Learn how to say "not" and "don't have"
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Finnish Season 1, Lesson 19 - Using Negation. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to make essential negative statements in Finnish. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the way to say 'I don't have a pen.' in Finnish. |
| Nico: [Normal] Minulla ei ole kynää. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'on me' |
| Nico: [Normal] minulla [Slow] minulla |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'is not' |
| Nico: [Normal] ei ole [Slow] ei ole |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'pen' |
| Nico: [Normal] kynää [Slow] kynää |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't have a pen.' |
| Nico: [Slow] Minulla ei ole kynää. [Normal] Minulla ei ole kynää. |
| Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the way to say 'I don't have time.' |
| Nico: [Normal] Minulla ei ole aikaa. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'on me' |
| Nico: [Normal] minulla [Slow] minulla |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'is not' |
| Nico: [Normal] ei ole [Slow] ei ole |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'time' |
| Nico: [Normal] aikaa [Slow] aikaa |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't have time.' |
| Nico: [Slow] Minulla ei ole aikaa. [Normal] Minulla ei ole aikaa. |
| Becky: Next up is the way to say 'I don't know.' |
| Nico: [Normal] Minä en tiedä. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Nico: [Normal] minä [Slow] minä |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'don't know' |
| Nico: [Normal] en tiedä [Slow] en tiedä |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't know.' |
| Nico: [Slow] Minä en tiedä. [Normal] Minä en tiedä. |
| Becky: Finally, here is a way to say 'I don't understand.' |
| Nico: [Normal] Minä en ymmärrä. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Nico: [Normal] minä [Slow] minä |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'don't understand' |
| Nico: [Normal] en ymmärrä [Slow] en ymmärrä |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I don't understand.' |
| Nico: [Slow] Minä en ymmärrä. [Normal] Minä en ymmärrä. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Nico: Don't be afraid to admit when you don't know or understand something. It's easier for people to help you if you say when you don't understand something. If someone is speaking too fast, and you don't understand what they are saying, you can say: Odota, en ymmärrä meaning "Wait, I don't understand." |
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! |
Comments
HideLet's practice here! Try translating this statement: 'I don't have it.'
Hei Victor,
Kiitos kommentistasi! Se on aivan oikein. Mitä sinulla ei ole? 😄
Let us know if you have any questions.
Cheers,
Aarni
Team FinnishPod101.com
Minulla ei ole sitä.
Hello Tatjana,
Thank you for your feedback.
I checked it out and I did not get the wrong answer this time. Could you please check it again.
Let us know if you have any question.
Cheers,
Aarni
Team FinnishPod101.com
Hi,
by writing quize en ymmärrä and en tiedä become "wrong" by the right answer.
Tatjana
Hello Han,
Thank you for your posting.
You are almost there. Just a little correction.
'I don't have it.' " Minulla ei ole sitä". (word "se" negative partitive form, in this case)
Let us know if you have any question.
Cheers,
Aarni
Team FinnishPod101.com
Minulla ei ole sen.