TRYING TO LEARN FINNISH (FOR REAL) | Part 4

This was by FAR my most successful attempt to learn Finnish! I conquer my fear of numbers over 10 and tackle some insane Finnish words!
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[@raatomieli4204]

Never thought that maanviljelijällä was that funny but thanks to you I'm laughing here to a word I have known for decades :D

[@tapanilofving4741]

Raatomieli I laughed so hard!!!!!

[@wanhapatu]

To be honest, the woman in the video said it ridiculously fast.

[@miiapellonpaa2915]

omg same😂

[@MoMsUuH]

It sounded so funny when that woman said it so freaking fast

[@DrHax2012]

heeheh thaaat was ssoo funny and when dave say againg and he laughed self too. XD

[@coloripple]

hahaha i never realised how funny the word maanviljelijällä sounds xD

[@TheNikz0rrr]

She just said it faster than usual ^^

[@Patralgan]

That maanviljelijällä was the funniest thing ever :D it's a normal word but when I try to listen it with a foreigner's ears, it's just insane.

[@69ZIMPPA69]

My father is 50y/o and allways says ohhoh.. its so hilarious when you say that and you sound so much finnish saying it :D

[@thesuomi8550]

Zimppa se tunne ku laitat 50v ja kirjotat englanniks :D

[@thesuomi8550]

Zimppa he means 50 y/o

[@69ZIMPPA69]

No vittu :D

[@joelschule310]

A finn would never normally say maanviljelijällä as fast as the track said

[@Olivia-rj9qh]

That ”maanviljelijällä” Word cracked me up so bad and IM FINNISH😂😂

[@cerulean8]

I almost cried when you got "vuodenaika syksyn jälkeen" exactly right! I'm so happy for you! You really are improving fast.

[@Vinyylilevy]

I just smiled throughout the whole video, even during ”kessä”. This is awesome.

[@haganeEdwardElric]

Good way to remember numbers 11-19 is that you just write number and add "toista" after it; Yksi, kaksi, kolme, neljä, viisi, kuusi, seitsemän, kahdeksan, yhdeksän (1-9) Yksi"toista", kaksi"toista", kolme"toista"--- (11, 12, 13---) Then again it changes after 19. 20 is "kaksikymmentä" You add "kaksikymmentä" and after it just number; Kaksikymmentäyksi (21) Kaksikymmentäkaksi (22) Kaksikymmentäkolme (23) etc. Hope this helps! :)

[@alluusio]

And then for 30 it's kolmekymmentä. So basically the number that is first "kymmentä" and the number that is last :D Like 58 would be viisi + kymmentä + kahdeksan = viisikymmentäkahdeksan. I know it looks scary long but it's actually pretty easy :)

[@R00SA11]

wow nice. Wow kiva. Osasit kivasti neuvoa

[@terhitormanen]

toista = of second, kaksitoista = two of the second ten. The very old fashioned way to say 24 is neljäkolmatta, literally four the third (ten).

[@XxBlackAngel141]

Yeah, and it's better to cut the words into sections so it's easier to learn ^^ like jumping straight into kahdeksankymmentäyhdeksän would be a nightmare for sure xD

[@phanderboi6608]

Okay, I'm literally crying right now, because I'm so proud of you! Especially at 7:49 I felt tears of proudness forming in my eyes! Good job pal! You're rocking it! As we Finns say, viis kautta viis! (Aka 5/5)

[@davecad]

Aw thank you! Yeah, I was very happy with this session of learning :)

[@phanderboi6608]

Dave Cad You're welcome! I'm sure that soon you can make a whole video in Finnish!

[@FizzyToni]

lmfao

[@thesuomi8550]

Ashleypetshop Ashleypetshop kuus kautta viis

[@MegaJiiRo]

viiskautviis täysillä jatkoon torilla tavataan

[@emgie13]

I'm trying hard not to laugh out loud here in library while watching you saying maanviljelijällällälälälää :'DDD

[@tupufoks]

YOU ROCK!! So happy for you! You should try the finnish comedy clips here on youtube.. The videos have subtitles and I think you would like them as well as learn something new!

