With, without and doing it yourself
For food with something added, use -lla/-llä: , , . Learn maito → maidolla and voi → voilla. takes partitive: , .
For with a person, use the genitive before : . With a personal pronoun, standard Finnish uses the possessive ending: , , , , , . means myself, yourself or themselves according to the subject: .
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Tea with milk, please. | ||
| Tea with milk, please. | ||
| Bread with cheese. | ||
| Bread with cheese. | ||
| A pancake with butter. | ||
| A pancake with butter. | ||
| Tea without sugar. | ||
| Tea without sugar. | ||
| I go with Sanna. | ||
| I go with Sanna. | ||
| Come with me. | ||
| Come with me. | ||
| Come with us. | ||
| Come with us. | ||
| Today I order myself. | ||
| Today I order myself. | ||
Tee maidolla, kiitos.Tea with milk, please.
Leipää juustolla.Bread with cheese.
Lettu voilla.A pancake with butter.
Teetä ilman sokeria.Tea without sugar.
Minä menen Sannan kanssa.I go with Sanna.
Tule minun kanssani.Come with me.
Tule meidän kanssamme.Come with us.
Tänään tilaan itse.Today I order myself.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
, .
Tea with milk, please.
.
Bread with cheese.
.
A pancake with butter.
.
Tea without sugar.
.
I go with Sanna.
.
Come with me.
.
Come with us.
.
Today I order myself.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Tee , kiitos.
Tea with milk, please.
Leipää .
Bread with cheese.
Lettu .
A pancake with butter.
Teetä ilman .
Tea without sugar.
Minä menen kanssa.
I go with Sanna.
Tule minun .
Come with me.
Tule meidän .
Come with us.
Tänään tilaan .
Today I order myself.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Lettu .
A pancake with butter.
Teetä ilman .
Tea without sugar.
Minä menen kanssa.
I go with Sanna.
Tule minun .
Come with me.
Tule meidän .
Come with us.
Tänään tilaan .
Today I order myself.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Tea with milk, please.
Tea without sugar.
I go with Sanna.
Come with me.
Come with us.
Today I order myself.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
Tea with milk, please.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Tea with milk, please.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Bread with cheese.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Bread with cheese.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
A pancake with butter.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
A pancake with butter.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Tea without sugar.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Tea without sugar.
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
