Thanks for watching! Much love to all of you! ❤️ 1:18 Finnish Course for Foreigners 2:33 Speaking Finnish with other foreigners 3:09 Translating Finnish text 3:45 Reading Finnish text out loud 3:59 Watching children’s TV shows 5:09 Speak Finnish everyday 5:39 Speaking to myself in Finnish 6:42 Become like a child

@taijat

4 жыл бұрын

4:07 _Muumilaakso_ is the name not Muumilaasko 🙂

@ilarious5729

4 жыл бұрын

@@taijat hehe, I was wondering if I could find the friendly correction from the comments and there it was 😁 but honestly I found it annoying when people don't correct my English especially friends who know I'm not a native speaker and want to become better. But I can see how someone would see correcting someone's speech annoying lol

@taijat

4 жыл бұрын

@@ilarious5729 yes, I know what you mean. I wasn't wanting to be unfriendly or rude or anything like that. Muumit have always been my favorite serie even nowadays. (As you can see on my profile picture.) Especially the books are really great and I recommend them for all - also for those learning Finnish language. 😊

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

sirkus18 Bummer! thanks for pointing it out. I have dyslexia so I get letters mixed up all the time. I almost always have messed up that word 😅 but I still missed it even when editing. :(

@erisonyt

4 жыл бұрын

@@taijat Yes and for learning Swedish 😋 Ok, haven't tried it myself but it must work. It's the original language for the books even 😊

Here is my story about how i learned to speak finnish *cough* i was born here

@Eetu.R

4 жыл бұрын

Holy shit dude same

@holoholopainen1627

4 жыл бұрын

Where Did You lear Your English ?

@holoholopainen1627

4 жыл бұрын

LEARN - NOT LERN ! THANKS

@Eetu.R

4 жыл бұрын

Through photosynthesis ofcourse

@vshubl

4 жыл бұрын

Ok, how can I reborn in Finland? XD

The main issue you have is fluency. Grammar is okay, but as a native Finnish speaker, for you my advice is to listen more to fluent speakers and copy their face, tonality, and accent. Don’t be afraid to take it slow :)

@cvspvr

7 ай бұрын

i don't think you should change your accent. it'd be boring if everyone had the same accent. changing your tonality is important though, because otherwise you'd sound unnatural

Like some wise dude said: "Everything is impossible until someone does it."

@takoja507

4 жыл бұрын

So correct on that one. That's why I hate sport videos that say "impossible saves" or "impossible goals" etc. Obviously they are not impossible if you can make a video out of them and many of them are similar type saves and goals. :) Your finnish pronunciation is pretty good, Wildwood. :)

@huugosorsselsson4122

4 жыл бұрын

"It always seems impossible until it's done" --Nelson Mandela

@aA-hj3tt

4 жыл бұрын

-Albert Einstein prolly ik u aint gonna check

@hellraiser2375

4 жыл бұрын

(Kaikki on mahdollista kunnes joku tekee sen)

@holoholopainen1627

4 жыл бұрын

@@hellraiser2375 Kaikki on mahdotonta - kunnes joku tekee sen ! Muistan kun yksi virolainen ui Virosta Suomeen - n viisi vuotta sitten ! En tiennyt ettei kukaan ollut uinut matkaa aikaisemmin ( onnistuneesti loppuun saakka ) - joten kaverista tuli maailman kuulu !

No eihä suomen kieli oo edes vaikiaa, tällleee puhuu menemää vaa!

@liwe1569

4 жыл бұрын

Nii nuohan puhuu aivan puutaheinää! :DD

@blancetnoir9066

4 жыл бұрын

HiiVatti - joo todellaki😂 no ei sitte kiinakaan varmaa

@aA-hj3tt

4 жыл бұрын

EI SUOMI OO VAIKEA SITÄHÄN PUHUU PIKKU LAPSETKIN

@ladywoods6918

4 жыл бұрын

Okei siis mä niin toivon et nää tyypit vaan vitsailee xDD

@ladywoods6918

4 жыл бұрын

@Isla Ihana kiina on vaikeampaa kun Suomi mutta se ei tarkoita että Suomi ei olisi vaikea kieli c:

I think part of the reason why Finns tries to help you to learn the Finnish right through correcting your mistakes is that there are so many words that have just one letter difference and they mean totally different things. Because of that you can easily end up offending someone when you change the meaning of the word. Also I think it also helps that we all study at least two different languages besides our mother tongue (that can also be Swedish in Finland with it being our second official language), so everyone in here knows what it is to try to learn a new language and how hard it can be.

