Survival Finnish Online 20.11.–18.12.2023
Greeting and introducing oneself
In these videos Niklas and Johanna are greeting and introducing themselves. They use colloquial personal pronoun forms.
First person: mä (minä), mun (minun)
Second person: sä (sinä), sun (sinun), sulle (sinulle)
They also use spoken language greetings, such as Kiva nähä and Ihan jees.
Niklas: Moi! Mä oon Niklas. Hi! I am Niklas.
Johanna: Hei, mun nimi on Johanna. Hello, my name is Johanna.
Johanna: Niklas! Moi! Niklas! Hi!
Niklas: No moi. Kiva nähä. Miten menee? Hi! Nice to see you. What's up?
Johanna: Ihan OK. Entä sulla? Mitä sulle kuuluu? Quite alright. What about you? How are you?
Niklas: Ihan jees. I'm quite OK.
Johanna: No heippa ja hyvää viikonloppua! Well bye bye and have a nice weekend!
Niklas: Kiitos samoin. Nähään! You too, thanks. See you!
Johanna: Joo, nähää.Yeah, see you!