Speaking Finnish ... trying to.

[@ImForwardlook]

Roy, tuo mainio metsien mies, tulee yht'äkkiä puun takaa ja puhuu sujuvaa Suomea! Aivan loistavaa!

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos paljon. :)

[@harrijappinen]

Se mitä sanot suomeksi on lähes täysin oikein äännetty. Äänenpaino jne ok.. Ei mitään öömerikän suomia. Great job, man.

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos Harri. :)

[@henkka6456]

Just se pistikin korviin (stang in the ear(s) is always followed by something positive in Finnish) kuinka välillä unohti kuuntelevansa ei-äidinkielistä puhujaa. Oli niin hyvä ääntämys (ja prosodia) että usein ei erota onko suomalainen, joka puhuu. Sitten aloin miettiä, tuo mies on kyllä varmasti puhunut suomea lapsena vanhempiensa kanssa.

[@RoyRissanen]

@@henkka6456 Kiitos Henkka. Se ottaa aika tule takaisin.

[@litukkykpeewee4529]

@@RoyRissanen hyvin puhut suomea puhu enemmän suomea niin voin ehkä tilaa sun kanavan

[@RoyRissanen]

@@litukkykpeewee4529 Kiitos Iitukkyk.

[@whaleacademic7750]

Tätä oli ilo katsoa! Jatka vaan samaan malliin :) As a side note, it's really interesting to hear someone struggling with Finnish grammar somewhat while simultaneously having perfect pronunciation and usage of dialect words XD I can imagine you going really far with the Finnish language just by speaking it more often cause in my opinion you're already more than halfway to native speaker level lol

[@RoyRissanen]

ha.. Kiitos. My cosin in Finland said the same thing; that it was interesting to hear me speaking "perfect Finnish" and then say something completly wrong. lol

[@yeet3279]

@@RoyRissanen yeah it might sound pretty weird. I once heard a story from a comic who had lived in France for a couple of years when he was like 7-8 years old. He said that he learned the pronounciation fast, but because he hasn't studied enough French grammar, he may sometimes sound like a slow French person 😂

[@lopelle1]

@@RoyRissanen to me it sounds little bit like listening to Estonian people speaking finnish.

[@astonsuperreal]

"Mennään kattomaan" sounded like it was from a native speakers mouth. Then you pondered If it is katsomaan (which it Is in formal Finnish) but kattomaan is more relaxed and More like from native speaker or someone who is very fluent in Finnish.

[@RoyRissanen]

when I hear myself saying the words my mind flashes back to hearing them spoken in the family which helps give context.

[@vanurp9130]

I agree. Im finnish and half his speaking seriously sounded like it was said by a native speaker.

[@poistettu2442]

I was born in Finland, so it's an easy language for me, but I didn't know you weren't from Finnish because this is the first time I've seen one of your videos or channels.

[@samu3l.l]

@@RoyRissanen i think kattomaan is oulu's dialect

[@lopelle1]

@@samu3l.l it's widely used through out finland but i guess there are some places that have a dialect that don't use it

[@serega-iwnl-1167]

Your Finnish is easier to understand than some people born in Finland

[@RoyRissanen]

haha. Kiitos. One thing I find with listening to Finn's from Finland is they speak WAY faster than the Finn's back home in Ontairo.

[@ehoemp]

agreed

[@susa6236]

Same like I feel with my friends who don't are from Finland! They speak so fast it's difficult understand 👌👌 mutta sä puhut hyvin suomea. I think it's easier learn more if you go talk with finnish people.

[@RoyRissanen]

@@susa6236 Hopefully soon things will be back to "normal" and we can take another trip to Finland.

[@joniniemela3795]

Cuz we have like slang here too :D and every place have own. Some finnish ppl does not understand me cuz im from north and now south

[@aitoisanmaallinenade6325]

Kanavasi sisältö osoittaa, miten tärkeää omat juuret ja etninen verenperintö on kaikille ihmisille. Suomalainen voi muuttaa pois Suomesta, mutta Suomi ei lähde pois suomalaisesta tai suomalaisen jälkeläisestä. Kiitos aidon suomalaisuuden ylläpidosta-meitä suomensukuisia on vähän.

