Learn how to introduce yourself
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Finnish Season 1, Lesson 1 - Self Introductions. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to introduce yourself in Finnish. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to say 'Hi, I'm Antti.' in Finnish. |
| Nico: [Normal] Hei, minä olen Antti. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'Hi' |
| Nico: [Normal] Hei [Slow] Hei |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Nico: [Normal] minä [Slow] minä |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I am' |
| Nico: [Normal] olen [Slow] olen |
| Becky: Last is the 'person's name'. In this case, it’s: |
| Nico: [Normal] Antti [Slow] Antti |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Hi I'm Antti.' |
| Nico: [Slow] Hei, minä olen Antti. [Normal] Hei, minä olen Antti. |
| Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say 'Good day, I'm Antti Virtanen.' |
| Nico: [Normal] Hyvää päivää. Minun nimeni on Antti Virtanen. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'Good day' |
| Nico: [Normal] Hyvää päivää [Slow] Hyvää päivää |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'my' |
| Nico: [Normal] minun [Slow] minun |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'my name' |
| Nico: [Normal] nimeni [Slow] nimeni |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Nico: [Normal] on [Slow] on |
| Becky: Last is the 'person's full name'. In this case: |
| Nico: [Normal] Antti Virtanen [Slow] Antti Virtanen |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Good day, I'm Antti Virtanen.' |
| Nico: [Slow] Hyvää päivää. Minun nimeni on Antti Virtanen. [Normal] Hyvää päivää. Minun nimeni on Antti Virtanen. |
| Becky: Next up is the informal way to say 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Nico: [Normal] Kiva tavata. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'nice' |
| Nico: [Normal] kiva [Slow] kiva |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'to meet' |
| Nico: [Normal] tavata [Slow] tavata |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Nico: [Slow] Kiva tavata. [Normal] Kiva tavata. |
| Becky: Finally, here is a formal way to say 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Nico: [Normal] Hauska tutustua. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'nice' |
| Nico: [Normal] hauska [Slow] hauska |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'to meet' |
| Nico: [Normal] tutustua [Slow] tutustua |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Nico: [Slow] Hauska tutustua. [Normal] Hauska tutustua. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Nico: When you introduce yourself, it's a good habit to shake hands and use hauska tutustua after saying your name. If you're concerned about politeness, even hei is polite enough in the Finnish business world. In fact, if you speak too formally, people will think you sound unnatural. In Finland, simple is best! |
Outro |
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| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Nico: Hei hei! |
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