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This weekâs tip is something you probably don'ât want to hear đ€ But if you wish to make real progress in learning Finnish, I recommend you to listen and consider giving this a chance! đ
âSPOKEN FINNISH KPTâ
Hereâs the spoken Finnish word forms I use in this video. By comparing them with standard Finnish, youâll build an understanding how they differ. This helps you in understanding us native Finns!
This isnât 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 âspoken Finnish KPTâ đ
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
= youâre 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
= Iâm 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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