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Small Talk 2

Small Talk 2

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Small Talk 2

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Where do you come from? M-s-- te---let----/-M-stä -e ----te --toi---? M____ t_ t_______ / M____ t_ o_____ k________ M-s-ä t- t-l-t-e- / M-s-ä t- o-e-t- k-t-i-i-? --------------------------------------------- Mistä te tulette? / Mistä te olette kotoisin? 0
From Basel. B-----s--. B_________ B-s-l-s-a- ---------- Baselista. 0
Basel is in Switzerland. Bas-- si--i-s-- Sv--t---s-. B____ s________ S__________ B-s-l s-j-i-s-e S-e-t-i-s-. --------------------------- Basel sijaitsee Sveitsissä. 0
May I introduce Mr. Miller? Saa-ko e----ll- -------he----Müller-n? S_____ e_______ t_____ h____ M________ S-a-k- e-i-e-l- t-i-l- h-r-a M-l-e-i-? -------------------------------------- Saanko esitellä teille herra Müllerin? 0
He is a foreigner. Hän -- -l-----l---e-. H__ o_ u_____________ H-n o- u-k-m-a-a-n-n- --------------------- Hän on ulkomaalainen. 0
He speaks several languages. Hän-puh-u--o-----ie---. H__ p____ m____ k______ H-n p-h-u m-n-a k-e-t-. ----------------------- Hän puhuu monta kieltä. 0
Are you here for the first time? O-e--eko--n---mä-stä--e--a- tä-ll-? O_______ e__________ k_____ t______ O-e-t-k- e-s-m-ä-s-ä k-r-a- t-ä-l-? ----------------------------------- Oletteko ensimmäistä kertaa täällä? 0
No, I was here once last year. En, o-i- --ä--- -o-viime v--n-a. E__ o___ t_____ j_ v____ v______ E-, o-i- t-ä-l- j- v-i-e v-o-n-. -------------------------------- En, olin täällä jo viime vuonna. 0
Only for a week, though. M---a ---------n-vi--on. M____ v___ y____ v______ M-t-a v-i- y-d-n v-i-o-. ------------------------ Mutta vain yhden viikon. 0
How do you like it here? Mi--n-v-ih-ytte-meil--? M____ v________ m______ M-t-n v-i-d-t-e m-i-l-? ----------------------- Miten viihdytte meillä? 0
A lot. The people are nice. Er-tt----h---n--Ih--s-t ---t--uk--i-. E_______ h_____ I______ o___ m_______ E-i-t-i- h-v-n- I-m-s-t o-a- m-k-v-a- ------------------------------------- Erittäin hyvin. Ihmiset ovat mukavia. 0
And I like the scenery, too. Ja --------mi-ll----ä ----a -y--. J_ m______ m_________ m____ m____ J- m-i-e-a m-e-l-t-ä- m-n-a m-ö-. --------------------------------- Ja maisema miellyttää minua myös. 0
What is your profession? M-------t-e ty-k-----? M___ t_____ t_________ M-t- t-e-t- t-ö-s-n-e- ---------------------- Mitä teette työksenne? 0
I am a translator. Ol-- -ä----jä. O___ k________ O-e- k-ä-t-j-. -------------- Olen kääntäjä. 0
I translate books. M-nä-k----ä----rj-ja. M___ k______ k_______ M-n- k-ä-n-n k-r-o-a- --------------------- Minä käännän kirjoja. 0
Are you alone here? O-e--eko yk-i- tä-llä? O_______ y____ t______ O-e-t-k- y-s-n t-ä-l-? ---------------------- Oletteko yksin täällä? 0
No, my wife / my husband is also here. En- v-imoni - ---h-n- o----ö--tä--l-. E__ v______ / m______ o_ m___ t______ E-, v-i-o-i / m-e-e-i o- m-ö- t-ä-l-. ------------------------------------- En, vaimoni / mieheni on myös täällä. 0
And those are my two children. J- -u-l------t -ole---- l-p---i. J_ t_____ o___ m_______ l_______ J- t-o-l- o-a- m-l-m-a- l-p-e-i- -------------------------------- Ja tuolla ovat molemmat lapseni. 0

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