Learn slang expressions to talk about girls
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: How to Talk About Girls |
| 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 4. In this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about girls. |
| John: Want to talk about girls? Try using these expressions to sound more urban and local! |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Aino: muija |
| Aino: bööna |
| Aino: tytsy |
| Aino: friidu |
| John: Aino, what's our first expression? |
| Aino: muija |
| John: literally meaning "woman." And when it's used as a slang expression, it also means "woman." |
| Aino: [SLOW] muija [NORMAL] muija |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: muija |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to a woman. Be careful — when used among young people, this word can be a common word to refer to any woman, but when used with elderly people and in a formal setting, the tone may be offensive and refer — in a derogatory tone — to an older woman. Sometimes this word is also used to refer to someone's girlfriend or wife. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Se on Kallen muija. [SLOW] Se on Kallen muija. |
| John: "She is Kalle’s broad." or literally "It is Kalle’s broad." |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Se on Kallen muija. |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Aino: bööna |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "young woman." |
| Aino: [SLOW] bööna [NORMAL] bööna |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: bööna |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to young women. Be careful, some women may find this term offensive. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Böönät lähti risteilylle. [SLOW] Böönät lähti risteilylle. |
| John: "The chicks went on a cruise." |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Böönät lähti risteilylle. |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Aino: tytsy |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "young woman." |
| Aino: [SLOW] tytsy [NORMAL] tytsy |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: tytsy |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to young women in a different way than the previous example. Be careful, some women may find this term offensive as well. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mitäs tytsyt? [SLOW] Mitäs tytsyt? |
| John: "What’s up girls?" |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Mitäs tytsyt? |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Aino: friidu |
| John: It doesn’t have a literal meaning. But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "young woman." |
| Aino: [SLOW] friidu [NORMAL] friidu |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Aino: friidu |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: This is another slang expression when you want to refer to young women. Again, be careful, some women may find this expression rude. |
| John: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Oot sä kyllä rohkee friidu. [SLOW] Oot sä kyllä rohkee friidu. |
| John: "You are one brave girl." |
| Aino: [NORMAL] Oot sä kyllä rohkee friidu. |
| 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 young woman in an informal situation. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: bööna |
| John: "young woman" |
| John: You mention a woman in a casual setting. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: muija |
| John: "woman" |
| John: You hear a young person mentioning something about a young woman. They’ll probably say: |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: friidu |
| John: "young woman" |
| John: Another way to mention a young woman, but you’re less likely to hear it from elderly people. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Aino: tytsy |
| John: "young woman" |
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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