Learn how to invite someone somewhere
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Finnish Season 1, Lesson 24 - Offering an Invitation. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to invite someone out in Finnish. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to say 'Do you have plans on Friday night?' in Finnish. |
| Nico: [Normal] Onko sinulla suunnitelmia perjantai-illalla? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'is there' |
| Nico: [Normal] onko [Slow] onko |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'on you' |
| Nico: [Normal] sinulla [Slow] sinulla |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'plans' |
| Nico: [Normal] suunnitelmia [Slow] suunnitelmia |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'on Friday night' |
| Nico: [Normal] perjantai-illalla [Slow] perjantai-illalla |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Do you have plans on Friday night?' |
| Nico: [Slow] Onko sinulla suunnitelmia perjantai-illalla? [Normal] Onko sinulla suunnitelmia perjantai-illalla? |
| Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say 'Do you have plans on Friday night?' |
| Nico: [Normal] Onko teillä suunnitelmia perjantai-illalla? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'is there' |
| Nico: [Normal] onko [Slow] onko |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'on you' |
| Nico: [Normal] teillä [Slow] teillä |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'plans' |
| Nico: [Normal] suunnitelmia [Slow] suunnitelmia |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'on Friday night' |
| Nico: [Normal] perjantai-illalla [Slow] perjantai-illalla |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Do you have plans on Friday night?' |
| Nico: [Slow] Onko teillä suunnitelmia perjantai-illalla? [Normal] Onko teillä suunnitelmia perjantai-illalla? |
| Becky: Next up is the way to say 'I'm going to the movies.' |
| Nico: [Normal] Minä menen elokuviin. |
| 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 the movies' |
| Nico: [Normal] elokuviin [Slow] elokuviin |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I'm going to the movies.' |
| Nico: [Slow] Minä menen elokuviin. [Normal] Minä menen elokuviin. |
| Becky: Finally is a way to say 'Will you join?' |
| Nico: [Normal] Liitytkö seuraan? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'will you join' |
| Nico: [Normal] liitytkö [Slow] liitytkö |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'the company' |
| Nico: [Normal] seuraan [Slow] seuraan |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Will you join?' |
| Nico: [Slow] Liitytkö seuraan? [Normal] Liitytkö seuraan? |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Nico: If you are planning a big event, like a house party, it's better to invite people as much in advance as possible, so they can keep the date open. Also note that public traffic may cause limitations – the public traffic is efficient in the capital, Helsinki, but in smaller cities the bus may be the only option, and it sometimes stops running early in the evening. |
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! |
Comments
HideHey Listeners! Can you tell us about your plans in Finnish?
Hello Felipe B,
Thank you for your feedback! Yes, it is certainly in the illative case. Thank you for pointing that out! 👍
Let us know if you have any question.
Cheers,
Aarni
Team FinnishPod101.com
Anteeksi,
In the lesson notes, most specificaly in the phrase "Liitytkö seuraan?", it says that "seura" is in the Accusative case, but seems like it's rather in the Illative case (-an). Voisitteko vahvistaa sen, kiitos?
Hello K,
Thank you for confirming Dimitros comment.
Apologies for the issue and as said earlier, we will have another look into it. In the meantime, please mark this into your possible notes, thank you.
Let us know if you have any question.
Cheers,
Aarni
Team FinnishPod101.com
As Dimitro pointed out, it is quite confusing if the text is different from the audio.
Hello Dimitro,
Thank you for your question.
Yes, there is a tiny difference between these two sentences. "Perjantai illalle" Means "for Friday evening" and "perjantai illalla" means "on Friday evening", so, thank you for pointing this out. We will have another look into it. Both sentences are usable in this case though.
Let us know if you have any question.
Cheers,
Aarni
Team FinnishPod101.com
Come on, someone will answer? Why its wrote perjantai-illalla, but men proununce perjantai-illalle?
Terve=).
Why its wrote "perjantai-illalla", but pronounce "perjantai-illalle" with e. Is it mistake or not?