Learn Finnish in 30 Minutes - ALL the Basics You Need

[@FinnishPod101]

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[@beanzzinc783]

I’m learning how to speak Finnish instead of doing my homework that was due last week

[@holoholopainen1627]

Important Things 1st - Do You live at Åland Islands ?

[@holoholopainen1627]

Where Do You live ? At some parts of Finland - IT takes longer to Do Their homework ! You know What I mean ?

[@z.anaser]

Same

[@ZoneP_]

Finnish is so EZ. I am the best

[@eduardotito1358]

lmao same

[@aino6135]

Me *speaks finnish every day and has spoke it for my entire life* Also me *Watches a how to learn finnish video*

[@pudding2051]

Same.....hol' up, ERWIN?

[@3dakitty]

Same bro

[@susSkymogussing]

Me too

[@einothegamer]

Suomi prkl

[@kuru9157]

Mitä mä teen mun ajalla

[@kyra7891]

Me: im gonna sleep earlier today 2am: tutusnia pyaaa hiiiavava

[@georgevassilev4102]

Cute pfp guitarist girl

[@joejoeson2530]

Mitä vittua

[@straeberrylemonade]

Literally me rn 😂

[@Masakrer]

Shit im doing the same again xD

[@aureelia7255]

What was "tutusnia pyaaa hiiiavava" supposed to mean? :-D

[@plamenasiniye]

Numbers are actually pretty difficult especially if you try to understand what a Finn is saying. It's common in spoken Finnish to shorten the words for numbers. The words have different short versions for different purposes, for instance counting. Yksi - Yy (when counting) Kaksi - Kaa Kolme - Koo Neljä - Nee Viisi - Vii Kuusi - Kuu Seitsemän - See Kahdeksan - Kasi Yhdeksän - Ysi Kymmenen - Kymppi And so on.

[@thy7732]

Wiljami Tulijoki very helpful, thank you

[@Zephal42]

Yeah you can't say Tram 6 in Finnish, like it's English: (English would be tempted to say: Ratikan/Raitiovaunun numero kuusi). Those have their own forms.

[@XANANAZ]

Oh thank you!

[@joejoeson2530]

It should be sei

[@bror8228]

@@joejoeson2530 No, it´s "see", but if you ask me kahdeksan is kahe and yhdeksän is yhe and kymmenen is just kymmenen....Kasi, ysi and kymppi are not numerals, they´re more like substantives..

[@Aaron-mj9ie]

The Duolingo Finnish course just came out last week. This is an excellent companion piece to it.

[@Anvilshock]

That haunting owl does anything to get you, doesn't it?

[@bugatti1710]

oh really! yay

[@yamiart6149]

@@bugatti1710 "Jee"

[@danjx16]

@@yamiart6149 I also thought on JEE lol

[@pikswartgg9285]

*Dialingo*

[@georgevassilev4102]

Actually: Hyvää päivää - Good Morning/Day Hyvää iltapäivää - Good Afternoon Hyvää iltaa - Good Evening and if you want to wish a good sleep to someone Hyvää yöta - Good night For goodbye, you can also just say "Nähdään" and omit "pian". There is also "Moi" instead of "Hei" and respectively "Moi moi" for "Hei hei". You can, in coloquial Finnish, also say "Heippa" (Bye bye) or "Moikka".

[@KittStone]

Kiitos! Isnt "joo" also yes along with "kyllä" which they listed as a yes response?

[@Red_Skies]

Isn't hyvää huomenta good morning?

[@regularhooman4771]

@@Red_Skies yep

[@jurisrubins6882]

She never mentioned hyvaa huomenta.... do finns use it at all??

[@dlsgrowyt2208]

@@Red_Skies yas it is!

[@heikkipalola6760]

i have never in my life actually heard anyone say nice to meet you in any language expect in these kinds of language learning videos

[@g3elle]

Really? :O I use it all the time. In Finnish, English, Spanish and French in casual and formal conversations.

[@DieFlabbergast]

@@g3elle He's right about English, in Britain. "Pleased to meet you" is used in business situations, but otherwise, no. I'm 71 and I don't think I have ever used this phrase.

[@willguggn2]

I've heard it in English (UK and US) when there's a more or less formal introduction to someone. It seems to be common. Maybe that's why (English) language courses always teach that phrase?

[@dragoncat3499]

Me: Has Chinese and Japanese homework to do Also me: nah, let's learn Finnish now

[@k4lppe878]

Id rather learn japanese than finnish regards guy from finland

[@dragoncat3499]

@@k4lppe878 as you can see I'm a bit of a masochist when it comes to learning languages

[@k4lppe878]

@@dragoncat3499 oh ok :D

[@Paltse]

You mean procrastinating.

[@rafiy7150]

@@k4lppe878 are you weaboo?

[@xxx6674]

Jesus this language 🤯🤯 You have FIVE TIMES the letter ä in the combination good day 😂😂

[@Pyovali]

double letters aren't that hard

[@spongebob1849]

Skatspieler_360 ikr! It’s a little tricky when you start out!

[@regularhooman4771]

:>

[@yusenl1780]

kiikikkikkikikikikkikkkikiiiki

[@kaksidaksi3455]

@Emmi Nordström kiinnostavaa mut kysyinkö???

