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40 [forty]

Asking for directions

Asking for directions

40 [neljäkymmentä]

Kysyä tietä

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Excuse me! An-ee-si! A________ A-t-e-s-! --------- Anteeksi! 0
Can you help me? Vo-----e---a-tt-a m--ua? V_________ a_____ m_____ V-i-i-t-k- a-t-a- m-n-a- ------------------------ Voisitteko auttaa minua? 0
Is there a good restaurant around here? M---ä-o-----ä -a--nt---? M____ o_ h___ r_________ M-s-ä o- h-v- r-v-n-o-a- ------------------------ Missä on hyvä ravintola? 0
Take a left at the corner. Men----v--e-mal---k-l-an-jä-k-e-. M_____ v_________ k_____ j_______ M-n-ä- v-s-m-a-l- k-l-a- j-l-e-n- --------------------------------- Menkää vasemmalle kulman jälkeen. 0
Then go straight for a while. Menkää---tt-- -ähä- -a-----s-o--a-. M_____ s_____ v____ m_____ s_______ M-n-ä- s-t-e- v-h-n m-t-a- s-o-a-n- ----------------------------------- Menkää sitten vähän matkaa suoraan. 0
Then go right for a hundred metres / meters (am.). Sen j--k-en me-k-ä sat--m-tri--o-k-all-. S__ j______ m_____ s___ m_____ o________ S-n j-l-e-n m-n-ä- s-t- m-t-i- o-k-a-l-. ---------------------------------------- Sen jälkeen menkää sata metriä oikealle. 0
You can also take the bus. Vo-t-e-o--aa m-ös--u---n. V_____ o____ m___ b______ V-i-t- o-t-a m-ö- b-s-i-. ------------------------- Voitte ottaa myös bussin. 0
You can also take the tram. V--tt---t-a---y-- -ai-iov--n--. V_____ o____ m___ r____________ V-i-t- o-t-a m-ö- r-i-i-v-u-u-. ------------------------------- Voitte ottaa myös raitiovaunun. 0
You can also follow me with your car. Voitte----s---a--mi-un -e-ä-s---. V_____ m___ a___ m____ p_________ V-i-t- m-ö- a-a- m-n-n p-r-s-ä-i- --------------------------------- Voitte myös ajaa minun perässäni. 0
How do I get to the football / soccer (am.) stadium? M-t-- --äs-- --l-apal--st---o--lle? M____ p_____ j_____________________ M-t-n p-ä-e- j-l-a-a-l-s-a-i-n-l-e- ----------------------------------- Miten pääsen jalkapallostadionille? 0
Cross the bridge! Y-i-t-kää s---a! Y________ s_____ Y-i-t-k-ä s-l-a- ---------------- Ylittäkää silta! 0
Go through the tunnel! A-a-------nel-- --p-! A_____ t_______ l____ A-a-a- t-n-e-i- l-p-! --------------------- Ajakaa tunnelin läpi! 0
Drive until you reach the third traffic light. A-akaa-k--m-ns-ll- ------n-v-loi-l-. A_____ k__________ l________________ A-a-a- k-l-a-s-l-e l-i-e-n-v-l-i-l-. ------------------------------------ Ajakaa kolmansille liikennevaloille. 0
Then turn into the first street on your right. Kää-tyk-ä-si-t-n-en-immä-n-n-k--u o-----le. K________ s_____ e__________ k___ o________ K-ä-t-k-ä s-t-e- e-s-m-ä-n-n k-t- o-k-a-l-. ------------------------------------------- Kääntykää sitten ensimmäinen katu oikealle. 0
Then drive straight through the next intersection. A---aa -i---- se-r-a-a- r---eyk-en-yl-. A_____ s_____ s________ r_________ y___ A-a-a- s-t-e- s-u-a-v-n r-s-e-k-e- y-i- --------------------------------------- Ajakaa sitten seuraavan risteyksen yli. 0
Excuse me, how do I get to the airport? A-----s-, mi--- ---s---l--t--ent---e? A________ m____ p_____ l_____________ A-t-e-s-, m-t-n p-ä-e- l-n-o-e-t-l-e- ------------------------------------- Anteeksi, miten pääsen lentokentälle? 0
It is best if you take the underground / subway (am.). Ot--ka----el-i--- m--ro. O______ m________ m_____ O-t-k-a m-e-u-t-n m-t-o- ------------------------ Ottakaa mieluiten metro. 0
Simply get out at the last stop. Aj-k-- -a-- ---tep---ki-l-. A_____ v___ p______________ A-a-a- v-i- p-ä-e-y-ä-i-l-. --------------------------- Ajakaa vain päätepysäkille. 0

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