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Introduction

Hei kaikki! (Hello everyone!) Welcome to the Finnish Vocabulary course! In this lesson, we will learn how to tell time in Finnish. Knowing how to tell time is extremely useful, especially if you are planning on traveling to Finland or if you have Finnish friends or family. It is also essential if you want to be able to watch Finnish TV shows, movies or read the news in Finnish. In this lesson, we will cover how to tell time in Finnish, including hours, minutes, and the use of AM and PM.

Take some time to dive into these other pages after completing this lesson: Parts of the Body & Idiomatic Expressions.

Vocabulary

Before we start, let's go over some common words and phrases related to time in Finnish:

kello - clock/watch
aika - time

Telling Time in Finnish

Now, let's move on to telling time in Finnish. The format for telling time in Finnish is similar to that in English. The main difference is that we use a 24-hour clock in Finnish, so we don't use AM or PM. For example, 1:00 PM in English would be 13:00 in Finnish.

Hours

To tell the time in Finnish, you say the hour first, followed by the word "tunti" which means "hour". If necessary, you can also specify if it's morning or evening by using the words "aamu" (morning) and "ilta" (evening). Below are some examples:

Finnish	Pronunciation	English Translation
Kello yksi	kel-loo yk-si	One o'clock
Kello kaksi aamulla	kel-lo ka-ksi aa-mul-la	Two o'clock in the morning
Kello viisi iltapäivällä	kel-lo vii-si il-ta-päi-väl-lä	Five o'clock in the evening

Note that you can also say "kaksitoista" instead of "kaksitoista tuntia" to mean "12 o'clock".

Minutes

To say the minutes, we use the word "minuutti" which means "minute" in Finnish. The minutes are said after the hour, and to separate them, we use the word "ja" which means "and". Below are some examples:

Finnish	Pronunciation	English Translation
Kello kolme ja neljä minuuttia	kel-lo kol-me ja nel-jä mi-nuu-ttia	Three minutes past four
Kello puoli yhdeksän	kel-lo puo-li yh-deks-än	Half past eight
Kello neljäkymmentä viisi	kel-lo nel-jä-kym-men-tä vii-si	Forty-five minutes past the hour

Practice Exercises

Now it's time for some practice exercises to see how well you have mastered telling time in Finnish. Below are some questions:

What time is it if the clock says "Kello kymmenen"?
What time is it if the clock says "Kello kolme aamulla"?
What time is it if the clock says "Kello kaksikymmentä yksi"?

Answers:

It's 10 o'clock
It's 3 o'clock in the morning
It's 9:00 PM

Congratulations!

Congratulations! You have successfully learned how to tell time in Finnish. This is an essential skill that will help you communicate easily with Finnish speakers. Now, you can move on to the next lesson, where we will be learning about verbs and tenses in Finnish.

Table of Contents - Finnish Course - 0 to A1

Course Presentation

Introduction to Finnish

Greetings and Introductions

Nouns and Adjectives

Numbers and Time

Verbs and Tenses

Daily Activities

Questions and Negation

Food and Dining

Prepositions and Postpositions

Travel and Transportation

Finnish Culture and Traditions

Weather and Seasons

Conjunctions and Subordinate Clauses

Family and Relationships

Finnish Literature and Music

Videos

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