My 5 happiest Finnish words

[@rickdebruijn8495]

One of my favourite Finnish words is the word Keskusta, mainly because of a running gag we had with friends, saying that Kiitos keskusta ment You're welcome :) My favourite Finnish word however, must be pipo, for a very specific reason. In Dutch, there is an old tv-show for kids, about a clown named Pipo. Eversince, the word pipo is used as a synonym for "dummy". At the same time, the Dutch word for beanie is used for dummy as well! From that moment on, pipo means dummy in two ways for me, something that really made me laugh!

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

Lol! What a brilliant coincidence :) Pipo really does sound like a comic characters name. Have you got a link to a pic of your Dutch clown anywhere?

[@rickdebruijn8495]

@@VeryFinnishProblems nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipo_de_Clown_(televisieserie)

[@kajanaland25]

1. Alakulo (melancholy including some joy within) - sounds so beautiful. 2. Puro (creek) 3. Lempi (an old word for love, it's less powerful, mild & loving) 4. Perhonen 🦋 5. Kuurankukka (the 🌸 frost creates on windows in winter)

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

Great choices! Never heard alakulo before. Meaning is as beautiful as it sounds 👌

[@sairhug]

I am a big fan of the dog breed the Broholmer (AKA Danish Mastiff) which are mostly bred in Denmark but also gaining popularity in Finland (they're not bred at all in the UK, more's the pity). I was looking at a Finnish breeder's Facebook posts the other day and one of her puppies went on to be named Lempi ... thanks for providing me with the translation!

[@laurenstevens3]

My favourite word is 'maailma'. It took me a while to realise that it's a combination of 'maa' (earth/land/country) and 'ilma' (air/atmosphere).

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

Yeah, it's both really satisfying to say and really beautifully constructed 👌

[@holoholopainen1627]

It is also easy to remember - MAILMAN ! Mailman brings the Whole World Home to You !

[@pilvi6337]

My favourite word that exists in the Finnish language is: hyppytyynytyydytys! It means that happy feeling you have enjoying jumping on a bouncy castle. It is so fun to say, especially when you are in a boumcy castle shouting out one syllable for every jump. HYY-PPYY-TYY-NYY-TYY-DYY-TYS!

[@miriamriedl9536]

I Second this

[@katariinakeisari8178]

My favourite word will always be the first one I learned when I touched down in Joensuu: rautatieasema. Every time I hear it, it reminds me of the first time I saw my Finnish family.

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

I love how in English it literally translate as iron road station 😀I've never been to Joensuu. What's it like?

[@perhoskoira]

What a happy heartwarming video. Just what I needed on these wet murky early February days. Brightened my mood. Thank you for making it!

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

Kiitos paljon! Glad you enjoyed it! I'm really missing that sunshine too :)

[@sairhug]

Duolingo convert here! Been doing the Finnish course daily since a couple of weeks after it started. Why? I'd received a biographical book bought online on an international-known Finnish music star and had my 'English exceptionalism' caved in when I opened it and realised it was in Finnish! Not having a whole lot else to do, I decided there and then to learn Finnish. Am hoping to read the book in about 10 years - can't wait! XD Anyway, I just wanted to query the pronunciation of "lämpimämpi". I always thought "ä" was like the "a" in "cat", but you sound like you're saying "lumpimumpi". Is this a regional variation where you're based? Oh, and my favourite word so far is "kysymys" ... and I also like the sound of the phrase "olemme pahoillamme".

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

What a great story! Good luck on your mission. 10 years sounds about right :) Don't listen to my pronunciation. My kids regularly highlight how bad it is, just like in the video :)

[@PaulVinonaama]

To me it sounded too much like lampimampi (I am native Finn). His ö and y in löyly were quite good, though.

[@sairhug]

@@PaulVinonaama Yes, sorry, that's what I meant: it sounds to English ears like he's saying "lumpimumpi" (with the u's as in "cup"). But I understand from the Finnish standpoint the a's in lampimampi also sound like the u in the English "cup"!!

