Teach Yourself Finnish Complete Course (book only)

by Leney, Terttu

• ISBN13: 9780071420082
• ISBN10: 0071420088
• Edition: Bilingual
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-22
• Publisher: MCG (Manual)

Summary

Bestselling language courses! From Danish to Spanish, Swahili to Brazilian Portuguese, the languages of the world are brought within the reach of any beginning student. Learners can use the Teach Yourself Language Courses at their own pace or as a supplement to formal courses. These complete courses are based on the very latest learning methods and designed to be enjoyable and user-friendly. Prepared by experts in the language, each course begins with the basics and gradually promotes the student to a level of smooth and confident communication, including: Up-to-date, graded interactive dialogues Graded units of culture notes, grammar, and exercises Step-by-step guide to pronunciation Practical vocabulary Regular and irregular verb tables Plenty of practice exercises and answers Bilingual glossary The new editions also feature: Clear, uncluttered, and user-friendly layout Self-assessment quizzes to test progress Website suggestions to take language study further

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(15)
nice to meet you	15	(15)
you will learn to talk about yourself and to introduce people to each other
welcome!	30	(15)
you will learn to talk about where you are from and where you live and work
one, two, three...	45	(16)
you will learn to talk about time and numbers, and to carry out simple transactions at the bank
straight on	61	(17)
you will learn to ask directions, to understand instructions, and to find your way around
have a pleasant journey!	78	(17)
you will learn to make travel inquiries, to make reservations, and purchase tickets
speaking on the phone	95	(19)
you will learn to make telephone calls and to make arrangements to meet somebody
bon appetit!	114	(16)
you will learn how to say what you like, what you don't like, and to order food and drinks
what would you like?	130	(21)
you will learn how to ask for things in food shops, and the common measures used
in the sauna: more water on the stove?	151	(21)
you will learn about visiting a summerhouse and heating up a sauna
oh dear, oh dear!	172	(15)
you will learn to describe how you feel and to make an appointment with a doctor
come and see us!	187	(14)
you will learn about Finnish houses and how the Finns live
tell us a little bit about yourself	201	(23)
you will learn to talk about yourself, your family, and to describe your hobbies and interests
excuse me, do you speak Finnish?	224	(22)
you will learn to describe your background, education and work
what is the weather like outside?	246	(20)
you will learn to talk about the weather and to read and understand weather forecasts
beware of elks on the road!	266	(17)
you will learn to hire a car, to ask and follow directions, and to recognise Finnish traffic signs
the evening news	283	(17)
you will learn to talk about entertainment and to state preferences
congratulations!	300	(18)
you will learn about different types of celebrations in Finland
with true Finnish grit	318	(13)
you will learn about dates, events and Finnish history
key to the exercises	331	(10)
Finnish-English vocabulary	341	(10)
English-Finnish vocabulary	351	(10)
taking it further	361	(4)
glossary of grammatical terms	365	(4)
appendices	369	(4)
appendix 1: the verb to be	369	(1)
appendix 2: questions	370	(1)
appendix 3: pronouns, prepositions and postpositions	371	(2)
index	373