15 (more) Common PUHEKIELI Words You Should Know 📝

[@KatChatsFinnish]

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[@TheChessPatzer]

One general point here: please maintain natural and consistent stress when you pronounce a word in isolation. The ending is NOT stressed. PurkKA is simply wrong in all natural contexts.

[@KatChatsFinnish]

@@TheChessPatzer I do understand your point :) I was just running out of breath and being funny since this isn't a super serious channel so left it in without editing it out lol I also thought not everyone pronounces things perfectly all the time in real life so hearing some variation doesn't hurt xD

[@TheChessPatzer]

@@KatChatsFinnish You give the impression that word stress can easily vary in Finnish. It doesn't, and internalising this is very difficult for many learners (it took me over a decade). The last syllable in particular is never stressed in fluent speech, and it is vital to become familiar with how it sounds, as it carries the main inflection. Siis tavujen vokaalit ovat paljolti aina samalta kuulostavia, toisin kuin esim. englannissa: PHOtograph, phoTOGraphy, photoGRAphic. jne.

[@heh9392]

Kanttiiks meiä suomalaistenkin mennä sinne? Onhan se ihan mukavaa opettaa ulkomaalaisia tätä mahottoman vaikeeta kieltä

[@MatthewDicksonOfficial]

Koska hot wings videoo?

[@radthibidaeux8229]

Kiitos paljon Katja! You have helped so many to learn (and have fun) with Finnish. Don't forget to ASK for support from your subscribers on EVERY video, you deserve it!

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Oh that means a lot. I'm so happy to know you have enjoyed my videos and that I can help make Finnish more fun :) Thank you so much for your generous donation towards my channel too. Kiitos todella paljon. It means so much to me. Have an amazing day!

[@sarahbolz5704]

Kiitos paljon! I am an exchange student and I am going at a Finnish Highschool. Your videos are so helpful.

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Aw thank you so much. Kiitos paljon, so happy to hear that!

[@heyymari_]

Kiitos Kat for teaching us these new words!

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Thank you for watching Marisol ^-^ And for another lovely comment!

[@mikahamari6420]

Most often the shortened forms can be understood on the basis of kirjakieli word, like *koris* means koripallo. Jalkapallo can be in puhekieli *fudis/futis/jalis* or just jalkapallo, but *käsis* means käsikirjoitus, not käsipallo. 🙂

[@irenea2006]

Thank you. So many words that I have not heard before. I’m going to check out italki a few months before visiting Finland.

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos! Glad there were some new words for you too! And it's definitely worth checking out, there seemed to be a few Finns offering Conversational Finnish practice lessons! :)

[@born_villain919]

Very useful, just the kind of video I was waiting for

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Glad it was helpful! :D

[@laurencethorn3429]

These videos are so unbelievably useful!

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos! Glad you think so!

[@matiaspietila]

Great stuff! You do occasionally hear people use the verb tsiigata in the meaning to watch. You can for example say "Tsiigasitko matsin?" i.e. "Did you watch the game?". The word veski is easier to understand if you consider that it comes from the abbreviation WC. Like was said by someone in the comments, the way the words are used in Finnish, bathroom is actually kylpyhuone or kylppäri.

[@k3ppi537]

Nice channel @KatChats Finnish very nice and helpful youtube channel to all, olet kyllä mahtava tyyppi kun teet ihmisille näitä :) ❤❤

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Oi kiitos paljon ihanasta kommentista!

[@naymoezaw9182]

thanks a lot, for your lessons. please explain partitive form.kiitos!

[@MatveiShardin]

Opin monta uutta sanaa joka päivä tsiigamalla videoitasi. Paljon kiitoksia!

[@Arttu24]

In oulu there's the word "pahki" which is kinda used the same way as the word "into" in some occasions. For example "kävellä pahki" = "walk into".

[@fepotdaeksplorer9959]

Thank you for sharing your video ma'am kat. Hope you can also share a video about negative past tense. Kiitos! 💖

[@peterbengston7735]

If you need an idea for a short video how about talking about the difference in pronunciation between yö and öy such as in pyörä and pöytä.