[@zakomasterholleywood1941]

the cutest teacher in these language studying series by far

[@metalhammer5]

Simp alert!

[@matthewnel8778]

@@metalhammer5 Based

[@ChrisJClark-ih2oo]

You're not wrong

How do you say that in Finnish: "the cutest teacher in these language studying series by far"?

[@Aaron-x8t]

Simp

[@Hearts4BritneySpears]

Although I have literally little to no Finnish in me, my paternal grandfather's family (who adopted my father) are from Finland; and though I'm not of *true* Finnish blood, I'm determined to learn this difficult language after my grandfather's death. I may not be a *true* Fin, but I'm certain I've got sisu like a Fin. 🇫🇮❤️

[@GolAcheron-fc4ug]

I only have like 1% finnish in me but for some reason i feel drawn to finland and have a deep desire to learn the language as well! I wish you good luck in your journey 😊 Keep your sisu spirit stronk 💪

[@reubenyung2756]

Nice meeting u, can I have your number 😊

[@noeonoohno4219]

Why do Americans have to tell everyone on earth what type of European blood they have

[@Hearts4BritneySpears]

@@noeonoohno4219 Because the TRUE Americans are the Native Americans. Ancestry, to us, mean way more than what non-Americans think because "American" is not ancestry, but a nationality. When most people in America are in a melting pot of recent immigrants, you're curious of where you came from, and it's not bad - you SHOULD be curious... but whatever. 💀🤚

[@noeonoohno4219]

@@Hearts4BritneySpears sure I get that, but you’re so obsessed with blood and %ages. Only Americans say what % their blood is, and honestly only Americans say ‘I don’t have true Finnish blood’, and it’s a bit Nazi style of understanding your origins. Identity is cultural more than racial. Don’t worry about blood so much. Just be normal.

[@n.jurenic]

Im finding it very interesting how i, as a native slavic speaker, have to put little to no effort in pronouncing those weird looking words. It comes naturally even though im totally unfamiliar with the words. Where ever you look people are saying that suomi is hard to learn but i find it way easier than german or french.

[@lileyzei6489]

It depends who you’re asking If someones native language is a German one, it’s harder for them to learn Finnish

[@ithadtobeaname7327]

@@lileyzei6489 Pronouncing...very much so but sticking words together is an oddly familiar idea

[@xilitla.]

same having spanish as a native language ! likely because a lot of the sounds and grammatical structure carry over :)

[@lamp88]

Est tu sûr ? Ich denke verschiedene

[@hyewon_6311]

She looks like Asian

[@makimakiyaa]

Kiitos paljon! I love Finland and Finnish language!😍🇫🇮

[@jungwonology5950]

tykkään ;) @@Alexandryia

[@jungwonology5950]

Jade petshops joo

[@dlsgrowyt2208]

i know u dont understand this now but hyvä kun tykkäät suomesta! Ja mä vihaan niitä umm niitä ööh mainoksista.. Joo jep nii chemppii suomen kielen oppimisesta

[@kaksidaksi3455]

Bts on ihan paskaa

[@sanni127]

@@kaksidaksi3455 turpa kiinni

[@livingwithsisu]

I think normally the informal way would be: "Hei, mun nimi on NAME". Already using nimeNI makes it formal. At least this is how I see this being used in the Helsinki area.

[@sholtayboltay8250]

really?

[@datsuntuning5869]

@@sholtayboltay8250 depends about where you live in Finland there are couple dialects and sometimes even i might mix them

[@kiiltochii1607]

They're talking about "proper" (kirjakieli) Finnish, not common spoken Finnish. Any language teachers here to affirm if "minun nimi on X" is correct or it still needs "nimeni"

[@jokutyyppi4226]

You can say "hei, mä oon _"

[@bababaysmith]

@@jokutyyppi4226 Joo tätä tulin kirjoittamaan itsekin. Eli The most usual informal way to say it is just simply I am Pekka. Moi, mä oon Pekka, meaning Hello I'm Pekka when the meaning is actually Hello, my name is Pekka.

[@S4aDurN]

Finnish here, by the way no one speaks like this in real life. In paper it is "Hyvää päivää minun nimeni on xxx. Hauska tutustua." How we actually introduce ourselves is pretty different and there are many many different ways. For example "Moi oon (name) kiva nähä." or "Moro oon (name) mite menee. Etc etc. I dunno it just sounds very cringy to us if someone speaks like the words are actually written. xD

[@keravavantaa2886]

finnish here too, for example: moro oon äitis pillu i edited this comment for the english speaking people cuz ”äitis pillu” means: ur moms pee machine

[@griffind2862]

Another finn lol anyways I totally agree with you. With almost 20 years of life experience under my belt, no one has said the "Hyvää paivää minun nimeni on. Hauska tutustua" phrase. Only few places I've heard this be used in are teaching videos/places like this one.

[@hotwingslauri9551]

@@keravavantaa2886 juuh

[@utes5532]

Yeah, one of the problems with learning Finnish is that pretty much nobody speaks the formal language and there are several regional dialects. Of course Finnish people will understand you of you say "Hei, minun nimeni on...", But it sounds very stiff and awkward.

