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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Finnish with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. Hi everyone. It is so good to be back with you all. Lucas: We are picking up right where we left off. Last time we talked about prepositions like inside and outside. Luna: Yes. And before that, we were walking around the city and talking about directions. Lucas: Exactly. So now, let us take that walk somewhere specific. Let us go shopping. Luna: Oh, I love shopping. But sometimes it is tricky. Especially when things do not fit. Lucas: Right. That is what we will learn today. How to ask for a different size. Luna: Okay. What is the first phrase? How do I ask if something is bigger? Lucas: Here it is. Listen carefully. Onko tätä isompana? Luna: Onko tätä isompana? Lucas: Perfect. It means 'Is this available in a larger size?' Luna: Onko tätä isompana. Okay. Isompana sounds big. Lucas: It does. Now let us try the opposite. Smaller. Luna: Onko tätä pienempänä? Lucas: Spot on. Pienempänä means 'in a smaller size.' Luna: Onko tätä pienempänä. Got it. What if I find the perfect one? Lucas: Then you tell them you will take it. Otan tämän. Luna: Otan tämän. Simple. I take this. Lucas: Exactly. Now, imagine you are at home trying on clothes. You might ask someone else. Luna: Like my friend? Miten kysyn häneltä? Lucas: You would ask. Mikä koko sinulla on? Luna: Mikä koko sinulla on? What size do you have? Lucas: Correct. And finally, when it fits perfectly... Luna: Se sopii hyvin. Lucas: Yes. It fits well. Let us repeat these together slowly. Luna: Onko tätä isompana. Lucas: Onko tätä isompana. Luna: Onko tätä pienempänä. Lucas: Onko tätä pienempänä. Luna: Otan tämän. Lucas: Otan tämän. Luna: Mikä koko sinulla on? Lucas: Mikä koko sinulla on? Luna: Se sopii hyvin. Lucas: Se sopii hyvin. Luna: These feel much easier than the weather words from earlier. Lucas: They are practical. You use them every time you shop. Luna: Let me try a quick scene. I am holding a shirt. Lucas: Go ahead. Luna: Onko tätä isompana? No, it is too big. Onko tätä pienempänä? Yes! Se sopii hyvin. Otan tämän. Lucas: That was excellent. You flowed through them naturally. Luna: Thank you. It helps to have a clear context. Lucas: It does. Let us do one more round just to lock it in. Luna: Ready. Lucas: Onko tätä isompana? Luna: Onko tätä isompana? Lucas: Onko tätä pienempänä? Luna: Onko tätä pienempänä? Lucas: Otan tämän. Luna: Otan tämän. Lucas: Mikä koko sinulla on? Luna: Mikä koko sinulla on? Lucas: Se sopii hyvin. Luna: Se sopii hyvin. Lucas: Great work. If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, please consider supporting us. Luna: A couple of dollars a month is genuinely what keeps these going — buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: It makes a real difference. Thank you for listening. Luna: Now, let us practice one last time very quickly. Lucas: Onko tätä isompana? Luna: Onko tätä isompana. Lucas: Onko tätä pienempänä? Luna: Onko tätä pienempänä. Lucas: Otan tämän. Luna: Otan tämän. Lucas: Mikä koko sinulla on? Luna: Mikä koko sinulla on? Lucas: Se sopii hyvin. Luna: Se sopii hyvin. Lucas: See you next time.