, it also means "friend." |
| Aino: [SLOW] frendi [NORMAL] frendi |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: frendi |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to talk about friends. This is a loan word from English. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Käytiin frendien kanssa Espanjassa. [SLOW] Käytiin frendien kanssa Espanjassa. |
| John: "We visited Spain with friends." |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Käytiin frendien kanssa Espanjassa. |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Aino: kamu |
| John: literally meaning "friend." And when it's used as a slang expression, it also means "friend." |
| Aino: [SLOW] kamu [NORMAL] kamu |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: kamu |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to talk about friends in a casual way. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mun paras kamu muuttaa ulkomaille. [SLOW] Mun paras kamu muuttaa ulkomaille. |
| John: "My best friend is moving abroad." |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mun paras kamu muuttaa ulkomaille. |
| 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 brother in a casual situation. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: broidi |
| John: "brother" |
| John: You refer to a sister in a casual situation. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: systeri |
| John: "sister" |
| John: You talk about a friend in an informal conversation. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: kamu |
| John: "friend" |
| John: You use an English loanword to refer to a friend. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: frendi |
| John: "friend" |
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! |
Comments
HideHi Listeners! Do you know any other related slang expression? Post them in the comments.
Hello Corinna,
Thank you for your comment.
Great! These are good add-ons to the vocabulary list. Thank you, Corinna. 👍
Let us know if you have any question.
Cheers,
Aarni
Team FinnishPod101.com
I know "Kaveri" and "Tyyppi". 😉
Hi all,
Another commonly used expression to say "isä" (father) is "faija"
If you have any questions, please let us know.
Thank you.
Aarni
Team FinnishPod101.com