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.
For beginners: an introduction to the Finnish personal pronouns
Are you a beginner in Finnish? Check out these 3 forms for the personal pronouns. Trust me, you will need them.
The Finnish 3rd infinitive: verb stem + -MAAN, -MASSA, -MASTA
You may have seen Finnish verb forms like syömään, syömässä and syömästä. These are the 3 most common ones out of the 5 different varieties of the 3rd infinitive.
Everyday Finnish words: lapsi
A few useful sentences to help you use the word lapsi, ‘child’
Talking about hobbies and interests in Finnish
You’ve probably heard the noun harrastus before, right? It means ‘hobby’. But what about the verb harrastaa?
Kuulla vai kuunnella?
What is the difference between the Finnish verbs KUULLA and KUUNNELLA?
A compact guide to the accusative
So you’ve figured out when to use the accusative and when to choose the partitive. But wait, what’s that? There are two types of accusative?
Saada, osata, voida worksheet
Grab a free worksheet to help you master the confusing Finnish verbs saada, osata and voida.
Finnish and its quirks
What are the first few things you should know about Finnish when you start learning the language? Watch this video to learn about the things that make Finnish the wonderful language it is!
The word “takana” (“behind”)
Never hesitate with the word takana anymore! The little elf will teach you how to use it.
Useful Finnish sentences with the pronoun SE
How to use the Finnish pronoun SE in sentences.