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Introduction
Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Finnish Season 1, Lesson 15 - Where Are You Going? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask where someone is going in Finnish.
Body
Becky: Here's the informal way to ask 'Where are you going?' in Finnish.
Nico: [Normal] Mihin sinä menet?
Becky: First is the word for 'where'
Nico: [Normal] mihin [Slow] mihin
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you'
Nico: [Normal] sinä [Slow] sinä
Becky: Last is the word meaning '(you) go'
Nico: [Normal] menet [Slow] menet
Becky: Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Where are you going?'
Nico: [Slow] Mihin sinä menet? [Normal] Mihin sinä menet?
Becky: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'Where are you going?'
Nico: [Normal] Mihin te menette?
Becky: First is a word meaning 'where'
Nico: [Normal] mihin [Slow] mihin
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you'
Nico: [Normal] te [Slow] te
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'you go (plural)'
Nico: [Normal] menette [Slow] menette
Becky: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Where are you going?'
Nico: [Slow] Mihin te menette? [Normal] Mihin te menette?
Becky: Here's a response meaning 'I'm going to the grocery store.'
Nico: [Normal] Menen ruokakauppaan.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I go'
Nico: [Normal] menen [Slow] menen
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'to the grocery store'
Nico: [Normal] ruokakauppaan [Slow] ruokakauppaan
Becky: Listen again to the response, 'I'm going to the grocery store.'
Nico: [Slow] Menen ruokakauppaan. [Normal] Menen ruokakauppaan.
Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'I'm going to work.'
Nico: [Normal] Minä menen töihin.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I'
Nico: [Normal] minä [Slow] minä
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I go'
Nico: [Normal] menen [Slow] menen
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'to work'
Nico: [Normal] töihin [Slow] töihin
Becky: Listen again to the response, 'I'm going to work.'
Nico: [Slow] Minä menen töihin. [Normal] Minä menen töihin.
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Nico: When you want to know where someone is going, instead of Mihin sinä menet?, you can also say Minne sinä menet? They both mean the same thing.

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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