Learn Finnish in 30 Minutes - ALL the Basics You Need

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  • @FinnishPod101
    @FinnishPod101  Před 2 lety +23

    bit.ly/3NAUP6I Click here and get the best resources online to master Finnish grammar and improve your vocabulary with tons of content for FREE!

  • @beanzzinc783
    @beanzzinc783 Před 5 lety +2452

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

    • @holoholopainen1627
      @holoholopainen1627 Před 5 lety +25

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

    • @holoholopainen1627
      @holoholopainen1627 Před 5 lety +8

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

    • @z.anaser
      @z.anaser Před 5 lety +5

      Same

    • @ZoneP_
      @ZoneP_ Před 5 lety +7

      Finnish is so EZ. I am the best

    • @eduardotito1358
      @eduardotito1358 Před 5 lety +7

      lmao same

  • @aino6135
    @aino6135 Před 3 lety +1038

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

  • @kyra7891
    @kyra7891 Před 5 lety +656

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

  • @dragoncat3499
    @dragoncat3499 Před 3 lety +394

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

    • @k4lppe878
      @k4lppe878 Před 3 lety +21

      Id rather learn japanese than finnish regards guy from finland

    • @dragoncat3499
      @dragoncat3499 Před 3 lety +28

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

    • @k4lppe878
      @k4lppe878 Před 3 lety +6

      @@dragoncat3499 oh ok :D

    • @Paltse
      @Paltse Před 3 lety +1

      You mean procrastinating.

    • @rafiy7150
      @rafiy7150 Před 2 lety

      @@k4lppe878 are you weaboo?

  • @plamenasiniye
    @plamenasiniye Před 6 lety +488

    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
      @thy7732 Před 5 lety +28

      Wiljami Tulijoki very helpful, thank you

    • @rasikkom9605
      @rasikkom9605 Před 5 lety +4

      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
      @XANANAZ Před 4 lety

      Oh thank you!

    • @joejoeson2530
      @joejoeson2530 Před 4 lety +9

      It should be sei

    • @bror8228
      @bror8228 Před 4 lety +4

      @@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
    @Aaron-mj9ie Před 3 lety +144

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

  • @S4aDurN
    @S4aDurN Před 2 lety +54

    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
      @keravavantaa2886 Před 2 lety +6

      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
      @griffind2862 Před 2 lety +5

      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
      @hotwingslauri9551 Před 2 lety

      @@keravavantaa2886 juuh

    • @utes5532
      @utes5532 Před 2 lety +3

      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
      @dv9239 Před rokem

      Why does it sound like Japanese

  • @Exmoribundis
    @Exmoribundis Před rokem +29

    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
      @GolAcheron-fc4ug Před měsícem

      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
      @reubenyung2756 Před 22 dny

      Nice meeting u, can I have your number 😊

  • @georgevassilev4102
    @georgevassilev4102 Před 4 lety +143

    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
      @KittStone Před 4 lety +11

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

    • @Red_Skies
      @Red_Skies Před 4 lety +18

      Isn't hyvää huomenta good morning?

    • @regularhooman4771
      @regularhooman4771 Před 3 lety +4

      @@Red_Skies yep

    • @jurisrubins6882
      @jurisrubins6882 Před 3 lety

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

    • @dlsgrowyt2208
      @dlsgrowyt2208 Před 3 lety

      @@Red_Skies yas it is!

  • @heikkipalola6760
    @heikkipalola6760 Před 4 lety +34

    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
      @g3elle Před 3 lety +7

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

    • @DieFlabbergast
      @DieFlabbergast Před 2 lety +3

      @@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
      @willguggn2 Před 2 lety

      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?

  • @xxx6674
    @xxx6674 Před 4 lety +150

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

  • @livingwithsisu
    @livingwithsisu Před 5 lety +94

    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
      @sholtayboltay8250 Před 4 lety

      really?

