Learn Finnish by listening! Introduction

This video explains the natural learning method I promote in my channel. All my videos have subtitles in Finnish and in English, you just have to activate them in the right-hand corner of the video.
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[@titusgray4598]

English learner of Finnish here, kiitos paljon!

[@finnished]

Kiitos! Good luck for your studies!

[@RakeshPandit]

Toivottavasti jatkat etkä koskaan lopeta näiden videoiden tekemistä! Kiitos tekstityksistä!

[@learning-uo6rr]

exactly what i am looking for, thank you for, i am going to start binge watching your videos. Thank you so much for this

[@finnished]

Great, thank you so much and good luck!

[@hazalophy]

Just what I was looking for! Subtitling is a brilliant idea. Please keep up what you are doing 😊 Kiitos paljon!

[@finnished]

Kiitos! I'm happy you like it :)

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Ai täällähän on tuttujakin!

[@betavulgaris7888]

I listen to you on repeat all day long whilst i'm working. This is definitely the best thing on youtube for Finnish. I also have another idea though - what do you think about 'comprehensible input' using gestures and pictures ? There is a guy doing this for Polish and it's very effective. He basically grabs and apple and just says 'apple'. Then he grabs a banana and says 'banana'. Then he grabs another apple and says 'two apples'. Then 'two apples and a banana'. Shame i don't want to learn Polish because it works like a charm ! I think if something like that was available which was truly comprehensible and took the learner to a semi decent level the channel would get millions of views.

[@Joachim1010]

Total agree! It would be fantastic!

[@kohei4828]

Moi! Olen japanilainen ja opin suomea! Your channel is super useful for Finnish learners since it’s a bit hard to find studying material with both Finnish and English subtitles! Kiitos paljon!!

[@leewillis2829]

This fantastic! I live in the US and finding spoken Finnish with Finnish subtitles has been almost impossible. Keep 'em coming!

[@finnished]

Thank you! I'm happy you find it useful :)

[@AmyLeo]

Kiitos paljon! There are so few resources for learning Finnish. I try to do Finnish subtitles with movies or shows on Netflix, but as someone else mentioned the spoken and written subtitles don't match up. Also, classes I have been in are so focused on the grammar, when the listening and speaking is what's most important as I am now living in Finland with my husband. Thanks again! :) I look forward to going through your materials.

[@sapphicsapphire82]

Not to mention they only ever seem to teach kirjakieli! I need to learn puhekieli as well.

[@minki6619]

i just found out your channel I'M SO GLAD YOU EXIST!!!!!!

[@finnished]

Welcome onboard! Happy to have you here :)

[@zuzaj7054]

I'm so happy that your channel exists :D In the next year I'm going to work for 6 months in Finland. I love learning languages, so I thought it's a great opportunity to learn Finnish, which was always fascinating for me. It's destiny -Moomins are my favorite cartoon from childhood :) Anyways, it's really difficult to find some videos in Finnish, with English subs, for the purpose of learning Finnish.

[@finnished]

Thank you for your comment and good luck with your experience in Finland!

[@kaunispaikka9029]

please, make more videos! your channel will grow up cause it´s great for opiskeljoista of finnish!

[@renzairtsua3212]

Just great videos! With subtitles both english and finnish! Just wow!

[@finnished]

Glad you like them!

[@brianbc19]

Thanks, I'm applying the comprehensive method and listening several times this video and my brain is matching some Finnish words already. I will keep working on it.

[@finnished]

Great, I'm happy to hear that! Just keep going!

[@poe5418]

Toivottavasti sinulla on myös ihana päivä. Pidän siitä, että videosi ovat rentouttavia ja mielenkiintoisia, koska niitä on helpompi kuunnella uudestaan ja uudestaan.

[@bepivisintainer2975]

this is just what I was looking for to learn Finnish. Thank a lot for this great idea!))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

[@finnished]

Happy to hear that!

[@davidrivera5720]

thank you for your dedication, I see you keep uploading videos after so much time. This is a nice idea fo learning a language because this is how kids learn language I think. Maybe you can make videos of daily conversations one can have in different situations and maybe some videos putting a series scene or movie scene trying to dub voices. Anyways thanks again for the dedication the effort and the good job

[@finnished]

Thank you for your kind words! 😃

[@NatiKuhn]

Loved this. I just discovered it and I'm looking forward to implement this method on my learning! Kiitos paljon!

[@baluka6034]

I just found this chanel, it´s awesome! Thanks!

[@Madelro100]

Minustä sun video on hyvä!!!! kiitos paljon. Jatka tekemistä!

[@poe5418]

Kiitos paljon tästä videosta (ja muille). Ne auttaa niin paljon.

[@tatjanaleininger7068]

Great Idea ! I learned Itaian with Alberto too - it is the best way to learn a languge! Hope to learn with your videos a lot! Kiitos paljon!

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Ai hyvä juttu, ehdotankin tätä yhdelle suomen opiskelijalle! Ja varsinkin hyvä koska moni opiskelee kirjakieltä, ja sitten puhekieli eroaakin siitä paikoitellen aika paljon.

