Learn how to apologize
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Finnish Season 1, Lesson 5 - Apologizing. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to apologize and say that you didn't do something on purpose, in Finnish. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to say 'Excuse me.' in Finnish. |
| Nico: [Normal] Anteeksi. |
| Becky: This expression has only one word meaning 'excuse me' |
| Nico: [Normal] anteeksi [Slow] anteeksi |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal word meaning 'Excuse me.' |
| Nico: [Slow] Anteeksi. [Normal] Anteeksi. |
| Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say 'Please excuse me.' |
| Nico: [Normal] Suokaa anteeksi. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'bestow' |
| Nico: [Normal] Suokaa [Slow] Suokaa |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'excuse me' |
| Nico: [Normal] anteeksi [Slow] anteeksi |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Please excuse me.' |
| Nico: [Slow] Suokaa anteeksi. [Normal] Suokaa anteeksi. |
| Becky: Next up is the informal way to say 'I didn't mean it.' |
| Nico: [Normal] En tarkoittanut sitä. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I didn't' |
| Nico: [Normal] en [Slow] en |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'mean' |
| Nico: [Normal] tarkoittanut [Slow] tarkoittanut |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'it' |
| Nico: [Normal] sitä [Slow] sitä |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'I didn't mean it.' |
| Nico: [Slow] En tarkoittanut sitä. [Normal] En tarkoittanut sitä. |
| Becky: Finally, here is a formal way to say 'I am sorry.' |
| Nico: [Normal] Olen pahoillani. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I am' |
| Nico: [Normal] olen [Slow] olen |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'sorry' |
| Nico: [Normal] pahoillani [Slow] pahoillani |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'I am sorry.' |
| Nico: [Slow] Olen pahoillani. [Normal] Olen pahoillani. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Nico: Anteeksi is a very convenient little word that can be used for many purposes: to say you are sorry, to say 'excuse me' when you want to interrupt someone, or also to ask for something. Another word used instead of Anteeksi is Sori which is is a slang word popular among the young, and obviously a loan word from the English “sorry”. |
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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