[@dv9239]

Why does it sound like Japanese

[@ca6bal4]

The way Finns pronounce words is truly charming!

[@cemgceylan]

Omg. this is really like Turkish. The general grammar structure. as i understand; sina means sunuz in Turkish (it even sounds close, easy to remember), and it has no meaning by itself alone. you use it when you ask somebody politely if they ever do anything First you change the main verb referring a second singular person (can be anybody, just directing thats all) Puhua to Puhut, then you add the "ko" word to make it a question (we use mu in this case), then you add sina to the verb which is already addressing to the second person and change the address to "you" :)

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Turkish is beautiful language. At first seems very difficult until you get the idea of adding the approriate endings to words. Once you understand that it becomes much easier . Rather like Hungarian .

[@henry0359]

Turan 💪

[@vinnyjo4849]

Three things: 1. These videos are so entertaining! 2. Thanks to FinnishPod101 I will be in Finland soon! 3 It's so easy!

[@acula_rex]

Did you go in Finland?

[@Enya_artist]

So hows finland going?

[@ice_sea5527]

I am a hungarian watching this, and in hungarian "te" is the way to say "you" informally... meanwhile in finnish it's to say it formally, huh.

[@georgevassilev4102]

The Finno-Ugric language split and people started using words differently. Old Hungarian was much more like Finnish.

[@finnishpagan2911]

Greetings blood-brother :)

[@eviness12]

Haha átérzem

[@eduardosantos9841]

in portuguese "tu" is the informal way to say "you", it's not the same as hungarian but it's similar

[@education9723]

Dïro n riobñoa ël quiöip mon aqeorpeo

[@andrasberethalmi1563]

Finnish - Hungarian Nimi - Név Koira - Kutya Kala - Hal Ui - Úszik Käsi - Kéz Silmä - Szem Sarvi - Szarv Pää - Fej Vettä - Víz Alla - Alá Elävää - Eleven Antaa -Adni Kyynarä - Könyök Voi - Vaj Jää - Jég Talvi - Tél Kivi - Kő Poro - Por Vaski - Vas Elä - Él Kerjää - Kér Niele - Nyel etc. 😮 Kiitos paljon - Köszönöm nagyon. Jään alla talvella elävät kalat uiskentelevat. - Jég alatt télen eleven halak úszkálnak. Kivistä verinen oli vävyn käsi. - Kövektől véres volt a vő keze. Orvon silmä kyyneliä täynnä. - Árva szeme könnyel tele. Kuka meni meidän edessämme? - Ki ment mielőttünk? Miniäni antoi voita. - Menyem adott vajat.

[@toho555]

PERKELE!

[@scuffedcomedy4819]

SATANA!

[@Interyou25]

Ahahahaha the bear

[@georgevassilev4102]

Barathrum - Legions of Perkele

[@JXMTL]

I hear every fin say this while playing csgo

[@Turtzi375]

@@scuffedcomedy4819 no, its SAATANA

[@mikePkV]

I already made up my mind where to go once I finish my degree so I'm learning Finnish in order to move out in a few years!! Wish me luck!!

[@ГеоргийШендриков-н6и]

Onnea sinulle! I am doing the same)

[@vk-dk9xd]

Onnea!

[@_Suomalainen_]

Onnee

[@aahpuuh]

Tervetuloa!

[@lee-fc5bu]

Good luck

[@Imperiusism]

Interesting language. Compared to Hungarian, it sounds very similar, but the words are completely different. It's one of the most beatiful languages I've ever heard, no wonder it was an inspiration for elvish in lotr.

[@elijahlaw7794]

Moi! Olen itse suomalainen ja kun näin tämän tunsin iloa, koska tiesin, että suomenkieltä opetetaan täällä KZbinssakin. I'm also half American so I don't know why I'm watching this. Thank's for teaching our native language from Finland!

[@Bambi-TheBunny]

Thank you this helped me a lot! I’m going to Finland in 2 days and I wanted to learn some basic Finnish because I find it incredibly disrespectful to go to someone else’s country and not know their language, and just assume that THEY know English…. I hate it 😂

[@Tuntematonkaveri]

Nah, its not disrecpectful. Perkele

[@matildawolfram4687]

The video is good! Many thanks to the author of the channel for the recommendations! The problem with many people is that they want to take a "magic pill" or get "secret knowledge" and immediately have skills and abilities. However, the truth of life is that knowledge, skills, and abilities do not come by themselves. You can't learn a foreign language without doing anything, without wasting your time and effort, just like you can't learn to ride a bike lying on a comfy couch, listening to lectures and watching videos about "modern methods of learning" on a bike. To really learn something, you have to really practice every day. You're going to fall down while you're learning, and you're going to get bumps - that's normal! The ups and downs of learning are an integral part of our lives. Motivation from success and depression from failure will always be your study companions. However, every student has problems in his or her studies that he or she lacks the knowledge to solve. It can be: poor memorization of words; no progress in language learning; the student can speak, but does not understand speech by ear; misunderstanding of grammar; incorrect pronunciation, etc. Agree that a problem you don't know how to solve is very demotivating. In order to find the answer to our question we have to spend a lot of time to read videos, articles and books by polyglots. In today's world, we have to solve problems as quickly as possible. I don't have time to study and analyze a huge amount of information. My goal is to master the basic knowledge of a foreign language as quickly as possible and already start earning money effectively in the international arena. I settled on the practical guide by Yuriy Ivantsiv " Polyglot's Notes: practical tips for learning foreign language". This book is always in my bag. If I have a problem while learning a language, I quickly find the answer in this book. There are many different techniques and tips for learning a foreign language in Polyglot Notes. I have made my own individual schedule and plan for language learning. Now I know what I am going to study, how I am going to study, when I am going to study and what results I am going to achieve. No problem could stop me! With an effective language learning plan my professional skills are more and more in demand internationally every day. Friends, don't stop there! Everyone has talents that millions of people around the world need! Learn the language and make your ideas and dreams come true! Thanks to the author of the channel for the informative and useful video! Your videos motivate me.