@KaiMarcad

4 жыл бұрын

Tapaan ystäväni klo 12.00 = I'll meet my friend at 12.00. Tapan ystäväni klo 12.00 = I'll kill my friend at 12.00.

@aivopark

4 жыл бұрын

@@KaiMarcad I can not repeat this enough, Fuck Sweden!

@valmet9014

4 жыл бұрын

@@KaiMarcad hmm.. looks like a tight shedule..

@aA-hj3tt

4 жыл бұрын

@@aivopark thats the plan!

@hugis3

4 жыл бұрын

for one example the word kuusi means the number six and the tree and the word kusi means piss

06:37 "To learn a language you have to become like a child." That's true - to learn a language one needs to be willing to explore, to scrape a knee once or twice... Finns themselves are a bit hampered by the innate worry about "what will they think of me/us" so when we see someone else working to overcome that very obstacle about something we personally know something about is one of the few situations when we feel it safe to insert ourselves in the process. Sometimes it even works.

girl i respect you finnish is a hard ass language, as a finn i can say that most of us don't even get everything right

She's speaking the language of gods!

@nikolas8428

4 жыл бұрын

So am i god cos i am finnish??

@franklinclinton4539

4 жыл бұрын

@@nikolas8428 Yes. Isn'tt that obvious?

@giannisvar4414

3 жыл бұрын

im from greece and i feel like greek and finnish are the most appealing languages

@brahimbachir7495

3 жыл бұрын

Me who speaks Chinese/Japanese/korean/Icelandic/german and can speak'em all mix'd: pathetic

@poliisikoira2765

2 жыл бұрын

Ai kiitos

You're doing great. When I was a kid our family used to mingle with this one multinational family whose dad was Swiss, and since he was an upper-class Swiss who had nannies and housekeepers and butlers and such as a kid, he already spoke very fluent German, English, Italian and French before moving to Finland in his 40's. It took him like 2 years to learn the language and get a very neutral Finnish accent with no particular telltale signs of him being a foreigner. I suppose being one of the lucky few with that sort of background helps a lot :D I am now 40 myself and work in a very international environment (ICT), and that old man is still the only foreign-born person I have met to this day who is able to speak Finnish without an obvious foreign accent.

I totally loved your video! I am a beginner with the language and this you pointed out is very helpful! Finns seem to be cold and self-centered, but when they hear their language they somehow open up their hearts! I subscribe to your channel and wish you all the best! ❤️

Wow, your Finnish is really good considering you only lived here for 4 years, I'm impressed :o I really appreciate you going through so much trouble to learn our humble little language, kiitos tosi paljon~

That was amazing! You can still hear you aren't a native speaker, but it doesn't take any effort figure out what you're saying.

Hi Rachel! It's Jacquie in Waco! My grandfather, Andrew Haataja, came over from Finland I'm guessing in the 30s and have always been so very interested in Finland. I just love your videos and want to thank you for your insight!

I am happy when somebody loves suomi Suomi sanottu torilla tavataan suomi on paras maa!!!!! I am trying to learn english too

@blutbad5383

4 жыл бұрын

@Topelius perkele🔥

@extractionoflight9478

4 жыл бұрын

That quote is an excellent start 👌🏼

@holoholopainen1627

4 жыл бұрын

By learning suomi - You just know that You are smart ! Many live in Finland - Not knowing the language !

Ihana video taas!! Kiitos.

You just motivated me to put more effort into learning Finnish. I pretty much have every opportunity to learn it but due to the difficulty I get discouraged. I live and work in Finland, I’m married to a Finnish woman, and I like learning languages. So why the hell am I not speaking Finnish?! Mitä vittua! 😂🤦🏾‍♂️

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Quadiyr Wilson I can totally relate to feeling discouraged about it. 😅 you can do it though! Don’t give up ❤️ thanks for your comment

@Q-Mac_

4 жыл бұрын

@@WildwoodVagabond I refuse to give up! I have sisu! I'm starting my Finnish language integration courses in February, wish me luck!

@Phoephoey

3 жыл бұрын

Have you done the YKI test?