[@Keisarifi]

Aika hyvä nimi sulla ja totta

[@auvomesilampi6325]

@Lila Simo äläs nyt, meitä on vähän ja osasyynä on se, ettei suomessa suomalaisia arvosteta.

[@yoretabio4537]

Hyvä Ade!

[@ansku60]

Hyvin sujuu suomi sinulta. Kiva seurata ohjelmaa myös. 🤗

[@rosas4971]

"Orava on siellä nukkumassa" that was perfect finnish

[@caritaniemi6566]

2:30 that part where you said "Aaa se menee tonne" was really good

[@RoyRissanen]

ha.. thank you.

[@RoyRissanen]

So is that a regional dialect or slang that I picked up ?

[@caritaniemi6566]

@@RoyRissanen it is regional dialect

[@Malkalita]

@@RoyRissanen Hi Roy! First of all, as a Finnish native speaker and teacher, I'm impressed by your knowledge and lack of the accent. You barely have one! You're speaking like a native in the 80% of the video! Next: "menee tonne" isn't a dialect, it's a spoken language. A bit easier situation 😉

[@RoyRissanen]

@@Malkalita Thank you MALKA. My son is learning a few words and it's tricky to try and get him to pick up the accent as well.

[@jonexir]

Mieshän puhuu jo hyvää suomea , loistavaa työtä!

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos jou ni

[@Marshal77]

That sounds so good...never knew canadian could sound that finnish. Special bonus points for understanding that pojaSTA (1:15) means exactly that: you got them out of your son :D i can understand now why finnish is one of the hardest languages to master when seeing someone being mindfu*ked with all our conjugations.

[@RoyRissanen]

haha. yeah, thank you. There is no easy way to take what you want to say in English and spit it out in Finnish even if I knew all the words.

[@slow_runner]

Yeah it's the same way trying to teach English prepositions to Finns, because we don't really have those in Finnish.

[@zekevarg3043]

Hyvä Roy! Harjoitus tekee mestarin. Koiramäki books are great!

[@RoyRissanen]

they are great ... a little above my current reading level though. lol

[@mikko5384]

@@RoyRissanen lol

[@KanaMedia101]

@@mikko5384 burger

[@mikkomonkko7264]

Vähän kielioppivirheitä, mutta tajusin kyllä kaiken mitä puhuit. Hyvin menee..

[@RoyRissanen]

kiitos. Se tule.

[@pynnonen3117]

Joo jatka samaa malliin

[@Rigs82]

Well done! As a Finn, I can understand you really well and you’re only making a few mistakes, here and there. It’s really admirable, how you’re dedicated to learning Finnish!

[@RoyRissanen]

Paljon Kiitoksia

[@artist1inresidence111]

As an English speaker who was born a Finnish speaker (in Canada) this is very impressive! I couldn't imagine anyone learning to speak Finnish without being immersed in the language. Well done! Most of my Finnish speaking family has passed and I like to hear my language spoken so much... thank you!

[@RoyRissanen]

It's not so easy when there are not others around to speak with in everyday life. But you're right, it's nice to hear even if it's in my own head.

[@Sc0pee]

Mrfixit2000 is also a Canadian-Finn who makes videos in Finnish to KZbin. Might want to check him out!

[@aaronstavern]

hyvää työtä Roy! 💪🏻

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos. Pidä kätesi lämpiminä. LOL

[@nucleara86]

Every FInn will understand what you're saying even if the conjugations of the words are not right. I have relatives in the USA and they all share the same "problem" and i know finnish people lose the ability to speak "proper" finnish after being several years/decades abroad.

[@RoyRissanen]

It doesn't seem to take much to lose the intricacies of the language

[@jaakkorytkyla5787]

No kyllä sinä puhut selkeempää suomea kun turkulaiset

[@mikko5384]

@@jaakkorytkyla5787 totta

[@duck7505]

@@jaakkorytkyla5787 just nii

[@auvomesilampi6325]

@@RoyRissanen nuances, I say. You could easily integrate and work here too.

[@valkeakorppi]

Hyvin menee! Terveisiä Suomesta.

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos paljon.

[@rhiptsy]

Ilo katsoo siun videoita. Hyvin puhut suomea😊

[@RoyRissanen]

Paljon kiitoksia. :)

[@johanek1291]

I'm in awe 😮 my mother was Finnish but never wanted to speak it to me and my brother so now I'm trying to reclaim it. It's hard but so gratifying. Keep up the amazing work 💪🏽 Kiitos tästä mukavasta videosta ja näkemiin!