[@emusauruswrex8488]

Wow,I watched the first two minutes and I'm improving already

[@gerardosagastume1960]

Kiitos Paula, sinä olet muukava ja hauska!🇫🇮😍

[@irfandy4hmad]

After watching this video, i decided to move to Finland for good

[@thereisnorighteousperson1049]

Why? Do you like the language?

[@benacedo2580]

@@thereisnorighteousperson1049 It's pretty easy...I learned it in 5 months

[@thereisnorighteousperson1049]

@@benacedo2580 hieno homma 👌 mistä oot kotosin?

[@Apollyon.King.of.the.Locusts]

Irfandy Ahmad: Are you a masochist?

[@imaginaryfriend6409]

The fact that in this video they didn't speak the language what we normally use, that was a "booklanguage" but we all speak normally "spoken language" and then we have many patois and literally none of the words sound the same. There are like 100 different ways to say the same word. So even if you learn finnish in this video, you still don't understand all what they are saying. Yea i know, because i hate my motherlanguage too haha :D

[@jw200]

I dunno why but i love Finland, Finnish language etc. I respect them! Im living in neighbour country with Finland and i worked in Finland, but luckily i didnt need finnish language, i got all things done with English and my native language. My Finnish language skills are not even at level 1. Im learning. And i want to return to there and probably stay. They pay a lot more for different work than companies in our country.

[@aahpuuh]

Russian? Welcome!

[@imaginaryfriend6409]

The fact that in this video they didn't speak the language what we normally use, that was a "booklanguage" but we all speak normally "spoken language" and then we have many patois and literally none of the words sound the same. There are like 100 different ways to say the same word. So even if you learn finnish in this video, you still don't understand all what they are saying. Yea i know, because i hate my motherlanguage too haha :D

[@kaoruatsumi2047]

Paula Laamanen is really really beautiful!

[@sajurahman166]

Its true

[@f0rsak3nath36]

@@jancovanderwesthuizen8070 you must be like 12 right?

[@jancovanderwesthuizen8070]

@@f0rsak3nath36 nah try again

[@f0rsak3nath36]

@@jancovanderwesthuizen8070 way lower than that. Or just brain-dead

[@jancovanderwesthuizen8070]

@@f0rsak3nath36 you're seriously picking up this petty bullshit from two months ago? You're probably the 12 year old here mate 😂 pathetic

[@nyumbanisafaristanzania]

Love Finnish from Tanzania

[@blurryves]

Kaarija made me want to learn Finnish lmao

[@Pyorittelisinkohan]

💚

[@ESPRESSO-COOKIE500]

Sameeeee

[@princianorvz]

Finnish counting is the easiest of all in my language learning! Kymmenen!

[@daichimax]

She's so beautiful. I can't focus on Finnish!

[@gigasflare]

I know right! shes gorgeous woman beautiful eyes with that cute smile

[@GreatRetro]

Well, watching this as an Estonian at 2 a.m. I feel 100% confident that I can speak a solid Finnish cause it is so similar to Estonian while in reality I totally can't! ^_^

[@samisinisalo2365]

They say "drunk finnish sounds Estonian and other way round".

[@GreatRetro]

@@samisinisalo2365 So, alcohol is a solution to our problem?! :D

[@imaginaryfriend6409]

yea i went to Estonia and i understand almost everything what they said

[@meameasson1552]

Me: needs to work on the thesis, finals are coming Also me: I could learn Finnish. Sounds like an interesting language.

[@imaginaryfriend6409]

The fact that in this video they didn't speak the language what we normally use, that was a "booklanguage" but we all speak normally "spoken language" and then we have many patois and literally none of the words sound the same. There are like 100 different ways to say the same word. So even if you learn finnish in this video, you still don't understand all what they are saying. Yea i know, because i hate my motherlanguage too haha :D

[@jayaprilseventeenthjohnapr5983]

Hey u can call me jay. Am a Nigerian and our general language here is English so I can speak English and write it too very well. However am looking foreword to traveling to Finland next year so am eager to learn Finnish Please I need a speaking partner and I want to learn the basics and also the day to day Finnish but not the book language maybe I can learn that later. Please can I make you my friend also it will be interesting to make a new friend from a foreign country as well.

