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Step 1 · First wordsYou can say who you are and what you do (Minä olen Anna. Hän on opettaja.), say no with the negative verb (en ole), ask with kuka, mikä, missä and -ko (Oletko kotona?), say where someone is (kotona, töissä), and recognise the spoken mä, sä, se and mä oon. in progress
1. Step to do Saying who you are › minä olen, sinä olet, hän on
2. Step to do Asking who, what and where › kuka, mikä, missä, mitä
3. Step to do Asking yes-or-no questions › Oletko? Onko? – On. / Ei.
4. Step to do Saying no › en ole, et ole, ei ole, emme ole
5. Step to do Saying where and how someone is › kotona, töissä, Mitä kuuluu?
6. Step to do Saying where we and they are › me olemme, te olette, he ovat
7. Step to do Hearing the spoken pronouns › mä, sä, se, ne
8. Step to do Saying who you are › Being and asking: mixed practice
9. Step to do Hearing the spoken forms of olla › mä oon, sä oot, me ollaan
10. Step to do 105 words 0/105
“Sentences”: 31 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 1 · Introducing yourself, greetings and communicating (55)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (3)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (4)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (2)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (15)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (12)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (4)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (3)
- 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (7)
Step 2 · WhereYou can say where you are, where you come from and where you go with -ssa, -sta, -Vn and -lla, -lta, -lle (Suomessa, Ranskasta, kouluun, torilla), choosing the vowel by harmony and the stem by consonant gradation (kauppa → kaupassa), and use täällä, siellä, tänne, sinne.
1. Step to do Vowel harmony › a or ä in the ending (talossa, kylässä)
2. Step to do Being inside, in a town or a country › ssa, -ssä
3. Step to do On, at or by › lla, -llä (torilla, bussilla)
4. Step to do Changing k, p, t inside the word › kauppa → kaupassa, katu → kadulla
5. Step to do Changing nk, mp, nt, lt, rt › Helsinki → Helsingissä, ranta → rannalla
6. Step to do Saying where from › sta, -stä, -lta, -ltä
7. Step to do Saying where to › kouluun, maahan, Espooseen, torille
8. Step to do Where, where from, where to › missä, mistä, mihin, täällä, tänne
9. Step to do Hearing spoken this, that and here › tää, toi, tääl
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11. Step to do Text: Kuka sinä olet?
“Sentences”: 23 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 1 · Introducing yourself, greetings and communicating (22)
- 2 · People, family and the body (9)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (23)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (25)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (10)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (2)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (7)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (3)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (13)
- 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (2)
Step 3 · DoingYou can say what you do in the present with verbs of types 1 to 5 (puhun, juon, tulen, haluan, tarvitsen), in the negative and as a question (en puhu, Puhutko suomea?), answer short (Puhun. / En.), and recognise the spoken tuun, meen.
1. Step to do Saying what you do with verb type 1 › puhun, puhut, puhuu, puhuvat
2. Step to do Asking yes-or-no questions with -ko on the verb › Puhutko suomea?
3. Step to do Saying what you do not do › en puhu, et puhu, eivät puhu
4. Step to do Answering short and asking negative questions › Asun. En. Etkö asu täällä?
5. Step to do Eating, drinking and doing with verb type 2 › juon, syön, teen, näen
6. Step to do Verb type 1 with k, p, t changing › luen, kirjoitan, odotan, lukee
7. Step to do Saying what you do with verb type 1 › Verb types 1 and 2: mixed practice
8. Step to do Coming, going and studying › tulen, menen, opiskelen
9. Step to do Playing, cleaning and waking up › pelaan, siivoan, herään
10. Step to do Needing and choosing › tarvitsen, valitsen
11. Step to do Verbs that change their consonant › ajattelen, tapaan, kuuntelen
12. Step to do Hearing fast speech › tuun, meen, ei oo
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14. Step to do Text: Perhe
“Sentences”: 29 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 2 · People, family and the body (8)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (19)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (9)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (7)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (10)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (20)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (7)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (11)
- 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (8)
Step 4 · Things, counting and havingYou can ask for some of something with the partitive (kahvia, vettä), count with it (kaksi kahvia), say whose a thing is (Pekan auto, minun) and what you have or have not (Minulla on auto. Minulla ei ole autoa.), use the partitive verbs (Rakastan sinua.), and recognise the spoken mulla, yks, kaks.
