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How Do I Know Which Case I Should Use?
Meri writes: Hi Mari, I have some questions regarding the verb ostaa and the behavior of some nouns…
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How to say “cut” in Finnish: the Finnish verb leikata
José Carlos writes:How to say in Finnish the following? 1. I CUT my finger with a knife. 2.…
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How Do I Find a Teacher That’s Right For Me?
In my opinion, the key to learning any new skill is finding a good teacher, and learning Finnish…
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My tips for the YKI test
UPDATE, 20.8.2020: See my new post here for the updated version of this post! I’m leaving this one up in…
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How Can My Finnish Friends and Family Help Me Learn?
Reader Karen made a great suggestion in the comments of How to practice speaking when studying on your own. …
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How to practice speaking when studying on your own
Gennady asks:How to practice speaking and spoken Finnish when you’re studying Finnish on your own? This is a…
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Does Grammar Matter?
Finnish classes have a tendency of being very grammar heavy. This is in part because of how the…
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How can I get feedback for my writing when preparing for YKI?
I very often get asked a version of this question: I’m preparing for YKI, and I need to…
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How do you recognize Finnish word types?
Feik asks: How do I know which Finnish i-word is “new” and which “old”? kieli: kielen vs tiimi:…
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How can I stay motivated enough to read a whole book in Finnish?
Reading in the language you want to learn is one of the best ways to level up your…
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Is Finnish Difficult?
One of the questions that I get asked most often is this one. Sure, Finnish is difficult to…
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Why doesn’t kk change to k? Kpt changes are baffling.
30/7/2024 Myat asks: Why doesn’t “kirkko” change kk to k in location cases? Hi Myat! Thank you for…
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Introduction
I teach Finnish to adults in Helsinki. In my day to day life, I get asked so many…
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What does the Finnish word “niin” mean?
Usman asks: Sometimes i get confused about “niin”, its used so much for different purposes but mostly in…