[@patthunder323]

I’m American 🇺🇸 with Finish 🇫🇮 relatives. I don’t speak that much Finish therefore I have forgotten a lot oh the word’s. So this help’s. kiitos paljon😁

[@Jahkeeza]

After watching this... Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing now?

[@sholtayboltay8250]

the same )))

[@kiiltochii1607]

Kuka minä olen Missä minä olen Mitä minä teen (juuri) nyt

[@hihihihaaaaaa]

Kiitos paljon! Minä voin puhua suomea nyt aika hyvin!

[@aleksiusbutilkinas1063]

The poems in Finnish must sound pretty amazing. Though the language does sound a bit harder then Swedish, English, French or Spanish.

[@imaginaryfriend6409]

The fact that in this video they didn't speak the language what we normally use, that was a "booklanguage" but we all speak normally "spoken language" and then we have many patois and literally none of the words sound the same. There are like 100 different ways to say the same word. So even if you learn finnish in this video, you still don't understand all what they are saying. Yea i know, because i hate my motherlanguage too haha :D

[@alexanderrivera93]

Finnish grammar may be difficult, but from all the languages I have seen it certainly has one of the easiest pronunciations (compared with German, Danish, Swedish or Norwegian)

[@Rosi_in_space]

German is considered to have a difficult pronunciation?

[@distar7471]

@@Rosi_in_space German and dutch are a mess, but try reading icelandic all by yourself.

[@_Suomalainen_]

Yes there isn't any silence letter and every same letter is pronounced same way.

[@Halberd96]

I only have trouble with the rolling r's, I can do them maybe 70% of the time, but actually my Finnish friend says they fail to do it sometimes. The funny thing is they say that English r's are difficult

[@leeviwillman8834]

@@_Suomalainen_ That aint quite correct. if you think about it, everyone thinks that about their mother language.

[@Begruded_Norse]

Just a comment on whats said around 7.00 about the handshake and hugs. I've lived here for 3 years and never seen a man hug another man in a sober state.

[@NoName-pd7uf]

A "hug" Finnish style is quickly moving the shoulders close to each other, not a hug as in other countries. I see that as often among men, as among women, it is just the greeting among friends.

[@tyynymyy7770]

I've lived here all of my life and I've never seen a man hug another man to greet someone whilst sober. That would be really weird. Women on the other hand tend hug everybody and everything.

[@isaazizi3590]

Mardontt do you want someone hug you? I'm in Finland

[@isaazizi3590]

Mardontt and hug in finnish Language Halataa

[@tyynymyy7770]

No Name+ I haven't seen anything else than proper hugs. No idea what you're on about. Sounds more like tackling than hugging.

[@Kornchipzzz]

the girl really seems to be loving this

[@Quisser]

Learning this 2 weeks before I move out to Finland for a better education.

[@aahpuuh]

How did it go?

[@chengyanslc]

I want more lessons by Paula!

[@Politickticktickin]

Cause she looks like you.

[@pikswartgg9285]

@@Politickticktickin what does that suppose to mean😂?

[@Politickticktickin]

@@pikswartgg9285 orientals

[@pikswartgg9285]

@Jan Smit yes i am selling pigeons for 20 pounds each

[@shiuas]

日本人ですか？

[@mukange9966]

my name in finnish is peace so if introduce my self it will sound like this Hi I'm peace

[@nazquicksilver]

barış is a popular name in Turkey. and that means peace. My best friend's name is Barış and I saved his number as Rauha haha but nobody understands :"(

[@EntityTaken]

My name in Finnish is Lumi

[@ThisIsAlmondz]

My name in Finnish is Leo/Antero

[@Pyovali]

Rauha is a Finnish name too. So is 'Toivo' = 'Hope' for example. You would have no issues, people would actually ask if you are Finnish descent.

[@UltraPatate]

Thank you so much it's very easy to understand how finnish work with your videos

[@gilroymenezes1558]

Google : Finnish is the most difficult language Paula: in Finland simple is best

[@matandacd]

Thanks for sharing this video Im learning a lot

[@school_pizza]

I’m obsessed with this language

[@valdezapg]

she speaks too fast. for beginner "minun nimeni on" is already a tongue-twister and difficult to pronounce

[@strex9610]

im from slovakia and i dont know finnish but i can say it like she

[@McSlobo]

You can adjust the speed of the video playback from the player (cogwheel if using browser). It adds a bit of echo but might help.

[@nefstead]

It worked well for me. Most things she said conversationally (quickly) first, then slowed them down so we could hear it better, then said it fast again.

[@joejoeson2530]

I literally cant go any where whit out finding a tf2 player

[@sanjuro2373]

I am still trying to untangle my tongue....

[@terro74]

Thanks a lot!! I really liked the lesson. I don't actually want to learn Finnish, but being able to say some simple phrases is priceless. And I like the way the Finnish language sounds. I can only speak 4 Indo-European languages and I can say the Finnish sounds great. Thanks again! I will definitely keep on watching your videos. Kiitos paljon !

[@makothefish8130]

Its so fun to see people struggling with finnish

[@tndm07]

Yeah. like numbers, i don't know why am i trying to learn finnish but idk :D I just wanted randomly.

[@tndm07]

By the way, do you guys really write kahdeksankymmentä without struggling when need to prounounce it?

