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Introduction
Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Finnish Season 1, Lesson 13 - Who Is It? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask who someone is in Finnish.
Body
Becky: Here's the way to ask 'Who is it?' in Finnish.
Nico: [Normal] Kuka siellä?
Becky: First is a word meaning 'who'
Nico: [Normal] kuka [Slow] kuka
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'there'
Nico: [Normal] siellä [Slow] siellä
Becky: Listen again to the question meaning 'Who is it?'
Nico: [Slow] Kuka siellä? [Normal] Kuka siellä?
Becky: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the way to ask, 'Who is that?'
Nico: [Normal] Kuka tuo on?
Becky: First is a word meaning 'who'
Nico: [Normal] kuka [Slow] kuka
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'that'
Nico: [Normal] tuo [Slow] tuo
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'is'
Nico: [Normal] on [Slow] on
Becky: Listen again to the question meaning 'Who is that?'
Nico: [Slow] Kuka tuo on? [Normal] Kuka tuo on?
Becky: Here's a response meaning 'It's just me.'
Nico: [Normal] Minä vain.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I'
Nico: [Normal] minä [Slow] minä
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'just'
Nico: [Normal] vain [Slow] vain
Becky: Listen again to the response, 'It's just me.'
Nico: [Slow] Minä vain. [Normal] Minä vain.
Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'That is a friend of mine.'
Nico: [Normal] Se on eräs ystäväni.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'that'
Nico: [Normal] se [Slow] se
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'is'
Nico: [Normal] on [Slow] on
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'certain'
Nico: [Normal] eräs [Slow] eräs
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'my friend'
Nico: [Normal] ystäväni [Slow] ystäväni
Becky: Listen again to the response, 'That is a friend of mine.'
Nico: [Slow] Se on eräs ystäväni. [Normal] Se on eräs ystäväni.
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Nico: If someone knocks on your door unexpectedly, you might ask kuka siellä?, meaning "who is it?," before opening the door. You can also use this when you hear someone else is in the same building, room or space with you, but you can't see who it is.

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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