    • @datsuntuning5869
      @datsuntuning5869 Před 4 lety +7

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

    • @kiiltochii1607
      @kiiltochii1607 Před 2 lety +12

      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
      @jokutyyppi4226 Před 2 lety +10

      You can say "hei, mä oon _"

    • @bababaysmith
      @bababaysmith Před 2 lety +3

      @@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.

  • @matejamiskovic7098
    @matejamiskovic7098 Před 6 lety +185

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

    • @jungwonology5950
      @jungwonology5950 Před 5 lety

      tykkään ;)
      @@Alexandryia

    • @jungwonology5950
      @jungwonology5950 Před 5 lety

      Jade petshops joo

    • @dlsgrowyt2208
      @dlsgrowyt2208 Před 3 lety

      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
      @kaksidaksi3455 Před 3 lety +3

      Bts on ihan paskaa

    • @sanni127
      @sanni127 Před 2 lety +1

      @@kaksidaksi3455 turpa kiinni

  • @blurryves
    @blurryves Před rokem +24

    Kaarija made me want to learn Finnish lmao

  • @toho555
    @toho555 Před 6 lety +110

    PERKELE!

  • @n.jurenic
    @n.jurenic Před 2 lety +141

    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
      @lileyzei6489 Před 2 lety +3

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

    • @ithadtobeaname7327
      @ithadtobeaname7327 Před 2 lety +5

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

    • @xilitla.
      @xilitla. Před 2 lety +6

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

    • @lamp88
      @lamp88 Před 2 lety

      Est tu sûr ? Ich denke verschiedene

    • @hyewon_6311
      @hyewon_6311 Před 2 lety

      She looks like Asian

  • @cemgceylan
    @cemgceylan Před 3 lety +10

    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
      @2msvalkyrie529 Před 3 lety +2

      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
      @henry0359 Před 2 lety

      Turan 💪

  • @FinnishPod101
    @FinnishPod101  Před 6 lety +81

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  • @gerardosagastume1960
    @gerardosagastume1960 Před 2 lety +2

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

  • @gilroymenezes1558
    @gilroymenezes1558 Před 3 lety +16

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

  • @zakomasterholleywood1941
    @zakomasterholleywood1941 Před 4 lety +40

    the cutest teacher in these language studying series by far

    • @metalhammer5
      @metalhammer5 Před 2 lety +4

      Simp alert!

    • @matthewnel8778
      @matthewnel8778 Před 2 lety +5

      @@metalhammer5 Based

    • @ChrisJClark-ih2oo
      @ChrisJClark-ih2oo Před 2 lety

      You're not wrong

    •  Před měsícem

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

  • @ice_sea5527
    @ice_sea5527 Před 5 lety +265

    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
      @georgevassilev4102 Před 4 lety +29

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

    • @finnishpagan2911
      @finnishpagan2911 Před 4 lety +8

      Greetings blood-brother :)

    • @eviness12
      @eviness12 Před 4 lety +1

      Haha átérzem

    • @eduardosantos9841
      @eduardosantos9841 Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @education9723
      @education9723 Před 3 lety

      Dïro n riobñoa ël quiöip mon aqeorpeo

  • @meameasson1552
    @meameasson1552 Před 2 lety +27

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

    • @imaginaryfriend6409
      @imaginaryfriend6409 Před 2 lety +1

      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
      @jayaprilseventeenthjohnapr5983 Před 5 měsíci

      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.

  • @Rice8520
    @Rice8520 Před 5 lety +7

    Hauska tutuska, Paula! :)
    Kiitos paljon.

  • @emusauruswrex8488
    @emusauruswrex8488 Před 4 lety +5

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

  • @andrasberethalmi1563
    @andrasberethalmi1563 Před rokem +2

    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.

  • @elijahlaw7794
    @elijahlaw7794 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @terro74
    @terro74 Před rokem +3

    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 !

  • @vinnyjo4849
    @vinnyjo4849 Před 5 lety +17

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

  • @Bambi-TheBunny
    @Bambi-TheBunny Před rokem +11

    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 😂

  • @irfandy4hmad
    @irfandy4hmad Před 4 lety +31

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

    • @thereisnorighteousperson1049
      @thereisnorighteousperson1049 Před 4 lety +1

      Why? Do you like the language?

