Finnish Language - Lesson 42


missä
mistä
mihin
Maalla
maalta
maalle
Liisa asuu maalla. Liisa lives in the country.
Leena on kotoisin maalta. Leena is from the countryside.
Lähden lauantaina maalle. I’m leaving on saturday.
Eräs: erää-
Standard Finnish: Eräs ystäväni asuu maalla. A certain friend of mine.
Spoken Finnish (puhekieli): Yks(i) mun ystävä asuu maalla. A certain friend of mine.

Menen Lohtooseen (Lontoo). I’m going to London.

Ystävä. Friend
Tuttava. Acquaintance.


Nominatiivi
Genetiivi
Partitiivi
Lapsi (child)
lapsen
lasta
Poika (boy)
Pojan (An “i” between two vowels turn into a “j”)
poikaa
Sama (same)
Saman
Samaa


Menemme työhön samalla bussilla. We go to work in the same bus.
Oletko sinä vielä saman poijaa kanssa? Are you still with the same boy?
Rt:rr
Ylakerta: to floor
Alakerta: ground floor
Myydä: (he) myy(vät) + ja: myyjä
Kammata: (he) kampaa(vat) + ja: kampaaja
Opiskella: (he) opiskele(vat) + ja: opiskelija
Viela >< en, et, ei, emme, ette, eivat : enää
He eivät asuu enää täällä. They don’t live here anymore.
Tehdas: tehtaa-

Opetta: Minä opetan suomea.
Location: Rauma, Finland

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