EASY Finnish Phrases - Sound like a Finn with these 10 Phrases!

In this video I will teach you 10 common Finnish phrases in spoken Finnish. These are easy, simple, natural and frequently used so make sure to get these down. Find your Finnish speaking partner on Italki: go.italki.com/aleksihimself
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[@marijavelickovic8740]

This is definitely my favourite type of videos! Kiitos! I know these are probably taking a lot of time! We appreciate your work man! 🙏😇

[@AleksiHimself]

Good stuff!

[@jancovanderwesthuizen8070]

Kiitos, Aleksi! Siisti video

[@AleksiHimself]

Kiitti!

[@KalloSkull]

For some context: "siisti" and "siistiä" actually directly comes from the use of "neat" in English. And "viilee" and "viileetä" directly comes from "cool". But over time they've kinda gotten mixed up and can be used for the same meaning. In English, you might find that saying "neat" instead of "cool" will make you kinda sound like you're trying too hard. In Finnish, it's kinda the opposite, where "siistiä" sounds a bit more natural. Also important to remember that spoken Finnish can differ a lot depending on which dialect is spoken in the area. If you speak an Eastern Finnish dialect in Western Finland, for example, you will sound VERY non-local. In the most unlucky case, you might not even be understood. If you travel even 50-100km away from your local area, you will probably find at least some common words that are practically unheard of in your own area.

[@anetteh5615]

Yes, that's actually really accurate. Living on the western coast of Finland, went about 150km (?) east and felt hella stupid while trying to communicate with other people nor listening to others speak lol.

[@sidbilly5220]

Thanks for another video! Love these video's about phrases, showing the difference between standard and spoken Finnish.

[@jennifertiitinen9006]

It’s the perfect phrase to say to one of our Finnish buds for sure. Kittos!

[@bethanyjollands2115]

You are so brilliant at explaining :) Thank you for this video!

[@gabrielacarlon3953]

Moi Aleksi! Definitely one of my favorite videos ! Kiitos paljon ! Musta oot kiva 🤗

[@AleksiHimself]

Hyvä homma!

[@lgfrades]

Awesome, Aleksi, I learned a lot today! 👏🏻👍🏻❤️

[@ms.elisabet845]

Good stuff 😎 Kiitos Aleksi

[@alexeysoloviev2924]

Kiitos paljon! So much to learn! Please do more videos like this one!

[@danilolaurindo]

Keep it up, Aleksi! This is super helpful

[@AleksiHimself]

Thanks for the comment Dan&Dani Around the Globe!

[@amazingchannel7926]

Kiitos Paljon Aleksi!Such a great video.😍

[@AleksiHimself]

Ole hyvä!

[@simplywatashi]

Kiitos Paljon Aleksi!

[@chuka331]

will definitely use the bonus phrase awesome video!

[@claudiagonzalezcaceres3254]

Kiitos! These videos make so much easier learning Finnish! :D

[@AleksiHimself]

Good stuff!

[@elormk.h.9982]

Awesome tutorial !... really helpful

[@AleksiHimself]

Glad to hear that!

[@FigtherDiana]

Thanks aleksi 👌❤️ you are so patient to explain

[@AleksiHimself]

Thanks!

[@emadaljayal9561]

Good Job Aleksi I am learning so much From you Keep it up buddy

[@jaferaslanhafez5008]

Good video aleksi you are helping us kiitos

[@ayu_nippon]

I love it! Very easy and usefull! Kiitos

[@AleksiHimself]

Good stuff!

[@user-fl4mj1bv1t]

Kiitos tästä videosta !

[@AleksiHimself]

Ole hyvä!

[@18v3o1fian7jgde]

Thanks, this was so useful.

[@AleksiHimself]

You're welcome!

[@wowjef]

This is great. You are helping me recover my Finnish (I used to speak it many years ago)

[@AleksiHimself]

Good stuff! 😃🙌

[@alexkovachevich1694]

Great video!

[@allthingsnordic15]

Kiitos paljon, Aleksi! Siisti video! Nice language hacks!

[@AleksiHimself]

Thanks for the comment All Things Nordic!

[@allthingsnordic15]

@@AleksiHimself Give us more about suomenkieli! :)

[@jennifertiitinen9006]

Omg you’re going so fast. I have a Finnish bud who claims he’s a lumberjack and has land in Lapland ❤

[@Agriking]

Finnish slang! Great stuff!

[@KatChats.]

Great video + lots of useful content wohoo!! :D

[@AleksiHimself]

Yeah! 😀

[@tuyetanhnguyenngoc6179]

I LOVE EVERY SINGLE VIDEO OF YOU AND I LOVE YOU AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA YOU’RE SO AWESOOOOOOOME

[@AleksiHimself]

Good stuff!