[@valtteriahokas6238]

HumppaTupu That would be so fun

[@PLep-xu6wo]

This channel is pretty good for that -> kzbin.info/door/wSbEvLAVDZfsqadXRHkSWg

[@valtteriahokas6238]

Ismo leikola finnish alcohol laws

[@davecad]

Thanks for the idea! I'll give this a go! :)

[@11Mr_BeaN11]

Ismo Leikola The most important word in Finnish 😁

[@Colaman112]

It's "half two" because it's not yet two, it's just halfway there.

[@emiliakarhapaa4326]

Omg that maanviljelijällä:-D I laughed so hard

[@janne_kekalainen]

Same for me, thats ridiculously fast.

[@terhitormanen]

Great job, Dave! You have a pretty good memory and your language skills are improving rapidly. Maanviljelijä literally means farmer of the earth (maan = of earth, viljelijä = a farmer, cultivator, tiller...). Finnish has lots and lots of these compound words...

[@digitalspecter]

You can actually break it down slightly further: vilja = grain viljely = (rougly) act of making more grain viljelijä = one who does "viljely" Follows the same pattern as this (perhaps a contrived example): pako = escape (noun) pakoilu = the act of trying to stay free or away from something pakoilija = one who's doing "pakoilu" (this could be translated as "fugitive") And the word you might see these days derived from the same root is "pakolainen" which would be "someone who's characterized by escaping something" I hope I didn't add much to the confusion =)

[@muumipahpa]

*Woooo. You Rock Cave Dad*

[@davecad]

🤘

[@11Mr_BeaN11]

Awesome reaction after you guessed what "vuodenaika syksyn jälkeen" is in English. 😃 I must say you didn't guess it. You just knew. That's how good you are getting in Finnish. Great job Dave!

[@Patralgan]

Say a Finnish "a" normally. It's formed in the throat almost. Now try to say it in the front of your mouth. It sound come as "ä" automatically. I don't know if this helps but it's just something I thought about when you said you have trouble with a and ä.

[@kokolinmaria]

You did absolutely super magnificently! Congrats! I think until the next summer you are going to speak fluent Finnish, and those "maanviljelijät", "maatalouslomittajattaret" and the other funny and difficult long words are just a piece of cake for you 😎👍

[@blackheavyblans]

Subtitles are funny. Kaksitoista is Coxy toaster. Kolmetoista is call me toaster. :D

[@11Mr_BeaN11]

blackheavyblans yeah, automatically created English subtitles really are funny. 😂

[@XxBlackAngel141]

Call me toaster XD Lmao

[@smileholicfox]

I actually applaued after that winter thing. Good job man! :D

[@rempseaheinamies9414]

Yay !! Your achilles's heel is healed ! What you now need is a larger vocabulary of basic words but I see that it is growing every day. Great job man, this really was a good day ! Few more voluntary mad puzzles to solve in the future : -Pöllönmöllikkä töllöttää pöllämystyneenä yöllistä öylättiämpylöijää. -Vääräsääri-Väänänen räplää hääpäivänään rähmällään päämäärättä näärännäppyjään.

[@PLep-xu6wo]

Diphthongs are used a lot in Finnish, but thankfully there's not that many different kinds. It might be worth learning them to help with spelling. For example, with "juoda" you might be wondering if its "juoda" or "jyoda", but knowing the rule that no word in the Finnish language has the "yo" diphthong, you can rule that instantly out. In the long run, this might be more efficient than learning to spell every word separately. If you're interested, here's a list: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_phonology#Diphthongs Anyway, good job, you're definitely making progress :)

[@heini433]

kieli can mean language or tongue

[@pieniapila8229]

That voice that said maanviljeliljällä said it really quickly so dont worry we dont say it so fast XD

[@TheLatokuivaaja]

You're doing so well! Also a small tip for bigger numbers coming up: numbers 20-99 have the word kymmentä to mark tens. For example: kaksikymmentäkaksi = 22

[@LGmies]

I love to see how well the pronounciation is sticking in to your head. Also, so awesome that you remember so many words already, keep on going, one day you’ll speak fluent Finnish for sure!

