#finnish langblr

[lily-learns-finnish]

A few days ago I had called to make a doctor's appointment and had just very quickly written down what the woman on the phone said in Finnish on a notepad. All I had time to write was "tänään, klo 12" and then the doctor's first name, which I had spelt wrong in my haste (I missed the second "t"). So today my partner found a note that just said:

tänään klo 12, riita

#finnish langblr #finnish

[mehilaiselokuva]

How to read Finnish like right now

This is not a complete "how to be instantly perfect at Finnish" post or anything but this will get you far. (I hope you see something...)

You guys liked the other posts I made in this style so I hope this one will help you as well! I know many of you are new learners still so I'm trying to make posts for all levels.

#finnish #langblr #langblog #language #learning #beginner finnish #suomen kieli #finnish learning #finnish language #finnish langblr #beginner

[kuivamustekala]

Tässä postaus jokaikiselle suomea vieraana kielenä opiskelevalle:

Olette ihania, valtavan rohkeita, ja kaikki teistä puhuu parempaa suomea kuin itse luulette. Oikeesti, olkaa ylpeitä itsestänne! Suomen kieli on kielioppisääntöjen viidakko ja jos joku yrittää pilkata teitä siitä ettette osaa niitä tarpeeksi hyvin, niin mää ryömin niiden ilmastointikanavista sisään ja varastan kaikki puhelinten laturit kunnes ne oppivat käyttäytymään

(and the same in English for those of you who are still just starting, or who want to know how well they understood, or what have you)

Here's a post to everyone studying Finnish as a second language:

You are wonderful, incredibly brave, and every one of you speaks better Finnish than you think. Seriously, be proud of yourselves! Finnish is a jungle of grammar rules and if someone tries to mock you for not knowing all of them, I'll crawl in through their vents and steal all of their phone chargers until they learn to behave

#suomen kieli #finnish language #finnish langblr #suomeksi #mitäs tähän muuta keksis #suomitumppu #menköös noilla #kirjoitin enempi kirjakielityylillä ku yleensä #koska haluan että mahdollisimman moni pystyy ymmärtämään tän #ja murteet on ihan oma haasteensa #pärsunaal

[nonivittumitavittuataas]

Useful links to Learn Finnish

~ Learning resources ~

# Apps #

Duolingo, a classic, it teaches you vocabulary and basic sentence structure

Drops, a great app to learn vocabulary, and it’s organized by subjects

Clozemaster, makes you fill sentences, slightly advanced

Memrise, good to learn vocabulary, includes textbooks vocabulary too

Mondly, teaches vocabulary and basic sentence structure

WordDive, seems like a comprehensive course (I haven’t tested this one)

# Textbooks #

Suomen Mestari, the book most Finnish classes use, is in Finnish only

Oma Suomi, a book for self-learning English speakers

# Websites #

The Finnish Teacher, easily approachable grammar lessons

Verbix, to find verb conjugations

Sanakirja, very complete dictionary and translator

Urbaani sanakirja, Finnish equivalent to Urban dictionnary

Uusi kielemme, a good vocabulary list divided by themes and levels

Finnish swear words on Wikipedia, essential!

# Video & audio lessons #

Finnish Pod, numerous audio and video lessons

Supisuomea-videot by Yle, videos with simple Finnish and subtitles

FSI courses, recordings of conversational Finnish

# Complete beginner resources #

A Taste of Finnish, reading, listening and grammar points

Kielet by Yle, lessons in Finnish with videos

Venla, for vocabulary, structures and grammar

Digital Dialects, games to learn Finnish

~ Listening resources ~

# Podcasts #

Opi Suomea!, a podcast in simple Finnish

Yle uutiset selkosuomeksi, a news podcast in easy Finnish

Auta Antti!, a podcast where the host answers listeners questions

# Music & Radio #

Radio Suomi Pop, only Finnish songs & Finnish speakers

Tunein, to access more Finnish radios

#vainsuomihitit, Spotify playlist with all the new Finnish hits

Suomen musiikki, my Finnish spotify playlist

Mirka Karoliina, Disney songs with Finnish subtitles and translations

# Movies & TV shows #

My Finnish movies masterlist (needs to be updated)

Yle Arena, legal streaming of Finnish shows & others with Finnish subtitles

Some American streaming services (Netflix, Disney+ etc) have things dubbed in Finnish (mostly cartoons and kid’s shows), but most of those are only available if you’re in Finland (or use a VPN)

# Youtubers #

Papananaama

KAKSI ÄITIÄ

maiju

~ Reading & Writing resources ~

# Reading #

Yle uutiset selkosuomeksi, news articles in easy Finnish

Oppiminen by Yle, various articles in easy Finnish

Free Finnish books, for advanced level

# Writing #

LangCorrect, write diary entries and get corrected by native Finnish speakers

~ Communities ~

# Finnblrs #

Tags on Tumblr: Finnish / Finnish langblr / Finnblr / Finnish language

This is Finnish

Suomen Kieli

Fennophile

Tealingual

Finn in training (mine)

# Others #

LearnFinnish on Reddit

Static page version of this post can be found here. Older versions of this article can be found here and here.

