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Introduction
Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Finnish Season 1, Lesson 3 - Manners. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to thank other people in various ways in Finnish.
Body
Becky: Here's the way to say 'Thank you.' in Finnish.
Nico: [Normal] Kiitos.
Becky: This expression has only one word meaning 'thank you'.
Nico: [Normal] kiitos [Slow] kiitos
Becky: Listen again to the word meaning 'Thank you.'
Nico: [Slow] Kiitos. [Normal] Kiitos.
Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at how to say 'Thank you very much.'
Nico: [Normal] Kiitos oikein paljon.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'thank you'
Nico: [Normal] kiitos [Slow] kiitos
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'very'
Nico: [Normal] oikein [Slow] oikein
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'much'
Nico: [Normal] paljon [Slow] paljon
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Thank you very much.'
Nico: [Slow] Kiitos oikein paljon. [Normal] Kiitos oikein paljon.
Becky: Next up is the way to say 'Thank you, gladly.'
Nico: [Normal] Kiitos, mielihyvin.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'thank you'
Nico: [Normal] kiitos [Slow] kiitos
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'gladly'
Nico: [Normal] mielihyvin [Slow] mielihyvin
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Thank you, gladly.'
Nico: [Slow] Kiitos, mielihyvin. [Normal] Kiitos, mielihyvin.
Becky: Finally, here is a way to say 'Thanks for everything.'
Nico: [Normal] Kiitos kaikesta.
Becky: First is a word meaning 'thanks'
Nico: [Normal] kiitos [Slow] kiitos
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'for everything'
Nico: [Normal] kaikesta [Slow] kaikesta
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Thanks for everything.'
Nico: [Slow] Kiitos kaikesta. [Normal] Kiitos kaikesta.
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Nico: Kiitos is one of the most important Finnish words to learn. You should say kiitos meaning "thank you" or kiitos paljon meaning "thank you very much", for example, when you receive change from a cashier at a store, or wherever you would like to thank someone. Kiitti is slang for kiitos, and it's used especially among friends and younger people.

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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