Study Guide

Objective

You can recognize characteristics of spoken language and understand clear speech. You will be able to tell about things important to you, such as hobbies or preferences, as well as to describe what is around you, and share your thoughts and information in familiar, everyday situations. You can form different types of sentences and give simple orders. You will be able to deduct meanings from context, and understand and write short texts about familiar, predictable topics. You can keep track of communication, understand the main points, and react logically. You will recognise phenomena connected to the Finnish way of life (e.g. holiday traditions). You know how to use different materials and tools for language learning, and also how to increase your vocabulary and cultural competences independently.

Content

You will deepen your knowledge of Finnish language by studying themes as leisure, foods and drinks, celebrations, shopping, public transportation and health. You will also learn how to tell about most common jobs, workplaces, and professions. You will learn about most common verbs, expressions of time, locative cases, basics of the object, and basics of the past tense. You will also practice different types of sentences typical for Finnish language (locative, imperative, existential and necessive sentences).