    • @benacedo2580
      @benacedo2580 Před 3 lety +1

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

    • @thereisnorighteousperson1049
      @thereisnorighteousperson1049 Před 3 lety

      @@benacedo2580 hieno homma 👌 mistä oot kotosin?

    • @Apollyon.King.of.the.Locusts
      @Apollyon.King.of.the.Locusts Před 2 lety

      Irfandy Ahmad: Are you a masochist?

    • @imaginaryfriend6409
      @imaginaryfriend6409 Před 2 lety

      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

  • @mikePkV
    @mikePkV Před 3 lety +15

    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!!

  • @arielryu1817
    @arielryu1817 Před rokem +9

    I'm here because of Käärijä 😊

  • @hihihihaaaaaa
    @hihihihaaaaaa Před rokem +2

    Kiitos paljon! Minä voin puhua suomea nyt aika hyvin!

  • @nopauseforcause1770
    @nopauseforcause1770 Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @Imperiusism
    @Imperiusism Před 2 lety +8

    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.

  • @mukange9966
    @mukange9966 Před 4 lety +36

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

    • @nazquicksilver
      @nazquicksilver Před 3 lety

      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
      @EntityTaken Před 3 lety

      My name in Finnish is Lumi

    • @ThisIsAlmondz
      @ThisIsAlmondz Před 3 lety

      My name in Finnish is Leo/Antero

    • @Pyovali
      @Pyovali Před 3 lety

      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.

  • @urdmusic
    @urdmusic Před 4 lety +2

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

  • @AndreaAvila78
    @AndreaAvila78 Před 2 lety +1

    Super cool ! Super challenging! I love it !

  • @Jahkeeza
    @Jahkeeza Před 4 lety +45

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

  • @kaoruatsumi2047
    @kaoruatsumi2047 Před 6 lety +148

    Paula Laamanen is really really beautiful!

    • @sajurahman166
      @sajurahman166 Před 5 lety +5

      Its true

    • @f0rsak3nath36
      @f0rsak3nath36 Před 4 lety +10

      @@jancovanderwesthuizen8070 you must be like 12 right?

    • @jancovanderwesthuizen8070
      @jancovanderwesthuizen8070 Před 4 lety

      @@f0rsak3nath36 nah try again

    • @f0rsak3nath36
      @f0rsak3nath36 Před 4 lety +2

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

    • @jancovanderwesthuizen8070
      @jancovanderwesthuizen8070 Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @UltraPatate
    @UltraPatate Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @matildawolfram4687
    @matildawolfram4687 Před rokem +1

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  • @daichimax
    @daichimax Před 3 lety +21

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

    • @gigasflare
      @gigasflare Před rokem

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

  • @nyumbanisafaristanzania
    @nyumbanisafaristanzania Před 5 lety +3

    Love Finnish from Tanzania

  • @leonschmidt4265
    @leonschmidt4265 Před 8 měsíci

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

  • @matandacd
    @matandacd Před rokem +1

    Thanks for sharing this video Im learning a lot

  • @GreatRetro
    @GreatRetro Před 2 lety +11

    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
      @samisinisalo2365 Před 2 lety +6

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

    • @GreatRetro
      @GreatRetro Před 2 lety +4

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

    • @imaginaryfriend6409
      @imaginaryfriend6409 Před 2 lety +3

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

  • @jw200
    @jw200 Před 4 lety +5

    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
      @aahpuuh Před 2 lety

      Russian? Welcome!

    • @imaginaryfriend6409
      @imaginaryfriend6409 Před 2 lety

      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

  • @dailydestination321
    @dailydestination321 Před rokem +1

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

  • @MegaSaeedi
    @MegaSaeedi Před 4 lety

    Very decent teacher, extremely polite!

  • @mkj2112
    @mkj2112 Před 4 lety +14

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

    • @Larjus
      @Larjus Před 3 lety +4

      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.

