How to say 'any' in Finnish
Here are some common sentences with the expression any in Finnish:Kuka tahansa voi tehdä sen. - Anyone can do it.Mikä tahansa päivä sopii mulle. - Any day is ok for me.Sä voit tilata mitä tahansa sä...
View ArticleExpressing possibility and probability
There are several ways to express possibility and probability in Finnish. Ehkä is maybe, perhaps.Mä tuun ehkä kuudelta. - Maybe I'll come at six.Ehkä se on unohtanut. - Perhaps he has forgotten.Kai is...
View ArticleHow to say you're sorry in Finnish
I already have an old post about the word anteeksi,but here's what to say if you want to express symphathy and understanding. Mä oon todella pahoillani. - I'm very sorry.Otan osaa. - My condolences....
View ArticleMixcloud & Instagram
If you haven't noticed yet, I now have both Mixcloud and Instagram accounts. Howexciting! I hope you'll find them useful. My goal is to interview more adults, and post at least one picture every day.
View ArticleHow I studied Chinese and Russian
I'm almost finished with the first two weeks of my summer challenge! This is how I managed to find some time to study first Chinese and then Russian every day for a week. I'm not super proud of myself,...
View ArticlePitää
I'm sure that you have noticed how pitää can mean many different things. Here are just some sentences that came to my mind. The four important forms are pitää, pidän, pidin and pitänyt.Pidätkö...
View ArticleHow to talk about nobody in Finnish
Ei kukaan is nobody. When used in a sentence, it goes like this:Kukaan ei koskaan soita mulle! - Nobody ever calls me!Mä en halua puhua kenenkään kanssa. - I don't want to talk with anybody. Mä en...
View ArticleFinnish books for intermediate and advanced learners
I really like the Samalla kartalla book series. You can already get Samalla kartalla 1 and Samalla kartalla 2, and the third one is coming in August. I like to recommend these books for my intermediate...
View ArticleLukea
Lukeais not just to read, but it is also used in expressions that would probably have the verb to say or something else in other languages. The four important forms are lukea, luen, luin and...
View ArticleVerbs that are the same in present and past
Pay attention to these verbs, because sometimes it might be really confusing that they look the same when conjugated in positive present and past tenses. The only thing that makes a difference is the...
View ArticleHow to ask Finns to speak easier Finnish
This post is kind of similar to my post How to make Finns speak Finnish, not English. A friend of mine wanted to know how to make Finns speak easier Finnish. Here's what we came up with:Anteeksi, mutta...
View ArticleSopia
Sopiais one of those verbs with several meanings. The four important forms are sopia, sovin, sovin and sopinut. Notice that the positive present and past are almost the same, and remember the consonant...
View ArticleKitchen verbs in Finnish
Some of you might know that I'm currently working at a vocational school. My students are studying to become either cooks, facility caretakers or housekeepers. Needless to say, thefoodisheavenly....
View ArticleSpeeding up boring meetings in Finnish
Have you ever been at a meeting when somebody is talking about something absolutely irrelevant, stealing everyone else's valuable time? If nobody else is saying anything, here are some things that you...
View ArticleEveryday Finnish
I just found a new online material! It is called Arkipäivän suomea, literally weekday Finnish. It is kind of old, but definitely worth checking out.
View ArticleCleaning verbs in Finnish
Here's a list of different cleaning and housekeeping verbs in Finnish. If you want to learn more, here's a link to a really good cleaning services material in easy Finnish.How many of these verbs do...
View ArticleFinnish at work
This is a post written by my students! I gave them a list of different situations at work and asked them to think what to say in Finnish. Here's what they came up with: When you didn't understand...
View ArticleTalking about having questions
Here's how to say that you have a question or questions. Notice that you can use three different endings!Singular partitive:Minulla on pari kysymystä. - I have a couple of questions.Minulla on monta...
View ArticleUlkoilla
Ulkoilla is one of those verbs that I never used before I had children. It means being outside, usually with children. The idea is to get fresh air and make the children tired so that they'll sleep at...
View ArticleLife after the Yki test
So you have passed the Yki test. Onneksi olkoon!Mitä sitten? Mitä seuraavaksi? - Then what?I don't know for sure, but I have this feeling that many people study like crazy to pass the exam and then...
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