[@vitosyyrialainen2584]

Kiitos paljon ..

[@Sylalyn_McFish]

Kiitos!

[@AleksiHimself]

Eipä kestä!

[@ivrishcon-abarth38]

If you want two beers remember: "Kaks kaljaA", "Yks kalja" when using singular. Also, this only works with the amount of one or two, Yksi tai Kaksi.

[@barbershop2536]

And three beers kolme kaljAAA, and so on.....

Hi! Thanks for the tips!! I've heard of this one 🤣🤣 "let's go lehmät sonnilla seisoo" how safe / unsafe is using it? Since I was told that is too strong / impolite (translated to my language Spanish, does not sound too strong, though) thanks!

[@ninabadrummonir5202]

You say very good. I like it.

[@AleksiHimself]

Thanks for the comment Nina Badrummonir!

[@jennifertiitinen9006]

Very good

[@BassCarmen]

Thank you,i am from italy but i love Finland 💙

[@jennifertiitinen9006]

Hanna is also a Finnish female name. Yes I am learning very much.

[@Gungnir762]

Cheers.

[@SneakingServant]

Aleksi! Any chance you were in Helsinki 2 or 3 days ago? I was in Kamppi and I saw a guy that looked a lot like you! I wanted to say hi and thank you for the video - but then I couldn't, I moved in Finland because I'm almost shy and introvert as a Finn, so instead I just stayed there staring weirdly at you, incapable of deciding what to do :D

[@AleksiHimself]

Most likely I was there!

[@bettyakkemaai5499]

Thank you so much . I like the video it was super again . But i tend to mistake 2 words . Haluan is "I want to" ihailla to admire .. something . And now I've bin reading .. Ihana and I thought it was " I admire" but it's lovely or super nice , then .?!👍

[@jaferaslanhafez5008]

And I will try

[@quemarioo]

Yks pulla, kiitos! I'm really curious to try pulla when I go there! What is it like?

[@AleksiHimself]

I love it and so you will you!

[@angelamartin3884]

great vi

[@user-gx7qi4ee1e]

Do more samilar videos in future , please !

[@Stweak]

oh nice now i can say "hi it's been a while" to my finnish friend kiitos aleksi !

[@AleksiHimself]

Great!

[@sinsinter7814]

As a hungarian, out of your sentences I found these similar words: - mita ----> mi? -menne ----> menni on ----> van kahvi ----> kávé (but its universal) en -----> nem mennaan ------>mennyünk

[@shadetreader]

As Uralic languages, Finnish and Hungarian are like distant cousins

[@pamelakilponen3682]

for kuittia I always just say en tarvi, kiitos!

[@AleksiHimself]

That works too!

[@miriampeniche8911]

Yeiiiii !! Another great video ! :) Greetings from Mexico

[@hanna.nguyen]

”En tarvi kuuttia, kiitos” is what K-market, Lidl, S-market and Alepa all have in common!

[@tomibgt]

You can translate "siisti" even more literally as "neat". "Siisti paita!"="Neat shirt!" Neat, sweet, cool, etc.

[@AleksiHimself]

Good point!

[@_setbes]

Kiitos että teit tämän videon mä voin nyt puhuu suomee todella hyvä niin mä haluisin tilata, tykätä! Niin joo.. kiitos muutenkin että teit niin olet todella hyvä kiva

[@AleksiHimself]

Hyvä homma!

[@_setbes]

Hurraa! Osaat suomee!

[@_setbes]

👍👍

[@_setbes]

Kiitos muuten

[@tobiasv.b.8761]

Puhekieli ja kirjakieli ovat niin erilaisia että mun täytyy oppia kaks kieltä🙈 Kiitos kiinnostavasta videosta ja terveisiä saksasta suomeen! 😉

[@AleksiHimself]

+Tobias v. B. Kiitos kommentista ja terveisiä sinnekin!

[@stefansantokhie2513]

Wow.....so this vid taught me so much. There are two forms of Finnish. Standard and regular spoken. My name is- Minun Nimeon, How are you- Mitää kuuluu. It is both interesting and super confusing. The class is teaching me one thing and it still feels so alien. 😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@tribequest9]

Hey Aleksi, do you get to see the Northern lights in Finland? If so when is a great time and place to see them?

[@AleksiHimself]

Yes. ,mostly in the north but sometimes in the south too. Usually in the winter.

[@tribequest9]

@@AleksiHimself Thanks, will you do a video on this please?

[@tia9710]

Hey Aleksi! I am learning Finnish now, and I am learning standard Finnish for the beginnig, and my teacher said its better if i learn standard finnish first and then spoken. It is difficult for me to remember words, but I know and understand how grammar works. Weird, right? If you have any advice,please help! 😅 Kiitti, moi moi!

