How to use the Finnish word 'ilta'

Here's a little post about ilta, an evening, and consonant change.

These four cases have a strong grade: 

• nominative: Se oli kiva ilta. - It was a nice evening.
• partitive: En halua ajatella sitä iltaa. - I don't want to think about that night.
• illative: Opiskelin iltaan asti. - I studied until evening.
• essive: Tänä iltana se tapahtuu! - Tonight it will happen!

All the other cases have a weak grade: 

• genitive: Muistan sen illan. - I remember that night.
• inessive: Luin koko kirjan yhdessä illassa. - I read the whole book in one night.
• elative: Illasta tuli tosi mukava. - The evening turned out really nice. 
• adessive:  Nähdään illalla! - See you in the evening!
• ablative:  Se kuulostaa kivalta illalta. - It sounds like a nice evening.
• allative: Kurssi on jaettu kolmelle illalle  - The course is divided for three nights.
• translative: Osta huomisillaksi limsaa. - Buy some pop/soda for tomorrow night. 

Lue lisää: 

• Consonant change in nouns
• The eleven most useful cases
• When to use the genitive in Finnish
• How to become something in Finnish

About the author of Random Finnish Lesson: 

My name is Hanna Männikkölahti. I am a professional Finnish teacher who gives private online lessons and simplifies books into easy Finnish. Please read more in www.linktr.ee/hannamannikkolahti and follow this blog, if you want to be the first one to know when I post something new. 

A new course: Read 'Ei kertonut katuvansa' in easy Finnish

Here's something that I've wanted to try out for a while:

• A Finnish course where we only read and write
• A course that is early in the morning
• A course where we'll read a novel in easy Finnish

How does it work?

• We'll read one easy Finnish novel in one month. 
• We'll meet on Google Docs twice a week for 30 minutes at a time. At 7.00 in the morning. (Finnish time, UTC+2)
• We'll never see or hear each other. (Ok, I will organize a video chat afterwards, but you don't have to come if you don't want to.)
• We'll communicate through writing.
• You can come and go as you want to, and you can read the notes and conversations afterwards, if you miss a class.
• You can be as active or as passive as you want, and you can be completely anonymous, if you want to. 

The novel

We'll read Ei kertonut katuvansa by Tommi Kinnunen. Here's my landing page for the book with vocabulary, questions and sample pages: https://www.privatefinnishlessons.com/eikertonutkatuvansa. 

Course schedule and what to read before the meetings

1. Friday 3.3. chapters 1–5
2. Tuesday 7.3. chapters 6–10
3. Friday 10.3. chapters 11–15
4. Tuesday 14.3.chapters 16–20
5. Friday 17.3. chapters 21–25
6. Tuesday 21.3. chapters 26–30
7. Tuesday 28.3. chapters 30–35
8. Friday 31.3. chapters 35–40

Sign up by emailing me at hanna.mannikkolahti@gmail.com. I will then send you the invoice and a link to our Google document closer to the course. The price of the course is 25 €.

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About the author of Random Finnish Lesson: 

My name is Hanna Männikkölahti. I am a professional Finnish teacher who gives private online lessons and simplifies books into easy Finnish. Please read more in www.linktr.ee/hannamannikkolahti and follow this blog, if you want to be the first one to know when I post something new. 

Finnish teaching channels on YouTube

There are so many great YouTube channels that teach you Finnish! These are my favourite ones at the moment: 

Learn Finnish with Finking Cap

• Finnish grammar and vocabulary explained in English. I have interviewed Emmi on my blog. If you subscribe to her Finking Cap Club through my link, I'll get a small commission.  

EasyFinnish

• Language learning videos and daily vlogs in Finnish. Also grammar and vocabulary videos in English.

Nauti kuuntelusta - Enjoy listening

Finnished

• Learn spoken Finnish by listening. Subtitles in Finnish and in English. You can also listen to me interviewing Lotta on my podcast.

Learn Finnish 

• Learn spoken Finnish in a natural and relaxing way while the author paints or draws something beautiful. Subtitles in Finnish and in English.

