Learn the question "What's this?" 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 What's this? In Finnish this is |
| Jarmo: Mikä tämä on? |
| Gina: The first word in the question is |
| Jarmo: mikä |
| Gina: meaning what in English. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) mikä |
| Gina: Listen again and repeat. |
| Jarmo: mikä |
| {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: tämä |
| Gina: meaning something like this. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) tämä |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Jarmo: tämä |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Jarmo: mikä tämä |
| {pause} |
| Gina: And after that |
| Jarmo: on |
| Gina: meaning is. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) on |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Jarmo: on |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Jarmo: mikä tämä on |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Master the following pattern and responses to the question What's this?? |
| Jarmo: Se on kamera. |
| Gina: ""It's a camera.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Jarmo: (Slow) Se on kamera. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Jarmo: se |
| Gina: means it. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) se |
| Gina: Now repeat |
| Jarmo: se |
| {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: kamera |
| Gina: meaning camera. |
| Jarmo: (Slow, by syllable) kamera |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Jarmo: kamera |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the speaker say, It's a camera., and then repeat. |
| Jarmo: Se on kamera. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: To expand on the pattern, replace camera with cell phone. |
| Jarmo: kännykkä |
| Gina: cell phone |
| Jarmo: (slow) kännykkä (regular) kännykkä |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with cell phone |
| Jarmo: Se on kännykkä. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace camera. Say It's a cell phone. |
| {pause} |
| Jarmo: Se on kännykkä. |
| Gina: To use a different phrase, replace cell phone with electronic dictionary. |
| Jarmo: elektroninen sanakirja |
| Gina: electronic dictionary |
| Jarmo: (slow) elektroninen sanakirja (regular) elektroninen sanakirja |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with electronic dictionary |
| Jarmo: Se on elektroninen sanakirja. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for cell phone. Say It's a electronic dictionary. |
| {pause} |
| Jarmo: Se on elektroninen sanakirja. |
| Gina: To expand on the pattern, replace electronic dictionary with computer. |
| Jarmo: tietokone |
| Gina: computer |
| Jarmo: (slow) tietokone (regular) tietokone |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with computer |
| Jarmo: Se on tietokone. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for dictionary. Say It's a computer. |
| {pause} |
| Jarmo: Se on tietokone. |
| QUIZ |
| Gina: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Finland and someone asks you what something is. It’s a camera. Respond to the question. |
| Jarmo: Mikä tämä on? (five seconds) Se on kamera. |
| Gina: Now imagine that it's (a) cell phone Respond to the question. |
| Jarmo: Mikä tämä on? (five seconds) Se on kännykkä. |
| Gina: Imagine that it's an electronic dictionary. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Jarmo: Mikä tämä on? (five seconds) Se on elektroninen sanakirja. |
| Gina: Imagine that it's a computer. Respond to the question. |
| Jarmo: Mikä tämä on? (five seconds) Se on tietokone. |
| Gina: You want to ask someone what something is. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Jarmo: Mikä tämä on? |
Outro |
| Gina: This is the end of Lesson 22 |
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