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos paljon Johan. I find it so comfortable to speak. I'm looking forward to being able to read more than commics

[@johannaa5562]

Tosi kiva ja hyväntuulinen video - se toi hymyn huulille! 😊 Olisi kiva nähdä sinulta lisää videoita suomen kielellä. Suomen kielesi kuulostaa erittäin hyvältä!

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos Johanna! :)

[@marttasaurus8340]

Tää on ihan sikahauskaa katsottavaa ja kuunneltavaa, puhut hienosti suomea! 😄

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos Martta. :)

[@TB-180]

You are doing so great! Voit olla ylpeä itsestäsi! You speak so good that everyone in Finland can understand you. I hope you don´t mind, I noticed a few moments when you were looking for a word and I thought maybe it would be kind to tell how you could have said those... 1.03: Poikani osti ne minulle joululahjaksi. Sain ne jouluna pojaltani. 3.20: jänis. 6.23: Hienosti meni. Sanoit oikein hienosti. 14.24: You can say I talk with my son - puhun poikani kanssa or I talk to my son - puhun pojalleni. 18.09: Kuinka paljon suomea olen oppinut.

[@RoyRissanen]

lahja-ksi! It was that 'k' that I couldn't get around. Those are great! thank you. :)

[@pekkaporsliini606]

@@RoyRissanen It's lah-jak-si. The hypenation goes between consonants, if there's two. Before, if there's one (kau-ko) and between the double consonants if there are three. (ie. tark-ka). Sorry for the nit-picking. That hypenation just was so plainly wrong. =)

[@jaanajauhiainen7819]

Excellent, Sinun suomenkieli on hyvin ymmärrettävää, ei haittaa, jos joku menee vähän hassusti, hienoa, että yrität. Sinun poikasi on antanut sinulle hieno" jutut" joululahjaksi. En oikeesti tiedä mikä niiden nimi on. Ja upea kunto, kävelet raput kymmenenteen kerrokseen. Fantastic.

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos. Kieli tulee takas pikku hiljaa. Ja rappuset vielä sattuu pikkusen. Haha

[@etndka]

Et säkään näköjään osaa puhuu suomee, suomen kieli ei oo yhdyssana ja pilkkuja missä sattuu:D

[@turtle7482]

@@etndka Turpa kiinni Ja suomenkieli on yhdyssana

[@evem.y]

Niiden nimet on nastat!

[@RoyRissanen]

haha.. "Turpa Kiinni" kuulen äiti millon mä luen se.

[@shawnablair]

My mom is born in Canada, in Sudbury, to Finnish parents so I have American and Canadian citizenship but my mom never taught me Finnish as a kid. Now I'm trying to learn Finnish. Finnish seems tough at first but I'm having fun learning it. I heard it growing up around my grandparents and mom speaking but only knew a few words here in there like tyttö and poika.

[@RoyRissanen]

Yes, we knew a lot of Finn's in the Sudbury back in the day and also went there for ripikoulu at Hannah Lake

[@mauna72]

Hyvä Roy. Ymmärrän sen, mitä puhut. Se on tärkeintä. jatka suomen opiskelua ja yritä opettaa jälkipolville myös sitä..

[@makipri]

Sweet, I didn’t know you’ve already been to Finland! I can only admire your dedication to learning the language. You sound better than many people who have lived here for several years or even a decade. BTW, it’s ”pojaltani joululahjaksi”, ”as a christmas present from my son”. And I guess trail would translate to polku.

[@RoyRissanen]

Had an amazing trip there but much of the video that I took I did not want to put out yet as not to give away any spoilers for the show we were filming. ;)

[@makipri]

@@RoyRissanen Great! I’m looking forwards to that!

