Learn the phrases to use at an internet cafe
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| Jessi: Hello, and welcome to Finnish Survival Phrases, brought to you by FinnishPod101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Finland. You'll be surprised at how far a little Finnish will go. Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by FinnishPod101.com and there you'll find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment! |
| Finnish Survival Phrases lesson 21 - Using the Internet in Finland |
| Reeta: In this lesson, we'll learn about a place crucial to your travels in this modern age: the Internet café! Normally, you find Internet cafés in the big main cities. These days it is very hard to find areas without Internet in Finland; the minimum level of service is a common computer near the front desk. In hotels and cafés, wifi is usually part of the service. But if you don't carry your laptop around, well, this lesson is for you. |
| Let's imagine you're at the reception counter and want to ask how much the connection costs for how long. |
| Anteeksi, kuinka paljon maksaa yksi tunti? Let’s break it down, Anteeksi, kuinka paljon maksaa yksi tunti. Once more, Anteeksi, kuinka paljon maksaa yksi tunti. |
| This literally means, "Excuse me, how much is one hour?" This sentence is made up of anteeksi and then kuinka paljon maksaa, which as we have already seen means "How much does it cost?," followed by yksi tunti. Yksi is "one," of course, and tunti means "hour." |
| The answer will probably sound something like this: Yksi tunti maksaa kolme euroa. |
| "One hour costs three euros." |
| But it is also quite common for cafés to charge in 30-minute blocks, so you may hear Puoli tuntia maksaa... |
| Puoli means "half." How much might that cost? |
| Puoli tuntia maksaa 2 euroa. |
| "Half an hour costs two euros." |
| If you're still a little shaky on Finnish numbers, you can review those lessons anytime. |
| Ok, to close out today's lessons, we’d like you to practice what you have just learned. I’ll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you’re responsible for shouting it out loud. You’ll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so Onnea! which means “Good luck!” in Finnish. |
| “Excuse me, how much is it per hour?” - Anteeksi, paljonko maksaa yksi tunti? |
| “One hour costs 3 euros.” - Yksi tunti maksaa 3 euroa. |
| “Half an hour costs 2 euros.” - Puoli tuntia maksaa 2 euroa. |
| Jessi: Alright! That's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by FinnishPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment! |
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