1. Step to do Some of something with -a or -ä › kahvia, maitoa, leipää
2. Step to do Some of something with -ta, -tä or -tta › teetä, olutta, vettä
3. Step to do Counting from one to a thousand › kaksi, viisitoista, sata, tuhat
4. Step to do Counting with the partitive › kaksi kahvia, kolme lasta
5. Step to do Saying whose it is › Pekan auto, kenen?
6. Step to do Saying mine and yours › minun, sinun, hänen
7. Step to do Saying what you have › minulla on, sinulla on
8. Step to do Saying what you do not have › minulla ei ole autoa
9. Step to do The personal pronouns in the partitive › minua, sinua, häntä
10. Step to do Verbs with an object in the partitive › odotan bussia, rakastan sinua
11. Step to do Hearing the spoken pronouns inflected › mun, mulla, mua
12. Step to do Hearing spoken numbers › yks, kaks, viis
13. Step to do Hearing the spoken forms of olla › Spoken Finnish: mixed practice
14. Step to do 134 words 0/134
15. Step to do Text: Päivä kotona
“Sentences”: 39 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 2 · People, family and the body (11)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (19)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (11)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (25)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (15)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (15)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (19)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (13)
- 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (6)
Step 5 · Words and their stemsYou can describe with an adjective that agrees (isossa talossa), say what something is like (Talo on iso.), put the common word types into their stems (nainen → naisen, vesi → veden, huone → huoneen), use the plural subject (talot), the pronouns inflected (minua, tässä), and name countries, people and languages (Suomi, suomalainen, suomea).
1. Step to do Describing with an adjective › isossa talossa, isoa taloa
2. Step to do Words ending in -nen › nainen → naisen, naista
3. Step to do Words ending in -i, new and old › bussin, kielen, veden, uutta
4. Step to do Saying what something is like › Talo on iso, Millainen?
5. Step to do Words ending in -e › huone → huoneen, huonetta
6. Step to do Words ending in -us, -ys, -os, -es › kysymys → kysymyksen
7. Step to do Saying more than one › talot, lapset, isot talot
8. Step to do The pronouns inflected › minulle, tätä, siinä
9. Step to do Changing k, p, t inside the word › Word types and gradation: mixed practice
10. Step to do Naming countries, people and languages › Suomi, suomalainen, suomea
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12. Step to do Text: Liisa kaupungilla
13. Step to do Text: Viikonloppu alkaa
“Sentences”: 90 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 1 · Introducing yourself, greetings and communicating (1)
- 2 · People, family and the body (13)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (19)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (9)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (1)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (6)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (10)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (16)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (17)
- 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (3)
Step 6 · Eating and wantingYou can say how much (paljon rahaa), what you want, can and must do (Haluan syödä. Minun täytyy mennä.), what you like and go to do (Tykkään kahvista. Menen uimaan.), choose the object for a whole thing or some (Ostan kirjan. Luen kirjaa.), say what there is somewhere (Talossa on sauna.) and that you are hungry or in a hurry (Minulla on nälkä.).