[@noddyniner8342]

Finnish has loads of that put a smile on face. Lämpimämpi is good choice. My fav is is hömpänpömppä :)

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

Hömpänpömppä se on myös todella hyvä. Super satisfying to say :)

[@AtPitou]

Pompula because it made an English man, dating a Finnish girl very happy. Megapussi because it made an Australian girl giggle out loud when buying crisps.

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

Marvellous choices! Very curious to know why pompula made the English man happy? 😀

[@oguzbasdemir7637]

My favourite one is tötterö, fun to say and reminds me of ice cream, jäätelötötterö 😅

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

Nom nom! We all know why 😀👌

[@bltudor4635]

ukkosmyrsky is my fave Finnish sana because I love thunderstorms.

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

Very dramatic choice :)

[@jyrki2275]

Ukonilma and ukkonen mean the same thing

[@AwesomeAIinAction]

hahaha funny idea, don't know many words but perkele got to be my fav just because sooooo satisfying to say!!

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

Sometimes too satisfying :)

[@goldiedust2860]

Lumi is good, always means the darkness is coming

[@PaulVinonaama]

?? Lumi is the opposite of darkness.

[@Andreas-gh6is]

Duolingo didn't even teach me Moi and Moi Moi... I think. Or I have a really bad memory, and I'm really close to getting the level 5 golden owl...

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

You learn something new every day! Congrats on Golden Owl. How have you liked Duolingo?

[@Andreas-gh6is]

@@VeryFinnishProblems I have learned or am learning eight languages on duolingo. I think it is usually the best at what it does, though it doesn't do everything. The Finnish course certainly lacks in depth, but I would say the quality is high and it is enjoyable. I am looking forward two the revised or expanded tree, but I don't know when it will be available....

[@sairhug]

I got to the Level 5 Golden Owl (it took a year and 3 days - I was ridiculously ecstatic - LOL!! Nearly a year on and I am still slogging away at gaining the Experience Points to complete the full 25 which reflect 30,000 XP ... am still on 24). Sadly, as you've probably found, it's now all been re-jigged, so the entire Finnish course encapsulates only 2 Levels . It's the same amount of Skills as before but they've standardised the way that Levels reflect the amount of skills involved (and they never explain any of this ... you have to find out for yourself!). I've noticed that the larger, more established courses, such as Italian, go up to Level 4 ... so, in comparison, the course content for Finnish only takes you to the very lowest foothills of the language. There are some glaring omissions ... you can't even express simple things normally included in the very earliest stages of basic language-learning such as to like something. You are, additionally, completely mired in the present tense ... well, that and the partitive tense; the big spanner in the Finnish works! There are also no user-involved speaking exercises for pronunciation (i.e. when you parrot back a sentence and if your soundwaves match theirs you get it right) or "Stories" to be had, which only the most popular languages have - it's very basic. I really wish they would expand the Finnish course, but ever since Duolingo was sold the free content has most definitely been put on the back-burner so I can't see it ever happening, now. Money is the main focus - e.g. you are always being nudged to sign up for Duolingo Plus - a big change from Duolingo's original stated vision :( Oh, and the Golden Owl for completing the course has changed to a blue glass goblet which wobbles annoyingly. It kind of reflects the bad changes with Duolingo lately ... most especially that the sentence discussion boards are now locked, so no more contributions can be made nor help given by users / Moderators. I've now spread onto two other languages (Danish and Italian) and I've discovered neither have as high a standard of help & expertise - particularly where the volunteer Moderators are concerned - as the Finnish course's discussion boards. I've heard rumours that even the visual access to the locked boards will eventually go ... which is probably when I'll give Duolingo up because when you're unsure about something what's the point if there's no way to read interactions and get a deeper knowledge? Does anyone reading this maybe have any recommendations for other language-learning platforms which offer Finnish?

[@Andreas-gh6is]

@@sairhug I'm already working on the legendary level. But not very hard. Meanwhile I started and finished Arabic (1st level) for my seventh foreign language.

[@AwesomeAIinAction]

tötterö is so fun to say!! Been saying it alot last few weeks :)

[@whizzpast]

These all make happy!!