[@emanuelestillitani906]

Moikka, I stumbled upon your videos since I’m searching for course material (yours seem to be excellent) AND someone to actively talk to. I want to learn since I’m working for a Finnish company, so to speak the language it would be a plus. In addition, after spending two weeks in Turku, I’d the chance to experience Finnish culture and it impressed me… in a positive way, of course! 😊 So, are you also available to 1 to 1 lessons to complement your course material? Thank you, and greetings from Rome

[@finnished]

Moi Emanuele, thank you for your comment! The method I use in my course recommends to start speaking only after you understand some Finnish. I explain it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHbTo2R-dr1kaNU&lc=UgzqpxFRg0CAE2-M-RN4AaABAg So ideally, you would start 1 to 1 lessons once you already understand quite a bit, and the purpose would be to activate your speaking. I don't do private lessons where I explain grammar :)

[@tizianoalimandi150]

Ciao! Sono Italiano e vengo da Roma. Attualmente sono ad Helsinki, in Erasmus, e lascerò la città tra un mese. Ti scrivo in Italiano così puoi praticare un po' :D. Minä opiskelen suomea. I tuoi video sono molto utili. Complimenti e grazie! Oltretutto, anche se non è molto in tema, sinä olet kaunis! Kiitos paljon videosta! Nähdään!

[@finnished]

Ciao! Grazie mille :) Ti è piaciuta Helsinki?

[@prigles7583]

@@finnished Ciao! Si, molto moderna ed ospitale. Ma sono sicuro che diventerà ancora più bella in futuro: infatti stanno costruendo ovunque! Porterò questa esperienza nella memoria. La Finlandia è veramente un esempio per tutta l'Europa :) Kiitos paljon videosta! Ci vediamo in Italia! :D

[@rsilence2354]

Kiitos paljon! Estoy intentando aprender finés espero este método me ayude mucho. Moikka!

[@EasyFinnish]

Hei! Krashenia on tullut tutkittua ja tuo input on varteen otettava asia oppimisessa ja sisäistämisessä. Hyvä video!

[@ol4374]

Moi! Oli todella kiinnostava katsoa tämän vanhan videon. Olen tottunut uusiin videoihin ja sun videot ovat vaihtaneet paljon alusta asti. Mutta ne kaikki ovat loistavia ja auttavat minua opiskelemaan! Kiitoksia! Muten teitääkö joku synonyymin sanalle "video"?

[@sofianegeullouma3321]

Please keep up this help me a lot

[@pinguinomediterraneo4471]

Moi! Kiitos paljon kaikista niistä videoista! Itse en voisi opiskella kieltä ilman kielioppia, sillä halun olla tietoinen niitä rakenteistä jotka mä omaksun, eikä pelkästään käydä läpi sitä prosessia automaattisesti. Sitä huolimatta, sun videot on ollut erittäin hyödillisiä sillä oppimisen vaiheella (jossa mä osittain vielä on), kun osaa jo lukea sujuvasti vaan varsinaisen puheen kuunteleminen on hankala. Erityisen helpottavaa on mun mielestäni se, että eristät sanaryhmiä pienillä tauoilla, kun taas äidinkielensä puhuvat huomaamatta solmii niitä yhteen jatkuvaan virtaan. Jos mä nyt jaksan ymmärtämään suhteellisen nopeampia puheluja, kuten uutiset tai joitakin keskusteluja tv-sarjoissa, se on myös sun videoiden ansiosta.

[@finnished]

Kiitos kommentista! Kiva kuulla että näistä on hyötyä :) Ja jos oot kiinnostunut kieliopista niin opiskele ihmeessä!

[@analima3352]

Kiitos dear !!!

[@finnished]

Kiitos!

[@jounilaine8101]

Se on loistava! Kiitoksia! :)

[@emmyin]

Excellent!

[@brentlocher5049]

Thanks for video. I am trying your method along with finnish to english translator. At 23 seconds should naihin be naidin ?

[@finnished]

Thanks for your comment! Nope, it's 'näihin' :)

[@kkielinero]

Moi! Teet hyvin tärkeää asiaa niille, jotka ovat ulkomailla, eikä voi matkustaa Suomeen tai asua siellä. Mutta kielen oppimisen halu on hyvin kova. Kiitoksia.

[@finnished]

Kiitos paljon :))

[@Baba-so6fh]

Do we need to have any words in our vocabulary before we start watching your videos or could we simply start here without a large Finnish vocabulary?

[@finnished]

You can certainly start even without any vocabulary - you will learn it with the English translation. Of course, it will take a bit more time, but once you get a minimum basis, you will notice your learning accelerate :)

[@qasimalizade6677]

Hi teacher thanks a lot, I start Finnish with your clips because they are improve for speaking and Iam Beginner I learn it so slow and difficult, do you know why ? but another things i learned normal, i Listened it last night with today about 30 times but i understood %45 because it’s difficult every videos i must learn 50 times Do you have good idea how can I learn faster?