[@sadiqbahrooz839]

Loistavaa 🎉, tee lisää puhekieli videoita, kiitos 🙏

[@jonasbenjamin645]

Haha, I think we got those words from the same website. I found this list of words a few months ago, too and learned them all by heart in a few days. So I recognised them all during this video 😄

[@isabella2000xx]

Love your videos

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos! ^-^

[@bigscarysteve]

1. Kat is using the word "puhekieli" to cover both colloquial Finnish and slang Finnish. I might quibble if she conflated the two in English, but I don't know enough to say whether she's right or wrong in using "puhekieli" this way. 2. "Vessa" sounds to me like it might be derived from "WC." WC is an abbreviation for the English term "water closet." It's funny--we don't use that term at all in the USA, but most western European languages do seem to use the English abbreviation--while pronouncing it the way those two letters are named in the local language. I don't think the pronunciation fits with the Finnish names for the letters, but it might come from Swedish or some other language. 3. In English, we have the term "wastepaper basket," but I must say, its usage seems to have fallen off a cliff in the past few decades. 4. "Kokata" is probably derived from Swedish "koka," which means both "to boil" and more generally "to cook." German "kochen" also has both these meanings. Both the Swedish and the German are cognate with English "cook," but the English lacks the specific idea of boiling. 5. "Purukumi" seems to literally mean "chewing rubber," I think. ("Puru" seems to mean "crush" more than "chew," but when you chew something, you do crush it with your teeth.) Swedish "tuggummi" and German "Kaugummi" both literally mean "chewing rubber." 6. "Let's drive a bike home"? I haven't learned enough about Finnish verbs of motion to know if this is a literal translation. You would have to say it this way in the German equivalent--but it sounds funny in English. 10. "Mäkkäri" has an equivalent in American English--"Mickey D's."

[@KatChatsFinnish]

1. To me puhekieli refers to what Finnish people use when speaking. Which can differ a lot depending on who is talking. I don't think there is an official "puhekieli" since different people and regions speak differently. Although some may be more standard than others. So I understand your point for sure, but to me it's easier to just clump all non-kirjakieli words together as puhekieli just to not make things too complicated. But I'm sure there are people who strongly disagree with this! 2. Sometimes Finns might even say "veesee" which is the Finnish way of just sounding out WC 4. This is exactly right! 6. I accidentally translated it literally, since in Finnish you would say "ajaa pyörä" = drive a bike Thank you for your very thoughtful comment!

[@my.lionart]

Yeah, the German way of saying that one rides their bike is "to drive bike" (no “a” before the bike) or we say that we "drive with the bike" :)

[@jixxytrix1705]

In Australia they like saying 'Mackies' In Swedish we say 'Donken'.......The Donk. Knowing Swedish is a great help when learning Finnish. There are so many words that come from Swedish, like you guessed, kokata - koka. It doesn't mean to cook though. Only boil.

[@okaro6595]

WC is pronounced veesee. Finns do not make difference between W and V unless it is necessary. Vessa/veski is just from that.

[@okaro6595]

Yes there is a difference between spoken language and slang and one should not mix them should words can move from slang to even official use like word "ratikka" which is sometimes used even by the HSL. Typically using slang is a conscious choice.

[@hassankarimi8205]

Thankyou these words were great.

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos tosi paljon!

[@TheChessPatzer]

The "-is" ending in "roskis" and "mahis" is common in many slang words, especially for various sports: "pingis", "futis", "koris" etc. Note the declension: futis, futista, futiksen, futikseen. Note that "kokki" is the formal name of an occupation: cook (i.e. ruoanlaittaja").

[@kirsicoppinger8962]

“Tsiigata” is probably borrowed from the word ”kika ” ( kikare /binoculars ) in Swedish

[@jixxytrix1705]

jaaa, klart! Tack

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Makes sense!

[@MightyRyanWrestling]

Please tee lisää puhekieli videoitä! Mä rakastan tietää puhekieli sanaa mutta mä olen opiskellut yleiskieli enimmäkseen kurssillani😄

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiva kun tykkäät näistä videoista! :D

[@b6983832]

Älä unohda suomen vokaalisointua. Ei videoitä, vaan videoita. Puhekielivideo on yhdyssana.

[@Antonina_Fialka]

Voisitteko suurentaa tekstin fonttia? ja taustakehys kontrastia varten. Tämä helpottaa näkemistä. Kiitos☘️💚

[@nikoforu]

I didn't know there were any pure Finnish words with the letter "f". You learn somethnig everyday.

[@Poliss95]

You seem to be particularly cheerful today, Kat? Any special reason for that, or just your natural sunny nature shining through? 😁

[@KatChatsFinnish]

The sun helps for sure! Plus nobody else was working in the house so I didn't need to be as quiet as normally xD

[@samirjamshidi765]

Voisko sä tehä lisää just tälläsia videoita .kiitti

[@ahmedabakar5166]

Good 👍

[@MGVK2277]

Kiitos! Nice words too :D

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos :D

[@mebrahtusyum1507]

Kiitos sina paljon

[@marin_1441]

*sinä

[@valentinalavonen5386]

kiitos...

[@valentinalavonen5386]

kiitos....

