HEI, MINÄ OLEN LUCAS!

HI, I'M LUCAS!

 

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Lucas has just arrived in Helsinki with two heavy suitcases. At the student housing office on Ruusulankatu, a young woman is sitting behind the desk.

 

 

 

 

 

Listen and repeat:

Lucas:  Hei! Minä olen Lucas Moreau.

Aino:  Ai, Lucas! Hei! Minä olen Aino Laine. Tervetuloa!

Lucas:  Kiitos! Hauska tavata, Aino.

Aino:  Hauska tavata!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Listen and repeat:

Aino:  Lucas, tässä on Tuula Mäkelä.

Lucas:  Anteeksi, mitä?

Aino:  Tuula. Hänen nimi on Tuula Mäkelä.

Tuula:  Päivää, Lucas! Tervetuloa Ruusulankadulle.

Lucas:  Päivää! Hauska tavata.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Missed a word, or did someone speak too fast? One short question is enough: Anteeksi, mitä? (Sorry, what? / Could you say that again?)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Three handy ways to start talking to someone new:

 

Hei, olen Lucas. Minun sukunimi on Moreau. 

Hi, I'm Lucas. My last name is Moreau.

Tässä on Aino. Hänen sukunimi on Laine.

This is Aino. Her last name is Laine.

Ja sinä? Mikä sinun nimi on?

And you? What's your name?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASK AND ANSWER

 

Listen and repeat:

Kuka hän on?

Who is he / she?

Hän on Aino.

She is Aino.

Mikä hänen nimi on?

What is her name?

Hänen nimi on Aino Laine.

Her name is Aino Laine.

Mikä sinun etunimi on?

What is your first name?

Minun etunimi on Lucas.

My first name is Lucas.

 

Remember: In a question that begins with a question word (mikä, kuka /what, who), the verb usually moves to the very end of the sentence.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAYING HELLO

 

The everyday Finnish greeting – casual, friendly and fine from morning till night – is Moi! / Hei! (Hi!)

-Moi, Aino!   Hi, Aino!

-Hei, Lucas!

 The first time you meet someone, or when a friend introduces you to somebody new, the polite thing to say is Hauska tutustua (Nice to meet you / Glad to get to know you). You will hear hauska tavata just as often, and it means the same. The reply can be the same phrase, or simply samoin (likewise).

-Moi, Aino! Hauska tutustua!

-Samoin, hauska tutustua!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TELLING WHO YOU ARE

 

There is more than one way to say who you are:

 

Minä olen Aino Laine.

I am Aino Laine.

Olen Aino Laine.  

I'm Aino Laine (the pronoun can be left out).

Minun nimi on Aino. 

My name is Aino.

To present another person, begin with Tässä on …, which word for word means “here is”.

Tässä on Tuula Mäkelä. 

This is Tuula Mäkelä.

Tässä on Aino, minun naapuri.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRACTICE

 

1. Pick the personal pronoun that fits the sentence.

 

 

2. Pick the right form of the verb olla.

 

 

3. Put the right genitive pronoun (my / your / his, her) into each sentence.

 

 

Well done! Lesson one is behind you – you can go on to the next lesson now.