Birthdays and dates
All months are . In a month use -ssa: . Write month names with a small initial letter. means I was born; learn it as a complete personal-detail expression now.
Dates use an ordinal for the day and partitive for the month: . An ordinal puts things in order: , , , , , , , , , . Longer dates combine ordinal parts: . is a date statement. In a time expression, means on 10 July. The course uses whole date expressions before expecting new ordinal case forms.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| My birthday is 10 July. | ||
| My birthday is 10 July. | ||
| Ella’s birthday is 28 March. | ||
| Ella’s birthday is 28 March. | ||
| It is cold in January. | ||
| It is cold in January. | ||
| It is summer in July. | ||
| It is summer in July. | ||
| This is the first page. | ||
| This is the first page. | ||
| This is the second page. | ||
| This is the second page. | ||
| This is the third page. | ||
| This is the third page. | ||
| The tenth of July. | ||
| The tenth of July. | ||
Syntymäpäiväni on kymmenes heinäkuuta.My birthday is 10 July.
Ellan syntymäpäivä on kahdeskymmeneskahdeksas maaliskuuta.Ella’s birthday is 28 March.
On kylmä tammikuussa.It is cold in January.
On kesä heinäkuussa.It is summer in July.
Tämä on ensimmäinen sivu.This is the first page.
Tämä on toinen sivu.This is the second page.
Tämä on kolmas sivu.This is the third page.
Kymmenes heinäkuuta.The tenth of July.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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My birthday is 10 July.
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Ella’s birthday is 28 March.
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It is cold in January.
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It is summer in July.
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This is the first page.
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This is the second page.
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This is the third page.
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The tenth of July.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Syntymäpäiväni on kymmenes .
My birthday is 10 July.
Ellan syntymäpäivä on kahdeskymmeneskahdeksas .
Ella’s birthday is 28 March.
On kylmä .
It is cold in January.
On kesä .
It is summer in July.
Tämä on sivu.
This is the first page.
Tämä on sivu.
This is the second page.
Tämä on sivu.
This is the third page.
Kymmenes .
The tenth of July.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
On kylmä .
It is cold in January.
On kesä .
It is summer in July.
Tämä on sivu.
This is the first page.
Tämä on sivu.
This is the second page.
Tämä on sivu.
This is the third page.
Kymmenes .
The tenth of July.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
My birthday is 10 July.
Ella’s birthday is 28 March.
It is cold in January.
It is summer in July.
This is the first page.
This is the second page.
This is the third page.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
My birthday is 10 July.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
My birthday is 10 July.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Ella’s birthday is 28 March.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Ella’s birthday is 28 March.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
It is cold in January.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
It is cold in January.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
It is summer in July.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
It is summer in July.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