@Q-Mac_

3 жыл бұрын

@@Phoephoey no not yet

Once again, I'm thoroughly impressed by your skills. Specifically the pronunciation of Finnish words. 😊 It's necessary to regularly speak a language to maintain your skills even when it's your mother tongue. I was brought up speaking Finnish in Sweden. Didn't really speak Swedish on a daily basis until 7th grade and I was in my late teens when I finally made the switch from Finnish being my main language. Now I've spent half my life speaking mainly Swedish and English and half (the first half) speaking Finnish. And I'm severely lacking in Finnish. Can't get by without trying to insert a few swedish of English words into every sentence.

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Kirsi L that’s so interesting!! 😃❤️

You are so sweet, AND informative. So Enjoying your videos. New subscriber here from Southern California. Thank you. Hope everyday is only getting better and/or moving forward.

Great as always!

More videos like that! It's kinda funny when you speak finnish! :)

Respect for the dedication! Real show of attitude. 👍🙏😃

How cool! I'm also learning Finnish and I've uploaded one video speaking Finnish so far, but I definitely plan to continue :) Good luck with your learning goals!

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Jonas Benjamin thank you! Good luck to you as well ❤️✌🏼

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

super kone kuka? Minä?

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

super kone kyllä, ymmärrän

Your grammar is good!! Hope to see you back in Finland!

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Hoa Pham I hope soon!!

I lived in Finland for 10 years and only a year ago I took my time and learn to speak Finnish. I totally feel you about desperate tears. Even though I can chat in Finnish, every now and then I see some words which blow my mind and I feel like I’ll never have a full grasp on it.

@SuSiMa1lu

4 жыл бұрын

Kyllä sinä pystyt ! (You can do it!) Kunhan pilailin ja piruuttani laitoin tämän sinänsä pölvästin kommentin...

@holoholopainen1627

4 жыл бұрын

Have You met Foreighn People in Finland - That say - that They Dont speak in Finland ? This is Great that some People speak even less - while in Finland !

@gpsfamilyjournal7036

4 жыл бұрын

@@holoholopainen1627 with foreigners I usually end up speaking in English. It is true, people don't chat on the street easily, so you don't get to practice your Finnish with strangers. I try to speak Finnish in every occasion, like a shop or a daycare.

@holoholopainen1627

4 жыл бұрын

@@gpsfamilyjournal7036 We have heard that Finns Dont talk to strangers ! - but there is the small talk - that makes it easier to communicate ! Moro miten menee... and that opens everybodys hearts to tell You " Their LIFESTORY " and Family Tree ! Easy when You know how !

I’m on exchange in Finland for 11 months and I honestly feel so lost in this language. I’m here since 3 months and I can understand quite a lot, but speaking is so hard. This video really gave me motivation, thank you!

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Jorina Blanck that’s awesome! Just keep going! ❤️❤️ you can do it. It seems like it takes time to “digest” anyway.. so it will just start to click more and more the longer your brain has time to process it. Good luck!

@thePersson

4 жыл бұрын

Then think about me. I have lived in Finland since i was born(im 28 now) and i cant speak fluent finnish yet. Of course i can a lot of finnish, but not 100% fluent. Im a Swedishspeaking finn so i dont use finnish on daily basis

@holoholopainen1627

4 жыл бұрын

@@thePersson Tack ! It just takes time to get to know People who speak the language ! Its called the Stockholm syndroma !

Hyvin puhut Suomea, puhu vaan enemmän niin se parantuu entisestään 😊 ja sanoistasi saa hyvin jo selvän, puhu vaan enemmän 😊😊 todella loistavaa, upea kuulla että englantia puhuva opetteli Suomen kielen

showing an accurate and deep understanding; great perceptive. 💡 Muito obrigado for all the insightful information. 🤝

You are a nice, and intelligent girl. I wonder if anyone told you, you would make a very very good teacher. You've got it all over you. You naturally and sensibly project and instill confidence. How nice it would be to meet you. And thank you for this and the other videos of your experiences, they are an inspiring thing.

It feels weird when people says it’s hard since I’m a native speaker😂👌🏻

@nasdaqua

4 жыл бұрын

Try speaking Icelandic...that's a tough language to master.

