Learn the question "Do you have any brothers or sisters?" 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 Do you have any brothers or sisters? In Finnish this is |
| Jarmo: Onko sinulla siskoja tai veljiä? |
| Gina: The first word in the question is |
| Jarmo: Onko |
| Gina: meaning something like is (as a question) in English. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) Onko |
| Gina: Listen again and repeat. |
| Jarmo: Onko |
| {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: sinulla |
| Gina: meaning something like at you, or you have . |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) sinulla |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Jarmo: sinulla |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Jarmo: Onko sinulla |
| {pause} |
| Gina: And next |
| Jarmo: siskoja |
| Gina: meaning sisters. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) siskoja |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Jarmo: siskoja |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Jarmo: Onko sinulla siskoja |
| {pause} |
| Gina: And next |
| Jarmo: tai |
| Gina: meaning or. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) tai |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Jarmo: tai |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Jarmo: Onko sinulla siskoja tai |
| {pause} |
| Gina: And after that |
| Jarmo: veljiä |
| Gina: meaning brothers. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) veljiä |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Jarmo: veljiä |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Jarmo: Onko sinulla siskoja tai veljiä |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Master the following pattern and responses to the question Do you have any brothers or sisters?? |
| Jarmo: Minulla on sisko. |
| Gina: ""I have a sister.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Jarmo: (Slow) Minulla on sisko. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Jarmo: minulla |
| Gina: meaning something like at me or I have. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) minulla |
| Gina: Now repeat |
| Jarmo: minulla |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: And after that |
| Jarmo: on |
| Gina: meaning is. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) on |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Jarmo: on |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: And next |
| Jarmo: sisko |
| Gina: meaning sister. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) sisko |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Jarmo: sisko |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the speaker say, I have a sister., and then repeat. |
| Jarmo: Minulla on sisko. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: To expand on the pattern, replace sister with brother. |
| Jarmo: veli |
| Gina: brother |
| Jarmo: (slow) veli (regular) veli |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with brother |
| Jarmo: Minulla on veli. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace sister. Say I have a brother. |
| {pause} |
| Jarmo: Minulla on veli. |
| Gina: To use a different phrase, replace brother with one brother and one sister. |
| Jarmo: yksi veli ja yksi sisko |
| Gina: one brother and one sister |
| Jarmo: (slow) yksi veli ja yksi sisko (regular) yksi veli ja yksi sisko |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with one brother and one sister |
| Jarmo: Minulla on yksi veli ja yksi sisko. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for brother. Say I have a one brother and one sister. |
| {pause} |
| Jarmo: Minulla on yksi veli ja yksi sisko. |
| Gina: To expand on the pattern, replace one brother and one sister with two brothers. |
| Jarmo: kaksi veljeä |
| Gina: two brothers |
| Jarmo: (slow) kaksi veljeä (regular) kaksi veljeä |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with two brothers |
| Jarmo: Minulla on kaksi veljeä. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the phrase for one brother and one sister. Say I have two brothers. |
| {pause} |
| Jarmo: Minulla on kaksi veljeä. |
| QUIZ |
| Gina: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Finland and someone asks you if you have any brothers or sisters. You want to say you have a sister. Respond to the question. |
| Jarmo: Onko sinulla siskoja tai veljiä? (five seconds) Minulla on sisko. |
| Gina: Now imagine you have a brother Respond to the question. |
| Jarmo: Onko sinulla siskoja tai veljiä? (five seconds) Minulla on veli. |
| Gina: Imagine you have one brother and one sister. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Jarmo: Onko sinulla siskoja tai veljiä? (five seconds) Minulla on yksi veli ja yksi sisko. |
| Gina: Imagine you have two brothers. Respond to the question. |
| Jarmo: Onko sinulla siskoja tai veljiä? (five seconds) Minulla on kaksi veljeä. |
| Gina: You want to ask someone is they have any brothers or sisters. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Jarmo: Onko sinulla siskoja tai veljiä? |
Outro |
| Gina: This is the end of Lesson 13 |
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