  • @alexanderrivera93
    @alexanderrivera93 Před 3 lety +20

    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
      @Rosi_in_space Před 3 lety +1

      German is considered to have a difficult pronunciation?

    • @distar7471
      @distar7471 Před 3 lety +3

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

    • @_Suomalainen_
      @_Suomalainen_ Před 2 lety +6

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

    • @Halberd96
      @Halberd96 Před 2 lety

      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
      @leeviwillman8834 Před 2 lety

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

  • @archmagosdeciuskronen1501
    @archmagosdeciuskronen1501 Před 10 měsíci +1

    This is massively helpful!

  • @ojiederit9306
    @ojiederit9306 Před 3 lety

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

  • @chengyanslc
    @chengyanslc Před 6 lety +80

    I want more lessons by Paula!

  • @mrad-qr2oc
    @mrad-qr2oc Před 6 lety +4

    Kiitos paljon!

  • @mattw4405
    @mattw4405 Před 2 lety

    Excellent video! kiitos

  • @user-ekyyetyeydu-bvmbmvb-ff4

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

  • @aleksiusbutilkinas1063
    @aleksiusbutilkinas1063 Před 3 lety +10

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

    • @imaginaryfriend6409
      @imaginaryfriend6409 Před 2 lety

      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

  • @Kornchipzzz
    @Kornchipzzz Před 6 lety +22

    the girl really seems to be loving this

  • @ayoubchmarkh9689
    @ayoubchmarkh9689 Před 2 lety +1

    Kiitos paljon 😊

  • @vmbbuag6918
    @vmbbuag6918 Před 9 měsíci

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

  • @iannzxn
    @iannzxn Před 3 lety +3

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

    • @abdullahmohammed6569
      @abdullahmohammed6569 Před 3 lety

      Ei se mitään 😜

    • @imaginaryfriend6409
      @imaginaryfriend6409 Před 2 lety +2

      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

  • @Begruded_Norse
    @Begruded_Norse Před 6 lety +58

    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
      @NoName-pd7uf Před 6 lety +8

      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
      @tyynymyy7770 Před 5 lety +4

      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
      @isaazizi3590 Před 5 lety +2

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

    • @isaazizi3590
      @isaazizi3590 Před 5 lety

      Mardontt and hug in finnish Language Halataa

    • @tyynymyy7770
      @tyynymyy7770 Před 5 lety +1

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

  • @shathirahman855
    @shathirahman855 Před rokem +1

    Kiitos paljon

  • @mmcbsa6271
    @mmcbsa6271 Před 2 lety

    Thank you Paula I have learned a lot.

    • @imaginaryfriend6409
      @imaginaryfriend6409 Před 2 lety

      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

  • @ESinged
    @ESinged Před 5 lety +15

    SHES SO GOD DAM NCUTE

  • @kanelikettu9475
    @kanelikettu9475 Před 6 lety +229

    Kun oot itte suomest ja eksyit silti kattoo tätä:D

    • @streamdoubleknot7932
      @streamdoubleknot7932 Před 6 lety +7

      joo xD

    • @saqos
      @saqos Před 5 lety +1

      Juu

    • @meowBlitz
      @meowBlitz Před 5 lety +5

      pitäs olla mu opettelemas koreaa :-(

    • @vthegucciboy1404
      @vthegucciboy1404 Před 5 lety

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

    • @meowBlitz
      @meowBlitz Před 5 lety +1

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

  • @aiwangerjennifer7366
    @aiwangerjennifer7366 Před 3 lety

    Kiitos paljon! ❤

  • @songwutkaewthung8886
    @songwutkaewthung8886 Před 5 lety

    Hyvää,kiitos paljon

  • @valdezapg
    @valdezapg Před 4 lety +237

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

    • @strex9610
      @strex9610 Před 4 lety +16

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

    • @McSlobo
      @McSlobo Před 4 lety +4

      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
      @nefstead Před 4 lety +3

      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
      @joejoeson2530 Před 4 lety

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

    • @sanjuro2373
      @sanjuro2373 Před 4 lety

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

  • @julijuliannajuli
    @julijuliannajuli Před 2 lety +8

    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
      @ithadtobeaname7327 Před 2 lety +2

      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

  • @pootispow0
    @pootispow0 Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @ozkupelaileenyc4330
      @ozkupelaileenyc4330 Před 3 lety

      Ymmärrätkö mitä sanon

    • @_Suomalainen_
      @_Suomalainen_ Před 2 lety

      Remember that this is book language in this video.

