Contacts & SNS

1. Mikä on nimesi?

   MI-kä on NI-me-si

   What is your name?

   Usage

   Basic phrase for meeting someone new

   Grammar Note

   Nimesi = nimi (name) + possessive -si (your). Answer: Minun nimeni on [name]

2. Mistä olet kotoisin?

   MIS-tä O-let KO-toi-sin

   Where are you from?

   Usage

   Classic question to learn where someone is from

   Grammar Note

   Mistä is elative case meaning "from where". Kotoisin derives from koti (home)

3. Olen Japanista

   O-len JA-pa-nis-ta

   I am from Japan

   Usage

   State your country of origin; replace Japanista with your country

   Grammar Note

   Japanista uses elative case (-sta) meaning "from Japan". Change for your country

4. Mitä teet työksesi?

   MI-tä teet TYÖ-kse-si

   What do you do for work?

   Usage

   Natural way to ask about someone's profession

   Grammar Note

   Työksesi = työ + translative -kse + possessive -si. Translative marks a role or function

5. Haluatko vaihtaa yhteystiedot?

   HA-lu-at-ko VAIH-taa YH-teys-tie-dot

   Would you like to exchange contact details?

   Usage

   Exchange contact info with new friends or business acquaintances

   Grammar Note

   Yhteystiedot = yhteys (connection) + tiedot (information, plural). A common compound

6. Mikä on sähköpostiosoitteesi?

   MI-kä on SÄH-kö-pos-ti-o-soit-tee-si

   What is your email address?

   Usage

   Exchange email addresses for business or personal communication

   Grammar Note

   Sähköpostiosoite = sähkö (electric) + posti (post) + osoite (address). Classic compound

7. Lisätäänkö toisemme Instagramissa?

   LI-sä-tään-kö TOI-sem-me IN-sta-gra-mis-sa

   Shall we connect on Instagram?

   Usage

   Connect on social media in a casual way

   Grammar Note

   Lisätäänkö is a passive question form used for "shall we..." in Finnish

8. Pysytään yhteyksissä

   PY-sy-tään YH-tey-ksis-sä

   Let's stay in touch

   Usage

   Promise to stay in contact when parting

   Grammar Note

   Pysytään is a passive imperative used in Finnish for mutual actions "let's stay"

9. Onko sinulla WhatsApp?

   ON-ko SI-nul-la WHAT-sapp

   Do you have WhatsApp?

   Usage

   WhatsApp is widely used in Finland for messaging

   Grammar Note

   Onko sinulla? is the question form of sinulla on (possession construction)

10. Hienoa tavata sinut

    HIE-no-a TA-va-ta SI-nut

    It is great to meet you

    Usage

    Express pleasure at meeting someone

    Grammar Note

    Hienoa (partitive) + infinitive expresses "it is great to [verb]"

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