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| Hei, minun nimeni on Paula. Hi everybody! I’m Paula. |
| Welcome to FinnishPod101.com’s “Suomea kolmessa minuutissa”. The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn Finnish. |
| In the last two lessons we learned how to count in Finnish. Did you memorize the numbers from yksi to sata? I hope so, because this time you will put them to use! We will be practicing shopping in Finland. |
| Before we go, you need to know how to say “How much is this?” |
| Kuinka paljon tämä maksaa? |
| [slowly] Kuinka paljon tämä maksaa? |
| Ok, are you ready to go shopping in Finland? Let’s go! |
| Imagine yourself in a shop in Finland. You find something you want to buy, and you want to ask how much it costs. Start by saying…Anteeksi, do you remember what that means? "Excuse me!" |
| Anteeksi, kuinka paljon tämä maksaa? |
| [slowly] Anteeksi, kuinka paljon tämä maksaa? |
| The clerk will tell you |
| Se maksaa …, “it costs” |
| or more simply, |
| Se on…, “it is”. |
| For example: |
| Se maksaa kaksikymmentäviisi euroa. |
| or |
| Se on kaksikymmentäviisi euroa. |
| What number is kaksikymmentäviisi? It’s "twenty-five"! So these phrases mean "It costs twenty-five euros." |
| Let’s see some more examples. |
| You see a bag that you want to buy. “A bag” in Finnish is laukku. So how would you ask how much it costs? |
| Anteeksi, kuinka paljon tämä laukku maksaa? |
| Or a pair of shoes? This makes it slightly different, because you have to use the plural form. “A shoe” would be kenkä, but “shoes” are kengät in the plural. |
| So you would ask Anteeksi, kuinka paljon nämä kengät maksavat? |
| Also remember that the plural of tämä is nämä, and maksaa becomes maksavat when talking about more than one item. |
| Now it’s time for Paula’s Points. |
| Credit and debit cards are very commonly used in Finland, and you can use them in almost all shops and restaurants. |
| If you want to make sure, you can ask |
| Voinko maksaa kortilla? |
| Can I pay with a card? |
| [slowly] Voinko maksaa kortilla? |
| Do you feel confident about counting euros and cents in Finnish? If not, don’t worry. We will learn all about it next time. |
| I’ll be waiting for you in our next Suomea kolmessa minuutissa lesson. |
| Nähdään pian! |
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