[@finnished]

Thanks for your comment! If you are a complete beginner, I suggest that you start with the Beginners playlist, because the videos are slower and more simple. When you watch a video for the first time, do you pause it after each sentence to check the translation? That could help you a lot! Unfortunately learning takes a lot of time and effort and requires you to listen (actively) a LOT :)

[@qasimalizade6677]

Finnished Thank you for answer, i wanna ask you about The time interval between repetitions between a lesson What do you think about the time interval between repetitions? Can I take a lesson four hours in a row or two hours in the morning and two hours at night? What is the result of not forgetting,Repeated repetitions are good every five minutes or long repetitions in the morning،night

[@erichbuchholz585]

Kiitos paljon! Is 'tarkotettu' in the subtitles near the beginning supposed to be 'tarkoitettu'?

[@finnished]

Kiitos kommentista! 'Tarkotettu' is the spoken language version of 'tarkoitettu'. We often drop off some letters in the spoken language to make it "easier" and quicker to speak :)

[@__a__a_]

Moi! Ja suurkiitos tästä videosta, ja kaikesta muusta videoista sinä teet! Oletko lukenut tämän kirjan: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Finnish_Grammar? Mielenkiintoinen, että päähenkilö opiskele suomea samalla tavalla kuin sinun "comprehensive input" )) En ole varma vielä, että tämä menetelmä toimii minulle. Mutta mä yritän. Toivon se toimii lopulta. Aluksi mä kuuntelin videot jonossa, mutta nyt aloin kuunnella joka videota monta kertaa. Nähdän pari viikkossa mitä tulos mulla on ))

[@finnished]

Kuulostaa mielenkiintoselta kirjalta! Mun pitäis lukea se italiaks ;) Mä oon ihan varma, että tää toimii myös sulla! Ja on tosiaan parempi kattoa yks video monta kertaa ja pysäyttää, jos et tiedä jotain sanaa. Kerro miten edistyt!

[@__a__a_]

Joo, se on mitä mä teen )) Ja odotan innolla nähdä miten edistyn. Ja kiitos paljon mistä sä teet!

[@amjednasser4746]

Kiitos paljon

[@sofianegeullouma3321]

Great

[@Joachim1010]

Am I supposed to read English and Finnish subtitles at once? I mean if I am looking only at Finnish subs and listening to you, I hardly catch up new words and if I don't understand the context right now, after six repeats nothing will change, right?

[@finnished]

Yes, I recommend reading English and Finnish at once - I usually pause the video if needed, to see which word corresponds which. You will see that you have to do this a couple of times to learn the new words, and then you can start watching the video without pausing and only reading the Finnish subtitles. Sorry for the long explanation, I hope this makes sense!

[@Joachim1010]

@@finnished It wasn't long at all. Thank you for you fast response. Keep making videos. ;-)

[@bbadlar3]

@Finnished I find watching at .75 play speed is a bit easier to both read and catch pronunciation a bit easier. Awesome Videos. Kiitos, Suomalainen amerikkalainen poika

[@sofianegeullouma3321]

Kiitos

[@MoralizzatoreAnimalCo]

Ciao ! Sono Italiano e ho origini Finlandesi ( bisnonni) ma conosco solo poche parole ... Secondo te é possibile imparare in 6 mesi a parlare decentemente Finlandese? Kiitoos

[@finnished]

Ciao! Secondo me sì, è possibile - ho già conosciuto delle persone che l'hanno fatto - ma ci vuole tanta dedicazione e dovresti ascoltare ogni giorno e cercare di parlare (anche qualche parola) il primo possibile :)

[@MoralizzatoreAnimalCo]

@@finnished ho sempre voluto trasferirmi in Finlandia , perché sono molto legato a questa nazione ... Ma l'ostacolo della lingua é stato sempre il mio ostacolo .. :(

[@dangabriel91]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@mxoeneod90]

Erittäin (Very) So (Eli) Times (Kertaa) Kuumman (weird) Syystä (reason) Enemmän(more) Important (tärkeetä) Would (olis) Listen (Kuunella) Jes (Yay) Really (oikein) Wish (toivotan) Ihanaa (wonderful)

[@habicht6]

oh dear I started with BOOK FINNISH... and now I hear spoken Finnish = KULTURSCHOCK!!!

[@finnished]

Hahaha that's what I'm here for! To help you learn the Finnish that we actually speak ;)

[@fernando7517]

Kiitos! 😍😍😍

[@learnalanguagewithleslie]

Näkemiin!

[@norbertonunez1878]

Miks sä loppu tehdä tekstit espanjaksi?

[@regimannagan9040]

Do you speak swedish too?

[@finnished]

I still understand pretty well, but it's more passive since I don't use it anymore :)

[@Anthony-dy5cq]

Oop? I got a fb message! Oh? It comes with video 😔. 😂 Ps Finnish sounds like art

[@finnished]

Hahah that was my rookie mistake for not putting my phone on silent :D

[@Anthony-dy5cq]

Haha but you've come a long way 😁

[@gabrifroja5186]

0:07 that noise tho

[@finnished]

Lol yes I hadn't mastered the "turning your phone on silent mode when filming" yet :D

[@dominic2446]

too soft

[@sofianegeullouma3321]

Kiitos