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| INTRODUCTION |
| Michael: Hi everyone, and welcome back to FinnishPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 9 - What Should We Do Tonight in Finland? I’m Michael. |
| Nico: Hei. I'm Nico. |
| Michael: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use the conditional form for suggestions when you’re making plans on the phone. The conversation takes place on the phone. The people on the phone are at home. |
| Nico: It's between Aino and Vilja. |
| Michael: The speakers are friends, so they’ll be using informal Finnish. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Vilja: Haloo. Vilja. |
| Aino: No moi Vilja! Aino täällä. |
| Vilja: Moikka Aino! Pitkästä aikaa. |
| Aino: No niinpä. Menisimmekö huomenna yhdessä syömään? Voisimme juhlia sun uutta opiskelupaikkaa. |
| Vilja: Voi miten ihana ajatus, mutta huomenna en ikävä kyllä ehdi.. Kävisikö perjantaina? Voisimme sen jälkeen mennä mun ystävän jazz-keikalle. |
| Aino: Se sopii! Menisimmekö siihen uuteen ravintolaan mistä puhuin aiemmin? Jos näkisimme sen edessä, vaikka kello seitsemän? |
| Vilja: Kuulostaa hyvältä! |
| Michael: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Vilja: Haloo. Vilja. |
| Aino: No moi Vilja! Aino täällä. |
| Vilja: Moikka Aino! Pitkästä aikaa. |
| Aino: No niinpä. Menisimmekö huomenna yhdessä syömään? Voisimme juhlia sun uutta opiskelupaikkaa. |
| Vilja: Voi miten ihana ajatus, mutta huomenna en ikävä kyllä ehdi.. Kävisikö perjantaina? Voisimme sen jälkeen mennä mun ystävän jazz-keikalle. |
| Aino: Se sopii! Menisimmekö siihen uuteen ravintolaan mistä puhuin aiemmin? Jos näkisimme sen edessä, vaikka kello seitsemän? |
| Vilja: Kuulostaa hyvältä! |
| Michael: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Vilja: Hello. Vilja. |
| Aino: Well hello Vilja! Aino here. |
| Vilja: Hiya Aino! Long time no see. |
| Aino: Yeah, it has been. Shall we go out to eat together tomorrow? We could celebrate your new school placement. |
| Vilja: Oh, that’s a lovely idea, but unfortunately I don't have time tomorrow. Would Friday be okay? We could go to my friend's jazz gig afterwards. |
| Aino: It’s a plan! Shall we go to the new restaurant I was talking about a while ago? We could meet in front of it, say, at seven o'clock. |
| Vilja: Sounds good! |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Michael: How do friends enjoy their time together in Finland? |
| Nico: In Finland friends hang out a lot. It’s very common for friends, relatives, and even co-workers to spend time at each others’ homes. |
| Michael: So there are many house parties? |
| Nico: Yes, those are quite common. Friends who live in bigger cities take advantage of the variety of cultural options, such as going to restaurants, cafes, bars, the cinema, theatre, concerts, and clubs. |
| Michael: Doing sports together with friends is also very common, and in winter-time going ice-skating, skiing or sledding together is also popular. That’s something I want to try when I visit Finland! |
| Nico: A useful word here is kotibileet. |
| Michael: And it means "house party." Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Michael: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Nico: pitkästä aikaa [natural native speed] |
| Michael: long time no see |
| Nico: pitkästä aikaa [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Nico: pitkästä aikaa [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have.. |
| Nico: juhlia [natural native speed] |
| Michael: to celebrate |
| Nico: juhlia [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Nico: juhlia [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have.. |
| Nico: mennä syömään [natural native speed] |
| Michael: to go eat |
| Nico: mennä syömään [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Nico: mennä syömään [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have.. |
| Nico: ehtiä [natural native speed] |
| Michael: to make it |
| Nico: ehtiä [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Nico: ehtiä [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have.. |
| Nico: käydä [natural native speed] |
| Michael: to go to, to visit |
| Nico: käydä[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Nico: käydä [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have.. |
| Nico: keikka [natural native speed] |
| Michael: gig |
| Nico: keikka [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Nico: keikka [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have.. |
| Nico: ravintola [natural native speed] |
| Michael: restaurant |
| Nico: ravintola [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Nico: ravintola [natural native speed] |
| Michael: Next we have.. |
| Nico: edessä [natural native speed] |
| Michael: in front of |
| Nico: edessä[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Nico: edessä [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Michael: Let's have a closer look at some of the words and expressions from this lesson. The first expression is.. |
| Nico: kuulostaa hyvältä! |
| Michael: And it means "sounds good!" |
