Finland and Language Basics Quiz

Introducing Oneself

• Answer to "Who are you?" is "Hello, my name is..."
• Respond to "What's your name?" with "My name is..."
• "Mikä?" means "What?" in Finnish
• "Mistä maasta?" means "From which country?" in Finnish

Nationality and Profession

• "Minä olen kotoisin Suomesta" means "I am from Finland" in Finnish
• Respond to "What's your profession?" with "I'm a teacher" in English
• "Ammatiltani" means "by profession" in Finnish

Languages Spoken

• "Minä puhun suomea" means "I speak Finnish" in Finnish
• " Englanti" means "English" in Finnish
• "Ruotsia" means "Swedish" in Finnish
• "Saksaa" means "German" in Finnish
• Respond to "Which language do you speak?" with the language you speak

Personal Information

• "Sinä asut" means "you live" in Finnish
• "Missä maassa?" means "In which country?" in Finnish
• "Missä kaupungissa?" means "In which town?" in Finnish
• Personal data includes: name, family name, first name, nationality, mother tongue, marital status, profession
• "Äidinkieli" means "mother tongue" in Finnish
• "Siviilisääty" means "marital status" in Finnish

Alphabet and Numbers

• "Aakkoset" means "alphabet" in Finnish
• "Numerot" means "numbers" in Finnish

Miscellaneous

• "Henkilötiedot" means "personal data" in Finnish
• "Kysymyksiä" means "questions" in Finnish
• "Oma äidinkieli" means "my mother tongue" in Finnish

Additional Vocabulary

• "Osoite" means "address" in Finnish
• "Postinumero" means "post code" or "zip code" in Finnish
• "Puhelinnumero" means "phone number" in Finnish
• "Syntymävuosi" means "year of birth" or "date of birth" in Finnish
• "Syntymäaika" means "time of birth" in Finnish
• "Syntymäpaikka" means "place of birth" in Finnish
• "Harrastuksia" means "hobbies" in Finnish