[@tiihtu2507]

@@tndm07 There are several ways to shorten the numbers and which one to use depends on the context. There is also some variation between dialects. yks kaks kol(me) nel(jä) viis kuus seit(temä) kaheksa yheksä kymppi .... 20 = kakskyt 21= kakskytyks 22 = kakskytkaks 30 = kolkyt 33 = kolkytkolme 40 = nelkyt 44 = nelkytneljä .... 70 = seitkyt In some dialects seitsemän- -> seite- and kymmenen -> kytä. For example 70 = seitekytä. In others seitsemän- -> seis- so for example 70 = seiskytä. These work for most situations, but sometimes you might want to use these instead yy kaa koo nee vii kuu see kasi ysi kymppi (10) yytoo kaatoo kootoo neetoo (14) ... 20 = kakskyt 21 = kaatoo 22 = kaakaa 23 = kaakoo 24 = kaanee and so on When counting quickly or otherwise listing numbers. And also be aware that sometimes Finnish people often use the names of the numbers, indicated mostly by -nen ending. The closest equivalents in English are probably "fiver" and "niner" that are used sometimes in certain situations. ykkönen kakkonen kolmonen nelonen / neli- vitonen / more formally viitonen kutonen / more formally kuutonen seiska kasi / the shape is called kahdeksikko or more colloquially kaheksikko ysi kymppi If you are born in '96 you are ysikutonen. Your 5 euro bill is vitonen (like fiver in English) and 100 bill satanen. If your bus has route number 7 it is called seiska and so on.

[@tiihtu2507]

@@tndm07 TL;DR most would pronounce it as kaheksakytä or something like that.

[@haisuvatukka]

Here in Finland we don't speak informally as this video says. That is basic-formal way to talk for people. Real informal way goes "Hei, mun nimi on Paula. Kiva tavata" or "Moro mä oon Paula. Miten menee?" or "Hei, mie oon Paula. Mukava tutustua." or.... you understand the drill and we all understand each other in Finland anyhow no matter what way of those you use.

[@_Suomalainen_]

Yes "Yes" is also "joo" and not "kyllä" if you try to say ot i formal

[@blackcoffeebeans6100]

Mie also mä.

[@pootispow0]

Kiitos! I am actually decent at Finnish now! Thanks for helping me, Now i can go to Finland without being confused at everything

[@ozkupelaileenyc4330]

Ymmärrätkö mitä sanon

[@_Suomalainen_]

Remember that this is book language in this video.

[@user-rc5bd2jq1o]

Well i mean st the words maybe nor but culture can be different

[@imaginaryfriend6409]

The fact that in this video they didn't speak the language what we normally use, that was a "booklanguage" but we all speak normally "spoken language" and then we have many patois and literally none of the words sound the same. There are like 100 different ways to say the same word. So even if you learn finnish in this video, you still don't understand all what they are saying. Yea i know, because i hate my motherlanguage too haha :D

[@Rice0987]

Hauska tutuska, Paula! :) Kiitos paljon.

[@dailydestination321]

Woww,is the best lesson and way to learn Finnish language,I love it! Thank you !🤍🤍

[@abrhamabera9717]

Finnish is one of the most difficult language, I guess. I have learnt this language in Finnish opisto/ school for about year & I struggled a lot. It was almost 9 years since I left that country.

[@mellost]

Actually it is 6# hardest on of all the world

[@tech_dude_official]

Paula: In this series we're gonna learn basic Finnish expressions Me (loves Finland so much): It's time to shine.

[@imaginaryfriend6409]

The fact that in this video they didn't speak the language what we normally use, that was a "booklanguage" but we all speak normally "spoken language" and then we have many patois and literally none of the words sound the same. There are like 100 different ways to say the same word. So even if you learn finnish in this video, you still don't understand all what they are saying. Yea i know, because i hate my motherlanguage too haha :D

[@kanelikettu9475]

Kun oot itte suomest ja eksyit silti kattoo tätä:D

[@streamdoubleknot7932]

joo xD

[@saqos]

Juu

[@meowBlitz]

pitäs olla mu opettelemas koreaa :-(

[@vthegucciboy1404]

@@meowBlitz alunperin munki piti mennä opettelee koreaa mut eksyin tänne xd

[@meowBlitz]

V The gucci boy No mitä vittua et sä sitä youtubessa opi

[@hisoka1577]

God this is the best thing ever on the internet

[@gsf67]

I have heard that Finnish is one of the hardest languages to learn. I have studied French, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese, but have found Finnish quite difficult. I think that is because, it is totally unrelated to other European languages, in fact is believed to be related to Turkic, and even Korean.

[@einomainen]

It’s related to other uralic languages like Hungarian and Estonian but it’s probably hard because there isn’t many uralic languages and they dont have many speakers also they are just hard

[@leonschmidt4265]

This is brilliant. Plus you have personality. Thank you so much!

