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Finnishcourses.fi
Are you aware of this website where you can search for different Finnish courses? At the moment, the website has courses in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, Turku, Tampere, Oulu and online. My trade...
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Reading the Easy Finnish novel 'Numeroruuhka' in September
Haluaisitko lukea Numeroruuhka-selkokirjan yhdessä muiden lukijoiden kanssa? Tervetuloa hiljaiselle kurssilleni syyskuussa! Selkokirja ei ole vielä ilmestynyt, mutta haluan jo kertoa tästä kurssista....
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Expanding your Finnish vocabulary with Gettomasa rap songs
If you like Finnish rap, or if you have kids in Finland, you have probably heard of Gettomasa. If you listen to the songs on Spotify, you can usually read the lyrics at the same time. Notice that...
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Numeroruuhka - a novel in easy Finnish
Have you read the easy Finnish novels Yösyöttö, Tarhapäivä, or Hammaskeiju? Or perhaps all of them? The fourth part of the series, Numeroruuhka, was just published in easy Finnish! The original novels...
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Talking about presidential elections in Finnish
Did you know that Finland will vote for a new president in 2024? The voting day of the first round of the election is already on Sunday January 28. Sauli Niinistö has already served two terms as...
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Finnish weekend course in London in September
In September, I'll be joining my colleague Hanna Drummond in her intensive Finnish course at the Finnish church in London! For me, this is the second time in London and teaching this course, but Hanna...
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How to use the Finnish word 'kainalo' (an armpit)
Soon about kainalo, but first this: This blog is eleven years old! I published my first post on August 5 in 2012, when my daughter was a tiny baby and I was on maternity leave from my job as a Finnish...
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Talking about receipts and recipes in Finnish
... and other words that I often say wrong in English. :)A receipt is kuitti. A recipe is resepti or ruokaohje.A prescription is also resepti, or officially lääkemääräys.A subscription is lehtitilaus....
View ArticleA list of Finnish links to save on your bookmarks
These are my favourite blog posts for any Finnish learner. There's always time to read, watch, listen or sing for a little bit! Things to read in easy FinnishFinnish teaching channels on...
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How to reschedule in Finnish
Do you sometimes have to cancel or reshedule a meeting? Here are a couple of phrases that you can use: Expressing that you are sorry Valitettavasti minun täytyy perua tapaamisemme. - Unfortunately, I...
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Reading Juurihoito in November
Haluaisitko lukea Juurihoito-selkokirjan yhdessä muiden lukijoiden kanssa? Tervetuloa hiljaiselle aamukurssilleni marraskuussa! Would you like to read the easy Finnish novelJuurihoito with other...
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Finnish verbs that are very easy to understand (and some that are not)
Some verbs in verb type 4 are quite easy to understand, if you speak English or other Germanic language. Here's a small post about that topic, just for the fun of it. Easy verb type 4 verbs:joogata -...
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How to resign and get fired in Finnish
Here's a post about resigning and getting fired in Finnish. I was laid off once. It happened in March 2020, right before the pandemic lockdown. I was supposed to be a part-time teacher in my old school...
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Punainen kuin veri in the easy Finnish book club in January 2024
Here's and idea for intermediate Finnish learners in 2024: If you're not there already, join Selkokirjalukupiiri on Facebook.Start reading Salla Simukka's Punainen kuin veri, simplified by...
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How to kiss in Finnish
So many words to choose from! I've had to think about this a bit when simplifying novels into easy Finnish. In erotic and romantic scenes, the words are usually suudella and suudelma, and the rest of...
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Talking about distance in Finnish
Pää can be translated as a head or an end. The inessive form päässä is often used in distance-related sentences:Kuinka kaukana se on?Kuinka pitkä (matka) sinne on?Se on aika lähellä.Se on tosi...
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Selkokirjaryhmä Telegramissa
Kokeilen tänä keväänä jotain aivan uutta: Tervetuloa Telegram-ryhmään, jossa saat vertaistukea (peer support) selkokirjojen lukemiseen!Tarkoituksena on lukea koko Yösyöttö-sarja kevään aikana. Luemme...
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Leena-Maija Kenttämies ja Kurkilaakso
Tänään minulla on vieraana suomen kielen opettaja Leena-Maija Kenttämies. Leena-Maija kirjoittaa itsestään ensin helpolla suomella ja sitten englanniksi. On aina mukava tutustua uusiin kollegoihin!...
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How to straighten and bend in Finnish
If you ever attend a group exercise class in Finland, you are very likely hear these verbs: Ojentaaoikea - right, correctojentaa - to straighten, to extend, to hand out somethingojentajalihas - a...
View ArticleWhat's inside of the Finking Cap Club?
Tämä postaus on kaupallinen yhteistyö Finking Capin kanssa. Jos opiskelija liittyy Emmin klubiin linkkini kautta, saan pienen korvauksen.This post is a collaboration with Finking Cap. If a student...
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