[@jonneturtinen4315]

No kannattaa kuunnella suomalaisisa videoita.

[@tia9710]

@@jonneturtinen4315 I'm trying, but you talk to fast and I am learning standard Finnish mostly hahaha

[@geert1583]

I wish to have known the example of 'kuitti' already last week. This week was my first time in Finland, and soon I was wondering why cashiers ask if you want a receipt. But still good to know for the next time, thanks for the video!

[@AleksiHimself]

Good stuff!

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

The law obliges them to ask and offer the receipt.

[@barbershop2536]

In spoken finnish you could say Mää oon aivan kuitti I' m really exhausted.

[@NellasxElensar]

Hehee, todellaki tulee käytettyä _En tarvii kuittii, kiitti_ aika lailla päivittäin 😄 Terkut Pohjois-Karjalasta! Mahtavaa ku nii moni ulkomaalanen on kiinnostunu Suomesta ja suomen kielestä 😊 Hienoo työtä teet näitten videoitten kanssa :3

[@AleksiHimself]

Kiitti kommentista NellasxElensar!

[@zellfam]

What or why is there a difference between standard Finnish and spoken Finnish?

[@suthimajintrachan8296]

Me from Thailand but you said so easy

[@jeffmiddleton9259]

Siisti!!! Keep the vids coming!!!

[@AleksiHimself]

Thanks for the comment Jeff Middleton!

[@femandres2097]

Can u help me how to learn speak Finnish language, please 🙏🙏

[@millag93]

Aleksi, do you know a foreigner whose Finnish is good? Like, on a scale 1-10, close to 10 and not with bad accent/small vocabularity. I want to learn Finnish just for fun (not wanting to emigrate or something :D), but I'm kinda discouraged by all the comments saying that Finnish is impossible language for foreigners, or that they always sound funny when they speak it, etc.

[@SocialistFinn1]

@@teacoffee42 Yeah but he lived in Finland. I think OP is referring to someone who doesn't live in Finland.

[@aardvark8127]

I once spoke some Finnish to a Finn, he accused me of being Swedish got a shock when I told him where I was really from.

[@AleksiHimself]

You just had bad luck there.

[@user-gx7qi4ee1e]

Ihana oppitunti !

[@b6983832]

Puhekieltä opetetaan toisaalta liikaa ulkomaalaisille, joka johtaa usein tilanteeseen, jossa ulkomaalainen kielenoppija käyttää liian familiaaria rekisteriä muodollisissa tilanteissa, ja kuulostaa teini-ikäiseltä kavereiden kesken, vaikka ikää onkin lähes 50 vuotta, ja paikkana virasto. Suomessahan on tämä eri rekisterien ongelma, joka johtuu pääasiallisesti suomen yleiskielen oppitekoisuudesta. Tutustuin kerran vähän tarkemmin virolaisille tarkoitettuihin suomen oppikirjoihin (A1-B1 -tasoilla), joissa eräs tehtävämuoto oli kirjoittaa puhekieltä. Muuttaa yleiskielisiä lauseita puhekieleen kirjallisesti. Ei tällaista rekisteriä oikein ole suomen kielessä luonnollisesti. Kalle Anka yrittää jotain vastaavaa ruotsiksi, mutta edes Aku Ankka ei poikkea huolitellusta kirjakielestä Suomessa. Joka tapauksessa nämä esimerkit olivat niin paksua tamperetta, että alkoi oikein naurattaa. Virolaisparkahan tekisi itsensä aivan naurunalaiseksi Helsingissä tai Turussa, solkottaessaan puhdasta mansea! Sorry for writing in Finnish, but if you don´t understand Finnish enough to comprehend my posting, you would also not understand the concepts I am referring to.

[@votilop-video]

sä ot super

[@tonyharty3666]

In America SISU would translate to ELAN, fighting spirit.

[@oliverc.6415]

What is the difference between kalja(a) and olut?

[@AleksiHimself]

They mean the same thing but olut is more like a dictionary word and kalja more casual.

[@morganask4567]

I only know one sentence in Finnish : saanko tarjotta olutta . My Finnish friends think it is enough

[@jennyrodriguez5727]

😂 he answered what I was going to ask, musta=black.

[@AleksiHimself]

Nice!

[@thetminkhantoo5271]

MORJESTA tarkoittaa myös Hi ,joten voinko käyttää tätä kun puhun opettajani kanssa? Haluaisin tietää että se on kohtelias tai epäkohtelias.

[@AleksiHimself]

Mun mielestä voit käyttää!

[@thetminkhantoo5271]

@@AleksiHimself paljon kiitoksia🥰

[@geographydragon3016]

Finnish names are very funny.

[@AleksiHimself]

Thanks for the comment Nöu Bräxxitt!

