Learn the question "Whose is this?" 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 Whose is this? In Finnish this is |
| Jarmo: Kenen tämä on? |
| Gina: The first word in the question is |
| Jarmo: kenen |
| Gina: meaning whose in English. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) kenen |
| Gina: Listen again and repeat. |
| Jarmo: kenen |
| {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: tämä |
| Gina: meaning something like this. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) tämä |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Jarmo: tämä |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Jarmo: kenen tämä |
| {pause} |
| Gina: And next |
| Jarmo: on |
| Gina: meaning is. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) on |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Jarmo: on |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Jarmo: kenen tämä on |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Master the following pattern and responses to the question Whose is this?? |
| Jarmo: Se on minun. |
| Gina: ""It's mine.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Jarmo: (Slow) Se on minun. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Jarmo: se |
| Gina: means it. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) se |
| Gina: Now repeat |
| Jarmo: se |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: And after that |
| Jarmo: on |
| Gina: meaning is. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) on |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Jarmo: on |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: And after that |
| Jarmo: minun |
| Gina: meaning mine. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) minun |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Jarmo: minun |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the speaker say, It's mine., and then repeat. |
| Jarmo: Se on minun. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: To expand on the pattern, replace mine with my friend's. |
| Jarmo: ystäväni |
| Gina: my friend's |
| Jarmo: (slow) ystäväni (regular) ystäväni |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with my friend's |
| Jarmo: Se on ystäväni. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace mine. Say It's my friend's. |
| {pause} |
| Jarmo: Se on ystäväni. |
| Gina: To make another phrase, replace my friend's with yours. |
| Jarmo: sinun |
| Gina: yours |
| Jarmo: (slow) sinun (regular) sinun |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with yours |
| Jarmo: Se on sinun. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for my friend's. Say It's yours. |
| {pause} |
| Jarmo: Se on sinun. |
| Gina: To expand on the pattern, replace yours with ours. |
| Jarmo: meidän |
| Gina: ours |
| Jarmo: (slow) meidän (regular) meidän |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ours |
| Jarmo: Se on meidän. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for yours. Say It's ours. |
| {pause} |
| Jarmo: Se on meidän. |
| QUIZ |
| Gina: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Finland, and someone asks you who something belongs to. You want to say “It's mine”.. Respond to the question. |
| Jarmo: Kenen tämä on? (five seconds) Se on minun. |
| Gina: Now, you want to say “It's my friend's”. Respond to the question. |
| Jarmo: Kenen tämä on? (five seconds) Se on ystäväni. |
| Gina: Now, you want to say, “it's yours” . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Jarmo: Kenen tämä on? (five seconds) Se on sinun. |
| Gina: Now, you want to say “It's ours”. Respond to the question. |
| Jarmo: Kenen tämä on? (five seconds) Se on meidän. |
| Gina: Imagine that you find something, and you want to know who it belongs to. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Jarmo: Kenen tämä on? |
Outro |
| Gina: This is the end of Lesson 23 |
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