Learn how to ask, "Why?"
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Finnish Season 1, Lesson 17 - Why? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question “Why?” in Finnish. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the way to ask 'Why are you late?' in Finnish. |
| Nico: [Normal] Miksi olet myöhässä? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'why' |
| Nico: [Normal] miksi [Slow] miksi |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you are' |
| Nico: [Normal] olet [Slow] olet |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'late' |
| Nico: [Normal] myöhässä [Slow] myöhässä |
| Becky: Listen again to the question meaning 'Why are you late?' |
| Nico: [Slow] Miksi olet myöhässä? [Normal] Miksi olet myöhässä? |
| Becky: Here's the way to answer, 'I missed the train.' |
| Nico: [Normal] Myöhästyin junasta. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I was late' |
| Nico: [Normal] myöhästyin [Slow] myöhästyin |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'from the train' |
| Nico: [Normal] junasta [Slow] junasta |
| Becky: Listen again to the question meaning 'I missed the train.' |
| Nico: [Slow] Myöhästyin junasta. [Normal] Myöhästyin junasta. |
| Becky: Here's a question meaning 'Why do you leave so early?' |
| Nico: [Normal] Miksi lähdet niin aikaisin? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'why' |
| Nico: [Normal] miksi [Slow] miksi |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you leave' |
| Nico: [Normal] lähdet [Slow] lähdet |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'so' |
| Nico: [Normal] niin [Slow] niin |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'early' |
| Nico: [Normal] aikaisin [Slow] aikaisin |
| Becky: Listen again to the question, 'Why do you leave so early?' |
| Nico: [Slow] Miksi lähdet niin aikaisin? [Normal] Miksi lähdet niin aikaisin? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'To not miss the train.' |
| Nico: [Normal] Jotta en myöhästyisi junasta. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'so that' |
| Nico: [Normal] jotta [Slow] jotta |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I would not be late' |
| Nico: [Normal] en myöhästyisi [Slow] en myöhästyisi |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'from the train' |
| Nico: [Normal] junasta [Slow] junasta |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, 'To not miss the train.' |
| Nico: [Slow] Jotta en myöhästyisi junasta. [Normal] Jotta en myöhästyisi junasta. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Nico: Miksi meaning "why", is one of the first words young children learn. Therefore, you sometimes might hear Finnish children repeating this word a lot! |
Outro |
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| 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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