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This week’s tip is something you probably don'‘t want to hear đŸ€­ But if you wish to make real progress in learning Finnish, I recommend you to listen and consider giving this a chance! 💙

“SPOKEN FINNISH KPT”

Here’s the spoken Finnish word forms I use in this video. By comparing them with standard Finnish, you’ll build an understanding how they differ. This helps you in understanding us native Finns!

This isn’t really any official grammatical concept, but since the letters tend to change, disappear or appear out of thin also in spoken Finnish, I call it ”spoken Finnish KPT” 😊

These particular changes in speech are common all over Finland, but even more especially in the southern regions. Especially the pronouns mÀ and sÀ are mainly used in southern Finland.

spoken Finnish > formal Finnish = English

Moikka! > Hei! = Hi! Hello!

mÀ oon > minÀ olen = I am

mÀ annan sulle > minÀ annan sinulle

= I give to you

et > ettÀ = that

miten sÀ voit tehostaa sun oppimista

> miten sinÀ voit tehostaa sinun oppimistasi

= how you can boost your learning

mul on > minulla on = I have

mÀ harjottelen > minÀ harjoittelen

= I practise

eri tasosten oppijoitten kanssa

> eri tasoisten oppijoiden kanssa

= with learners on different levels

mulla on > minulla on = I have

mahollisuus > mahdollisuus

= possibility, chance

nÀhÀ > nÀhdÀ = to see

millaset asiat auttaa

> minkÀlaiset asiat auttavat

= what kind of things are helping

mun asiakkaita edistyy nopeemmin

> minun asiakkaitani edistymÀÀn nopeammin

= my customers to progress faster

tÀÀ on > tÀmÀ on = this is

semmonen > sellainen = a kind of

sÀ et haluu > sinÀ et halua

= you do not want

yks > yksi = one

yhistÀÀ > yhdistÀÀ = unites

nopeesti > nopeasti = quickly

ne ei vastusta > he eivÀt vastusta

= they do not object

ne tajuu > he ymmÀrtÀvÀt

= they understand

auttaa niitÀ ymmÀrtÀÀ

> auttaa heitÀ ymmÀrtÀmÀÀn

= helps them to understand

auttaa niitÀ puhumaan

> auttaa heitÀ puhumaan

= helps them to speak

ne suhtautuu > he suhtautuvat

= they approaches

mun kans harjottelu ei oo

> minun kanssani harjoittelu ei ole

= practising with me is not

samalla ku > samalla kun

= while, at the same time as

me jutellaan suomeks

> me juttelemme suomeksi

= we speak in Finnish

me keskustellaan

> me keskustelemme

= we discuss

miks > miksi = why

niinku > kuten = like, as

mieluisa tapa oppii

> mieluisa tapa oppia

= a pleasant way to learn

ne pystyy vahvistaa kielioppii

> he pystyvÀt vahvistamaan kielioppia

= they can strenghten their grammar

ku > kun = when

ni > niin = so

mÀ huolehin

> minÀ huolehdin

= I ensure, I take care of

me harjotellaan

> me harjoittelemme

= we practise

yhessÀ > yhdessÀ = together

harjottelu > harjoittelu

= practise, practising

et sÀ vaan luet

> ettÀ sinÀ vain luet

= that you just read

oikeesti > oikeasti = really, for real

tosi > todella = really

ne alkaa pysyy sulla muistissa

> ne alkavat pysyÀ sinulla muistissa

= they start to stay in your memory

susta > sinusta = in your opinion

sun > sinun = your, yours

sillon > silloin = then

sÀ pystyt seuraa sun edistymistÀ

> sinÀ pystyt seurata edistymistÀsi

= you’re able to follow / to track

onks susta > onko sinusta

= is it in your opinion

vaan > vain = only, just

ootsÀ oppinu

> oletko sinÀ oppinut

= have you learned

kielioppii > kielioppia

= grammar (partitive plural)

tohon alle > tuohon alle = there below

mua kiinnostaa > minua kiinnostaa

= I’m interested

mitÀ sÀ ajattelet

> mitÀ sinÀ ajattelet

= what do you think

sÀ voit sanoo suoraan

> sinÀ voit sanoa suoraan

= you can say straight out

sÀ voit kertoo > sinÀ voit kertoa

= you can tell

auttaa sua > auttaa sinua = helps you

mukavaa viikkoo > mukavaa viikkoa

= have a nice week

tsemppii > tsemppiÀ

= good luck & encouragement

nÀhÀÀn > nÀhdÀÀn = see you

moi moi > hei hei = bye



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