Learn to ask, "How are you?"
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Finnish Season 1, Lesson 4 - Asking How Someone Is. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question “How are you?” in Finnish. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to ask 'How are you?' in Finnish. |
| Nico: [Normal] Mitä kuuluu? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'what' |
| Nico: [Normal] mitä [Slow] mitä |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'is heard' |
| Nico: [Normal] kuuluu [Slow] kuuluu |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal question meaning 'How are you?' |
| Nico: [Slow] Mitä kuuluu? [Normal] Mitä kuuluu? |
| Becky: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the way to ask, 'How are you?' |
| Nico: [Normal] Kuinka voit? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'how' |
| Nico: [Normal] kuinka [Slow] kuinka |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'you are feeling' |
| Nico: [Normal] voit [Slow] voit |
| Becky: Listen again to the question meaning 'How are you?' |
| Nico: [Slow] Kuinka voit? [Normal] Kuinka voit? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'Fine, thank you.' |
| Nico: [Normal] Hyvin, kiitos. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'fine' |
| Nico: [Normal] hyvin [Slow] hyvin |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'thank you' |
| Nico: [Normal] kiitos [Slow] kiitos |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, 'Fine, thank you.' |
| Nico: [Slow] Hyvin, kiitos. [Normal] Hyvin, kiitos. |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'Not so well.' |
| Nico: [Normal] En kovin hyvin. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'not' |
| Nico: [Normal] en [Slow] en |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'so' |
| Nico: [Normal] kovin [Slow] kovin |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'well' |
| Nico: [Normal] hyvin [Slow] hyvin |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, 'Not so well.' |
| Nico: [Slow] En kovin hyvin. [Normal] En kovin hyvin. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Nico: Mitä kuuluu is a general and casual way to ask how someone is doing. Miten voit and kuinka voit meaning "How are you?") are more formal, and the tone is actually slightly concerned. The purpose is to really ask someone what’s going on with them - their problems and their worries - which, in Finland, is actually pretty common. |
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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