Learn how to ask, "Where are you going?"
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Finnish Season 1, Lesson 15 - Where Are You Going? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask where someone is going in Finnish. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to ask 'Where are you going?' in Finnish. |
| Nico: [Normal] Mihin sinä menet? |
| Becky: First is the word for 'where' |
| Nico: [Normal] mihin [Slow] mihin |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you' |
| Nico: [Normal] sinä [Slow] sinä |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning '(you) go' |
| Nico: [Normal] menet [Slow] menet |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Where are you going?' |
| Nico: [Slow] Mihin sinä menet? [Normal] Mihin sinä menet? |
| Becky: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'Where are you going?' |
| Nico: [Normal] Mihin te menette? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'where' |
| Nico: [Normal] mihin [Slow] mihin |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you' |
| Nico: [Normal] te [Slow] te |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'you go (plural)' |
| Nico: [Normal] menette [Slow] menette |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Where are you going?' |
| Nico: [Slow] Mihin te menette? [Normal] Mihin te menette? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'I'm going to the grocery store.' |
| Nico: [Normal] Menen ruokakauppaan. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I go' |
| Nico: [Normal] menen [Slow] menen |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'to the grocery store' |
| Nico: [Normal] ruokakauppaan [Slow] ruokakauppaan |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, 'I'm going to the grocery store.' |
| Nico: [Slow] Menen ruokakauppaan. [Normal] Menen ruokakauppaan. |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'I'm going to work.' |
| Nico: [Normal] Minä menen töihin. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Nico: [Normal] minä [Slow] minä |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I go' |
| Nico: [Normal] menen [Slow] menen |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'to work' |
| Nico: [Normal] töihin [Slow] töihin |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, 'I'm going to work.' |
| Nico: [Slow] Minä menen töihin. [Normal] Minä menen töihin. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Nico: When you want to know where someone is going, instead of Mihin sinä menet?, you can also say Minne sinä menet? They both mean the same thing. |
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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