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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.
yksi, kaksi, kymmenen
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| I have one key. | ||
| I have one key. | ||
| I have two keys. | ||
| I have two keys. | ||
| How many keys do you have? | ||
| How many keys do you have? | ||
| I have no key at all. | ||
| I have no key at all. | ||
| Zero, four, one. | ||
| Zero, four, one. | ||
| Five plus one is six. | ||
| Five plus one is six. | ||
| Nine plus one is ten. | ||
| Nine plus one is ten. | ||
| Here are three cats. | ||
| Here are three cats. | ||
Learn zero to ten as a complete set: . Say a phone number digit by digit. asks how many and takes singular partitive: .
After two or more use singular partitive: , . Some forms have -ta/-tä: avain → avainta. After one use . For none, say . The ordinary ownership pattern still uses : .
yksitoista, kaksi munaa
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| I would like tea. | ||
| I would like tea. | ||
| Two eggs, please. | ||
| Two eggs, please. | ||
| Water, please. | ||
| Water, please. | ||
| Bread and butter, please. | ||
| Bread and butter, please. | ||
| Here is some milk. | ||
| Here is some milk. | ||
| Ten plus one is eleven. | ||
| Ten plus one is eleven. | ||
| Ten plus five is fifteen. | ||
| Ten plus five is fifteen. | ||
| Here are twenty eggs. | ||
| Here are twenty eggs. | ||
Eleven to nineteen add -toista: . Twenty is . Write each number as one word.
Use partitive for an amount or more than one item: , , , , , . Water has a changed stem: vesi → vettä. and are complete polite ordering expressions. A café can ask them using ordinary address.
euroa, senttiä
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Two euros, please. | ||
| Two euros, please. | ||
| Ten cents. | ||
| Ten cents. | ||
| How much does coffee cost? | ||
| How much does coffee cost? | ||
| A roll costs sixty cents. | ||
| A roll costs sixty cents. | ||
| Tea without sugar. | ||
| Tea without sugar. | ||
| I take the bill. | ||
| I take the bill. | ||
| I do not take the bill. | ||
| I do not take the bill. | ||
| Ten plus twenty is thirty. | ||
| Ten plus twenty is thirty. | ||
Tens are ; one hundred is . Add the unit directly: . Prices use , but . Say for €2.10.
An object is what an action affects. Finnish uses partitive for an amount, an unfinished action or a negative action: , . A complete single object often has -n: . A short ordering list can use the basic name for a whole item: . The contrast will be recycled later.
kaksi omenaa, tunnen
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Two apples, please. | ||
| Two apples, please. | ||
| I would like milk. | ||
| I would like milk. | ||
| I would like some apples. | ||
| I would like some apples. | ||
| I know the price. | ||
| I know the price. | ||
| You know the number. | ||
| You know the number. | ||
| I know Nöpö. | ||
| I know Nöpö. | ||
| We know Sanna. | ||
| We know Sanna. | ||
| They know everything. | ||
| They know everything. | ||
Count things with a number plus singular partitive: , . A general amount of apples uses the plural partitive . Learn this shopping form now; more plural patterns and measures come in module 6.
means to know a fact: , , , , , . means to know a person: , , , , , . Gradation changes t → d and nt → nn in their weak stems. uses a complete object form.
maidolla, ilman sokeria
| 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. | ||
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: .
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the patterns
Tap the form practised in each message.
.
I would like tea.
, .
Two euros, please.
, .
Two apples, please.
, .
Tea with milk, please.
.
I have two keys.
, .
Two eggs, please.
.
Ten cents.
.
I would like milk.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the forms
Choose the right word for the gap.
Haluaisin .
I would like tea.
Kaksi , kiitos.
Two euros, please.
Kaksi , kiitos.
Two apples, please.
Tee , kiitos.
Tea with milk, please.
Minulla on kaksi .
I have two keys.
Kaksi , kiitos.
Two eggs, please.
Kymmenen .
Ten cents.
Haluaisin .
I would like milk.
Leipää .
Bread with cheese.
Lettu .
A pancake with butter.
Mix the module patterns
Choose the right word for the gap.
Leipää ja , kiitos.
Bread and butter, please.
, neljä, yksi.
Zero, four, one.
Minä menen kanssa.
I go with Sanna.
Kymmenen ja yksi on .
Ten plus one is eleven.
Kymmenen ja viisi on .
Ten plus five is fifteen.
Minulla on yksi .
I have one key.
, kiitos.
Water, please.
kahvi maksaa?
How much does coffee cost?
Haluaisin .
I would like some apples.
Minulla ei ole avainta.
I have no key at all.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Leipää .
Bread with cheese.
Lettu .
A pancake with butter.
Leipää ja , kiitos.
Bread and butter, please.
, neljä, yksi.
Zero, four, one.
Minä menen kanssa.
I go with Sanna.
Kymmenen ja yksi on .
Ten plus one is eleven.
Kymmenen ja viisi on .
Ten plus five is fifteen.
Minulla on yksi .
I have one key.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Two euros, please.
Two apples, please.
Tea with milk, please.
I have two keys.
Two eggs, please.
Bread and butter, please.
Zero, four, one.
I go with Sanna.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
Water, please.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish form.
Water, please.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish form.
How much does coffee cost?
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish form.
How much does coffee cost?
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish form.
I would like some apples.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish form.
I would like some apples.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish form.
I have no key at all.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish form.
I have no key at all.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish form.
A roll costs sixty cents.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish form.
A roll costs sixty cents.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish form.
I know the price.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish form.
I know the price.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish form.
Tea without sugar.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish form.
Tea without sugar.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish form.
You know the number.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish form.
You know the number.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish form.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect the messages
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
