Finnish Language for Beginners (faculty and staff) 15.09.-09.12.2022
Topic outline
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Here are some questions form small groups:
1. How do you pronounce acronyms followed by semicolon like TV:tä?
Vastaus: TV is teevee in Finnish and you just add the suffix at the end and say teeveetä.
EU:ta = eeuuta USA:ta = uuesaata2. One question: when do you use the different endings/suffixes, for example -ssa or -lla, for describing where things are.
Which verbs use which endings, and how do they translate?
Vastaus: In Finnish, we have a local case system with inner and outer local cases: in, into and on, onto.
museo - museossa: Turisti on museossa. A turist is in the museum / pöytä - pöydällä: Kirja on pöydällä. The book is on the table.
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With these pictures, you can familiarise yourself with the Finnish local case system.
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With this video, you can familiarise yourself with the local case system: Mihin or Minne? Missä? Mistä?
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Watch the video where people tell how and where they are going to.
The video starts with a question: Millä sinä menet? By what means are you going?
The next question is: Minne sinä menet? Where are you going to?
List all the places and means of transport. Do you understand all of them?
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Kuuntele audio ja toista. Listen to the audio and repeat.
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With this quiz, you can check if you have learned to say where to.
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Learn places in Quizlet. You can choose different ways to practise in the left-hand side panel!
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Kysykää toisiltanne ryhmässä.
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Lukekaa teksti vuorotellen ja lisätkää sanat Flingaan.
Read the text by taking turns and add the words in Flinga.
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Lisää sanoja Flingaan.
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Group’s report should include
- Time of the meeting (write the day in Finnish, see e.g. here)
- Form: lähinä = face-to-face, etänä = remotely (use the Finnish words in your report)
- Participants (osallistujat in Finnish)
- What was done: what did you cover?
- Questions, comments for the teacher
- Feedback about the tasks
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