[@EnnaOjala]

My heart jumped out of joy when you translated season after autumn by yourself. You get all mistakes forgiven with that sucess

[@muumipahpa]

10:31 :D Maanviljelijäläläll

[@kuhana_354]

Awesome, man! I'm so cheering for you and living these words with you. You're such a quick learner and your motivation is top notch! 💪

[@cayenigma]

Mahtavaa Luola Isä! The reason why the numbers after 10 are said like that is because the olden times numbers were based on measures. Like if you went to buy berries you asked "One and a half cup of berries please". That became also the basis for abstract numbers, so 10 is the first cup and 20 is the second cup. So first it was one cup and a bit of the other cup: 'Yksi kuppi ja vähän toista' (toinen = toista-> a bit of second) and then it just was shortened to be only just 'toista' so eleven: yksitoista is one over the first cup aka a bit of second. Same logic is with how the British say the time. You say half past, which is 30 minutes over one cup. We say it is half way towards 2 'puoli kaksi' +Dave Cad

[@Moshpitti]

New to the channel and this still blew me away, you can just tell how much time and practice and study, study, study has gone behind the point you're at right now. Well done!

[@ylamaeki]

Pronunciation tip for the sound ä and a. When articulating ä, try keep your tip of your tongue near lower front teeth. For a sound, pull your tongue toward back of the mouth. You can say long a (aaaa) and experiment how the sound transforms if you move your tongue front and back, keeping the tongue same level. Hope it helps! :)

[@CripperRoo]

It's so great to see you really trying and really learning our language. Your pronunciation is also improving every time! Keep up the good work! :)

[@karoliina8744]

Victory!!!! So proud of you!!! You are killing it!

[@juliarima120]

These videos are HILARIOUS! Awesome work, subscribed!

[@Lottarandomness]

I was fistbumping the air the whole time, but your seamless deduction of "season after autumn" takes the cake! Go Dave!

[@Sinii41]

It's so fun to watch these videos :DD I'm so proud of you

[@ujungbebe96]

DAVE you have gotten so good!!! You actually spelled "maanviljelijällä" very good. And I got so happy when you knew the first BY YOURSELF!

[@Ranskulainen]

Nice job Dave! Hyvää työtä Dave!

[@TurbineM]

You are really getting better by each video! Keep up the good work. Hyvä! 😄

[@niinakiintonen6804]

Dave you rock, that´s just the best feeling to see you are sooooo excited about getting those words right! :D Keep on going!

[@aamuwirkku]

Omg that 'season after autumn' made me SO PROUD AND HAPPY!!! YAAS, DAVE, YAAS!!

[@maginan4]

So nice to see you progress!

[@annatalus8612]

This made me sooo happy!!😄 So friggggin proud of you!

[@S2nnuVEVO]

Good job, Dave! I'm so proud of you. Now I'm motivated to go learn more Finnish too (I'm level B1/B2). I'm certain that you'll master it in no time.

[@jarisavolainen603]

One of the funniest videos from you Dave. And well done 10/10.

[@LetsPlayStarBound]

If you press "translate", you'll get the description in English, without losing any points.

[@suvi4562]

this is what I was going to say

[@davecad]

Ah well, damn it haha

[@R3neeXD]

But Dave is doing good even with the Finnish hint so I'd keep it.

[@paulah.l.]

I have zero helpful things to say, just that I laughed so hard during this. But you're doing so good, though!

[@davecad]

Thanks Paula! This was more helpful than you know :)

[@k.kivenmaki8431]

lol I remember how difficult it was to learn the clock system in England and other places

[@jade9305]

Damn Dave’s inner drama queen coming out when he knows Finnish words

[@lassesaikkonen501]

Excellent video, Dave.

[@jokurandomi93]

Dude! You're nailing it! Finnish is not easy to learn! Keep up and you're conversational in no time!

