Learn the question "How old are you?" in Finnish and how to answer it
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Gina: In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Finnish learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
Lesson focus |
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| Gina: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question How old are you? In Finnish this is |
| Jarmo: Kuinka vanha sinä olet? |
| Gina: The first word in the question is |
| Jarmo: Kuinka |
| Gina: meaning how in English. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) Kuinka |
| Gina: Listen again and repeat. |
| Jarmo: Kuinka |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Jarmo: vanha |
| Gina: meaning old. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) vanha |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Jarmo: vanha |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Jarmo: Kuinka vanha |
| {pause} |
| Gina: And next |
| Jarmo: sinä |
| Gina: meaning you. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) sinä |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Jarmo: sinä |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Jarmo: Kuinka vanha sinä |
| {pause} |
| Gina: And after that |
| Jarmo: olet |
| Gina: meaning you are. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) olet |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Jarmo: olet |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Jarmo: Kuinka vanha sinä olet |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Master the following pattern and responses to the question How old are you?? |
| Jarmo: Olen 18 (kahdeksantoista) vuotta vanha. |
| Gina: ""I'm 18 years old.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Jarmo: (Slow) Olen 18 (kahdeksantoista) vuotta vanha. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Jarmo: olen |
| Gina: means I am. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) olen |
| Gina: Now repeat |
| Jarmo: olen |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: And next |
| Jarmo: kahdeksantoista |
| Gina: meaning eighteen. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) kahdeksantoista |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Jarmo: kahdeksantoista |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: And after that |
| Jarmo: vuotta |
| meaning years. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) vuotta |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Jarmo: vuotta |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: And next |
| Jarmo: vanha |
| Gina: meaning old. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) vanha |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Jarmo: vanha |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the speaker say, I'm 18 years old., and then repeat. |
| Jarmo: Olen 18 (kahdeksantoista) vuotta vanha. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: To make another phrase, replace 18 with 22. |
| Jarmo: 22 (kaksikymmentäkaksi) |
| Gina: 22 |
| Jarmo: (slow) 22 (kaksikymmentäkaksi) (regular) 22 (kaksikymmentäkaksi) |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 22 |
| Jarmo: Olen 22 (kaksikymmentäkaksi) vuotta vanha. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 18. Say I'm 22 years old. |
| {pause} |
| Jarmo: Olen 22 (kaksikymmentäkaksi) vuotta vanha. |
| Gina: To use a different phrase, replace 22 with twenty-eight. |
| Jarmo: 28 (kaksikymmentäkahdeksan) |
| Gina: twenty-eight |
| Jarmo: (slow) 28 (kaksikymmentäkahdeksan) (regular) 28 (kaksikymmentäkahdeksan) |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with twenty-eight |
| Jarmo: Olen 28 (kaksikymmentäkahdeksan) vuotta vanha. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for 22. Say I'm twenty-eight years old. |
| {pause} |
| Jarmo: Olen 28 (kaksikymmentäkahdeksan) vuotta vanha. |
| Gina: To expand on the pattern, replace twenty-eight with 25. |
| Jarmo: 25 (kaksikymmentäviisi) |
| Gina: 25 |
| Jarmo: (slow) 25 (kaksikymmentäviisi) (regular) 25 (kaksikymmentäviisi) |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 25 |
| Jarmo: Olen 25 (kaksikymmentäviisi) vuotta vanha. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for twenty-eight. Say I'm 25 years old. |
| {pause} |
| Jarmo: Olen 25 (kaksikymmentäviisi) vuotta vanha. |
| QUIZ |
| Gina: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Finland and someone asks you how old you are. You are 18. Respond to the question. |
| Jarmo: Kuinka vanha sinä olet? (five seconds) Olen 18 (kahdeksantoista) vuotta vanha. |
| Gina: Imagine you are 22 Respond to the question. |
| Jarmo: Kuinka vanha sinä olet? (five seconds) Olen 22 (kaksikymmentäkaksi) vuotta vanha. |
| Gina: Now imagine you are twenty-eight. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Jarmo: Kuinka vanha sinä olet? (five seconds) Olen 28 (kaksikymmentäkahdeksan) vuotta vanha. |
| Gina: Imagine you're 25. Respond to the question. |
| Jarmo: Kuinka vanha sinä olet? (five seconds) Olen 25 (kaksikymmentäviisi) vuotta vanha. |
| Gina: You want to ask someone how old they are. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Jarmo: Kuinka vanha sinä olet? |
Outro |
| Gina: This is the end of Lesson 11 |
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