- Mitä sinä suosittelisit? - What would you recommend?
- Mikä näistä on suosituin? - Which one of these (individual portions) is the most popular?
- Mikä tee on kaikkein suosituinta? - Which tea is the most popular?
- Mikä on sun mielestä teidän paras jälkiruoka? - In your opinion, what's your best dessert?
Welcome to my blog! I'm a private Finnish teacher who simplifies novels into easy Finnish. Feel free to contact me for private lessons. If you are looking for an online community for learning Finnish, do check out my friend Emmi's Finking Cap Club.
Monday, April 25, 2016
Asking for recommendations when ordering in Finnish
I just spent a lovely weekend in Stockholm with my friends. I don't think I ordered anything without first asking the opinion of the person working in the café, bar or a restaurant. I know, it sounds super annoying, but I was just really excited to be able to practice my Swedish! Here's how to be an indecisive tourist in Finnish:
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Being confused in Finnish
Here are some expressions to use when things are not so clear:
Sekava
Sekaisin
- Anteeksi, mä olen vähän sekaisin. - I'm sorry, I'm a bit confused.
- Mitä sä olet juonut? Sä olet ihan sekaisin! - What have you drunk? You're messed up.
- Mä menen sekaisin, jos sä puhut samaan aikaan kun mä soitan. - I get screwed up if you speak at the same time that I'm playing.
Hämmentynyt
- Olipa erikoinen kysymys. Mä olen vähän hämmentynyt. - What a strange question that was. I'm a bit baffled.
Pihalla
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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.
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
How to talk about children in Finnish
Here are some sentences with the word lapsi, a child. How many do you understand?
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.
- Kenen lapsi tuo on?
- Voinko ottaa sinne lapsen mukaan?
- Meillä on kaksi lasta.
- Meidän lapsella on tosi kiva opettaja.
- Anteeksi, putosiko tämä sinun lapselta?
- Mitä mä voisin ostaa teidän lapselle?
- Olin lapsena tosi ujo.
- Missä lapset ovat?
- Voisitko mennä lasten kanssa jonnekin?
- Onko teillä lapsia?
- Mitä harrastuksia teidän lapsilla on?
- Tämä on lapsilta kielletty!
- Toitko lapsille jotain?
- Tykkäätkö lapsista?
- Kenen lapsi tuo on? - Who's child is that?
- Voinko ottaa sinne lapsen mukaan? - Can I take (my) child along there?
- Meillä on kaksi lasta. - We have two children.
- Meidän lapsella on tosi kiva opettaja. - Our child has a really nice teacher.
- Anteeksi, putosiko tämä sinun lapselta? - Excuse me, did your child drop this?
- Mitä mä voisin ostaa teidän lapselle? - What could I buy for your child?
- Olin lapsena tosi ujo. - I was really shy when I was a child.
- Missä lapset ovat? - Where are the kids?
- Voisitko mennä lasten kanssa jonnekin? - Could you please go somewhere with the kids?
- Onko teillä lapsia? - Do you have children?
- Mitä harrastuksia teidän lapsilla on? - Which hobbies do your kids have?
- Tämä on lapsilta kielletty! - This is forbidden for children!
- Toitko lapsille jotain? - Did you bring something to the children?
- Tykkäätkö lapsista? - Do you like children?
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Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Top 10 countries and posts
Here are some blog statistics, if you are curious to know who else is reading this blog. These are the countries with most pageviews since August 2012:
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Monday, April 4, 2016
A new summer course in Finnish
Are you looking for a little bit different Finnish course this summer? From July 20 to July 24, to be more exact? My good friend Saija is organizing a four-day course in well-being, yoga and hiking in the wilderness of the Hossa hiking area in Kainuu. She is also a Finnish teacher, so everything will be in Finnish, and I'm sure she'll gladly discuss Finnish grammar when she's not teaching yoga. The program is very flexible, and nobody is forced to do anything.
Here's a link to more information about the course, and here's the Facebook page of the course.
I'll be attending the course with my children (who will not not disturb the yoga people, I promise), and we'll probably just focus on swimming and playing outside. Hope to see you there, too!
Here's a link to more information about the course, and here's the Facebook page of the course.
I'll be attending the course with my children (who will not not disturb the yoga people, I promise), and we'll probably just focus on swimming and playing outside. Hope to see you there, too!
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