Suomea suomeksi - Finnish in Finnish

Satu Lahtonen

• Finnish for beginners in Finnish. Very relaxed pace.

Napaketku suomi

• Finnish grammar explained in Finnish.

Ope Jori

• Finnish grammar explained in Finnish.

Gimara Oy

• So many levels and videos to choose from! Also a lot of material for the Yki test. You can listen to Raisa's interview on my podcast.

Join Emmi's Finking Cap Club through this link, and you'll support me as well. :)

About the author of Random Finnish Lesson: 

My name is Hanna Männikkölahti. I am a professional Finnish teacher who gives private online lessons and simplifies books into easy Finnish. Please read more in www.linktr.ee/hannamannikkolahti and follow this blog, if you want to be the first one to know when I post something new. 

How to share in Finnish (jakaa)

The verb is jakaa, also when you are sharing the screen, which is either ruutu or näyttö.  I've heard some Finns using sharettaa or even sheerata, but please, just use jakaa. :)

Present conjugation of jakaa: 

(Notice the colloquial Finnish with hän, me and te.)

• Minä jaan
• Sinä jaat 
• Hän jakaa / Se jakaa
• Me jaamme / Me jaetaan
• Te jaatte
• He jakavat / Ne jakaa 

Past tense conjugation of jakaa: 

• Minä jaoin
• Sinä jaoit 
• Hän jakoi / Se jakoi
• Me jaoimme / Me jaettiin
• Te jaoitte
• He jakoivat / Ne jakoi

Useful sentences when sharing the screen in Finnish:

• Mä jaan teille mun ruudun. - I'll share my screen with you. 
• Voitko antaa mulle ruudunjako-oikeuden?  - Can you give me the screen share permission?
• Voitko jakaa sun näytön? - Can you share your screen?
• Voit lopettaa näytön jakamisen.  - You can stop sharing the screen.

Lue lisää - Read more

• Consonant change in verb type 1 verbs
• Verbs that have oi in the past
• Negative past tense
• Spoken language tips
• IT and social media vocabulary in Finnish

About the author of Random Finnish Lesson: 

My name is Hanna Männikkölahti. I am a professional Finnish teacher who gives private online lessons and simplifies books into easy Finnish. Please read more in www.linktr.ee/hannamannikkolahti and follow this blog, if you want to be the first one to know when I post something new. 

Finnish words with 'toimi' in the beginning

I'm sure you've heard of 'toimisto', but here are some other Finnish words with 'toimi' in the beginning: 

1. toimeenpano
2. toimeentulo
3. toimeksiantaja
4. toimelias
5. toimenkuva
6. toimenpide
7. toimeton
8. toimi
9. toimitila
10. toimia
11. toiminnallinen
12. toiminta
13. toimipaikka
14. toimisto
15. toimittaa
16. toimittaja
17. toimitus
18. toimitusjohtaja 
19. tulla toimeen

1. toimeenpano - implementation, putting into effect
2. toimeentulo - income
3. toimeksiantaja - en employer, a client, a customer
4. toimelias - energetic, active
5. toimenkuva - a job description
6. toimenpide - a procedure, an operation 
7. toimeton - idle, inactive
8. toimi - a position, a job
9. toimitila - business premises
10. toimia - to work, to function 
11. toiminnallinen - functional
12. toiminta - an activity, an action
13. toimipaikka - a place of business
14. toimisto - an office
15. toimittaa - to deliver
16. toimitus -  delivery, editorial staff
17. toimitusjohtaja - a chief executive officer
18. toimittaja -  a deliverer, a supplier, a journalist
19. tulla toimeen - to get along, to earn a living

Lue lisää: 

• Talking about work in Finnish 
• When something is broken in Finnish
• How to say that you don't really like someone
• Professions in Finnish
• Finnish words with sto in the end

About the author of Random Finnish Lesson: 

My name is Hanna Männikkölahti. I am a professional Finnish teacher who gives private online lessons and simplifies books into easy Finnish. Please read more in www.linktr.ee/hannamannikkolahti and follow this blog, if you want to be the first one to know when I post something new.