[@iannzxn]

Thank you so much for this amazing class (i gave on learning Finnish bc it's so hard)

[@abdullahmohammed6569]

Ei se mitään 😜

[@imaginaryfriend6409]

The fact that in this video they didn't speak the language what we normally use, that was a "booklanguage" but we all speak normally "spoken language" and then we have many patois and literally none of the words sound the same. There are like 100 different ways to say the same word. So even if you learn finnish in this video, you still don't understand all what they are saying. Yea i know, because i hate my motherlanguage too haha :D

[@kallejotoksella8743]

Then there are some points of miscommunications Word for number six (6) also means plant spruce, so sometimes it may be mixed if it's numbers or plants you are talking about. And the number four (4) 'neljä' may sound like 'nälkä' which means hunger, may confuse if you are hungry or missing four of something.

[@ithadtobeaname7327]

Kuusi palaa "Your moon is on fire" Its just awesome

[@Emihasdreamstoo]

In Finland, speaking formally isn't that important. You should try saying "mun nimi on [your name]" or "mä oon [your name]". They mean the same as "I am [your name]" but "mun" and "mä oon" are shortenings from "minun [my]" and "minä olen [I am]. Maybe if you're speaking with your boss or like Sauli Niinistö (the president of Finland), then you can use "hei minun nimeni on" or "hyvää päivää. Minun nimeni on..." We don't usually say "hauska tutustua [nice to meet you]" either in casual situations. You can just say "mun nimi on [your name]". I hope this helps you

[@taekatanahu635]

Choosing the correct way to speak depending on situation is just as important in Finland as in any other country. What constitutes as formal and casual speech can be quite different between Finnish and for example Indo-European languages. In a nutshell, to address someone formally in Finnish It is usually better to keep it concise. Avoid personal pronouns and rely on personal conjugation instead. Avoid "moi" and greetings derived from that root. Use suffixes such as -han and of course the conditional. Standard language is more formal but sounds unnatural, because in essence it is a constructed language for writing and literature. For example the most common way to formally introduce oneself is simply state your first and last name - or the other way around - and accompany it with a greeting. In some situations the greeting might be replaced with a nod or handshake. The order of names does not really matter. Last name first could be considered more traditional, but nowadays first name first is more common because of internal migration, urbanization and lessening importance of extended family. The formal speech used to be more similar to Indo-European due to cultural influences when there were the estates of the realm, but after the independence and social reforms that manner of speaking started to fall out of use - partly because of the new emphasis on equality and partly because it was not "natural" part of the language. The only feature that has stuck around - probably because how convenient it is - is the use of third person plural instead of singular. At some point it almost phased out, but it has been doing a steady comeback for some time. (That is also the reason why you might see Finns making comments that formal speech is unimportant or almost non-existent in Finnish. They are thinking about an archaic way to address people with honorifics and such in a strictly hierarchical society.)

[@Emihasdreamstoo]

​@@taekatanahu635 I don't know if this is meant for me, but thank you anyway for the time you used writing your answer

[@JuanGarcia-qk3gm]

Maanantai, Toistai, Perjantai,Sunnantai, ruoka, hampurilainen,Hei,Hei!, kiitos!

[@keedt]

Obviously, only 22 out of 30 minutes were needed, because Finnish is such an easy language and there wasn't anything else to say!

[@semikolondev]

Sounds Greek x) it’s really nice to the ear.

[@saschavonstaa1368]

Me going to have a latin exam in two days and i didnt do anything for latin in the past 4 weeks Also me its midnight i think its time to learn finish

[@krenciak]

Beginning of 2021, 0:22 AM. Right time to learn Finnish! So, why not?))

[@ESinged]

SHES SO GOD DAM NCUTE

[@vmbbuag6918]

Kiitos Paljon Ms. Paula I learn more from you.. Moikka.

[@hani9703]

Finnish is hard to understand if you are not native speaker becouse finnish people speak very shortly. All verb sounds different also when we are talking about what I do or what someone else do or somethings like that we don’t usually use much pronouns. The end of verd tells that who we are talking about. In finland we don’t have speak to that much formal way. The only thing that you have to keep in your mind is when you are talking to someone old remember to stop shorting the word. I hope you understand what I’m talking about. I am finnish and somalia native speaker and I’m learning to speaking english. So if I said something wrong correct me. And ofc give me some advice if you have some.

[@Letmegoalready]

Hi im Justiina! Nice to meet you! (hei olen Justiina! Hauska tutustua!) Im a finnish children! Its so nice to be here!

[@Luci-im7rp]

Minun nimeni feels like a tongue twister to me, anyone else? Send help

[@Turtzi375]

We kinda just say - mun nimi (on)

[@eckalloyd1602]

Yeah its really hard

[@damiengates7581]

"Minä olen" = "I am", no one says "my name is"

[@Pyovali]

Just say "Oon [insert name]" like everyone here. We don't say our name like that, unless we write it.

[@vk-dk9xd]

Yes "minun nimeni on" is like book/write language, We say it depending on the dialect. I say it like "mun nimi on"

[@MegaSaeedi]

Very decent teacher, extremely polite!

[@arielryu1817]

I'm here because of Käärijä 😊

[@urdmusic]

wow .... very very helpful video for real beginner like me. thank you. that's really a great start.

[@cakehunter111]

Could you please do a video about different dialects and common slang? I can speak Finnish and have always been able to since my parents are Finnish, but after living in Sweden my whole life and only speaking the language when I've been visiting my Finnish family occasionally, I have very hard to understand certain dialects when I'm in other cities or watching movies.

