Just for the fun of it, I put together a list of Finnish words that have a very common syllable structure. All these words have two syllables, and in both syllables, the first letter is a consonant and the second letter is a vowel. First, take a look at the list and see how many of these words you already know:
- haju
- hali
- hame
- hyvä
- hiki
- jano
- joka
- joki
- joku
- jono
- juna
- kala
- kana
- kani
- kasa
- katu
- kesä
- kiva
- kivi
- koko
- kone
- kori
- koru
- koti
- kumi
- kura
- kyky
- kylä
- kynä
- käpy
- käsi
- laji
- laki
- laku
- lama
- lasi
- lava
- lelu
- levä
- lika
- lima
- loma
- lumi
- lupa
- läpi
- maha
- maku
- mehu
- mikä
- minä
- muki
- muna
- muta
- napa
- nenä
- nero
- nimi
- nolo
- noki
- nuha
- nämä
- pala
- papu
- pari
- pato
- peli
- pipo
- puku
- pulu
- pupu
- puro
- pusu
- raha
- rapu
- rata
- ruma
- räkä
- saha
- sama
- sana
- sata
- satu
- setä
- sika
- sinä
- sivu
- sota
- suku
- sumu
- syke
- söpö
- talo
- tapa
- tila
- tili
- tipu
- tosi
- tuli
- tyly
- tämä
- täti
- valo
- vene
- veli
- veri
- vika
- väli
- väri
- haju - a smell
- hali - a hug
- hame - a skirt
- hyvä - good
- hiki - sweat
- jano - thirst
- joka - every
- joki - a river
- joku - someone
- jono - a line, a queue
- juna - a train
- kala - a fish
- kana - a chicken
- kani - a bunny rabbit
- kasa - a pile
- katu - a street
- kesä - a summer
- kiva - nice
- kivi - a rock
- koko - a size, whole
- kone - a machine
- kori - a basket
- koru - piece of jewerly
- koti - home
- kumi - rubber
- kura - mud
- kyky - a talent
- kylä - a village
- kynä - a pen
- käpy - a cone (of a tree)
- käsi - a hand
- laji - a species
- laki - a law
- laku - a liquorice
- lama - an economic depression
- lasi - a glass
- lava - a stage
- lelu - a toy
- levä - a sea weed
- lika - dirt
- lima - slime
- loma - a vacation, a holiday
- lumi - snow
- lupa - a permission
- läpi - through
- maha - a stomach
- maku - a taste
- mehu - juice
- mikä - what
- minä - I
- muki - a mug
- muna - an egg
- muta - mud
- napa - a belly button
- nenä - a nose
- nero - a genius
- nimi - a name
- nolo - embarassing
- noki - soot
- nuha - a runny /stuffed nose
- nämä - these
- pala - a piece
- papu - a bean
- pari - a couple, a partner
- pato - a dam
- peli - a game
- pipo - a beanie hat, a woolly hat
- puku - a suit
- pulu - a pigeon
- pupu - a bunny
- puro - a stream, a creek
- pusu - a kiss
- raha - money
- rapu - a crayfish
- rata - a (train) track
- ruma - ugly
- räkä - snot, saliva
- saha - a saw
- sama - same
- sana - a word
- sata - hundred
- satu - a fairy tale
- setä - an uncle
- sika - a pig
- sinä - you
- sivu - a page
- sota - a war
- suku - an extended family
- sumu - fog
- syke - pulse
- söpö - cute
- talo - a house
- tapa ahabit, a way
- tila - space
- tili - an account
- tipu - a chick
- tosi - true
- tuli - fire
- tyly - rude
- tämä - this
- täti - an aunt
- valo - light
- vene - a boat
- veli - a brother
- veri - blood
- vika - a fault
- väli - a space
- väri - a colour
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I love seeing your posts...they help my way of understanding Finnish ❤️
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