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| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Finnish Season 1, Lesson 6 - Refusing Politely. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to politely refuse an invitation, in Finnish. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's how to say 'No, thank you.' in Finnish. |
| Nico: [Normal] Ei kiitos. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'no' |
| Nico: [Normal] ei [Slow] ei |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'thank you' |
| Nico: [Normal] kiitos [Slow] kiitos |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'No, thank you.' |
| Nico: [Slow] Ei kiitos. [Normal] Ei kiitos. |
| Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the way to say 'Thank you, but I can't go.' |
| Nico: [Normal] Kiitos, mutta en pääse. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'thank you' |
| Nico: [Normal] kiitos [Slow] kiitos |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'but' |
| Nico: [Normal] mutta [Slow] mutta |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I can't' |
| Nico: [Normal] en [Slow] en |
| Becky: Last is the word literally meaning 'get to' |
| Nico: [Normal] pääse [Slow] pääse |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Thank you, but I can't go.' |
| Nico: [Slow] Kiitos, mutta en pääse. [Normal] Kiitos, mutta en pääse. |
| Becky: Next up is the way to say 'Unfortunately, I have other plans.' |
| Nico: [Normal] Valitettavasti minulla on muita suunnitelmia. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'unfortunately' |
| Nico: [Normal] valitettavasti [Slow] valitettavasti |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I have' |
| Nico: [Normal] minulla on [Slow] minulla on |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'other' |
| Nico: [Normal] muita [Slow] muita |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'plans' |
| Nico: [Normal] suunnitelmia [Slow] suunnitelmia |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Unfortunately, I have other plans.' |
| Nico: [Slow] Valitettavasti minulla on muita suunnitelmia. [Normal] Valitettavasti minulla on muita suunnitelmia. |
| Becky: Finally, here is a way to say 'Unfortunately, I can't make it.' |
| Nico: [Normal] Valitettavasti en ehdi. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'unfortunately' |
| Nico: [Normal] valitettavasti [Slow] valitettavasti |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I can't' |
| Nico: [Normal] en [Slow] en |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'make it' |
| Nico: [Normal] ehdi [Slow] ehdi |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Unfortunately, I can't make it.' |
| Nico: [Slow] Valitettavasti en ehdi. [Normal] Valitettavasti en ehdi. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Nico: When you refuse an invite, it's always good to say thank you, which is kiitos, for the invite in any case. If you only say ei kiitos, 'no thanks', you may sound a little bit rude! You should also explain a bit about why you can't make it. |
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
HideHey Listeners! How would you refuse an invitation? Let's practice.
Hello Saineylowe,
Kiitos kommentistasi! "Hello how are you doing?" (Mitä sinulle kuuluu?) I am doing fine, thank you! (Minulle kuuluu hyvää, kiitos!) 😄
Let us know if you have any questions.
Cheers,
Aarni
Team FinnishPod101.com
Hello how are you doing
Hello Geneviève,
Thank you for your question. We must say "Henkilö kirjoittaa tekstiviestiä" when an activity is currently taking place. In that case, we need to use the partitive form.
"Kirjoittaa tekstiviesti" words are in basic form and not very usable in sentences without adding the usable suffixes needed based on the sentence we want to express something with. Hope this helps a bit.
Let us know if you have any questions.
Cheers,
Aarni
Team FinnishPod101.com
Hei A question about the word of yesterday...sorry didn't find the right place to post it.
Why must we say;
Henkilö kirjoittaa tekstiviestiä.
The person is typing a text message.
With ä
But
kirjoittaa tekstiviesti
type a text message
lähettää tekstiviesti
send a text message
Without ä?
It seems to be the same case/ function
Thanks for your answer
Hei Victor,
Kiitos lauseistasi! Vain yksi pieni virhe siinä on. Tässä se korjattuna. 👍
"Kiiitos, mutta valittetavasti (valitettavasti) tänään minä en ehdi. Nähdään huomenna!"
Let us know if you have any questions.
Cheers,
Aarni
Team FinnishPod101.com
Kiitos, mutta valittetavasti, tänään minä en ehdi. Nähdään huomenna !
Hello Mark,
Thank you for your posting.
Well said, Mark! Just a tiny mistake there.
Kiitos! Valitettavasti en ehdi. Minulla on muita suunnitelmia.
Keep on posting! 👍
Let us know if you have any question.
Cheers,
Aarni
Team FinnishPod101.com
Kiitos! Valitettavastii en ehdi. Olen muita suunnitelmia.