For the second meeting, we thought that it would be relevant for the both of us to teach and learn some basic sentences to introduce ourselves both in French and in Finnish. I have to say that it was a lot harder than I thought it would be. Teaching something that you do instinctively (in you native language) can be really tough because there are so many particularities in both languages. For example, in French, we say “I am …” (to say your name) but we say “I have…” (to say you age) because we count how many years you have in your life. Here are the things that we went through during the meeting.
How to introduce yourself in French (Heini)
- Je m’appelle Heini / My name is (formal)
- Je suis Heini / I am (informal / shorter)
- J’ai 25 ans / I am 25 years old
- J’habite à Tampere En Finlande / I live in Tampere, Finland
- Je suis … / I’m a chef and I’m currently studying restaurant management at TAMK.
- Other things .. /
- Dans mon temps libre, j’aime voyager / In my free time, I like travelling.
- As-tu des frères et sœurs ? / Do you have any brother and sister (siblings)?
How to introduce yourself in Finnish (Robin)
- Minun nimeni on Robin / My name is Robin (formal)
- Olen Robin / I am Robin (informal / shorter)
- Olen 23vuotias / I am 23 years old
- Asun Pariisissa, Ranskassa (Basic form Pariisi, Paris, Ranska, France)/ I live in Paris, France
- Olen opiskelija… Tällä hetkellä opiskelen.. / I’m a student and I’m currently studying construction and environmental engineering at TAMK.
- Opintojen ohella olen BMX opettaja. / Alongside my studies, I am a BMX teacher.
- Vapaa ajallani pyöräilen ja matkustan / In my free time, I like riding BMX and travelling.
- Onko sinulla veljeä tai siskoa? / Do you have any brother or sister (siblings = sisarus)?
- Kyllä, minulla on sisar-puoli/ Yes, I have one step-sister
This second session was really enriching because I felt like I had actually learned something in Finnish (even though the pronunciation is quite hard). In addition to this, I genuinely enjoyed doing it because it was a lot funnier than attending a regular course with a teacher and It didn’t really feel like learning or teaching (although, we are).
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