For this meeting, we wanted to learn some basic questions both in French and in Finnish.
Here are the questions that we came up with:
(French part)
- Où ? / Where?
- Quand ? / When?
- Comment?, Combien?, Quel? / How?
- Qui ? / Who?
- Quoi ? / What?
- Quel ? Quelle ? / Which? (“quelle” is feminine and “quell” is masculine, it depends on the context)
Examples (where?)
Where can I get some water? Où est-ce que je peux avoir de l’eau ?
Where is the restaurant? Où est le restaurant ?
Where is the restroom / where are the toilets? / Où-sont les toilettes ?
Examples (How?)
How are you? Comment vas-tu ?
How old are you? Quel âge as-tu ?
How many siblings do you have? Combien de frères et sœurs as-tu ?
Examples (Who?)
Who are you? Qui es-tu ?
Who is your English teacher ? Qui est ton/ ta professeur d’anglais ? (“ton/ ta” depends on the sex of the person. “Ta” is feminine and “ton” is masculine)
Examples (When?)
When did you go to the supermarket? Quand es-tu allé au supermarché ?
When did you graduate? Quand as-tu été diplomé ?
Examples (What?)
What sports do you like? Quels sports aimes-tu ?
What colour is your hair? De quelle couleur sont tes cheveux ?
Examples (Which?)
Which one do you prefer? Lequel préfères-tu ?
(Finnish part)
- Missä, mistä,minne/ Where?
- Koska/ When?
- Miten, kuinka/ How?
- Kuka/ Who?
- Mitä, Mikä,minkä/ What?
- Kumpi/ Which?)
Examples (where?)
Where can I get some water? Mistä saisin vettä?
Where is the restaurant? Missä ravintola on ?
Where is the restroom / where are the toilets? / Missä on vessa/WC?
Examples (How?)
How are you? Kuinka voit?
How old are you? Kuinka vanha olet?
How many siblings do you have? Kuinka monta sisarusta sinulla on?
Examples (Who?)
Who are you? Kuka olet?
Who is your English teacher? Kuka on opettajasi?
Examples (When?)
When did you go to the supermarket? Koska menit kauppaan (markettiin/supermarkettiin)?
When did you graduate? Koska valmistuit?
Examples (What?)
What sports do you like? Mistä urheilusta pidät?
What colour is your hair? Minkä väriset hiukset sinulla on?
Examples (Which?)
Which one do you prefer? Kumpi on parempi? Kumpaa suosit?
I thoroughly enjoyed this meeting because I felt like I had actually learned something useful in Finnish. I’m happy to now be able to ask some basics questions in Finnish, even if it’s not a lot, if I can come to Finland during the second semester, I will be able to ask the basics stuff without using English. I think, it really shows your capacity to adapt to a new culture.
Finally, I really liked the way that we went through these questions and sentences, it felt very natural and it’s also something that we don’t necessarily learn in a regular course. So, I think it was very valuable for both of us.
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