[@katyamcflyxX]

So happy for you, really! So great to see you succeed :) And thanks for the best laugh I’ve had in a while with maanviljelijä 😂

[@sofiaikalainen1052]

You're getting better every time!

[@pepezz19]

8:00 BRAVO!!! that was amazing!!! You starting really learning!! BRAVO!!! Go Dave GO!

[@joni7fi]

So proud of you Dave, way to go! :D

[@Nekotin]

I tried WordDive to see how it works, but I didn't find it very good. But I'm happy for you, you're really learning a lot!

[@taruturunen554]

these videos make my days always better!! also you're doing really good with Finnish😂👌

[@camillavonhertzen1151]

I’m so proud of you Dave !! I was so happy when you translate that whole sentence right! Also laughed so much at the ”maanviljelijällä” 😂😂😂 that woman said it really quickly (and kinda weirdly) tho. So don’t worry if it was difficult, in reality the basic word is easier!

[@pemity5070]

I love when you get right it's your real face and you really enjoy it I love you and your videos

[@saarawr5715]

Oh god that "maanviljelijällä". Never thought it is a funny word but when you think about it, it's absolutely nuts! I laughed so hard. And i also spilled my drink when you realised the "season after autumn". I got so excited!

[@BenevolentImp]

I didn't even realise that "maanviljelijällä" would be hard for a foreigner :D

[@thesuomi8550]

In Finnish, if the clock is let's say 8:30 pm you say it's puoli yhdeksän (half nine)

[@elderscrollsswimmer4833]

Yes. We like to think ahead. Besides, this is about the clock. *Time* needs two reference points (like timing someone in sports, start and stop). It's like that glass being half-full or half-empty... if someone's filling it's half-full, if someone's drinking it's half-empty. Oh and there's a nice Finnish word "puolillaan" if it's just there, half-way. You go somewhere half-way. At that point... go back or all the way?

[@tonttu1124]

Maanviljelijällä part cracks me up so much, this is going to be my good mood video whenever I´m sad. :)

[@annikalehto332]

Dave... YOUR AMAZING BY NOW! You have all the rights to be SUUUPER proud of yourself! Good job!

[@davecad]

Thanks Annika :):)

[@terok85]

Well done man, nice to hear you're getting better every video .. =)

[@lh9537]

Man, I was laughing through the whole video :D but in a good way of course. I am happy for your success! :) keep going!

[@rixa1621]

Because I know you have finnish friends.. Just go somewhere with them and speak finnish and they will point up when you do mistakes. Do video with Eedspeaks example where he teaches you. PLS NOTICE THIS!!

[@idamakinen4521]

I never thought about it before but maanviljelijällä is a hilarious word!!! Thanks for making me realise new things about my language 😊

[@sbibels]

It's so fun to watch you learn Finnish!

[@suvi4562]

Great progress! You are a lot better than in the last video.

[@Mirska_]

Good .you are very good speaking finland. im from Finland and its fun to watch your videos

[@KenMoss]

I'm with you Dave in the learning department. I have been to Finland a few times in the last four years and lived there for a year. The last time I drove there, which was a bit traumatic I must say, having said that the boat crossing from Stockholm to Turku was out of this world. I do plan another trip this Summer and I thank you for your video's. I'm determined to turn my few hundred words into sentences (ha ha ) I'm stuck on this beautiful agglutinative language (pun intended) Onnea opinnoissasi.

[@marixx9832]

You're the best! Olet paras! 😊 You learn so fast our language, keep going the same way 👣👍

[@repochandesu]

I was soooo happy for you when you got the words right without even listening to them : D I recently started learining Japanese and it's giving me such a hard time so these videos kinda motivate me : ) And uuu Finnish is freaking hard! Hyvää työtä dude! : D

[@torstai280612]

this just became one of my favorite videos :D

[@MoMsUuH]

Wow "vuodenaika syksyn jälkeen" and you nailed it!! I was so happy for you! You seem to be making a huge progress while makeing these videos. Don't stop! Some day you will be speaking fluent Finnish.