[@JainMonroe]

It is special to note that you also use dialect words when speaking Finnish for example, the word home koti (Kotio is a dialect word)

[@RoyRissanen]

That is interesting. I think there is a strong mix of Finn-lish in there as well that I have to unlearn; like when I was talking about 'lounas' I remeberd after that it was often called 'lunsi' probably a finnish reading (and adjustment) of 'lunch'

[@JainMonroe]

@@RoyRissanen lunch is a Swedish word for lunch which in turn can be easily edited dialect in Finnish luntsi so this is the use of loanwords but in modern Finnish it would be Lounas As we go through different decades the word structure has changed as the dialects have lightened

[@JainMonroe]

@@RoyRissanen my dad uses the dialect word ettoneet which therefore means a nap after lunch

[@RoyRissanen]

Family was originaly from the Vipuri and relocated to Kuopio area.

[@Soomipoika22]

Kuulostaa AIVAN oikealta! Lausut todella hyvin! Äänen paino on just hyvä. Good job man!

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos paljon aaturau.

[@DaddiDiesel]

Great Job bro!! Your Finnish is miles better then mine. Must be that Finnish blood 😂😂. Keep killing it

[@RoyRissanen]

Diesel! Moi moi moi. Your Finnish is coming along really well and with your course, you prob know more about the grammar than I do already.

[@kojw7100]

Having been born and raised in northern Ontario, I learned ‘Finnglish’ and when my elders all left this world, I lost most of my meagre language skills. When I retired a few years ago, I signed up for Finnish language classes and was pleasantly surprised by how much came back to me and stunned by the complexities of the language as well. I began to learn how to read Finnish (helps immensely) and writing (extremely difficult for me) and feel a bit more comfortable with my almost forgotten first language. We travelled to Finland three years ago and I met some of my cousins - so amazing! I intend to go back and explore a bit more, spend time getting to know a few of my cousins and generally soaking up the beauty that is Finland. I also learned new words like lunch, weather, and then basics like months, clothing, body parts, etc. that I didn’t know before. Enjoying your vids and I can understand a lot of what you’re saying, but not all, so I’ll keep listening 😁.

[@Spoteddy]

As a native finnish speaker, I am both impressed and amused :D

[@RoyRissanen]

Haha. Thank you.

[@princesslehaha]

I feel your pain lol. Spent 40 years in Ontario and managed to forget most of my Finnish, especially because where I lived in Guelph, there is only one other Finn I know, and he doesn't speak Finnish. I've been living in Finland now for a bit over five years and still get tongue tied all the time. It's sort of embarrassing when I go up north to where my cousins live and I can't keep up with conversations. And of course local dialects, idioms, and speech patterns make it all much harder. In the reverse, when we moved back to Toronto in 1973, the only thing I would say to anybody was "My name is Lea and I don't speak English" HAHA!

[@RoyRissanen]

Yes, it's hard to keep up the pace when there isn't a lot of people around. When I first started listening to Finnish news or radio they spoke SO fast, even faster than the Finn's back home. But I've slowly been able to listen a little more closely.

[@arska77]

Hienoa Roy, hyvin sujuu 👍

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos. :)

[@marymcgarvey4153]

I tried to learn Finnish in my six months there in 1983. Many words I know passively. Very interesting to hear you speak the words so clearly with an English accent. Now and then I still meet Finns here in San Francisco as tourists (I am a tourguide). I’m always proud to show off a few words. They say I sound good in my pronunciation anyway.

[@Lethe666]

Oli kiva kuunnella tätä, artikulointisi on pehmeää ja selkeää. :) Ja hyvin sujuu suomen puhuminen!

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos Lethe.

[@Mankeli94]

It's so nice and enjoyable to listen your finnish! You're getting there! Äänenpaino on kuin suomalaisella ja sanavarasto on hyvin kattava! Jatka vain suomen kuuntelemista ja puhumista 😄

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos paljon.

[@maunokoivuviita.0311C]

Hienoa. Olet jo aika taitava suomen kielen puhuja. Hyvä!

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos paljon Mauno.

[@siljanousiainen538]

Hauska katsoa tällaista videota! Todella mukava ja rento. Hienosti äännät!

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos Silja. :)

[@teijaalanko5165]

Hi again. That its good video. Very good. You speak Finnis well, indeed. Nice to follow your program. Good day you.Byee.👋🌅🍮

[@ollio13]

Kiitos arvokkaasta työstä, mitä teet suomen kielen oppimisen ja ylläpitämisen kanssa! At first I thought your finnish sounded a bit like Tampere dialect, but maybe it was more of your english speaking approach to Finnish that made it sound like it. Nice and honest channel, subscribed 👍🏻

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos. My fathers family, origainly from Karala area lived in Tampere. The my mothers side ... well it was always joked that they are Savolainen's ha

[@napsahtava]

Good job, Roy! Your accent is actually quite good. Keep on going!