[@mattim7483]

Can we get some love for höpöhöpö?

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

Any word with that many ös deserves love 😀👌♥️♥️

[@noddyniner8342]

I give love for that!!

[@lynnkanerva4519]

SISU ! I never learned how to spell the words for Santa Claus, and Merry Christmas and a happy new year-- I'd recognize the finnish words when I see them, but if I had to try to remember how they're spelled ---good luck !

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

I can speak okay Finnish, but is still sadly a bit crap. Soooo many vowels :)

[@lynnkanerva4519]

@@VeryFinnishProblems Yes. Vowels, consonants, and syllables, oh, my!😱 oh, and must not forget to roll some of those R's.

[@InstantNameOfficial]

Jaakapi (jaakapissa) is my favorite. I always use it whenever i feel angry and just need to swear. My finnish friends like it.

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

JK lol! It is very satisfying to say 😀 Although never considered it’s value as a swear word. How did it become that for you? 🤔

[@InstantNameOfficial]

@@VeryFinnishProblems its always in my mind and when i get angry or frustrated i just say something without thinking about it. Altough i know its not a swearword (or anything near that) it sounds really funny to me.

[@Larjus]

Do you mean jääkaappi (a fridge)? Or something else?

[@InstantNameOfficial]

@@Larjus yes i mean jääkaappi. Sorry

[@LibertyLakeWildlife]

I could listen to the little girl at 1:48 all day! Does she have a channel? I speak Finn and I really think she should do your video!

[@pirkkojohnes8675]

My favorite word is "kärpäslätkä" (fly swatter) because you can show the children how to pronounce the R, and they love to swap everything with it! And accidentally get rid of some pests too.

[@kasperjoonatan6014]

This was so nice, your children are cool; I wish I was in Kaivopuisto, I bet it's cooler there, now 28 degrees in Tampere.

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

Kiitos tosi paljon, fella! V kind! I'm in Savo at the mo 29 here.

[@leonf.7893]

When we first started dating, my wife called me halipupu - cuddle bunny. It's also funny how your daughter corrects your Finnish yy, just like my daughter does with me.

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

Lol! Brilliant! Hali and pupu singularly are marvellous . Together they’re fantastic 👌 How old is your daughter?

[@leonf.7893]

@@VeryFinnishProblems My daughter is 10, and I have a couple of boys 15 and 16

[@jlaht]

The happiest word is "rakas" heard from my dear wife. Nothing wrong with your happy words either.

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

Beautifully put! Nothing beats a rakas from someone you love 👌

[@Ykskolme]

I like the word 'sintti', it sounds cute. Means small fish (any) Named my cat like that Another cheery word 'neppari' aka 'snap fastener'. I call my 11 years old cousin that (ever since she was but a baby) She will probably be called that as adult as well xD

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

Loistava!! Did she snap fasteners by any chance? 😀

[@konstq3]

Moi kaikki

[@eevaleikoski9973]

Muru is one of my favorite words ❤

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

It's super satisfying to say! Who do you call it? 🙂

[@eevaleikoski9973]

@@VeryFinnishProblems I call my kids muru quite often, and I call my honey muru also of course ❤ I think it is a very endearing way to address them ❤

[@herrabeerbear5344]

löyly is my fav aswell so fun to say and so fun to do

[@pscnaxm]

Pyykipoika. Hashtag new word to me vocabulary

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

Sadly not very useful, but very satisfying to say :)

[@leopartanen9431]

Löyly is the spirit of sauna 💪🏻

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

Leo Partanen So true! The a soft yet sizzling spirt too! 😀 Is it your happiest word?

[@leopartanen9431]

@@VeryFinnishProblems I think it must be mökki, for me it's the place of happiness 👍🏻

[@BriarOrbit]

i like the word perkele, it's so pretty ngl

[@liisamerilahti5099]

Pupu is a fine choice! Möikki and kissa are also good ones for me

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

Great minds think alike 😀

[@holoholopainen1627]

MÖKKI You are after ? Sauna at Mökki is The Best !

