Learn how to ask where something is
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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 30 - Where Can I Find This Place in Finland? |
| Reeta: In the previous lesson, we covered how to ask to get something. In this lesson, we'll introduce you to another useful phrase for finding the place where you can get what you are looking for. This lesson's phrase is, "Is there a (place) near here?" First, we need a place. Let's use the word apteekki, which means "pharmacy." |
| In Finnish, "Is there a pharmacy near here?" is |
| Onko täällä lähellä apteekkia? |
| As you can see, at the end of the word apteekki, we have an -a sound. This is because it becomes an object in this sentence. Let’s break it down, Onko täällä lähellä apteekkia. Once again, Onko täällä lähellä apteekkia. |
| The first word, onko, is equivalent to " is?" in English. |
| The -ko at the end is an interrogative suffix. |
| This is followed by the words täällä lähellä, which mean "here nearby" in English. Last, we have apteekkia, which is "pharmacy." |
| Onko täällä lähellä apteekkia? |
| This literally means, "is there a pharmacy near here?" |
| To ask for a different place, we can just replace the word apteekki with any other word and the phrase works just fine. Let's imagine you need to withdraw some money from your bank account. In Finnish, "Is there an ATM near here?" is |
| Onko täällä lähellä pankkiautomaattia? |
| The only thing that changes is the thing you are looking for, in this case pankkiautomaattia. |
| The first part of the word, pankki, means "bank," and automaatti means "automatic." |
| 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 there a pharmacy near here?” - Onko täällä lähellä apteekkia? |
| “Is there an ATM near here?” - Onko täällä lähellä pankkiautomaattia? |
| 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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