Finnish expressions about laughing
Here’s a couple of fun ways to talk about laughing in Finnish!
IT and technology vocabulary
We all need technology these days. Get this vocabulary list and learn your first IT words in Finnish!
Mikä se on? vs. Mitä se on?
“Mikä se on?” or “Mitä se on?” – What’s the difference? The interrogatives ‘mitä’ and ‘mikä’ can be tough, but here’s a video that explains the choice between those two questions.
The colours in Finnish – värit suomeksi
This blog post is about colours in Finnish. You’ll learn some basic colours and a way to “describe” colours. Sky blue, mint green, and so on.
Why on earth? Why the h***?
When you don’t understand why someone is doing what they’re doing, you can express your confusion or perplexity in English by saying “Why on earth?” Read on to find out how to say this in Finnish and how to tweak this sentence further. (NB! The end of the article contains swear words, both in the text and the audio.)
Can’t understand Finnish ‘puhekieli’?
Do you speak some Finnish but struggle to understand what people say to you? I know what it’s like. I’ve had this problem with other languages…
An introduction to Finnish word stems
What is a word stem in the Finnish language? Why does it matter? Watch this video to find out.
The Finnish partitive in sentences
Finish this sentence with an adjective: “Nukkuminen on …” Did you put it in the partitive case? You should! Read this post to find out more.
The three degrees of comparison for Finnish adjectives – an introduction
The three degrees of comparison for Finnish adjectives – an introduction.
The Finnish vowels – short or long?
Do you find it hard to differentiate between short and long Finnish vowels? Watch this video I recorded with short and long Finnish vowels. Practise
Reikäleipää – learning to bake traditional Finnish rye bread
There was one thing I missed like crazy when I was living abroad – ruisleipä, rye bread. Want to bake Finnish rye bread and learn some Finnish? Get this recipe!
The importance of the Finnish verb types
One of the things your teacher may teach you in your Finnish class is the verb system. In this post, I’ll be talking about the reasons why learning the Finnish verb types will boost your Finnish studies.