@jancovanderwesthuizen8070

4 жыл бұрын

@@nasdaqua At least it's Germanic, that alone makes it easier than Finnish

@nasdaqua

4 жыл бұрын

@@jancovanderwesthuizen8070 Ok..if you say so..i'm not an expert on languages..i only speak English. I thought Icelandic is more complicated than Finnish... to me , they're both like learning Chinese.. lol

@jancovanderwesthuizen8070

4 жыл бұрын

@@nasdaqua I speak 8 languages and among them a bunch of Germanic ones, so for me personally Icelandic would definitely be easier than Finnish

@nasdaqua

4 жыл бұрын

@@jancovanderwesthuizen8070 8 languages...that's amazing....BUT, here's a polyglot who speaks 12 languages...she's got you beat! lol... Regardless, your abilities are far greater than my measly 1 language...I'm sure you'd be able to catch up to this young woman, in terms of languages spoken...kzread.info/dash/bejne/mGWno7KNmaSsdrw.html

Your finnish is seriously so good!!

This is the first time I've heard an American person speak Finnish! As a Finn it is interesting to hear, I love the accent too x) Your Finnish is very good

Thank you so much- great video! I spent 10 months in Finland studying and now I'm trying to learn Finnish to be able to speak to my boyfriend's daughter. I find it very hard to find good language Apps but will definitely look into children's books and tv series! :-)

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Rebekka Mue Awesome! Good luck! I’m positive you can do it ❤️

Finnish is not a hard language, that's just an urban legend. It just depends very much about the learner's mother tongue. For germanic language speakers it is hard in the beginning. Eg. Turkish people learn Finnish quite easily even though Finnish and Turkish aren't related. They just have many similarities in the "basic system" of the language, so they don't have to learn the basic system first like you English speakers have to do. I have used that same method when learning Russian. I have dialogs with myself in Russian :) If you are in Facebook you should join to some Finnish groups and read what people write there. I have joined eg. in a Swedish group to "get my Swedish back" and also chatted with some Swedes in Messenger. I was quite good at Swedish at school but I have forgotten it because of lack of use.

@elgahadzizade9962

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you are right saying about similar language system in Turkish and Finnish language. I know Turkish and Azerbaijanian languages and for me learning Finnish is not that hard.

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

oh2mmy that’s a good idea!

@thehedgy3647

4 жыл бұрын

It’s more difficult for people outside of the finno ugric group to learn and speak finnish fluently.

@Susirajantakaa

4 жыл бұрын

Looks like also many people from Asian origin learn Finnish quite quickly.

@Charuid

4 жыл бұрын

@@Susirajantakaa Apparently, it is so vastly different that it makes it easier to learn for them :)

Wau! Your suomen kieli is really good! I'm impressed. Definitely try to use Finnish whenever you have a change so your language skills won't get rusty. 💙 Suomi ei ole helppo kieli, mutta hiljaa hyvä tulee.

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

sirkus18 thank you! ☺️

I wish I started learning it when I was younger - it’s honestly really difficult to learn 😂 will definitely be using these tips to help me!

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

melonholy 2.0 that’s great!

@aA-hj3tt

4 жыл бұрын

Kunpa mäkin olisin aloittanut suomen opiskelun ajoissa

Great Finnish and good tips on learning! Here's a Finn that will now try to apply those for German :)

@85sharifa55

4 жыл бұрын

Mitä metodia käyttäen aiot oppia saksaa? Onhan noita tarjolla netissä, tietysti. Olisiko apuna se, kun Suomessa ei dubata TV- ohjelmia, ja haluaisit katsoa saksalaisia TV- ohjelmia, ne olisi ehkä yksi konsti!

amazing! a hug from Brazil!

It sounds good. The pronouncement is a bit off but i can still understand you. Good job😁

Good training material is also the literature and filmography you know very well in your mother tongue, and you find in Finnish. Especially American material has been translated to Finnish a lot.

Great encouragement for those trying to learn Finnish - telling us in your positive and friendly way how you managed to do it☺ -.

@WildwoodVagabond

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it’s useful 😌

My family has hosted more than a dozen exchange students and, in my experience, if you speak English, it will be harder to learn Finnish. In a misguided attempt to help and accommodate, Finns often default conversations to English, which makes it a lot harder for English speakers to learn Finnish. People who speak poor or no English usually just have to power through the hard first months, but they usually come ahead and adapt much quicker because of it. I think all the things you listed are really helpful and something that I would recommend as well, especially subtitled cartoons. You speak quite well for someone who moved out 4 years ago. I rarely speak English, so if I travel and have to speak English, it usually takes me at least a day and quite a few beers before the rust wears off and I can string together coherent sentences.