[@holoholopainen1627]

People should stay on Their Own murre alue !

[@aahpuuh]

@@holoholopainen1627 Nope

[@holoholopainen1627]

@@aahpuuh What IS This - after 3 years ?

[@nopauseforcause1770]

Love this tutorial. Kiitos paljon. You're voice id like Google assistant.

[@myla9111]

I'm confused with the use of double letters..like hyvää and hyvä 😥

[@plamenasiniye]

They're in different grammatical cases. Hyvä is "Hyvä" in the nominative and 'Hyvää' in the partitive. When you're saying "Hyvää päivää", you are not wishing them A good day but just good day as if day was an abstract construct like for example love.

[@myla9111]

Wiljami Tulijoki thanks for this info! 😊

[@PulsarGazer]

Yup, still confuses me too, the partitive is (i guess) unknown in our indo-european languages. Some get an extra -ä or -a but others get a full -sta.

[@georgevassilev4102]

@@plamenasiniye Nominative in Finnish basically has the article in itself by default, think of PARTitive as a way the article parts its way with the noun and kills itself. What's the result? An abstract noun.

[@plamenasiniye]

@@georgevassilev4102 I don't know if this response was intended for me or the original comment but yeah I'm a native Finnish speaker.

[@ahsankhan8867]

Hei Hei Monika makes a lot more sense thanks to this video.

[@justinbieberasiafans1473]

Hei.. Minun nimeni on Ria.. Hauska tutustua.. 😊

[@TOMPPI-official]

Minun nimeni on Sara. Hyvää päivää!

[@kaukoataavetti5312]

Hyvää Paivää sinulle. Puhutteko te englantia?

[@georgevassilev4102]

@@kaukoataavetti5312 You can omit te...

[@mrgriboman371]

Hei minun name on John, приятно познакомиться.

[@Pyovali]

Moi, miu nimi o Niko, Mukava tavata

[@user-ekyyetyeydu-bvmbmvb-ff4]

hello everyone from alabama state, usa! i subscribed today. i will travel finland next time. thanks!!!

[@K-Viz]

Finnish definitely was one of the languages Tolkien used to base Elvish pronounciation on.

[@ferybookbook1676]

Dear Finland , I Love your country 🇫🇮❤️

[@mkj2112]

if I accidentally stutter and say hi twice I am actually saying goodbye, wtf is this

[@Larjus]

Nah it's fine. Some people greet with "moi moi" (I used to work as a cashier and noticed that several native speakers used that), and it's not unheard of to use a single hei/moi as a goodbye. The way you say it means more, and the context.

[@archmagosdeciuskronen1501]

This is massively helpful!

[@sanni1057]

The pronounciation is pretty much like portuguese, I think I wanna learn it :D

[@Pyovali]

You say that, but when you apply those rules and speak to us, we'll notice it immediately. There are a lot of little nuances that add to big picture.

[@burieddreamer]

Well, most phonemes exist in Portuguese, but not all of them. Finnish has some vowels one finds in German, for example.

[@willguggn2]

@@burieddreamer Only 'Ö' and 'Y' afaict.

[@guardianrexs7072]

we don't "pronounce" here, we just say as its written.

[@suwinalwimba49]

Wow! This language sounds great. Let me learn it

[@julijuliannajuli]

Me: is fully finnish, speaks finnish daily, lives in finland and has always lived. also me: oh yes it's time to learn finnish ig.

[@ithadtobeaname7327]

But aren't we all proud of such videos? I can't tell you how many times i have watched a video about my monther language because i wanted to know how others feel :D

[@ojiederit9306]

Thanks to you i can do it now! Now im learning Norwegian...

[@EntityTaken]

I've been learning Finnish on duolingo and I thought "Terve" means hello, is Terve formal or Informal?

[@sagajenna]

it's more formal than informal

[@PaulVinonaama]

@@sagajenna No it isn't. Terve is informal. Päivää is formal.

[@sagajenna]

@@PaulVinonaama ei kukaa sano terve vaa joillekki frendeille

[@PaulVinonaama]

@@sagajenna Häh??? Mä ainakin sanon "terve" kavereille, perheenjäsenille yms.

[@kiiltochii1607]

Depends on the region/dialect. It is actually very rare where I lived to hear someone say "terve". We use "hei" and "moi", and I always percieved "terve" as very very casual

[@paju4140]

Idk, I just feel excited that someone wants to learn finnish :Ddd

[@aniketgupta1489]

Hi, I came here after listening to Säkkijärven Polkaa

[@thereisnorighteousperson1049]

💪

[@poetofthefall24]

I finally learned the Finnish equivalent to "fuhgeddaboudit" "Ei se mitään" Joke aside, great video!!!

[@gijsmaters2524]

Asun Alankomaissa ja rakastan suomea. rakastan suomi ja minulla on playstationiani suomeksi. Paras paikka maailmassa, suomi on :)

[@PulsarGazer]

Erinomaista! Hoe lang ben je al bezig met Fins?

[@Ho_Lii_Fuk]

Oli toi vähä sinne päi mutta oppimista riittää

[@riaanm1296]

@@PulsarGazer ek weet nie😅