[@RoyRissanen]

Thanks, Grant. I appreciate that.

[@janesfirstlove850]

I've been living and studying finnish for less than 3 years, I can speak it fluently but make the same mistakes as you! So happy to see that I'm not the only one. I can relate to u so easily. Very good finnish!! ❤

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos Jane's, It's a tricky one to get your head around sometimes.

[@Finnspeed]

What do you mean trying to? your finnish is great!

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos. I appreciate that.

[@Aquelll]

You did forgot the forceful "PERKELE!" when you almost fell. That is important. 😂

[@RoyRissanen]

haha..

[@tntjustus]

Tää on hyvä! Jatka samaan malliin. This is good! Keep going.

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos. Pikkuhiljaaä

[@m.anttonen2874]

Hienoa Roy! Puhut suomea ihan ymmärrettävästi ja ääntäminen on tosi hyvää. Jatka harjoittelua...

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos paljon Merja.

[@jokkethemachinist]

This video popped out by random, but im happy it did! Good job, keep on practicing 👍🏼

[@RoyRissanen]

Tanks for watching. :)

[@rolledude]

Delightful to watch as a Finn! Watched it through with a big smile. Your prononciation, tone and especially the (light) weight on the words is so native-like it's unprecedented. For this reason the small grammatical mistakes in formation or choices of words don't matter really as I can completely understand what you are saying. Hyvin höpötelty!

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos Rolle. I appreciate that. :)

[@youraveragestalker8438]

Wow i was suprised how well you speak finnish, it can be pretty hard.

[@RoyRissanen]

Thank you. I spoke it when I was very young and then spent a lot of years listening to my family speak it but now trying to re learn it and learn to read, it's coming back fairly quickly.

[@petrac8143]

Oi, kiva, sun aksentti on todella hyvää. Mä opiskelen suomea nyt yli vuodeen ja kieleni huono

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos Petra. Se vie aikaa. Puhuin pienenä, niin se tulee takaisin.

[@AL-mq1dz]

Puhut hyvin suomea! Itse asun suomessa ja olenkin suomalainen itse tässä yritän sitä englantia harjotella😂

[@RoyRissanen]

Ota aikaa. Kiitos AL.

[@Warjah104]

Very good job Roy speaking finnish! And let me add that you seem to be... how can i say... very likeable person.

[@RoyRissanen]

Thank you. I appreciate that

[@camillavonhertzen1151]

Awesome video, you're doing so great! Hauskaa katsoa ja kuunnella! I noticed you stuggled a little with the word learn, so just a little tip: opettaa means to teach and oppia means to learn. you were kinda saying a mixture of these words "opittaa" which was close and totally understandable, but perhaps this is still useful! Keep up the good work!

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos. Sometimes it feels like I have all he words in my head but never sure how to put them all together. lol

[@kirsieitakari-kuikka5502]

Small path or trail is "polku". Rabbit "jänis". Brown hare is rusakko. Paw print is tassun or käpälän jälki/jäljet. Absolutely beautiful and comprehensive Finnish. I love your positive and uplifting videos! 😍

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos Kirsi. :)

[@jonel5001]

Well done, practice makes it better and easier. Respect!

[@RoyRissanen]

Thank you. Yes it’s not a quick process but just a little every day helps

[@jonel5001]

@@RoyRissanen and you already speak Finnish. If you can handle everyday living like shopping with any language, you can say you speak it.

[@mattiripattila8044]

Hi Roy, just found out about you recently and am loving these videos. I love it how you say "let's go home". It was "mennään kotio" instead of the normal "mennään kotiin" not sure which dialect that is but it's always so nice to hear :)

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos Matti. Yes, I'm starting to see that many of the words that I say are not the way they are writen.

[@judybassett9390]

It may be Tampere dialect.

[@pekkakamari646]

Really good finnish man, hyvin puhut suomea!

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos paljon Pekka.

