Learn the question "What's the weather like?" in Finnish and how to answer it
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Gina: In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Finnish learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
Lesson focus |
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| Gina: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question What's the weather like in Helsinki? In Finnish this is |
| Jarmo: Millainen ilma on Helsingissä? |
| Gina: The first word in the question is |
| Jarmo: millainen |
| Gina: meaning what kind of in English. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) millainen |
| Gina: Listen again and repeat. |
| Jarmo: millainen |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Jarmo: sä |
| Gina: meaning weather. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) sä |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Jarmo: sä |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Jarmo: millainen sä |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Next is |
| Jarmo: on |
| Gina: meaning is. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) on |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Jarmo: on |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Jarmo: millainen sä on |
| {pause} |
| Gina: And after that |
| Jarmo: Helsingissä |
| Gina: meaning in Helsinki. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) Helsingissä |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Jarmo: Helsingissä |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Jarmo: millainen sä on Helsingissä |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Master the following pattern and responses to the question What's the weather like in Helsinki?? |
| Jarmo: On aurinkoista. |
| Gina: ""It's sunny.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Jarmo: (Slow) On aurinkoista. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Jarmo: on |
| Gina: meaning is. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) on |
| Gina: Now repeat |
| Jarmo: on |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: And next |
| Jarmo: aurinkoista |
| Gina: meaning sunny. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) aurinkoista |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Jarmo: aurinkoista |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the speaker say, It's sunny., and then repeat. |
| Jarmo: On aurinkoista. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: To expand on the pattern, replace sunny with cloudy. |
| Jarmo: pilvistä |
| Gina: cloudy |
| Jarmo: (slow) pilvistä (regular) pilvistä |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with cloudy |
| Jarmo: On pilvistä. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace sunny. Say It's cloudy. |
| {pause} |
| Jarmo: On pilvistä. |
| Gina: To use a different phrase, replace cloudy with rainy. |
| Jarmo: sateista |
| Gina: rainy |
| Jarmo: (slow) sateista (regular) sateista |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with rainy |
| Jarmo: On sateista. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for cloudy. Say It's rainy. |
| {pause} |
| Jarmo: On sateista. |
| Gina: To use a different phrase, replace rainy with windy. |
| Jarmo: tuulista |
| Gina: windy |
| Jarmo: (slow) tuulista (regular) tuulista |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with windy |
| Jarmo: On tuulista. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for rainy. Say It's windy. |
| {pause} |
| Jarmo: On tuulista. |
| QUIZ |
| Gina: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Finland and someone asks you What's the weather like in Helsinki?. You want to say it's sunny. Respond to the question. |
| Jarmo: Millainen sä on Helsingissä? (five seconds) On aurinkoista. |
| Gina: Now you want to say it's cloudy Respond to the question. |
| Jarmo: Millainen sä on Helsingissä? (five seconds) On pilvistä. |
| Gina: You want to say it's rainy. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Jarmo: Millainen sä on Helsingissä? (five seconds) On sateista. |
| Gina: You want to say it's windy. Respond to the question. |
| Jarmo: Millainen sä on Helsingissä? (five seconds) On tuulista. |
| Gina: You want to ask someone what the weather is like. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Jarmo: Millainen sä on Helsingissä? |
Outro |
| Gina: This is the end of Lesson 20 |
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