Learn the question "Can you eat Finnish food?" 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 Can you eat Finnish food? In Finnish this is |
| Jarmo: Voitko syödä suomalaista ruokaa? |
| Gina: The first word in the question is |
| Jarmo: Voitko |
| Gina: meaning something like can you in English. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) Voitko |
| Gina: Listen again and repeat. |
| Jarmo: Voitko |
| {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: syödä |
| Gina: meaning eat. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) syödä |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Jarmo: syödä |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Jarmo: Voitko syödä |
| {pause} |
| Gina: And next |
| Jarmo: suomalaista |
| Gina: meaning Finnish. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) suomalaista |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Jarmo: suomalaista |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: And next |
| Jarmo: ruokaa |
| Gina: meaning food |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) ruokaa |
| Gina: now repeat |
| Jarmo: ruokaa |
| Gina: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Jarmo: Voitko syödä suomalaista ruokaa |
| {pause} |
| Gina: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question Can you eat Finnish food?? |
| Jarmo: Kyllä, se on herkullista. |
| Gina: ""Yes, it's delicious.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Jarmo: (Slow) Kyllä, se on herkullista. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: To say "no", in a simple way, just say: |
| Jarmo: Ei, en voi. |
| Gina: Which is like saying No, I can’t, in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Jarmo: (Slowly) Ei, en voi. |
| Gina: And one more time at normal speed: |
| Jarmo: Ei, en voi. |
| Gina: Now let's break down our original response from the beginning. The first word: |
| Jarmo: kyllä |
| Gina: means yes. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) kyllä |
| Gina: Now repeat |
| Jarmo: kyllä |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: And next |
| Jarmo: se |
| Gina: meaning 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 next |
| Jarmo: herkullista |
| meaning something like delicious. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) herkullista |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Jarmo: herkullista |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the speaker say, Yes, it's delicious., and then repeat. |
| Jarmo: Kyllä, se on herkullista. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: To use a different phrase, replace delicious with good. |
| Jarmo: hyvää |
| Gina: good |
| Jarmo: (slow) hyvää (regular) hyvää |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with good |
| Jarmo: Kyllä, se on hyvää. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace delicious. Say Yes, it's good. |
| {pause} |
| Jarmo: Kyllä, se on hyvää. |
| Gina: To expand on the pattern, replace good with quite good. |
| Jarmo: aika hyvää |
| Gina: quite good |
| Jarmo: (slow) aika hyvää (regular) aika hyvää |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with quite good |
| Jarmo: Kyllä, se on aika hyvää. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for good. Say Yes, it's quite good. |
| {pause} |
| Jarmo: Kyllä, se on aika hyvää. |
| Gina: To expand on the pattern, replace quite good with ok. |
| Jarmo: OK (ookoo) |
| Gina: ok |
| Jarmo: (slow) OK (ookoo) (regular) OK (ookoo) |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with ok |
| Jarmo: Kyllä, se on OK (ookoo). |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace quite good. Say Yes, it's ok. |
| {pause} |
| Jarmo: Kyllä, se on OK (ookoo). |
| QUIZ |
| Gina: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Finland and someone asks if you can eat Finnish food. You want to answer that it is delicious. Respond to the question. |
| Jarmo: Voitko syödä suomalaista ruokaa? (five seconds) Kyllä, se on herkullista. |
| Gina: Now, you want to say that it's good Respond to the question. |
| Jarmo: Voitko syödä suomalaista ruokaa? (five seconds) Kyllä, se on hyvää. |
| Gina: Now, you want to say that it's quite good. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Jarmo: Voitko syödä suomalaista ruokaa? (five seconds) Kyllä, se on aika hyvää. |
| Gina: Now, you want to say that it's ok. Respond to the question. |
| Jarmo: Voitko syödä suomalaista ruokaa? (five seconds) Kyllä, se on OK (ookoo). |
| Gina: Now you want to ask someone if they can eat Finnish food. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Jarmo: Voitko syödä suomalaista ruokaa? |
Outro |
| Gina: This is the end of Lesson 8 |
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