Currently trying to learn the language and this was encouraging, thank you. Did you explain in a video why you left Finland?

Soooooo talented!! I can barely speak English (and that's my first language) So happy you hit a goal of yours.

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Scout and Scamp haha.. I feel challenged with my English sometimes too 😄 thanks for watching!

@holoholopainen1627

4 жыл бұрын

Do You know Why Kids know how to read ? They watch Starky & Hutch & Happy Days - and those Shows have subtitles ! We dont Dump ( Germany ) - but hear the original talk ! By Doing this - You learn any MAJOR LANGUAGE !

@scoutandscamp1159

4 жыл бұрын

@@holoholopainen1627 so your saying that if I watch little house on the prairie in French, I can learn French!? Well I know what I'm doing today! Lol thanks for the great idea

@holoholopainen1627

4 жыл бұрын

@@scoutandscamp1159 Yes ! You need to hear the language - and just read the subtitles ! When You start doing this at young age - with years your skills improve ! Have You ever met anyone - who speaks a different language ? My Cuosins Kids speak 3 languages - both Parents their own and at school a different one ! I can Street talk in 4 languages !

@scoutandscamp1159

4 жыл бұрын

@@holoholopainen1627 wow that's really cool. And I don't know anyone personally that speaks anything other than English, Kansas is pretty boring lol

Nice to hear from your learning methods. I have exactly the same methods learning German. Btw. Your Finnish is very good. ❤️

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Marko Heikkilä that’s cool! How is the German language for you? I think it’s harder to pronounce than finnish (me being an english speaker)

@MarkoHeikkila

4 жыл бұрын

Wildwood Vagabond German is not so difficult to learn. R-letter is a bit hard to pronounce, but even some native Germans don’t pronounce it the harder way. You will be understood well if you pronounce it like r-letter in Finnish. Because I can Swedish a bit it also helps to learn German. In Swedish and German have some words and expressions which are the same. Because you have learned Finnish nothing is impossible to you. 💪

@85sharifa55

4 жыл бұрын

@@MarkoHeikkila I did live in Germany 21 Years and never learnt to pronounce R- in german way, I think there are part of Germans, who do it "rolling", like the Finns! Hyvin pärjäsin ihan tälleen! Gut Ding will Weile haben!

Olet mahtava tyyppi 😁👍

You are really good at finish

Thank You!

God bless you I've been looking everywhere💕😌

Puhut tosi hyvin!

This was great, thank you! You have worked hard and learned so much, congratulations! PS People correcting the learner can sometimes be annoying. It depends on how it is said and in what context. If you are telling something very important with emotion, it would be extremely rude to correct grammar. But in some cases it is polite, because it can help in learning, as you said.

Rachael, your Finnish is better than many Finns, really. Its a sad that older people doesen`t want to learn local languages, because that`s most important thing in terms of adaptation, e.g.refugees.Where i roam, i try learn local language, at least couple of words like, thank you, good morning, and so on. Keep up the good work.

Good Job. I cant imagine to be able to speak or learn Finnish. I remember when Ivy and I were standing at international airport in Houston and it was her first year and she was going back to Finland after her summer visit and she said Poppie those people over there are speaking Finnish. She had a hard time speaking Finnish but she could understand the language very well. After four years she learned it well, but you did excellent

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Pricilla Sanders thanks mom. You’re the best ❤️❤️

I am still impressed to keep your Finnish skills! My Scottish friend told he do not need Finnish, because all speak English in Finland, anyway.

@martaleszkiewicz5115

4 жыл бұрын

That's not true. Go outside any major city or even some of the big ones (Lahti, Tampere, Oulu, etc.) and you'll meet a lot of people who speak little or no English. Helsinki and Turku tend to be used to foreigners (and maybe also places like e.g. Rovaniemi), but beyond that, speaking and understanding Finnish makes a world of a difference.

@vesapykala4322

4 жыл бұрын

@@martaleszkiewicz5115 It was a special case. I was working an Finnish engineering company. My friend married also Finnish woman. He just told he need not Finnish.

@holoholopainen1627

4 жыл бұрын

@@vesapykala4322 Many Foreighners say - I Dont speak in Finland ! Sometimes these People look almost like FINNS !

