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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! |
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