| Nico: It’s made up of two words- kuulostaa joltakin, meaning "to sound like something," and hyvä, meaning "good.” |
| Michael: When can you use this expression? |
| Nico: You can use it when you want to express an idea, plan, or thought that sounds pleasing to you. |
| Michael: You can also use this when something, for example, music, literally sounds good to you. Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Nico: Sure. For example, you can say.. Suunnitelmasi kuulostaa hyvältä. |
| Michael: ..which means "Your plan sounds good." Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Nico: Pitkästä aikaa, |
| Michael: meaning "long time no see." |
| Nico: The phrase pitkästä aikaa meaning "long time no see," is made up of two words- pitkä, "long," and aika, "time." |
| Michael: So the expression literally means "from a long time," meaning you are seeing someone or something, or doing something for the first time in a long time. So this expression isn’t just for seeing people again, it’s also for actions or places, right? |
| Nico: That’s right. Pitkästä aikaa literally means “after a long time” and you can add the verb before or after the expression. For example, Pitkästä aikaa menin uimaan, or Menin uimaan pitkästä aikaa, or Menin pitkästä aikaa uimaan are all correct, |
| Michael: and all mean "I went swimming for the first time in a long time." Can you also give us an example of using this phrase when you’re meeting someone? |
| Nico: Sure. For example, you can say.. Ihana nähdä pitkästä aikaa. |
| Michael: .. which means "It's so lovely to see you after a long time." Okay, now onto the grammar. |
Lesson focus |
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| Michael: In this lesson you’ll learn how to make plans and how to decide on a meeting place and time. In the lesson, Aino called her friend Vilja and suggested they go out to eat together. |
| Nico: Yes, she asked Menisimmekö huomenna yhdessä syömään? |
| Michael: "Shall we go out to eat together tomorrow?" |
| Nico: In this sentence we can see the usage of the conditional. |
| Michael: The conditional is a verb form that’s used in many situations. It basically expresses that there is some kind of condition that makes it uncertain if the action will happen or not, whether it’s that there’s something qualifying the action, the action is unlikely, or the action is just a wish. It’s also used when making polite questions, requests, and announcements. This is what the lesson focuses on. |
| Nico: Right. For example, Aino said to Vilja Voisimme juhlia sun uutta opiskelupaikkaa. |
| Michael: “We could celebrate your new school placement.” |
| Nico: In this sentence, the verb voida, meaning “to be able to do something,” is in the conditional form, voisimme. |
| Michael: In the dialogue, Vilja suggested a different date, saying, |
| Nico: Kävisikö perjantaina? |
| Michael: “Would Friday be ok?” Nico, how is the conditional formed in Finnish? |
| Nico: You form it by adding -isi- between the stem of the verb and the personal ending. The stem is the one used in the third person plural form. |
| Michael: Let’s see the complete conjugation of the verb “to be able to.” Nico will say the Finnish and I will give the translation. |
| Nico: Ok, “to be able to” in Finnish is voida and the stem can be taken from the the third person plural form of the present tense, voi-vat. Let’s start. voi-si-n |
| Michael: “I could” |
| Nico: voi-si-t |
| Michael: “you could” |
| Nico: voi-si |
| Michael: “he or she could” |
| Nico: voi-si-mme |
| Michael: “we could” |
| Nico: voi-si-tte |
| Michael: “you could” |
| Nico:voi-si-vat |
| Michael: “they could” |
| Nico: Please remember that there are some exceptions. The verb olla, meaning "to be," has a different stem. O-vat is the third person plural, but it becomes o-li-si-vat. |
| Michael: Keep that one in mind, listeners. |
| Nico: Also, if the stem ends in -e or -i, it is dropped. For example, mennä meaning “to go,” in the third person plural is mene-vät, but the conditional becomes men-isi-vät. |
| Michael: Ok. Any other tips when you’re planning something with a friend? How do you make a suggestion, for example, when you’re on the phone? |
| Nico: You should use the first person plural pronoun, me, meaning “we”. So the conditional form is often made by adding the ending of the first person plural pronoun to the stem of the verb and -isi. You could use the pattern - stem of verb, plus -isi, plus the personal ending mme, and finally the question clitic -kö or -ko. |
| Michael: That sounds a bit complicated. Can you give us some examples? |
| Nico: Sure! Tapaisimmeko tänään illalla? |
| Michael: "Shall we meet tonight?" |
| Nico: Onko sinulla aikaa viikonloppuna? |
| Michael: "Do you have time during the weekend?" |
| Nico: Menisimmekö elokuviin yhdessä? |
| Michael:"Shall we go to the movies together?" Listeners, remember to check the lesson notes for more examples and explanations. |
Outro |
| Michael: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Nico: Hei hei. |
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