[@TheValmak]

Am I the only one who is constatly rooting for Dave and acting like it is the fucking 1995 ice hockey world championshipin finale!

[@freshkiwi5063]

I literally started screaming when you got 'juoda' right! Good job!!

[@JuliaBlack89]

You really progressed a lot during the time I've been watching you. You are really good to voice and write words correctly when Finns do not always know how to write the proper language themselves. Well done and continue the same track. 👍👍👍

[@Abebech6]

This is amazing! My new favorite channel! Hyvä Daavid! Hyvin menee :)

[@sinityynela2569]

Sinulla on mahtava asenne ja mahtavia tunnereaktioita. Kiva katsella näitä positiivisia videoita. Tsemppiä suomenkielen opiskeluun!

[@Suolakissa]

Your reactions make me so happy :)

[@_Renko__]

I'm so proud of you!! ^^

[@Errikaa97]

This was the funniest video in a looong time, I'm almost cry laughing here 😂 It's amazing to see your improvement in Finnish, we are so proud of you! It means a lot that someone really wants to learn our language!😊

[@raatomieli4204]

Btw , you say "kahdeksan klubbi" when it is "kahdeksan klubi". You write it correctly but when you say it, you add the second b :) I think that is the sweden coming out.

[@omgbbqkittens1337]

YES DAVE!!!!! YES!! Goddamn this video made my morning! Proud of your progress, slaughtered it with this!

[@Haikulapsi]

I'm so SO proud of you Dave, you're doing great!

[@helmihuttunen1038]

And I'm so proud of you how you handle the letters "ä" and "ö".

[@Caroline7Q]

I moved to the UK a bit over a year ago and the whole half one is half two thing used to confuse the hell out of me for months hahaha. Maybe you could somehow make this project interactive with your finnish viewers? You should ask questions after each lesson and we could also leave you short stories to translate or something. Great job Dave!

[@kristinarasanen3283]

I'm so proud of you dude!!!!! 😎😎😊😊 you're doing great!

[@miikkakoskivaara8417]

These videos are absolute A class. Just believe in yourself because you are good at this for real😎

[@R3neeXD]

This made me so happy.

[@juti5331]

Dave on 11 to 19 numbers u only need to say the first the number from 1 to 9 ' lets say an example, kuusi ' Then u only need to put ' toista ' on the end like " kuusitoista " So that's on 11 to 19 numbers.

[@tittagriinari9450]

It's funny when you say ohhoh every now and then 😅

[@elisabethpuistosalo653]

Omg you're so good already 😱

[@lightofhemi3570]

This video made me smile, you rock!! and I learn english same time watching this! and so you know: "kieli" is language and also tongue :D finnish is so nice language!

[@tuulavenalainen6638]

Word endings are crucial in Finnish. They tell you a lot what's going on. The cat is on the table. Kissa on pöydällä. Basic form of table is pöytä but if something is on the table then it becomes pöydällä. The cat is on the roof. Kissa on katolla. Basic form of roof is katto but it becomes katolla if something is on the roof.

[@mursuhillo242]

When I first came across the first video by you, I couldn't fathom why on earth would anyone want to voluntarily learn Finnish, being a minority language around the world, let alone upload videos of oneself learning/trying/failing (miserably at times, no offense man) without showing the slightest sign of withdrawal or shame on not knowing how to pronounce words etc. Ever since (2 weeks don't exactly fit within the proportions of making something "epic") I've watched most of your videos and keep on waiting for more. In awe. Struck. After all, we're but a nation of 5 odd million backwards, silent in three+ languages, mostly introvert people. So knowing that there's at least one foreigner out there _actually _ interested in our culture/language means pretty darn much to us, and I sure as hell can speak on behalf of the majority of Finns who choose to remain silent even in the youtube comment section, without the slightest possibility of disgracing oneself over not being even negligibly literate to write more than "Torilla tavataan". So all I can say is keep up the damn good work, bud! PS. Finnish is 99% pronounced according to IPA definitions, save for those few cases of double consonants ie. sydämeen /sydämmeen/ and even those vary according to dialects.