#Finnish #Finnish language #Finnblr #finnish langblr #learning Finnish #learn Finnish

[herranjestastic]

does anyone have any recommendations for beginner level finnish textbooks? There are so many out there and im not sure which one to choose :’)

#langblr #finnish language #finnish langblr #suomen kieli

[doitinanotherlanguage]

Non-Anglo Movies You Should Watch 42/∞ Aurora (2019), dir. Miia Tervo

Country: Finland

Language: Finnish, English, Persian (Farsi)

Genre: Romantic Dramedy

Summary: Aurora, a commitment-phobic party animal, meets an Iranian refugee one night at a hot-dog stand in northern Finland. They make a deal: he will pay her 3000 euros if she can find him a Finnish woman to marry so that his daughter can get a residence permit.

#ahhhhhhhh!!! i love this movie so much!! #aurora #aurora 2019 #langblr #learning finnish #finnish langblr #learning languages #movie recs

[nessalearns]

book & literature vocab 📖

kirja - book sanakirja - dictionary kovakantinen kirja - hardcover book päiväkirja - diary kirjallisuus - literature pokkari - pocket book, paperback {coll.} nimeke - title kirjan nimi - book name painos - edition alkusanat - preface sivu - page kääntää sivua - to turn the page kirjakauppaa - bookshop antikvariaatti - antiquarian bookshop kirjailija - author kirjoittaa - to write lukea - to read julkaista - to publish julkaisu - publication dekkari - crime novel romaani - novel käännösromaani - translated novel jännitysromaani - thriller novel novelli - short story novellikokoelma - collection of short stories runo - poem runoilija - poet sarjakuva - comics matkaopas - travel guide uutuus -novelty ilmestyä - to be released kirjanmerkki - bookmark

#suomen kieli #finnish language #finnish vocabulary #finnish langblr #langblr #finnish #lang #lang:fi #vocab #vocab:fi #*mine #i got these from my textbook~ corrections are welcome :')

[er-cryptid]

#studyblr #notes #langblr #language #language notes #langblr notes #personal pronouns #pronouns #partitive #personal pronouns in the partitive #partitive personal pronouns #finnish #finnish language #finnish language notes #finnish langblr #finnish studyblr

[erfenree]

Heya,

I'm a junior web-developer just trying to make it lol and a recent finnish citizen still trying to be fluent in the language. I mostly will talk about my programming projects and journaling in finnish. Feel free to stick around!

🌼🌼🌼

my preferred stack: react with typescript, express, mongodb (MERN).

I actually started with C language, and it taught me so much esp. pointers & mem management. I didn't fall in love with it though - and switched to web development. Started learning react with University of Helsinki's course, and found out that I reaaaaally love doing this! so I'm doing small projects here and there to learn more in general.

🌼🌼🌼

besides coding, i love cooking, running, and hoping to go back to bouldering one day. i play the piano a bit and also draw here and there!

i used to play ffxiv a lot - and hopefully i can get back into it when the next big expac comes. right now i'm more into city builders :3

🌼🌼🌼

nice to meet you!

#introduction #codeblr #finnish langblr

[lily-learns-finnish]

lukematon = countless

lukuisa = numerous

avulias = helpful

avuton = helpless

puhelias = talkative

vaitelias = silent, closemouthed

onnellinen = happy

surullinen = sad

sokerinen = sugary

sokeriton = sugar free

hyödyllinen = useful

hyödytön = useless

sisällä = inside

ulkona = outside

auki = open

kiinni = closed

äänekäs = loud, noisy

äänetön = soundless (on silent), silent

rohkea = brave (out there, fearless)

ujo = shy (not brave)

helppo = easy

vaikea = difficult

kiinteä = solid, stays in place

löysä = loose, runny

tuima = stern, servere

lempeä = gentle, lenient

toiveikas = hopeful

toivoton = hopeless

täynnä = full

tyhjä = empty

nopea = quick

hidas = slow

Here are some "opposites" ("vastakohdat").

-> I have to admit "tuima" was a new word for me.