[@irenea2006]

Well done. Didn’t notice any Finnengliskaa. I haven’t spoken Finnish for years. I’m another Canadian originally from Finland. Moved here when I was a kid. Loved hearing you speak Finnish. Your doing a lot better than I would.😁

[@RoyRissanen]

Thanks Irene. :) Kiitos katsomisesta.

[@simmysims9209]

Hyvinhän toi sujui. Vähän kielikylpyä suomessa ja pärjäisit ihan hyvin täällä pelkällä suomen kielellä 🙂

[@fragman4521]

I've been watching your videos for the first time today and assumed first that you didn't speak finnish at all or very little, but I'm surprised. You speak it actually quite well. Great videos! Going to watch some more

[@RoyRissanen]

Thank you Frag Man. Yes, I spoke Finnish when I was little so now I have some re-learning to do. Thanks for watching.

[@puuhailee8307]

Hyvä Roy. Hiljaa hyvä tulee. Keep trying..

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos.

[@tina65]

Remarkable how well you make yourself understood even though the conjugation isn't always correct. Well done!

[@RoyRissanen]

Thank you Tina. It's going to take a little while to get it all straight.

[@stoner84x]

Are your family from Karjala? Just asking because some of the words that you use.

[@RoyRissanen]

Yes, they were from the area back in the day then moved up to Kuopio area when they needed to leave.

[@tormendor8585]

@@RoyRissanen ahh thats why you sound very similar to my friend from near Petrozavodsk

[@djDuff86]

That’s genius video ! Enjoyed watching ! Awesome subtitles :)

[@RoyRissanen]

Thank you Andrey. :)

[@HissUUpRomo]

Hyvinhän se meni. Ymmärsin kyllä mitä yritit sanoa.

[@atsuhz790]

WELL DONE Roy! Hyvin menee Roy! Keep going! Jatka samaan malliin! Hyvä video

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos paljon.

[@TheLemminkainen]

Hyvältä sun suomesi kuulostaa👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@RoyRissanen]

paljon kiitoksia

[@meverkko]

I just recently ran into your channel and find it very interesting. Tosi hyvää suomea puhut!

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos meverkko. Ja kiitos katsomisesta.

[@123456aksu]

Its really fascinating how much your voice changes when you speak finnish and then english. Your english sounds more deep and finnish is more like a higher pitch. :D

[@RoyRissanen]

haha.. That's funny, I'll have to watch for that. Thanks Ale.

[@katariinaengblom7098]

@@RoyRissanen Don't worry about that. I've noticed the same thing with other people when they speak different languages. I know for example that I sound kinder why I speak Swedish than speaking Finnish. Todella hyvin pärjäät suomen kielellä! Hyvää työtä!

[@Warutteri]

Your Finnish is great! On some words your pronunciation is spot, on some you have a slightly Estonian sounding accent and on some you have the kind of accent you hear with most Foreigners that are from a Latin based language group 🤔 A really interesting mix of accents! Come spend more time in Finland and you'll sound like a native in no time (you already have a very good vocabulary so all you need to do is some fine tuning with pronunciation and postpositions), I for one would be glad to volunteer as a training conversation partner 😁 we could do half the conversations in Finnish and half in English so you could help me with my English pronunciation and I could help you with your Finnish, also it would be great to pick your brain a bit about the Finnish culture and life in general (as I love learning how other people see the world)

[@RoyRissanen]

Thanks Warutteri. It's coming along for sure. Spending more time in Finland would help for sure. Our trip last year didn't happen but fingers crossed for this summer. Thank you for the offer. Not a lot of time at the moment but I have a few plans in the works. ;) .

[@j.p.h.8126]

The weather = sää and when you get back home laitat kahvin kiehumaan. The word (pannaan) is more often used for having ''fun'' with some one else in the bed. :) I think you should watch some finnish youtube vids. Im sure that will help with learning the spoken language.

[@RoyRissanen]

When I read "laitat kahvin kiehumaan" I could hear my grandmothers voice. :) .. ha.. 'pannaan' that would have made for some more interesting subtitles.

[@RoyRissanen]

I watch a fair number of Finnish KZbin videos as well as some TV show's online and the news as well. It's getting a little better with trying to keep up.

[@IiDKF]

"Pannaan kahvit kiehumaan" is definitely fine even though "pannaan" also means making love for the younger people. Older people used "naiminen" for same kind of making love word. Just makes you to sound like you are a bit older than you in reality are :D

[@iarmycombo5659]

panna is fine word to use whenever even though it also does mean having sex. Every1 understands if u just say it normally and not with a quirky laughing face.

