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INTRODUCTION
Becky: Must-Know Finnish Social Media Phrases Season 1, Lesson 14 - Talking About Your Baby.
Becky: Hi, everyone, I'm Becky.
Nico: And I'm Nico.
Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Finnish about a smiling baby picture. Anne plays with her baby, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment:
Nico: Mammalla on unet vähissä, mutta se ei haittaa kun vauva on tämmöinen rakkauspakkaus.
Becky: Meaning - "Mama doesn't get enough sleep, but it doesn't matter as the baby is such a love package." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow.
DIALOGUE
(clicking sound)
Anne: Mammalla on unet vähissä, mutta se ei haittaa kun vauva on tämmöinen rakkauspakkaus.
(clicking sound)
Ellen: Voi kun pääsisin pian halailemaan häntä! Niin suloinen pikkuinen.
Leo: Ihan Juhan näköinen!
Venla: Voi miten suloinen hän on.
Virpi: Apua miten söpö!
Becky: Listen again with the English translation.
(clicking sound)
Anne: Mammalla on unet vähissä, mutta se ei haittaa kun vauva on tämmöinen rakkauspakkaus.
Becky: "Mama doesn't get enough sleep, but it doesn't matter as the baby is such a love package."
(clicking sound)
Ellen: Voi kun pääsisin pian halailemaan häntä! Niin suloinen pikkuinen.
Becky: "Oh I wish I could come and cuddle him soon! Such a sweet little one."
Leo: Ihan Juhan näköinen!
Becky: "He looks just like Juha!"
Venla: Voi miten suloinen hän on.
Becky: "Oh how cute he is."
Virpi: Apua miten söpö!
Becky: "Help, how cute!"
POST
Becky: Listen again to Anne's post.
Nico: Mammalla on unet vähissä, mutta se ei haittaa kun vauva on tämmöinen rakkauspakkaus.
Becky: "Mama doesn't get enough sleep, but it doesn't matter as the baby is such a love package."
Nico: (SLOW) Mammalla on unet vähissä, mutta se ei haittaa kun vauva on tämmöinen rakkauspakkaus. (Regular) Mammalla on unet vähissä, mutta se ei haittaa kun vauva on tämmöinen rakkauspakkaus.
Becky: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "Mama doesn't get enough sleep."
Nico: Mammalla on unet vähissä
Becky: Literally this sentence means "Mama has a short supply of sleep." Sleep, dreams, and so on are sometimes treated as substances in the Finnish language. It’s something you can have have a lot or little of. Modern mothers also sometimes playfully refer to themselves with the word "mama." Listen again - "Mama doesn't get enough sleep" is...
Nico: (SLOW) Mammalla on unet vähissä (REGULAR) Mammalla on unet vähissä
Becky: Then comes the phrase - "but it doesn't matter as the baby is such a love package."
Nico: mutta se ei haittaa kun vauva on tämmöinen rakkauspakkaus.
Becky: The last word, "love package," is a commonly seen playful word in social media to describe someone sweet, cute, and lovable. Usually it’s used to describe babies, little children, or pets. Listen again - "but it doesn't matter as the baby is such a love package" is...
Nico: (SLOW) mutta se ei haittaa kun vauva on tämmöinen rakkauspakkaus. (REGULAR) mutta se ei haittaa kun vauva on tämmöinen rakkauspakkaus.
Becky: Altogether, "Mama doesn't get enough sleep, but it doesn't matter as the baby is such a love package."
Nico: Mammalla on unet vähissä, mutta se ei haittaa kun vauva on tämmöinen rakkauspakkaus.
COMMENTS
Becky: In response, Anne's friends leave some comments.
Becky: Her neighbor, Ellen, uses an expression meaning - "Oh I wish I could come and cuddle him soon! Such a sweet little one."
Nico: (SLOW) Voi kun pääsisin pian halailemaan häntä! Niin suloinen pikkuinen. (REGULAR) Voi kun pääsisin pian halailemaan häntä! Niin suloinen pikkuinen.
[Pause]
Nico: Voi kun pääsisin pian halailemaan häntä! Niin suloinen pikkuinen.
Becky: Use this expression to show you're feeling warmhearted.
Becky: Her college friend, Leo, uses an expression meaning - "He looks just like Juha!"
Nico: (SLOW) Ihan Juhan näköinen! (REGULAR) Ihan Juhan näköinen!
[Pause]
Nico: Ihan Juhan näköinen!
Becky: Use this expression to show you're feeling frivolous.
Becky: Her high school friend, Venla, uses an expression meaning - "Oh how cute he is."
Nico: (SLOW) Voi miten suloinen hän on. (REGULAR) Voi miten suloinen hän on.
[Pause]
Nico: Voi miten suloinen hän on.
Becky: Use this expression to be funny.
Becky: Her friend, Virpi, uses an expression meaning - "Help, how cute!"
Nico: (SLOW) Apua miten söpö! (REGULAR) Apua miten söpö!
[Pause]
Nico: Apua miten söpö!
Becky: Use this expression to show you're feeling optimistic.

Outro

Becky: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about a smiling baby picture, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time!
Nico: Hei hei!

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