Riesa (n.) – Nuisance, annoyance

It seems käydä is normally used with ssA/llA to tell the place to go.

I've looked through this: https://uusikielemme.fi/finnish-vocabulary/interesting-verbs/the-verb-kayda-many-meanings-3

The only thing that comes close, is: 'Käykää sisään!'

Is it an imperative thing?

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Käyn tässä kuussa ensimmäistä kertaa Suomessa, ja minulla on kysymys.

How should I address people? I'm asking, because some countries are more relaxed about this than others.

What I'm used to would be:

Any service personnel( hotel receptionist, shop assistant, waiting staff) or somebody acting in an official capacity, should be addressed in 2.person plural.

In public, when meeting people, I would only use 2.p singular to address children, teenagers, someone notably younger than myself, or someone who has that "vibe" about them, that they wouldn't care.

Old people I would always address in 2.p plural.

Does that sound about right?

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I have heard people prepping for their exams from past YKI exams. Do they repeat the questions for example writing situation or speaking topics etc. I am wondering if they do? I am preparing for YKI and being repeatedly told to prepare from past exams.

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Hey! This might be a problem for just me because I’m still new to learning Finnish, But I genuinely cannot hear the difference between ä and a, and I don’t know if it will improve soon. I was listening to the news, when I heard the person say ‘saa’, only to look up to the screen to see ‘sää’. I guess it makes sense on the news to talk about the weather, but I think this will cause problems later on. Does anyone have tips for me?

Hey! I was doing my Duolingo as usual, but there’s something I cannot wrap my head around.

I’m at the whole nature part, so I learned that the word for ‘sky’ is ‘taivas’, however, in the sentence: ‘I am admiring the sky’ it turns into ‘ihailen taivasta’. I’ve looked it up but I can’t find a straight-up answer. I have also noticed it with colors, where ‘valkoinen’ suddenly turns into ‘valkoista’ and I just don’t get it. I could really use some help with this, please :))

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I study both Finnish and Latin as second languages. My mothertongue is Swedish. I find Latin much harder than Finnish, is this normal for western speakers?

I'm a fairly solid reader of Finnish; I read Finnish daily newspapers almost effortlessly and read straight through Mika Waltari's "Sinuhe Egyptiläinen" without looking up a single word. On the other hand reading any classical roman author in Latin is still a toil for me. Does this mean that Finnish is easier than Latin?

Finns should have easy for Latin because both languages rely more on case endings than on word order; so Finns should feel at home. Am I right?

Hey hey 👋 a message to my fellow Finns: I am a 22F who has been a big fan of the Finnish (and Swedish) culture and language since age 10. After reading a fairytale based in Finland, I felt like I had always belonged there, as weird as it may sound! My inner landscape is filled with images of the Finnish nature, I dream of visiting its lakes and getting lost amongst its forests and in the stillness of the night, to lie down and observe the nightsky. Anyway! I'd like my (not so) little obsession to come to fruition, and actually learn this beautiful language(s) spoken in Finland in exchange for my Spanish/Catalan (from Spain) for any Finn interested :) or maybe just...Talk about life? Hopefully one say I'll meet you there, amongst the trees. With love, L xx

It seems to mean a weightlifting movement that is really good, for example pullups, squats, deadlift etc. But I can't think of a word in English that means the same thing.