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Before learning this lesson, be sure you know
- numbers up to 100
- personal pronouns and their genitive forms (minä - minun, sinä - sinun etc.)
- Present tense of the verb 'olla'
- Possessive suffixes.
All these are taught in lessons 8 and 9.
Hei. Minä olen Mirja. Hauska tavata!
Hi. I'm Mirja. Nice to meet you!
- Hei, minä olen Mary. Tässä on Anu.
Hi, I'm Mary. This is Anu.
- Hei, minä olen Peter.
Hi, I'm Peter.
- Tässä on ystäväni John.
This is my friend John.
- Hei, hauska tavata, minä olen Minna.
Hi, nice to meet you, I'm Minna.
- Saanko esitellä, professori Smith, tohtori Salonen.
- Hauska tavata.
When introducing someone to someone you can say tässä on 'this is/here is'. A more formal way is to say "saanko esitellä", "may I introduce". In everyday Finnish it isn't necessary or even very common to introduce person by using words such as 'rouva' (mrs.), 'herra' (mr.) or 'neiti' (miss). We prefer to use person's professional title and last name, full name or just the first name.
Tässä on professori Jokelainen.
This is professor Jokelainen.
Tässä on Mikko Jokelainen.
This is Mikko Jokelainen.
Tässä on Mikko.
This is Mikko.
- Kuka tuo mies on?
Who's that man?
- Hän on professori Smith.
He's professor Smith.
- Kuka tuo nainen on?
Who's that woman?
- Hän on hyvä ystäväni Leena.
She's my good friend Leena.
- No hei. Kuka sinä olet?
Well hi. Who are you?
- Olen Viljami.
I'm Viljami.
- Kuinka vanha sinä olet?
How old are you?
- Viisi. Viisi vuotta.
Five, five years.
To refresh your mind, here are personal pronouns and the conjugation of 'olla'.
minä olen - i am
sinä olet - you are
hän on - he/she is
me olemme - we are
te olette - you pl. are
he ovat - they are
Because the person is obvious from the endings of the verb, the personal pronouns for minä, sinä, me, te are not always nevessary to use, but the pronouns hän and he are used.
minä olen = olen
sinä olet = olet
me olemme = olemme
te olette = olette
hän on = hän on !
he ovat = he ovat !
When a question starts with a question word, the verb usually comes last:
kuka sinä olet? - who are you?
Some words:
perhe - family
vaimo - wife
mies - husband, ma
lapsi - child
poika - boy, son
tytär - daughter
tyttö - girl
äiti - mother
isä - father
sisko - sister
veli - brother
perheeni - my family
ystävä, kaveri - friend
tyttöystävä - girlfriend
poikaystävä - boyfriend
Jobs:
opiskelija - student
opettaja - teacher
johtaja - boss
lakimies - lawyer
lääkäri - doctor, physician
- Olen Kaisa. Olen opiskelija.
I'm Kaisa. I'm a student.
- Minä olen Sirpa. Olen opettaja.
I'm Sirpa. I'm a teacher.
- Olen työssä yliopistossa.
I work at the university.
Spoken language:
- Kuka sä oot?
Who are you?
- Mä oon Viljami.
I'm Viljami.
- Tää on meiän kissa.
This is our cat.
- Oi! Mikä sen nimi on?
Oh! What's his name?
- Santtu.
- Voi, kis kis kis..
Oh, kitty kitty kitty..
EXERCISES
1. Introduce
a) yourself
b) your friend
c) your sister Minna
2. Fill in the right form of the verb olla!
a) minä ... Maija Mattila.
b) hän ... kotona (at home)
c) me ... talossa
d) kuka sinä ... ?
3. Translate into Finnish
a) This is my book.
b) This book is mine.
c) This is yours.
d) This is their hotel.
e) Rober is your son.
4. Translate the conversations into Finnish.
this - tämä
that - tuo
book - kirja
car - auto
hotel - hotelli
"se" (it) and "ne" (they) are used in spoken language and dialects in many parts of Finland as personal pronouns. In standard Finnish they are used to indicate things, objects and animals.
Se on museo - it is a museum
se on kissa - it is a cat
ne ovat tomaatteja - they are tomatoes.