It's possible that over 7 million speak Finnish. 5 million speak it as their mother tongue, then there's the majority of Finnish Swedes and immigrants. On top of that, it's been estimated that 1,6-2,0 million people living abroad are either Finnish citizens (300 000) or have enough Finnish roots that they can speak/understand the language to some degree. Most of them live in Sweden, USA and Canada. In addition, some foreigners learn Finnish just because they like our country, music or are into languages in general.

@aA-hj3tt

4 жыл бұрын

Why would you learn finnish cuz you like the country finland is basically 3 cities that speak finnish and then forest with a few bears sprikled in

@mikaelpeltonen96

4 жыл бұрын

It's true that you can manage with English in Finland but if someone is going to live there for long, learning Finnish is important for immigration's sake. Some people also learn Finnish just to understand the culture and listen to Finnish music, many don't even have plans to move there. This happens for example in Japan and South America. There's nine cities with population of 100 000 -700 000 so it's not just small towns and 95% of the people speak native Finnish. Of course the towns are small compared to metropols but they're regular size in Northern Europe.

@vulc1

4 жыл бұрын

You completely overlook the fact that Estonia accommodates the highest percentage of Finnish speakers (of various degree of proficiency) among its population outside Finland

@mikaelpeltonen96

4 жыл бұрын

Only 8000 Finns live in Estonia but if we count Estonians who speak Finnish, then you are right. I didn't notice that.

@vulc1

4 жыл бұрын

@@mikaelpeltonen96 Yeah when you are counting people in the world who "can speak/understand the [Finnish] language to some degree" and then leaving Estonia & Estonians out does not make any sense.

You speak finnish very well. Amazing! Finnish is said to be the most difficult language to learn and to speak. Hyvin puhut suomea.

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Otto Von Stirlitz kiitos!

@erisonyt

4 жыл бұрын

Some people say Chinese is more difficult 😊 At least for speakers of Germanic and Fenno-Ugrian languages. Haven't tried but Hebrew also seems a difficult, especially without the vowel markings. Anyhow, Finnish is difficult enough.

@samspencer582

4 жыл бұрын

Wildwood Vagabond Eipä kestä as we say in finnish.

Nice video and actually helpful.) I have started to learn Finnish a month ago and I can say that it is not that difficult for me. I am Ukrainian, speak English, German, Turkish, Azerbaijanian, Polish and Russian languages and what I have noticed is that more languages you know it is easier to learn others even if they seem to be too difficult. Nevertheless, learning Finnish is very interesting and cool and I believe every new learnt language opens another door in the life.😊

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Helga Hadzizade wow! So many languages 😲 that’s awesome! I agree ... learning Spanish has been really easy for me after learning finnish

Generally we won't mind if someone asks us to articulate slower and to use more formal Finnish. If it helps you learn better and you want to practice speaking and hearing, you may ask that we do slow down or to use formal Finnish. Also one thing that helps you a lot is to learn cases of most used words. For example talo (a house), Rakennamme taloa (partitive) -> We're building a house. Kalle ostaa talon (accusative) -> Kalle buys a house. Talon väri on punainen (genitive) -> The color of the house is red. And so on. When you study words like this you can almost naturally say new words correctly. But of course the best way is to speak with native Finnish speakers. A lot.

Eihän tämä hankallaa oo, porisee vaan menemään nii siinähä se luonnistuu🇫🇮

@monobloc

4 жыл бұрын

on se

@SEA-hp6zo

4 жыл бұрын

nii se menee🇫🇮

@impeople-bc2ou

4 жыл бұрын

No joo kyllähän se näin on👍

@haarukka5288

4 жыл бұрын

lmao

@kuu_kettune3656

3 жыл бұрын

Nii ottaa sen kuuman perunan. Pois suustq

Thank you for this video, and reccommending Moomin Lasco, I learn better with Children's Shows. I am learning Finnish as well as other languages like French, Japanese, Russian, Greek, Portuguese. The reason why I want to learn so many languages, Gal I'm crazy.

Got to say, you spoke pretty good Finnish. Hyvää työtä✌️ Ps: Finnish dude here.

@ykasani5762

4 жыл бұрын

Eedsku juu meitä on täällä

@later1245

4 жыл бұрын

konuliz _ tietenkin on!

@jared2276

4 жыл бұрын

spoke*

@SeOikeaEedsku

4 жыл бұрын

@@jared2276 oops, thanks!