[@gabrielamejenes7284]

Good explanation but it would be nice if you change the background for a Finnish scenery :D

[@AleksiHimself]

The background is very Finnish, it's a Marimekko design.

[@annierouse9515]

I really wanna know the story behind this lumberjack thing

[@AleksiHimself]

I heard once an American saying this. 😄

[@LeslieLanagan]

It’s actually not an American freight, it’s a derivative of Monty Python, a British comedy group. Americans love “The Lumberjack Song,” where one of the lines is “I’m a lumberjack and I’m ok.” So, not exactly, but close enough. Most anyone in the UK or the United States will laugh at this line.

[@eliasnjetski1146]

Kiitos

[@AleksiHimself]

Kiitti kommentista Elias Njetski!

[@mattigamer912]

2:30 couldn't you also say: mitä kuuluuu?

[@AleksiHimself]

Sure!

[@mikapiipari3376]

Vesihiisi sihisi hississä. Try say that fast. I am finnish and it's difficulty for me too :D

[@AleksiHimself]

That's a tough one!

[@ramb0nat0r]

Hmm Watersomething something in the elevator? haha

[@livinginthetropics8470]

I checked this out and got: 1. The water pixie hissed in an elevator. 2. The sea monster was hissing in the elevator. 3. A water troll was hissing in the elevator. 4. Water devil hissed in the elevator. 5. The water spirit was hissing in the elevator. Safe to say something was hissing in the elevator. LOL...😀

[@AnOriginalYouTuber]

Finnish just sounds intuitive.

[@AleksiHimself]

Good stuff!

[@user-lj8kg4jd1l]

Siisti derives from Russian чистый "chistyi" = clean, tidy

[@barbershop2536]

Сигизмунд .... and leipä derives from Russian hleba, don't know the kyrillian letters.

[@user-lj8kg4jd1l]

@@barbershop2536 hleb=хлеб=leib (viroksi)

[@kftspss]

I love learning Finnish but I just can't roll the r properly 😩

[@nineteenfortyeight6762]

Do an impression of a tiger

[@SomeOrdinaryJanitor]

this got me one step closer to the Finnish line... ...ok i'll see myself out...

[@ahmedaadily1986]

😊😊🙏🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@AleksiHimself]

Good stuff! 😃🙌

[@queenlyfrimps2307]

Thank you! Are you a finnish man?

[@AleksiHimself]

Yes I am!

[@jillcassill8743]

I love this but could you speak more slowly...I am an american Finn trying to learn my native language:}

[@AleksiHimself]

You can use the slowdown feature on the KZbin player.

[@epiclemon9927]

musta kulli mun perseessä on

[@minad2883]

the reason why I really want to learn Finnish is that I want to have the possibility to live in Finnland someday when I will have my own kids because their education system and ideology is way more modern and effective than ours in Germany. Like as if 9 hours of school is helping you grow when it comes to life. Some of our teachers are so underqualified and old-fashioned...

[@iirismaattala]

Miusta!! Mie!!! ??

[@anelma.9540]

Me watching this being fluent in Finnish 👁👄👁

[@AleksiHimself]

Good stuff! 😃🙌

[@Lunaholic94]

Ei kuittia, kiitos! = No receipt please Even shorter ;)

[@bror8228]

Nyt meni vähän pieleen... en oo kuullu kenenkään sanovan "en tarvi"... pitäis olla "en tarvii"...oon kyllä kuullu vastaavia "puolikielisyyksiä".... yks yritti väittää ihan pokkana että maailma tavataan mailma... esim. mailman ennätys... !!!

[@jennifertiitinen9006]

Too much language for people who don’t like to speak much when sober lol

[@jennifertiitinen9006]

Can you not just say Sisti as a compliment?

[@squidwardDK]

Isn't what he calls "spoken Finnish" actually the Helsinki dialect? If so, then he is a bit misleading.

[@shadetreader]

Perhaps Helsingin slangi is influencing spoken Finnish more broadly because of mass media?

[@anaabendroth3460]

I would have watched this video all the way through but I couldn't deal with him waving his arms all the time. Really, dude, get some duct tape or rope or something and tame those things, lol

[@jennifertiitinen9006]

Why can’t you say en

[@bobbiethompson6962]

You have good intentions but it is too fast to understand

[@AleksiHimself]

You can slow down the playback Speed from the settings.

[@cathrynm]

musta blah blah blah.

[@yohanbeck8172]

kyllä!

[@jodielevy7629]

You speak way too fast!!!

[@AleksiHimself]

You can use the slow down feature by clicking the gear icon on the KZbin player.

[@tomdrayden7776]

i annoyed my friend with this video

[@Katzinbootz365]

Great video !!

[@AleksiHimself]

Glad you enjoyed it