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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 45 - Do You Have an English Guide in Finland? |
| Reeta: In this lesson we'll introduce you to crucial phrase for you travelers who are interested in learning more about the tourist attractions you're going to visit. Learning about the history and the cultural significance of places you visit can be just as rewarding as seeing them. So now we'll cover "Do you have an English information guide?". |
| In Finnish, "Do you have an English information guide?" is |
| Onko teillä englanninkielistä opastetta? Let’s break it down, Onko teillä englanninkielistä opastetta. |
| The first two words, onko teillä, mean "Do you have?". |
| This is followed by englanninkielistä, which means "English language." |
| The last word, opastetta, means "guide or information" in the accusative. |
| All together, we have Onko teillä englanninkielistä opastetta? |
| This sentence can refer to a guide, or just a pamphlet at the entrance of the museum. |
| To ask for a guide in a different language, we can just replace the word for "English" with the word for any other language and it works just fine. Let's try "French" in Finnish. "Do you have a French information guide?" is |
| Onko teillä ranskankielistä opastetta? |
| The only thing that changes is the language you are looking for. In this case it's ranskankielistä |
| The first word, ranskan, is the genitive of Ranska, "France." |
| Together with the next word, kielistä (which is kielinen in the nominative), it means "the French language." |
| Let's try now with a Japanese guide! It's not so unlikely to find an information guide in Japanese because Finland is very popular among Japanese tourists all year round. |
| "Do you have a Japanese information guide?" is |
| Onko teillä japaninkielistä opastetta? |
| Piece of cake! |
| 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. |
| “Do you have an English information guide?” - Onko teillä englannin kielistä opastetta? |
| “Do you have a French information guide?” - Onko teillä ranskan kielistä opastetta? |
| “Do you have a Japanese information guide?” - Onko teillä japanin kielistä opastetta? |
| 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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