After being with my husband for over 25 years, I can say only a few things. Yes, it is difficult, close to learning Sanscrit. LoL Kudos to you, you sound GREAT!!!

Thank you very much 👌

I'm from Finland it seems like you had learned the lanuage well!

i think the main part of "needing to be a child to learn a language" is the higher neuroplasticity that children have. there's definitely a critical period element to learning your first language. there's also the lack of any preconceived ideas about the grammatical structure of a language

If it is any consolation, my Finnish is not very good even though I am a native Finnish speaker :D Here in schools, we grade subjects from 4-10 and my Finnish was always 6 at best. So, no need to worry about making mistakes. We do them all the time yourselves! :D

thank you

Kiitos

As a native speaker of one of the hardest languages, as in Finnish, comes naturally to me of course but I'm currently trying to learn Mandarin Chinese, which is considered THE hardest language in the world. Your dedication and success gives me inspiration!

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Tomi Hakala I’ve heard that is the hardest language! Wow! Kudos to you! ❤️ thanks for your comment

@tomihakala9522

4 жыл бұрын

@@WildwoodVagabond One step at a time ❤️

Muutan Suomee ja on 3 kuukautta aikaa opiskella uus kieli ennen ku koulu alkaa .-. oli kyl aika kiva. Nythän tää on iha helppo

Kiitos paljon

Also there are technically two different types of finnish also there is the same thing in english and many other languages. So basically there is the speaking to a person one and the writing one.

I have also found useful to try to explain out loud what I am doing in the language I am trying to learn. Also if I don't know or remember how to say something I'll try to find another way to express it. If I can't figure anything out I'll check the word from translator on the phone. This helps with everyday language. My doggy is a good listener, though he won't correct when I say something incorrectly :D

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Susirajantakaa haha... I love dogs. They’re the best

Finnish is very hard language and you speak very well it! Good job 🇫🇮👌🏻

Speaking of difficulty of Finnish language, I once met an Egyptian merchant who said "Suomi on helppo kieli". He was also proficient in 6 other languages, though (Arabic, English, French, German, Spanish, and one other, perhaps Russian, as I recall).

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

kilppari78 that’s cool!

Terveisiä Suomesta! ☺️

It's interesting to see how you stress the _second_ syllable in "a-MErikkalainen". 😄

Yes. Mestari olet kyllä. Nice

How did you manage to do 1.5 year of language training in that intensity? As in - how was there time to work or earn money?

I wouldn't need finnish, but I'm learning it because it sounds like a song. It is the most difficult language I have ever learned

You are doing a great job! But there is a long way to go to be at the top of it. it is not necessary though. You´ve already got what you need to win our hearts.

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

vesa vartiainen ahhh ❤️🥰☺️

hienot hiukset!

There are legit good tips

Henkilökohtainen mielipiteeni tästä videokokonaisuudesta kallistuupi sellaiseen suuntaan, että neitokainen on erittäin epäjärjestelmällisellä harjoittelutekniikalla aloittanut kielenopiskelun.

@jyrijarmolainen4923

4 жыл бұрын

heh

Hai, hieno video! Hyvun on suomi sinulla vieläkin hallinnassa.

You should keep it up. Is there any finnish communities there? Get involved, language skills are great.

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Oscar Gold I’m sure there is. And someone suggested a Facebook group to me too. It would be a shame to lose all of it like I did spanish. So now I’m learning spanish again and trying to keep my finnish up.

Wow! On harvinaista, että ulkomaalainen oppii suomea NOIN HYVIN! 👌

@holoholopainen1627

4 жыл бұрын

You said it ! Even KEKE ARMSTRONG / NEIL HARWICK play worse and act - at lover level !

@bobtheblob9006

3 жыл бұрын

Jep!

my grand mother spoke Finn to me in my pre school years, i have had no proper lessons (so my grammer and spelling is incorrect). I can pronounce the words the correct way ( i was in Finland 30 years ago and people wonderd what part of Finland i came from). Some one said my dialect was an old one , which of course would be true as my grandparents came in then late 1890s.

Good job that you have learned the language 😍❤️ Tervetuloa Suomessa🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮❤️

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Clay And Fantastic kiitos! ❤️❤️

@Charuid

4 жыл бұрын

*Suomeen.

