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The past tense in Finnish
Listen to a short text in Finnish past tense and learn how to talk about your morning in Finnish.
Finnish vowel harmony: How to choose between A and Ä?
To dot or not to dot? Here is a crucial tip that will help you decide between the different vowels in Finnish.
The basic forms of the Finnish personal pronouns
What are the Finnish personal pronouns and how do you use the Finnish personal pronouns with the verb OLLA, “to be”? Watch this video to learn some example sentences!
How to say “I’m pregnant” in Finnish
Are you, your partner or someone close to you expecting a child and you want to learn some pregnancy-related words in Finnish? Here are a few useful words that you may need to know.
How to talk about pain in Finnish: selkäkipu – back pain
In this blog post, you will learn a few key phrases that you can use to describe physical pain, like back pain, in Finnish. If it’s not about your back, just switch the word selkä to jalka, käsi or polvi, for example!
How to form questions in Finnish (part 1) – “Do you have…?”
In this video, I’ll walk you through how to form a “Do you have…?” question in Finnish. If you know how to say “You have X”, then it’s pretty easy to turn it into a question “Do you have X?”.
Days of the week in Finnish
Watch this video to learn the weekdays in Finnish! You’ll not only learn the basic forms of the weekdays, but you’ll also learn a few simple example sentences to go with them. Some sentences come in 2 different versions: Standard Finnish and spoken Finnish.
Päälle – päällä – päältä
How do you use the Finnish postposition päällä? Did you know that it comes in different forms, depending on the “direction”?
Finnish vocabulary video: Things around the house
Watch this video to learn a few Finnish words and expressions that you can use around the house. In some of the examples, you will hear two versions: a standard Finnish version and a spoken Finnish version.
Mini listening Exercise: Customer service
In this video, you will hear a couple of Finnish sentences that you might need in customer service in a store. Write down what you hear, and check the spelling, the standard Finnish version and the English translation!
Hanna Männikkölahti from Random Finnish Lessons interviewed me! Have a look inside the Finking Cap Club.
Want to learn Finnish online? Hanna Männikkölahti interviewed me for her Youtube channel a while ago. She asks questions about the Finnish online courses available in the Finking Cap Club, my membership site for Finnish learners.
Finnish Listening Exercise: Autossa – In the car
Do you struggle to understand fast spoken Finnish? Train your ear with this mini listening exercise. Grab a pen and paper, and write down what you hear!