    • @user-rc5bd2jq1o
      @user-rc5bd2jq1o Před 2 lety

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

    • @imaginaryfriend6409
      @imaginaryfriend6409 Před 2 lety

      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

  • @teklemehari456
    @teklemehari456 Před 5 lety

    Kiitos paljon kaunis tyttö

  • @gsf67
    @gsf67 Před 2 lety +12

    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
      @einomainen Před 2 lety +3

      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

  • @haisuvatukka
    @haisuvatukka Před 2 lety +7

    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.

  • @atinmiya4585
    @atinmiya4585 Před rokem

    I'm loving this!!! Learning whilke working 😂

  • @modelgirl9659
    @modelgirl9659 Před 2 lety

    Kiitos paljon 😻

  • @Luci-im7rp
    @Luci-im7rp Před 5 lety +44

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

    • @Turtzi375
      @Turtzi375 Před 4 lety +9

      We kinda just say - mun nimi (on)

    • @eckalloyd1602
      @eckalloyd1602 Před 4 lety

      Yeah its really hard

    • @damiengates7581
      @damiengates7581 Před 4 lety +5

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

    • @Pyovali
      @Pyovali Před 4 lety +9

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

    • @vk-dk9xd
      @vk-dk9xd Před 3 lety +6

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

  • @abrhamabera9717
    @abrhamabera9717 Před 3 lety +25

    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
      @mellost Před 2 lety +1

      Actually it is 6# hardest on of all the world

  • @patthunder323
    @patthunder323 Před rokem +2

    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😁

  • @zabihaidari65
    @zabihaidari65 Před 6 lety +1

    Kiitos Paljon

  • @tech_dude_official
    @tech_dude_official Před 3 lety +4

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

    • @imaginaryfriend6409
      @imaginaryfriend6409 Před 2 lety

      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

  • @saschavonstaa1368
    @saschavonstaa1368 Před 4 lety +9

    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

  • @mdhewa8762
    @mdhewa8762 Před 2 lety

    I love ❤️ you way you speak, that s wonderful

  • @sorangardi6701
    @sorangardi6701 Před 3 lety

    Well done that is so good to people

  • @Quisser
    @Quisser Před 3 lety +3

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

  • @regularhooman4771
    @regularhooman4771 Před 3 lety +3

    Haha!😂 This is so funny when i can speak Finnish xD

  • @gihanarambawela5637
    @gihanarambawela5637 Před 2 lety

    Thank you so much 🙏

  • @ca6bal4
    @ca6bal4 Před 3 měsíci

    The way Finns pronounce words is truly charming!

  • @phil1010
    @phil1010 Před 3 lety +3

    "In Finland, simple is best" - yeeeaah

  • @keedt
    @keedt Před 5 lety +21

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

  • @vmbbuag6918
    @vmbbuag6918 Před 9 měsíci

    Kiitos paljon so awesome video I learn alot from you..pls. upload more..❤❤❤

  • @victoriamonthiveigas2010

    Thanks teacher it's very helpful for me 🙏

  • @Emihasdreamstoo
    @Emihasdreamstoo Před 3 lety +5

    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
      @taekatanahu635 Před 3 lety +1

      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
      @Emihasdreamstoo Před 3 lety

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

  • @cakehunter111
    @cakehunter111 Před 6 lety +13

    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.

  • @bijayraut09
    @bijayraut09 Před 3 lety

    Thanks a lot. I am interested

  • @suwinalwimba49
    @suwinalwimba49 Před 10 měsíci

    Wow! This language sounds great.
    Let me learn it