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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 24 - Riding the Finnish Bus: What is the Next Stop?
Reeta: In the previous lesson, we learned how to ask the bus driver if the bus goes to your destination.
Once on the bus, you'll also need to know where to get off. Use the phrase Onko tämä...?. This phrase means "Is this ... ?"
Just use whichever city and the name of the stop there at the end of the sentence. Let's try with Finland's big tourist destination and idyllic old town, the town of Porvoo.
Onko tämä Porvoo?
The first word is onko, which means "is" and is a question. It is followed by tämä, which means "this" followed with the place where you want to go. It's that simple.
Another way of inquiring could be to ask what the next stop is. In Finnish, the phrase is Mikä on seuraava pysäkki? Let’s break it down, Mikä on seuraava pysäkki. Once more, Mikä on seuraava pysäkki.
Mikä means "which"/"what", seuraava means "next" and pysäkki is "stop".
As an answer, you might get: Seuraava pysäkki on Porvoo. Start preparing to get off if you hear this, because it means the next stop is Porvoo.
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.
“Is this Porvoo?” - Onko tämä Porvoo?
“What is the next stop? ” - Mikä on seuraava pysäkki?
“The next stop is Porvoo.” - Seuraava pysäkki on Porvoo.
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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