[@mil-fpv4931]

www.kielikello.fi/-/panna-ei-ole-pannassa

[@arisandholm3155]

Your pronunciation of Finnish is actually really good. Those endings of Finnish words are tough though because there is so many of them in Finnish language. I recomend of reading Finnish literature, thats good way to learn all those inflected forms of different words in all kind of sentences if you are in to learning to get better and more fluent in speaking Finnish.

[@RoyRissanen]

Thank you, Ari. My reading abilities are getting a little better but still takes a little while to get through a sentence.

[@jaskajokunen1305]

I'm gonna give you some advice in Finnish language if you just want to keep a conversation up. Just build up your finnish dictionary, we don't care what you add in the end, we understand you nonetheless. Then just keep having conversations with people and correct your self when you notice you're making mistakes, we're most likely not going to correct you. We appreciate that you that you're trying to learn our difficult language.

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos. Will hopefully have more Finn's to speak with at some point.

[@SportyGirl1978]

Todella mahtava video tämäkin. Puhut ja lausut todella hyvin. Kiitos. Todella mukavaa katsottavaa. Tulee ihan koti-ikävä.

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos paljon Satu. :)

[@johanholmberg225]

HYVÄ ROY ! Kyllä se suomenkieli alkaa sinulla jo sujua....

[@etndka]

suomen kieli ei oo yhdyssana

[@etndka]

@wernyh ärsyttävää ku *suomalaiset* ihmiset tääl kirjottaa sanoja ihan miten sattuu ja yhdyssanat ihan hukassa:0 nolottaa niitten puolesta olla tääl opettamas suomee jollekin ja sit ei itekkää osaa ees perusasioita vaikka on suomalainen

[@RoyRissanen]

Me Kaikki koitetaan. :)

[@BlondeNordic]

Ei kuka vaan mikä= Not who but what :) When you are talking about who in Finnish it is normally used about a person . Mikä täällä oli? What was here? Iso tie = big road but more like a path= polku . other then that your annunciation is pretty spot on i am glad that you haven't forgotten where your roots are :)

[@mikavainio6685]

Erinomaista 👍

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos. Toinen uusi sana.

[@jukkakarna7810]

@@RoyRissanen Sanakirjasta katsoin,ja erinomaista antoi vastauksen nice!! Isnt more right word exellent? Tai jotain siine päin.

[@Abuverbi]

You're doing so good! Just keep learning and you will get there

[@TheShadyAction]

How the f*ck are you so good in finnish😳 just found your channel and i'm just blown away... You speak so good finnish already.. Edit: i will watch all of your videos but your last name is finnish, so that must be something😂

[@RoyRissanen]

haha.. Kiitos. I grew up in a Finnish family in a Finnish community so I did not know very much English until I went to school. So you could say it's my mother tongue. I never did learn to read Finnish when I was younger so I've been working more on that now in my learning.

[@TheShadyAction]

@@RoyRissanen you're doing very good god damn

[@sondoddy9275]

was pleasure watching this. Not sure how i ended up in here but glad i did. Your finnish is so good it amazes me a little. Its so good it almost makes the introvert me want to think i wish i could just meet you and help out with finnish language by havin conversations. Keep up practising you are well on your way to become fluent with the language. I got feeling that already i could undestand what you are saying completely

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos kun katsoit.

[@hugonorthmen4209]

Anna mennä vaan, hyvin sujuu.

[@cottonvillain7867]

Heyyy your Finnish is fantastic!! I'm glad I bumped into your account, following you gladly!! :) Greetings from North Karelia, Finland:)

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos Cotton. Ja kiitos katsomisesta.

[@annbellgrau]

14:16 poikani = my son, pojalleni = to my son :)

[@Maximoves1]

Tosi hyvin puhut kyllä Suomea. Have to start following your channel 😊

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos Marjo. :)

[@RoyalMela]

Äijä on Äijä!

[@nikomaila1497]

Vau! Täydellinen ääntämys. Ei muuta ku lisää harjottelua. Ja lisää videoita suomeksi!

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos paljon Niko.

