Numbers eleven to twenty and ordering food
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.
| 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. | ||
Haluaisin teetä.I would like tea.
Kaksi munaa, kiitos.Two eggs, please.
Vettä, kiitos.Water, please.
Leipää ja voita, kiitos.Bread and butter, please.
Tässä on maitoa.Here is some milk.
Kymmenen ja yksi on yksitoista.Ten plus one is eleven.
Kymmenen ja viisi on viisitoista.Ten plus five is fifteen.
Tässä on kaksikymmentä munaa.Here are twenty eggs.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
.
I would like tea.
, .
Two eggs, please.
, .
Water, please.
, .
Bread and butter, please.
.
Here is some milk.
.
Ten plus one is eleven.
.
Ten plus five is fifteen.
.
Here are twenty eggs.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Haluaisin .
I would like tea.
Kaksi , kiitos.
Two eggs, please.
, kiitos.
Water, please.
Leipää ja , kiitos.
Bread and butter, please.
Tässä on .
Here is some milk.
Kymmenen ja yksi on .
Ten plus one is eleven.
Kymmenen ja viisi on .
Ten plus five is fifteen.
Tässä on munaa.
Here are twenty eggs.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
, kiitos.
Water, please.
Leipää ja , kiitos.
Bread and butter, please.
Tässä on .
Here is some milk.
Kymmenen ja yksi on .
Ten plus one is eleven.
Kymmenen ja viisi on .
Ten plus five is fifteen.
Tässä on munaa.
Here are twenty eggs.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Two eggs, please.
Bread and butter, please.
Here is some milk.
Ten plus one is eleven.
Ten plus five is fifteen.
Here are twenty eggs.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I would like tea.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
I would like tea.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Two eggs, please.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Two eggs, please.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Water, please.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Water, please.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Bread and butter, please.
You say:
Use the meaning and Finnish pattern explained in this unit.
Bread and butter, please.
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
