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INTRODUCTION
John: How to Talk About Guys
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 5. In this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about guys.
John: Want to talk about guys? Try using these expressions to sound more like a native speaker.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Aino: jätkä
Aino: kundi
Aino: jannu
Aino: jäbä
John: Aino, what's our first expression?
Aino: jätkä
John: literally meaning "bloke." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "young man."
Aino: [SLOW] jätkä [NORMAL] jätkä
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Aino: jätkä
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to young men. Sometimes it may be used to refer to one's boyfriend, especially with the suffix
Aino: kaveri
John: meaning "friend" as in
Aino: jätkäkaveri.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Aino: [NORMAL] Kato miten hyvännäkönen jätkä. [SLOW] Kato miten hyvännäkönen jätkä.
John: "Look, what a good-looking guy."
Aino: [NORMAL] Kato miten hyvännäkönen jätkä.
John: Okay, what's the next expression?
Aino: kundi
John: literally meaning "fella." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "young man."
Aino: [SLOW] kundi [NORMAL] kundi
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Aino: kundi
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to young men in a different way. Sometimes it may also be used to refer to one's boyfriend, especially with the suffix
Aino: -kaveri
John: meaning "friend” as in
Aino: kundikaveri.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Aino: [NORMAL] No se on vaan yks kundi. [SLOW] No se on vaan yks kundi.
John: "Well, he’s just this one guy."
Aino: [NORMAL] No se on vaan yks kundi.
John: Okay, what's our next expression?
Aino: jannu
John: literally meaning "young man." And when it's used as a slang expression, it also means "young man."
Aino: [SLOW] jannu [NORMAL] jannu
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Aino: jannu
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you want to refer to young men in general.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Aino: [NORMAL] Olkaas jannut hiljempaa. [SLOW] Olkaas jannut hiljempaa.
John: "Fellas, be more quiet."
Aino: [NORMAL] Olkaas jannut hiljempaa.
John: Okay, what's the last expression?
Aino: jäbä
John: literally meaning "dude." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "young man."
Aino: [SLOW] jäbä [NORMAL] jäbä
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Aino: jäbä
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: This is another casual way to refer to young men in general.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Aino: [NORMAL] Mitäs jäbä? [SLOW] Mitäs jäbä?
John: "What’s up dude?"
Aino: [NORMAL] Mitäs jäbä?
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 talk about someone’s boyfriend.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Aino: kundi
John: "young man"
John: You mention something about a young man in an informal situation.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Aino: jätkä
John: "young man"
John: You want to refer to young men in a casual way.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Aino: jäbä
John: "young man"
John: You talk about young men with your friends.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Aino: jannu
John: "young man"

Outro
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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