Real spoken Finnish for City Slang Starter Pack, with the written form (kirjakieli) beside every line, word-by-word notes and audio on every sentence. Free to read.
Stadi slang: mesta, fillari, kämppis
The Helsinki slang layer: mesta (place), fillari (bike), kämppis (roommate), spora (tram), bailut (party), bongata (to spot). None of it is in the dictionary your teacher gave you - all of it is everyday speech around Helsinki, and plenty of it has spread further.
Toi on mun lempimesta. = That's my favorite spot.
Mä tuun fillarilla. = I'll come by bike.
Meil on bailut lauantaina. = We're having a party on Saturday.
Toi on mun lempimesta.
That's my favorite spot.
Written Finnish: Tuo on minun lempipaikkani.
toi
that - spoken 'tuo'
on
is
mun
my - spoken 'minun'
lempimesta
favorite spot - slang 'mesta' = place
Mä tuun fillarilla.
I'll come by bike.
Written Finnish: Minä tulen polkupyörällä.
mä
I
tuun
come - spoken 'tulen'
fillarilla
by bike - slang 'fillari' = polkupyörä
Mun kämppis on viikon reissussa.
My roommate is away for a week.
Written Finnish: Minun kämppäkaverini on viikon matkoilla.
mun
my - spoken 'minun'
kämppis
roommate - from 'kämppäkaveri'
on
is
viikon
for a week
reissussa
on a trip - casual 'reissu'
Mennään sporalla keskustaan.
Let's take the tram downtown.
Written Finnish: Mennään raitiovaunulla keskustaan.
mennään
let's go - the spoken we-form
sporalla
by tram - Helsinki slang 'spora' = raitiovaunu
keskustaan
to the center
Meil on bailut lauantaina.
We're having a party on Saturday.
Written Finnish: Meillä on juhlat lauantaina.
meil
we have - spoken 'meillä'
on
is
bailut
a party - slang for 'juhlat'
lauantaina
on Saturday
Lähetsä messiin?
You coming along?
Written Finnish: Lähdetkö sinä mukaan?
lähetsä
are you leaving - spoken 'lähdetkö sinä'
messiin
along - slang 'messiin' = mukaan
Se mesta on aina ihan täynnä.
That place is always packed.
Written Finnish: Se paikka on aina ihan täynnä.
se
that
mesta
place - Helsinki slang
on
is
aina
always
ihan
completely
täynnä
full / packed
Mä bongasin sut eilen sporasta.
I spotted you on the tram yesterday.
Written Finnish: Minä näin sinut eilen raitiovaunussa.