[@Marianna-q3b]

Kiitos paljon! Katson videoitasi joka päivä.🤗

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos tosi paljon! :D

[@ventriloquest14]

Tosi hyödyllistä kiitos! Voisko mä sanoo pieni päikkäri tai voisko olla aina pienet päikkärit? Mä oon kuullut myös hengailla stadiss mut enmä tiiä jos se käy enemmä vai vähemmä ku hengata. Paljon uutta sanaa tuli nyt mulle ja oon tosi tyytyväinen kehittää enemmän slangin ymmärtäminen - se on ylikatsonut (overlooked?) meiän virallinen kursseissa.

[@mikahamari6420]

This is a very good channel, and you have great questions! I try to answer as a speaker of Northern Finnish dialect, who lives in Helsinki. Even if singular would be logical, because it is just one nap, normally the word is in plural, *päikkärit/päiväunet/nokoset* . The word *hengaillla* is used in contexts like *hengailla kaupungilla* . It is casual hanging around without planned purpose. 🙂 Different people may use the word slightly differently, but I associate in it moving around city, not just staying in one place. Word *hengata* could mean hanging in one place, but I point out that I never use that word in my own speech, so I am not a specialist with its nuances. As a main rule, words *hengailla* and *hengata* mean pretty much the same, but normally derivative like *ele* or *ile* or *skele* highlights the element of casuality (or frequency of action), like *lukea* vs. *lueskella* (to read vs. to flip through pages). The word *ylenkatsoa* could mean overlooking in a very negative sense, like something/somebody is not worth of very much. If some subject is passed in teaching, it could be like *ohittaa/sivuuttaa aihe* or *jättää aihe käsittelemättä* . The word *laiminlyödä* means also neglecting, but more like in a case of duties: *laiminlyödä velvollisuuksiaan* .

[@mikkomalinen2641]

Mä sanon yleensä 'pikku päikkärit'

[@Francos1986]

i love you miss kath what a tutorial your so beautiful as well keep it up Godbless

[@mikatimonen5449]

Tai veska? From a Finn lived in Sweden since 1971 since I was 1 yo. I was grandmothers every summer as a kid and had Finnish classes in school. Haven't been much in Finland past 20 years. Just a few days each year and not all for 5 years. All of your puhekieli I understand but don't never seldom use them. Pummata tupakan or sätkyn means I can have cigarette. Are more modern puhekieli or slangia than is less than 10 years old then I probably missed it.

[@madwax4771]

Fun fact 2: One of the main scientists behind xylitol purkka, Professor emeritus Matti Leisola, is a young earth creationist.

[@cihandemirtas1939]

Kiitos paljon koska etta mielenkiintoinen verbitypit

[@tolgahoca5549]

Kiitos - oöet missing link

[@Zhaggysfaction]

I would say "hiffata" has a small nuance, that it more so means "beginning/starting to understand something". It defnitely can be used to mean just "to understand", like "Kyllä mä hiffaan mitä sä tarkotat." meaning "Yes, I do understand what you mean." But you wouldn't say "Mä hiffaan englantia." to say "I understand english (language)". Like the example in the video "Vihdoin mä hiffasin tän." is like (as translated in the video) "Finally I understood this (Because before I didn't)" meaning "now I started to understand it."

[@KatChatsFinnish]

That’s a super good point!

[@josephnelson8200]

How much is the Italki?

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Depends on the tutor/teacher since they set their own prices :)

[@xionkale3688]

sorry for being late to class Kat... had a 15hours power outage here... 😅

[@KatChatsFinnish]

OH...15 hours is a long time!

[@ShahzadAzamGujjar]

O wandarful

[@izzardclips9350]

I don't remember the exact sentence, but your example with the word "vihdoin" (at last) seemed weird to me. Here in Eastern Finland it would always be "vihdoinkin". I think it was "Vihdoin mä hiffaan tämän" or something like that. The millemials inside the Ring III have decided to get rid of clitics, it seems.

[@KatChatsFinnish]

I guess we have xD Some people would for sure use "vihdoinkin" but "vihdoin" is also used a lot (in my experience)

[@WalterReade]

Heitä maksalaatikko roskalaatikkoon 😂

[@rafaeljonathancamiloveraro4199]

Where can I practice with native speakers? In all the other parts of the world: just go to a park or a pub and people will be happy to talk to you Finland: go and pay for 1 hour talking with a Finn 😂😂😂😂 So much accurate

[@KatChatsFinnish]

LMAO

[@ahmedabakar5166]

Hi 😌👋

[@GadBoDag]

Ah, that explains why the Citybikes say Fillari on them!

