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Finnish in everyday situations

Reviews practise both sides: wherever Lukas and Lena would say something differently, you do it once as each.

puoli seitsemän, yhdeksältä

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Form	Example	Meaning
		It is nine o’clock.
It is nine o’clock.
		Work starts at nine.
Work starts at nine.
		It is half past six.
It is half past six.
		I come at half past six.
I come at half past six.
		It is quarter past nine.
It is quarter past nine.
		It is quarter to nine.
It is quarter to nine.
		It is five to nine.
It is five to nine.
		The meeting starts at four.
The meeting starts at four.

tells the time. is half past six: Finnish half points to the next hour. is quarter past nine and is quarter to nine. is five to nine.

For at a full hour use -lta/-ltä: , , . For half past, say . A span uses from/to forms or : . Official timetables use 24-hour time. Learn each clock expression as a useful pattern.

maanantaina, aina, ei koskaan

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Form	Example	Meaning
		The meeting is on Thursday.
The meeting is on Thursday.
		Every Monday I eat soup.
Every Monday I eat soup.
		I never drink tea.
I never drink tea.
		I sometimes eat cake.
I sometimes eat cake.
		He/she always comes here.
He/she always comes here.
		Jussi comes on Saturdays.
Jussi comes on Saturdays.
		Today is Friday.
Today is Friday.
		There is not a cat in the office yet.
There is not a cat in the office yet.

All weekdays are . Use -na/-nä for on a day: , . For a regular repeated day, use , , or .

, , and are adverbs telling how often. Never needs a negative verb: . The ordinary negative stem stays unchanged: , . with a negative gives not yet: .

nousen, nouset, nousee

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Person	Form	Meaning
		I get up early
I get up early
		You get up early
You get up early
		He/she gets up early
He/she gets up early
		We get up early
We get up early
		You (plural) get up early
You (plural) get up early
		They get up early
They get up early

Type 3 verbs end in -la/-lä, -na/-nä, -ra/-rä or -sta/-stä. Remove the last two letters and add : nousta → nouse-, pestä → pese-, mennä → mene-, tulla → tule-. Then add person endings. , , , , , .

Keep verb patterns with their stems: pestä → pesen, peset, pesee, pesemme, pesette, pesevät. A reflexive pronoun refers back to the person doing the action. Finnish does not need one for every routine. means I have a shower. (I like reading) uses the infinitive; and are useful action-destination expressions learned whole here.

talossa, talosta, taloon

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Form	Example	Meaning
		Nöpö is in the house.
Nöpö is in the house.
		Nöpö comes from the house.
Nöpö comes from the house.
		Nöpö goes into the house.
Nöpö goes into the house.
		The pen is on the table.
The pen is on the table.
		I take the pen from the table.
I take the pen from the table.
		I put the pen on the table.
I put the pen on the table.
		Where does Nöpö come from?
Where does Nöpö come from?
		Where is Nöpö going?
Where is Nöpö going?

An inside place has three forms: (in the house), (from the house), (into the house). An outside or surface place also has three: , , . These answer , , . The stem of becomes before -llä/-ltä/-lle.

Inside endings are -ssa/-ssä, -sta/-stä and several into forms. Common into forms lengthen the last vowel and add : , ; after a long vowel use plus vowel plus : maa → maahan. Words such as use the stem and destination . Learn and together. A location after a person’s name can use a place word: , .

tule, älä tule, tulkaa

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Form	Example	Meaning
		Come here, Nöpö.
Come here, Nöpö.
		Do not sleep at work (singular).
Do not sleep at work (singular).
		Write a message (singular).
Write a message (singular).
		Come here, Aino and Ella.
Come here, Aino and Ella.
		Go home, Aino and Ella.
Go home, Aino and Ella.
		Do not come at night (plural).
Do not come at night (plural).
		Do not sleep at work (plural).
Do not sleep at work (plural).
		Sit here, please (singular).
Sit here, please (singular).

For a singular request, use the negative present stem without the negative verb: , , , , . Add for a negative request: , . The imperative is the request or command form.

For several people, or respectful address, use -kaa/-kää: , , , . The plural request stem is not always the same as the singular stem; keep pairs together: , , . Negatives are , , , . softens a request.

Practice 1/6 · Finding words

Notice the patterns

Tap the form practised in each message.

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I get up early.
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Nöpö is in the house.
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Work starts at nine.
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You get up early.
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Nöpö comes from the house.
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He/she gets up early.
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Nöpö goes into the house.
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I come at half past six.

Practice 2/6 · The right form

Choose the forms

Choose the right word for the gap.

Minä aikaisin.
I get up early.
Nöpö on .
Nöpö is in the house.
Työ alkaa .
Work starts at nine.
Sinä aikaisin.
You get up early.
Nöpö tulee .
Nöpö comes from the house.
Hän aikaisin.
He/she gets up early.
Nöpö menee .
Nöpö goes into the house.
Tulen puoli .
I come at half past six.
Me aikaisin.
We get up early.
Kynä on .
The pen is on the table.

Mix the module patterns

Choose the right word for the gap.

Te aikaisin.
You (plural) get up early.
Otan kynän .
I take the pen from the table.
Kello on varttia yhdeksän.
It is quarter to nine.
He aikaisin.
They get up early.
Laitan kynän .
I put the pen on the table.
Nöpö tulee?
Where does Nöpö come from?
Kokous alkaa .
The meeting starts at four.
Kello on .
It is nine o’clock.
Kokous on .
The meeting is on Thursday.
tänne, Nöpö.
Come here, Nöpö.

Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps

Complete the messages

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

Me aikaisin.
We get up early.
Kynä on .
The pen is on the table.
Te aikaisin.
You (plural) get up early.
Otan kynän .
I take the pen from the table.
Kello on varttia yhdeksän.
It is quarter to nine.
He aikaisin.
They get up early.
Laitan kynän .
I put the pen on the table.
Nöpö tulee?
Where does Nöpö come from?

Practice 4/6 · Building sentences

Build a sentence

Put the words in order.

I get up early.
Nöpö is in the house.
Work starts at nine.
You get up early.
Nöpö comes from the house.
He/she gets up early.
Nöpö goes into the house.
I come at half past six.

Practice 5/6 · In situations

What would you say?

Choose the right words for the situation.

The meeting starts at four.
You say:
The meeting starts at four.
You say:
It is nine o’clock.
You say:
It is nine o’clock.
You say:
The meeting is on Thursday.
You say:
The meeting is on Thursday.
You say:
Come here, Nöpö.
You say:
Come here, Nöpö.
You say:
Every Monday I eat soup.
You say:
Every Monday I eat soup.
You say:
Do not sleep at work (singular).
You say:
Do not sleep at work (singular).
You say:
It is half past six.
You say:
It is half past six.
You say:
I never drink tea.
You say:
I never drink tea.
You say:

Practice 6/6 · Matching

Connect the messages

Match the pairs.

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