[@xxxx-kk5on]

Vau, olet taitava! :)

[@RoyRissanen]

ha.. kiitos.

[@eemuska]

I just found your youtube channel few minutes ago, and im amazed how well you speak finnish, very clear and understandable! Very nice to listen! You should make Q&A video, i would like to know more about you, and your relation to finnish, and i believe im not the only one! Greetings from Joensuu, Finland! Path/Trail = Polku Rabbit = Jänis Rabbits = Jäniksiä Footprints = Jalanjälkiä Tripod = Kolmijalka Pound = Pauna Learned = oppinut/oppinu

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos. That's an idea. I'll have to think about putting something together. There will be a lot more coming out in the next few months for sure. ;)

[@hpisila]

Hi, I am the son of Finnish immigrants, the first one born here in '57. My brothers and sisters were all born in Finland. Finnish was my first and only language until I was about 3 years old. When I read your list of words I "see" pictures of the meanings. "Polku" I see feet walking or stepping "Plolkupyora (bicycle)" is "Foot Wheel" "Jalanjälkiä" I see "leftover feet or leavings of feet" "Kolmijalka" is three feet. The hardest thing is to separate out the Finglish and to know what is native and what is borrowed, like "traktori". I can hear the english behind many finnish words. I've been to finland twice (1963 and 1987). I think it's time to go again!

[@sariryttylainen7729]

Pojalleni-to my son

[@RinaArlingMedia]

Impressed of your Finnish, well done. Everything is understandably, pronouncing great. I think there is generally something funny on how by the book Finns are teaching the language to foreigners... on 1 hand there is many dialects, then there is the practical way Finns speak... or maybe don't speak. And the official way. I think on "normal" use at least myself and people I communicate cut off lots of words , simplified. Even thou I understand the the way spoken...its the part that shows for me that the person has not Finnish as original language. Its like Finns who have change to teach are making it more complicated. Admiring anyone who still after that actually learns the language.

[@mari-annajuopperi7433]

Käyttävät samaa polkua 🙃

[@RoyRissanen]

Have to put all of these on cue cards. :)

[@lucaant]

Legit your Finnish is actually good, struggling to find some words here and there but that is understandable. Mielenkiintoista ja hyvää sisältöä✌🏻♥️!

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos paljon Luca.

[@tampereenkeskustaajama3057]

So u have Finnish grandparents? I am from Finland and this is so interesting!

[@RoyRissanen]

Yes, and parents. Meaning to get my DNA tests done but both sides of the family have been documented quite a ways back in Finland.

[@tampereenkeskustaajama3057]

@@RoyRissanen Okay. Thanks for replying!

[@jeremakela9273]

@@RoyRissanen no need for DNA test, you have the sisu!

[@FesteringInfection666]

You have a new subscriber. Hauskoja videoita, jatka samaan malliin!

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos and welcome. :)

[@miksa9979]

Its cood..i am from finland

[@RoyRissanen]

Sisu!

[@miksa9979]

@@RoyRissanen perrkele

[@RoyRissanen]

@@miksa9979 Torilla tavataan!

[@jonassarkanen9845]

Hienoa Roy! Hyvin olet jo oppinut suomea! Jatka samaan malliin 😊👍🏻

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos paljon Jonas.

[@eveliinahurme3507]

Hyvin meni!

[@RoyRissanen]

ha.. kyllä, kyllä meni hyvin.

[@miettinen9957]

Oli mukava kuunnella kun puhut videolla suomea, ja sitä on vielä helppo ymmärtää. Osaat hienosti muodostaa lauseita, ja painottaa/ääntää sanat lauseen sisällä. Laitoin kanavan tilaukseen! :) Kohdassa 2:07 Metsässä kun seurasit eläimen jälkiä, yritit muistaa vastinetta sanalle "path" , se on "polku".

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos paljon Miettinen. I really appriceate that. Kiitos Katsomisesta.

[@mrugalaboga]

Hyvin sinä puhut!

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiitos. :)

[@Sissi2810]

Hei Roi. Jotkut ovat kuunnelleet suomalaista musiikkia ja siitä oppineet suomenkielen. Hyvin menee, jatkaa samaa mallia 🙂👍🏼💯🇫🇮 keep going 🇫🇮💙🙌🏼

[@RoyRissanen]

Kiito paljon VAMO.