1. Step to do Eating and drinking › syön leipää, juon maitoa
2. Step to do Saying how much › paljon rahaa, vähän aikaa, kuinka paljon?
3. Step to do Some of something with -a or -ä › The partitive: mixed practice
4. Step to do Saying what you want, can and may do › haluan syödä, voitko auttaa
5. Step to do Saying what you like and go to do › pidän musiikista, menen uimaan
6. Step to do Saying what you must do › minun täytyy, sinun pitää, ei tarvitse
7. Step to do Coming, going and studying › Types 3 to 5 and verb + verb: mixed practice
8. Step to do The whole object › Ostan kirjan, Avaan oven
9. Step to do The object of an act going on or negated › Luen kirjaa, En osta kirjaa
10. Step to do Food and drink, whole or some › omenan, omenaa, kahvia
11. Step to do Saying what there is somewhere › kaupassa on, kaupassa ei ole
12. Step to do Saying you are hungry or cold › minulla on nälkä
13. Step to do Saying whose it is › Having and the genitive: mixed practice
14. Step to do 88 words 0/88
“Sentences”: 73 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 2 · People, family and the body (3)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (13)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (2)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (2)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (29)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (17)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (22)
Step 7 · Time and placeYou can tell the time (Kello on puoli kolme.), say when and how often (maanantaina, kesällä, joskus), give the date with an ordinal (viides toukokuuta), use -lle, -lta, -lla with people (Soitan Pekalle.), say where things are with postpositions (pöydän alla, Pekan kanssa), and ask every question word (Kenelle? Milloin? Paljonko maksaa?).
1. Step to do Telling the time › kello yhdeksän, puoli kolme, viideltä
2. Step to do Saying when › maanantaina, aamulla, kesällä, tammikuussa
3. Step to do Saying how often › aina, usein, harvoin, ei koskaan
4. Step to do Giving the date › ensimmäinen, viides toukokuuta
5. Step to do Saying more than one › Plural, numbers and time: mixed practice
6. Step to do To, from and at a person › Pekalle, Annalta, Pekalla
7. Step to do Vowel harmony › The local cases: mixed practice
8. Step to do Saying where things are › pöydän alla, talon edessä
9. Step to do Saying with whom and at whose place › Pekan kanssa, Pekan luona, ennen ruokaa
10. Step to do Asking whom, when, why and how many › Kenelle? Milloin? Kuinka monta?
11. Step to do Saying where things are › Postpositions and question words: mixed practice
12. Step to do 106 words 0/106
13. Step to do Text: Lauantai kaupungilla
“Sentences”: 66 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (1)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (1)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (36)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (2)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (27)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (18)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (21)
Step 8 · Commands and a look backYou can tell someone to do or not to do something (Tule! Älä unohda!), ask politely (Voisitko auttaa? Haluaisin kahvia.), join sentences (ja, mutta, koska, että), say what is nice to do (On hauskaa oppia suomea.), and say where you were and what you did yesterday (Olin kotona. Kävin kaupassa.), choosing the past or the present.
1. Step to do Telling someone to do something › tule, mene, odota
2. Step to do Telling someone not to do something › älä tule, älä mene
3. Step to do Asking politely › voisitko, haluaisin, saisinko
4. Step to do Telling someone to do something › Ordering or stating: tule or tulet, älä or et
5. Step to do Telling someone to do something › Commands: mixed practice
6. Step to do Joining sentences › ja, mutta, tai, koska, kun, että
7. Step to do Saying what is nice to do › On hauskaa oppia suomea
8. Step to do Describing with an adjective › Describing and the object: mixed practice
9. Step to do Saying where you were › olin, oli, ei ollut, minulla oli
10. Step to do Saying what you did › menin, tulin, kävin, söin
11. Step to do Saying where you were › Asking about yesterday: Olitko kotona? – Olin.
12. Step to do Saying what you did › Now or yesterday: olen or olin, käyn or kävin
13. Step to do Saying where you were › The first past: mixed practice
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15. Step to do Text: Liisan uusi asunto
16. Step to do Text: Kesä kylässä
17. Step to do Text: Suomen kurssi
“Sentences”: 70 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (1)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (4)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (9)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (4)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (3)
Step 9 · ClosingYou can use the whole of A1 in the level's two closing exercises.

End-of-level exercise 180% to pass

End-of-level exercise 280% to pass