-> Also I put "ujo" as the opposite of "rohkea" (rather than "pelokas" or something meaning fearful), but I have quite often seen "rohkea" used to mean "outgoing" or "out there" as well as "brave", so I think this makes sense in Finnish (even though in English the opposite of "shy" isn't "brave")

#finnish #finnish langblr

[mehilaiselokuva]

Some Finnish suffixes you should know

-lainen/läinen (vowel harmony) “Of a certain place”, for example “a person from…” Suomi + lainen = suomalainen “Finnish” Eurooppa + lainen = eurooppalainen “European” Kiina + lainen = kiinalainen “Chinese” “With a certain character” for example “-er, ee”-words in English Työ “work” + läinen = työläinen “worker” Vuokra “rent” + lainen = vuokralainen “tenant” Apu “help” + lainen = apulainen “helper” “Belonging to a certain group or follower base” Diminutive, nickname, surname maker “A type of” Sama “same” + lainen = samanlainen “similar” Eri “different” + lainen = erilainen “different” “Sort of but not really” Oikea “right” + lainen = oikeanlainen “sort of right (not really right)”

-minen  Something like the English “-ing” Juosta + minen = juokseminen “running” Kävellä + minen = käveleminen “walking” Tietää + minen = tietäminen “knowing”

-inen  Used to make adjectives from nouns Muovi “plastic” + inen = muovinen “made of plastic, plastic-y” Puu “wood” + inen = puinen “wooden” Lika “dirt” + inen = likainen “ dirty”

-hko/hkö “Kind of…” (after an adjective) Pieni “small” + hkö = pienehkö “small-ish” Suuri “large” + hko = suurehko “kind of large” Leveä “wide” + hkö = leveähkö “wide-ish”

-kaan/kään Neither, not either Sadekaan ei tullut - The rain didn’t come either Even Minäkään en osaisi tätä - Even I wouldn’t know how to do this. Indicating change of mind (natives often double the K here, even though you shouldn’t do that) En menekään - I wont go after all

-sillaan/sillään To express a state of not having much clothes on Sukkasillaan - with socks on Paitasillaan - with only a shirt on To express a position Varpaisillaan - on ones toes

#finnish #langblr #langblog #language #learning #beginner finnish #suomen kieli #finnish learning #finnish language #finnish langblr

[waronbirds]

Hello Finns (and Finnish speakers)!

I had a question about Finnish grammar. Am I right in thinking that for some islands you use the -lla ending and some the -ssa ending e.g. ‘Olen Islannissa’ vs ’Olen Maltalla’.

Is this difference about the size of the island? And if I don’t know which ending to use which should I hedge my bets with?

Kiitos!

#suomitumblr #suomi #finnish #finnish langblr #langblr

[littleduke]

old and dialectal finnish li'l things and li'l folks

#suomi #langblr #suomen kieli #finland #finnish #finnish language #finnish langblr

[punapioni]

Kainuu dialect words (Finnish) (Part 1)

ahva = (cold) spring wind anahiton = lacking, inefficient arpeesi = a task, work ehotellen = enough etenkehanen = bad eto = insignificant ettone = nap after a meal haetolla = in the way (a hindrance) haliju = pale heimokantoa = of the same family hempuli = weak, bad hoklie = to gobble (food) huika = a craving for salt hupa = (adj.) wears out easily hyölö = a spring covered by moss hälläötyö = to be prevented, to not get done hölöse = wet snow, slush ieti = a chance jallittoa = to demand, to repeat japikoija = to quarrel juuppo = jam jämy = strong, reliable

Source: Väisänen, Heino (2000). Kainuun perinteiset käden taidot ja murteen muodot.

#kainuu #finnish #finnish language #finnish langblr #langblr #kainuu dialect

[doitinanotherlanguage]

Non-Anglo Movies You Should Watch 15/∞: Helene (2020), dir. Antti J. Jokinen

Country: Finland

Language: Finnish

Genre: Biographical Drama

Summary: Helene tells the real-life story of celebrated Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck and her star-crossed romance with art critic Einar Reuter, who later became her biographer. A vibrant portrait of a bold, talented and fiercely determined woman, Helene covers a key period in Schjerfbeck's artistic development as we see her grow more independent and a stronger artist than ever before.

#langblr #learning finnish #finnish langblr #learning languages #movie recs #foreign cinema

[nessalearns]

communication vocab 💬

sanoa - to say sana - word puhua - to talk puhe - speech pitää puhe - to give a speech keskustelu - conversation keskustella - to discuss, converse on huutaa - to shout, scream kysyä - to ask kysymys - question vastata - to answer vastaus - answer tiedustella - to inquire, enquire selittää - to explain, explicate selitys - explanation kommunikoida - to communicate kommunikaatio - communication todeta - to state, note kuiskata - to whisper toistaa - to repeat valehdella - to lie valehtelija - liar valhe - lie kiroilla - to swear, curse kirosana - swear word sananlasku - proverb, saying kirjoittaa - to write viesti - message tekstiviesti - text message sähköposti - e-mail

#suomen kieli #finnish #finnish langblr #langblr #finnish vocabulary #lang #lang:fi #vocab #vocab:fi #*mine #i got these from my textbook~ corrections are welcome :')