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Yes! :D

[@marin_1441]

10:41 wow even mc Donald's have its name in Finnish mäkkärissä 13:33 Well it's not big deal deal for me Matkustaa pummilla

[@ArchieArpeggio]

Those words have ton of synonymes in spoken language. Also actualy the first word in proper finnish is "käymälä" not kylpyhuone. Kylpyhuone is actualy bathroom. Of course you propably have toilet seat "käymälänistuin aka vessanpönttö" in your bathroom too. There is also other words that you might want to learn too. 1) "Huussi & hyyskä" are very common all around Finland. "Paskahuussi" (shit house), "kusiputka" (urea cabin), pikkula, puu cee (outdoor toilet). Also "miestenhuone" is mans room and "naistenhuone" is ladies room. 4) Jäde is also very common 6) Kitka (esim. "Menkää te edeltä niin mä veivaan kitkalla perässä" so "veivata kitkalla" means polkea pyörällä), konkeli, munamankeli 7) Nussia/nyysiä (Joku on nussinut/nyysinyt mun kynän = Someone stole my pen)

[@tonituomanen3113]

Isn´t the word "vessa/veski" same as "toilet" in English? Bathroom in Finnish puhekieli is usually "kylppäri". Vessa (toilet) and kylpyhuone (bathroom) are not always the same thing. You do not usually ask in the restaurant "Where is the bathroom?" 🙂

[@jonasbenjamin645]

Americans like to avoid the word toilet and would rather say bathroom. But in theory, you’re right

[@okaro6595]

For Americans toilet means the seat. I think for British it is the room.

[@serrao8320]

Lines of Light Halloween Costume😅❤

[@thebest-ce3pb]

Moi rakkas.kiitos videon laittamisesta

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos!

[@andreballon7362]

Moi ! Ihan hyvä!

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos paljon!

[@flong9033]

personally, I prefer to meet my lovely finnish teacher to practice puhekieli

[@jak11111]

Another way to say trash bin is "rode" (Helsinki region).

[@stanleybjj]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@KatChatsFinnish]

:)

[@stanleybjj]

@@KatChatsFinnish I'm sending your picture to Santa.. . So he knows what gift I wish for xmas :D

[@yixia6441]

Todella tykkään

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Kiitos paljon!

[@bufordghoons9981]

So that is the secret as to why you have such clean, white teeth: xylitoli purkka. It seems if some words are puhekieli, especially a foreign origin word, the suffix "gata" is added to it.

[@KatChatsFinnish]

HAHA

[@ruthwanjiru4270]

True in my opinion I don't understand the young people when they speak lol.

[@KatChatsFinnish]

Hahaha even I feel like so many new words pop up all the time. It's hard to keep up xD

[@andreaa7897]

Minkä ikäinen tällä tyylillä puhuvan ihmiset ovat?

[@Thetouko]

Periaatteessa minkä ikäinen tahansa, mutta puhuttaessa vanhemmille herroille/rouville tai virallisemmissa tilanteissa usein vähenee slangin käyttö. For example, Tiedäksä or tiiäksä - most casual and informal; Tiedätkö - neutral; Tiedättekö - more formal; Tiedättekö te - most formal. The two latter can be used to address several people also.

[@truemisty821]

😍😚

[@b6983832]

"Tänään opitaan viistoista lisää puhekieli sanaa" ei ole korrektia suomea, eikä natiivi muodostaisi tällaista lausetta. Suomeksi olisi luontevaa sanoa puhekielisesti "Tänään opitaan vielä viistoista puhekielistä sanaa". Yleiskielinen muoto olisi "Tänään opimme lisäksi viisitoista puhekielistä sanaa".

[@jacobgarfield6285]

Ooksä suomalaine?

[@b6983832]

@@jacobgarfield6285 Kansalaisuudeltani en, mutta olen syntynyt aikoinani Suomessa, ja puhun suomea äidinkielenäni.

[@jacobgarfield6285]

@@b6983832 ai nii tajusin et oot varmaan sukunimes mukaa ruotsalaine kansalaisuudeltas mut ei se oo tarkasti😃

[@thanthanmyint2615]

Kotos♡♡♡

[@b6983832]

Standard Finnish is not based on any dialect spoken by Finns. It is a compromise made by scholars, when Finnish written language was standardized. Spoken standard Finnish is limited to official surroundings, such as news in radio or TV. Spoken Finnish is very different, and differences between dialects are noticeable - both in vocabulary and intonation. It is hard to teach foreigners to speak Finnish like natives do, because using a wrong register of formality will often sound ridiculous. Foreigners are often taught to use too familiar Finnish in formal situations, which is not the way Finnish speakers would do. It will sound uneducated.

[@taistomettala3636]

Onneksi suomi on mun äidinkieli. En olis kyllä muuten millään oppinut sitä.

[@johnfloyd9288]

:)

[@KatChatsFinnish]

:D

[@MatthewDicksonOfficial]

Koska hot wings videoo?