The Guardian World 2d ago Original

Yhdysvallat ja Meksiko kohtaavat helleaallon.

The United States and Mexico are experiencing a heatwave.

Finnish · A1 level

Simple Finnish

Tap to reveal English

1.

Kaliforniassa ja Arizonassa on hyvin kuuma.

It is very hot in California and Arizona.
2.

Lämpötila on 10–15 astetta normaalia korkeampi.

The temperature is 10–15 degrees higher than normal.
3.

Yhdysvaltain sääpalvelu varoittaa helleaallosta.

The US weather service warns about the heatwave.
4.

Palm Springsissä lämpötila voi olla 40–43 astetta.

In Palm Springs, the temperature can be 40–43 degrees.
5.

Etelä-Afrikassa on tulvia.

There are floods in South Africa.
6.

Länsi- ja Pohjois-Kapissa sataa paljon vettä.

There is a lot of rain in Western and Northern Cape.
7.

Tulvat ovat vaarallisia ihmisille.

The floods are dangerous for people.
8.

Helteet siirtyvät myöhemmin viikolla itäänpäin.

The heat will move east later in the week.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
kohdata kohtaavat	to face/encounter are experiencing	3rd person plural present tense
olla on	to be is/are	3rd person singular present tense (existential clause)
lämpötila lämpötila	temperature	nominative singular
sataa sataa	to rain rains/is raining	3rd person singular present tense
vaarallinen vaarallisia	dangerous dangerous (plural)	plural partitive
siirtyä siirtyvät	to move/shift will move	3rd person plural present tense

1. Kaliforniassa ja Arizonassa on hyvin kuuma.

This sentence uses the inessive case ('-ssa/-ssä') to indicate location. In Finnish, you use the inessive case to say where something is happening or exists. For example, 'Helsingissä on kylmä' means 'It is cold in Helsinki.' Remember to add '-ssa' to words ending in a vowel (e.g., 'kaupunki' → 'kaupungissa') and '-ssä' to words ending in a consonant (e.g., 'Suomi' → 'Suomessa').

2. Lämpötila on 10–15 astetta normaalia korkeampi.

This sentence uses the partitive case ('normaalia') to describe a comparison. The partitive case is often used after comparative adjectives like 'korkeampi' (higher). For example, 'Hän on minua vanhempi' means 'He is older than me.' The partitive case is also used for uncountable or partial quantities, such as 'juon kahvia' (I drink coffee).

6. Länsi- ja Pohjois-Kapissa sataa paljon vettä.

This sentence uses the partitive case ('vettä') after the word 'paljon' (a lot). In Finnish, the partitive case is used to indicate an unspecified or partial amount. For example, 'Ostan leipää' means 'I buy (some) bread.' The partitive case is also used with verbs that imply an incomplete action, such as 'syödä' (to eat) in 'Syön kalaa' (I am eating fish).