[@pahakasvivenuksesta2653]

pupu is good one. My favorite is hilavitkutin

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

Kiitos tosi paljon! i have had hundreds of people send in there words on Twitter, Insta and FB and pupu has cropped up quite a few times. Never heard of hilavitkutin, great to say though! Is it like "thingybob" in English?

[@pahakasvivenuksesta2653]

@@VeryFinnishProblems I´m not sure. But hilavitkutin and vempele are quite the same word. imo

[@myslithecat]

@@VeryFinnishProblems I thought a "hilavitkutin" is basically any thing you don't know. That's how I've been using it, if I see any random object I don't recognize it's a hilavitkutin.

[@sairhug]

@@myslithecat Google Translate (obviously not the best language authority) says hilavitkutin is "grating press" (?????!)

[@myslithecat]

@@sairhug Google translate is wrong😆I'm a real finnish person and it is not grating press that I'm sure of.

[@jenniseljanpera1216]

Mölli, lampaanvilla, konvehti, kastehelmi ja auringonpaiste

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

Love these.👌 Can see why you picked 🙂 But's what mölli mean?

[@jenniseljanpera1216]

@@VeryFinnishProblems mölli is word, phrase, or nickname expressing affection. Or it could also mean big something, like nickname for big sized animal.

[@JiiPukki]

In Southern Ostrobothnia "moro" means the same as "moi" and "morjes" or "morjens" means the same as "moi moi" :D

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

Love there’s so many options that sound almost the same 😀🏆🥂🕺

[@kojw7100]

Sauna, pannukakku, kesä, poika ja eläkkeellä 😀

[@AwesomeAIinAction]

What is "eläkkeellä" life something?

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

Great choices, every single one!

[@lumberjackFIN]

​@@AwesomeAIinAction be retired

[@holoholopainen1627]

Favorite Candy is Jussi Pussi ! Everybody wants some ?

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

I think we can safely assume people would queue for that 😀

[@holoholopainen1627]

@@VeryFinnishProblems Yes Yes Yes - but some of The People are on The WRONG LINE ! You have to know some basic Finnish ! Just watch FINNISH BASEBALL - How confused some People can be - watching Their FAVORITE SPORT !

[@peaceowl1479]

Personal favourite is kiitos idk y

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

Well, it's certainly very useful and will make lots of people happy :)

[@catchbay]

Kesäloma

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

That really is a beauty :)

[@sofknsad]

Mittee tyä höpääjätte?

[@Jaakkopetterijarmopekka]

Its gotta be kukkula (hill)

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

Lol! What makes it so happy for you? The fact it sounds so great to say or...?

[@Jaakkopetterijarmopekka]

@@VeryFinnishProblems idk

[@kaishwaryak]

No niin makes me happy 🤣

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

Lol! It’s so versatile 😀👌

[@ezezaeksajnate5951]

Im Albanian soon im gonna live at finland with my family i m here to learn some words 😂❤❤🇦🇱

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

Cool! Have you downloaded Duolingo yet? It's great for getting started! www.duolingo.com/enroll/fi/en/Learn-Finnish

[@margitguttersberger1471]

I tried it... but there's not that many lessons in finnish, it took me less than a month to get through it all. Is there a chance to continue?

[@familylindqvist5847]

My favourite/ happy Finnish word is Nilittä 😂

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

I have no idea what that means. Please educate me 😀

[@familylindqvist5847]

Very Finnish Problems it’s when someone is whining, for example with “I want my maaaaammy” you’d reply “Alä nillitä”

[@blobfish1112]

You need to ask your daughter how to properly pronounce lämpimämpi. You said lampimampi.

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

Blobfish111 lol! Kiitos paljon. I’ll add it to the ever-increasing list of pronunciation fails 👍

[@distar7471]

Jarvinen

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

Interesting choice 😀 Why does that make you happy?

[@m4rt_]

hygge Norway.

[@nanetted1621]

In Chinese language it means grandmother or by "pupu" if u goes to toilet...lol

[@VeryFinnishProblems]

Love it! :) How's it written?