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Things to do with kids in Jyväskylä
Are you coming to Jyväskylä withchildren? Or do you live here and wonder what to do? Here are some fun places to visit and things to do with kids in Jyväskylä:Mäki-Matin perhepuisto and Vanha kunnon...
View ArticleFinnish idioms
Here are some common idioms that I actually use. Do you know what they mean and when to use them? For more more idioms, you can check out this list:...
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Salla Simukka's novel Punainen kuin veri in easy Finnish
Ta-daa! I have a new job! I'm officially a selkomukauttaja now.Selkomukauttaja is a person who rewrites books in simpler language, so I'd call myself a simplifier in English. I also continue to be a...
View ArticleHow to say 'of' in Finnish
The English preposition 'of' is expressed at least in four different ways in Finnish:With a genitive:Helsingin yliopisto - University of Helsinki Karibianmeren merirosvot - Pirates of the Caribbean...
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Novels in easy Finnish
Since the book that I have simplified is not in bookstores and libraries quite yet, I decided to write a post about other novels in easy / simplified Finnish. I asked my friend and old student to share...
View ArticleFinnish local endings
Here's a small table about the local endings. They are really just prepositions at the end of the word. :)Mistä?From where?The verb expresses some kind of movement.Missä?Where?There is no movement in...
View ArticleFinnish studies checklist
It's time to get back to work if you have forgotten your Finnish studies over the summer! See if you can find time to do all these things. Not every day, but at least every week:Lue. - Read. Kirjoita -...
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How to use 'että'
A common challenge with the Finnish että is that students often use it the same way as the English that. That means that you either leave it out when you should use it, use it when you shouldn't, or...
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Finnish war movies
You must have noticed that the new version of Tuntematon sotilas - The Unknown Soldier will have its premiere on October 27. To prepare for that, you could watch some older Finnish movies about the war...
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Words that I don't use
Here's a list of words that I just heard in a radio show. I understand all of them, but I don't think that I would ever use them in my normal speech. I'm a 39 years old woman who has lived in Jyväskylä...
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Easy things to watch in Finnish
Suomalainen juttu is a program by Selkouutiset. It has short and easy videos and texts about all things Finnish. Here are the themes of the episodes:Loma - A vacationPeruna - A potatoAlko - The Finnish...
View ArticleHow to say 'about' in Finnish
Sometimes Finnish is so easy. The English aboutis either the the adverb noin or the ending sta / stä, depending on the sentence.About = noin:Maitopurkki maksaa noin euron. - A carton of milk costs...
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Buying a book in Finnish
I have written a post about online shopping in Finnish before. This is a similar post, but focusing on the website where you can buy the easy Finnish edition of Punainen kuin veri, a young adult novel...
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A new podcast in Mixcloud
Some of you might know that I have a Mixcloud account. I basically just interview people in easy Finnish and try to make them speak a bit more calmly and with simple structures and vocabulary. The...
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How to say "by" in Finnish
(An ad before the actual post: Check out my online Yki courses, if you are going to take the exam this fall. Kiitos!)Yes, how to say by is a tough question. Sometimes it seems that you can just use by...
View ArticleYlimmän tason puhumisen kurssi Skypessä
Oletko menossa ylimmän tason Yki-testiin?Haluaisitko harjoitella puhumisen osakoetta pienessä ryhmässä?Perustietoa kurssista:Tiistai-iltaisin klo 20.30 - 21.15.Neljä 45 minuutin tapaamista Skypessä....
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When things are not quite right in Finnish
Here's a list of expressions that you can use when things (or quite often clothes) are not the correct way. First, see if you have heard these ones before:nurinkurinpäinvastoin sikin...
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Booking a library book online in Finnish
Onko sinulla kirjastokortti? - Do you have a library card?If not, go to the nearest library and get one! For online booking, you probably also need a code number that you can get from the...
View ArticleKeskitason kirjoituskurssi - An intermediate writing course
Oletko menossa keskitason Yki-testiin 11. marraskuuta?Haluaisitko saada palautetta teksteistäsi ja oppia myös toisten opiskelijoiden teksteistä? Osallistu kirjoittamisen minikurssille! Kurssin aikana...
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Talking about different groups in Finnish
Do you know the difference between these words that mean some kind of a group in Finnish?jengi: Kiva, kun jengi diggaa!joukkue: Meidän joukkue oli paras!porukka: Mikä porukka te oikein olette? ryhmä:...
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