@Peony_paeonia_

4 жыл бұрын

Jaz Nought Thank you for correction 😃

@Charuid

4 жыл бұрын

@@Peony_paeonia_ No problem!

Niceee when u are really really good at finnish u should start learning finnish dialects like northern savonia

You’re better in Finnish than my Russian math teacher and it’s funny since “she’s been a teacher in a college/uni” don’t remember which one

@galvanizedcorpse

4 жыл бұрын

it's easy when you go there as a rich tourist or a fucking refugee, you can practice 24/7, otherwise is 10 times more difficult

@holoholopainen1627

4 жыл бұрын

@@galvanizedcorpse Just use UUNO TURHAPURO METHOD - while He learned spanish ! He just stopped to talk suomi - and took learning spanish serious - Thanks to his work at Canarie Islas ! Even there are many Finns living in Spain - He knew that locals mostly speak spanish !

@galvanizedcorpse

4 жыл бұрын

@@holoholopainen1627 hey thanks for the hint I will try. Regards

@holoholopainen1627

4 жыл бұрын

@@galvanizedcorpse Uuno Turhapuro Movies are Great ! Uuno has values that makes People laugh ! When He knows - that He gets a job in Spain - He wants to learn spanish before entering the Country ! He starts to think in spanish ! - not using suomi !

@galvanizedcorpse

4 жыл бұрын

@@holoholopainen1627 that's the spirit, I will have a little more time now to focus on my Finnish language, before I was working full time several years and it was very difficult, but let's see now. Regards

Dat doggo tho 😍😍

Suomee on kyl aika vaikee oppii, mutta hyvin se sulta sujuu, love ur doggos

Fun fact: most of the refugees learned how to speak Finnish in a heartbeat. They had to. Still a know a Canadian who has lived here for 5 years and doesn't know any Finnish.

Itseasiassa suomi ei ole kovin vaikea kieli, suomea verrataan usein englannin kieleen ja saa vaikutelman että Suomi olisi vaikeaa mutta ei ole. Hienoa että ryhdyit opiskelemaan suomen kieltä😍👌

You are so good👌

Personally, I like glosbe.com for translations. Not only does it work pretty well for Finnish (given you find the dictionary form yourself), but for any language it works well both ways. If you want to directly get the EN-FI page simply go to glosbe.com/en/fi/ Persoonallisesti, pidän glosbe.com käännöksiä varten. Ei vain käytä aivan hyvin suomea varten (tiety löytät sanaston muoto itsenä), mutta käyttää hyvin molemmissä suunnissa. Jos halut saada EN-FI sivun heti, vain mene glosbe.com/en/fi/.

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Ivo Broekhof awesome! Thanks for sharing. I’ll check it out

For me, as an Australian who only knows English, I'm learning Finnish for the love of the sound of their language; that love mostly spawning from music (Finnish goth rock band HIM and Ville Valo's native language singing with Agents). I wish to at least learn enough to know Finnish songs and be able to say them and comprehend what it is I'm saying 😂

Did you practice your Finnish intro or are you just that good? 👀 Anyway, really good job! 😊

@ilarious5729

4 жыл бұрын

And thank you for ideas, Im not learning Finnish but Spanish, and the ideas you gave here help with any language :)

@ilarious5729

4 жыл бұрын

And that over thinking, I can totally relate! But this gave me courage to mess up and learn from it

@WildwoodVagabond

4 жыл бұрын

Anssi_Ilari I had to ask my friend Siri about that. I couldn’t remember if I should use “kuinka” or ”miten”. I always thought “kuinka” was related to quantity like “kuinka paljon...” and so on. Anyway, but yes otherwise I was able to put that sentence together ❤️ I’ve been learning Spanish too! Are you still planning to go to Spain?

@erisonyt

4 жыл бұрын

@@WildwoodVagabond Kuinka paljon indeed means How much but there's say Kuinka voit? i.e. How are you? Kuinka tiedät tuon? i.e. How do you know that? etc.

@ilarious5729

4 жыл бұрын

@@WildwoodVagabond Spanish must be easier to learn for you than Finnish? I've noticed that it's easier for me than English, there's surprisingly some similarities but I don't know grammar words in English lol so I can't tell what they are 😅 Oh wow you remembered, yes I'm actually looking for a room right now and possibly going in next few weeks if everything goes as planned :) right in time to get away from the winter ❄️😅

Congrats for learning finnish. It's not easy👏.