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Introduction
Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Finnish Season 1, Lesson 1 - Self Introductions. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to introduce yourself in Finnish.
Body
Becky: Here's the informal way to say 'Hi, I'm Antti.' in Finnish.
Nico: [Normal] Hei, minä olen Antti.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'Hi'
Nico: [Normal] Hei [Slow] Hei
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I'
Nico: [Normal] minä [Slow] minä
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I am'
Nico: [Normal] olen [Slow] olen
Becky: Last is the 'person's name'. In this case, it’s:
Nico: [Normal] Antti [Slow] Antti
Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Hi I'm Antti.'
Nico: [Slow] Hei, minä olen Antti. [Normal] Hei, minä olen Antti.
Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say 'Good day, I'm Antti Virtanen.'
Nico: [Normal] Hyvää päivää. Minun nimeni on Antti Virtanen.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'Good day'
Nico: [Normal] Hyvää päivää [Slow] Hyvää päivää
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'my'
Nico: [Normal] minun [Slow] minun
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'my name'
Nico: [Normal] nimeni [Slow] nimeni
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'is'
Nico: [Normal] on [Slow] on
Becky: Last is the 'person's full name'. In this case:
Nico: [Normal] Antti Virtanen [Slow] Antti Virtanen
Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Good day, I'm Antti Virtanen.'
Nico: [Slow] Hyvää päivää. Minun nimeni on Antti Virtanen. [Normal] Hyvää päivää. Minun nimeni on Antti Virtanen.
Becky: Next up is the informal way to say 'Nice to meet you.'
Nico: [Normal] Kiva tavata.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'nice'
Nico: [Normal] kiva [Slow] kiva
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'to meet'
Nico: [Normal] tavata [Slow] tavata
Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Nice to meet you.'
Nico: [Slow] Kiva tavata. [Normal] Kiva tavata.
Becky: Finally, here is a formal way to say 'Nice to meet you.'
Nico: [Normal] Hauska tutustua.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'nice'
Nico: [Normal] hauska [Slow] hauska
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'to meet'
Nico: [Normal] tutustua [Slow] tutustua
Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Nice to meet you.'
Nico: [Slow] Hauska tutustua. [Normal] Hauska tutustua.
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Nico: When you introduce yourself, it's a good habit to shake hands and use hauska tutustua after saying your name. If you're concerned about politeness, even hei is polite enough in the Finnish business world. In fact, if you speak too formally, people will think you sound unnatural. In Finland, simple is best!

Outro

Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson!
Nico: Hei hei!

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