#learn finnish

[iibislintu]

the first thing anyone learning about Finnish culture and communication should understand is that the idiomatic term for small talk in Finnish is "to chew shit"

[ankkakettuhybridi]

Suomenkielen taivutusoppia sanalle Myymälä :D kävin keskustelua rautakaupan asiakaspalveluchatissa tuotteen saatavuudesta.

English: Conjugation for the word "myymälä" = shop/sales place in Finnish in a real life situation. I was inquiring the availability of an item through their customer service chat.

[finnishpod101]

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[kanelinsuomi]

Skribbl.io is back!

Can you draw? Can you speak Finnish? If either of your answers was "no", come join us to practice with skribbl.io (or just come have fun).

I will host skribbl.io for Finnish learners every Thursday this June at 8 pm. Finnish time. We will use a small glossary so it is very beginner friendly. You can also check out the glossary beforehand at

Link to the game will be posted on my telegram group for Finnish learners at

Suomi-ryhmä (🇫🇮 group)

A group for Finnish learners and Finland fans alike. Feel free to chat and ask questions about the country or language! Rules: no discrimin

Tervetuloa!

[lokakuinenloska]

when you need to pee in finland

usually finns seem quite calm, but when it comes to toilet needs... Mulla on vessahätä / I have a toilet emergency "I need to use a toilet" Mulla on pissahätä / I have a pee emergency "I need to pee" Mulla on kakkahätä / I have a poop emergency "I need to poop"

Hätätilanne = Emergency (like a real one) No idea what is "hätä" only. Just an emerg lol

[suomeakinkohan]

En aio koskaan luopua sinusta En aio koskaan pettää sinua En aio koskaan juoksennella ympäriinsä ja hylätä sinua En aio koskaan itkettää sinua En aio koskaan sanoa hyvästejä En aio koskaan valehdella ja satuttaa sinua

Ei - no

En - I don't

aikoa - to have an intention

en aio - I won't

koska - when

koskaan - never

pettää - cheat on someone / let down

luopua - give up

sinä - you

sinua - you (objective)

luopua sinusta - give you up

juosta - run

juoksennella - run aimlesly

ympäri - around

ympäriinsä - around about

hylätä - desert

itkeä - cry

itkettää - make someone cry

sanoa - say

hyvästi - good bye

hyvästejä - objecive, plural (just sounds better)

valehdella - to lie

satuttaa - to hurt, to cause pain

[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

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