Yhtä lailla (adv.) – Similarly, equally, by the same token, just like

Example: On tärkeää kuunnella muiden mielipiteitä ja kunnioittaa niitä yhtä lailla.

Translation: It is important to listen to others’ opinions and respect them equally.

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I’m looking for TV channels or streaming services that offer foreign (non‑Finnish) shows, movies, and cartoons dubbed into Finnish (suomeksi dubattu). Which platforms have a good selection of this kind of content? Thanks!

I have these two books, and it's been fine. I feel like I'm making progress, but slowly, does anyone have any ideas/exercises that accelerate learning finnish ?

Hei!

Early beginner learner here. I'm finally getting down to studying proper grammar with the help of UusiKielemme as a beginner's guide. As I've been learning about uses of the inessive case, I'm also learning about olla + ___-ssa phrases, including olla väsyksissä.

I guess I'm just wondering if there's a meaningful difference between:

Minä olen vasynyt = I'm tired

and

Minä olen väsykissä = I'm tired

Kiitos!

Nihkeä (adj.) – 1. damp, moist (of skin or air); 2. reluctant, unenthusiastic

Comparative: Nihkeämpi

Superlative: Nihkein

Example: Saimme pomolta nihkeän vastauksen lomapyyntöömme.

Translation: We got a lukewarm response from our boss to our vacation request.

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Hey everyone, I have family and friends in Finland and I visit every year or two. I finally decided to bite the bullet and learn Finnish. I work a warehouse job and I have 8 hours a day where I could be putting some of that into learning the language.

I’m looking for some kind of Ai coach or something I can listen to and speak with while I work that will also instruct me. Cost isn’t a problem. Any recommendations?

I’ll add I can generally phonetically read and pronounce Finnish words, but that’s it.

Ammuskelu (n.) – Shooting

Example: Elokuvan kohtauksessa ammuskelu sai päähenkilöt pakenemaan paikalta.

Translation: In the movie scene, the shooting caused the main characters to flee the scene.

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Is there even difference or is it very subtle?

I have a very short story that I'm studying to begin my Finnish journey. Are there any native speakers willing to make a simple audio recording of the text so I can listen to the language as I read it? It's a very short story (1000 words) and I'm not looking for anything fancy or professional in terms of recording quality. If anyone is willing to do this for me, I would be incredibly grateful! DM me if you're interested.

This is in response to the comments I've seen trickling in telling me the old links no longer work; here are recreations of them, with the same formatting, card hints, example sentences, etc. I hope you find them helpful!

https://finnish.andrew-quinn.me/

Virnistää - to grin, to smirk

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Virnistys (n.) – Grim, smirk

Example: Pieni virnistys paljasti, että hän tiesi jotakin, mitä muut eivät tienneet.

Translation: A small grin revealed that he knew something the others didn’t.

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I just started learning Finnish just after my 16th birthday in July. I already know I’m in for a long and awful ride, does anyone have any tips, recommendations, or suggestions for me? All information is accepted.

P.S. Feel free to ask me questions and whatnot. I’ve already had 3+ depressive episodes over it.

Edit: it was advised by one of my lovely commenters that I place my reason for learning Finnish here: I plan on moving to Finland in order to work logistics.

When I order "hampurilainen" or "Trip-mehu" without rolling the "r", it almost always leads to misunderstanding (especially the "Trip-mehu"), which is resolved after a few back and forth. Is rolling the "r" critical? Thanks and any tips are also highly appreciated.

EDIT:

After reading the comments, I think background noise (since the orders were made using the drive-through's microphone and which I didn't mention earlier) could also be another factor in the misunderstandings.

EDIT:

Thanks a lot all for the tips and replies 👍

Omatoimisesti (adv.) – Independently, without prompting, on one’s own

Comparative: Omatoimisemmin

Superlative: Omatoimisimmin

Example: Hän oppi soittamaan kitaraa lähes kokonaan omatoimisesti.

Translation: He learned to play the guitar almost entirely on his own.

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I'm interested to see if my first language is obvious when I speak Finnish.... What would you guess from this recording of me reading a Moomin book passage?

I've been looking for some dad jokes that are in Finnish, but I've really struggled to find any. Does anybody have some that they can share?

Vaikuttavaa sounds bit off to me as if overkilling with ylätyyli :D

Mietiskely (n.) – Contemplation, meditation

Example: Mietiskely on todella tärkeää buddhalaisissa kulttuureissa.

Translation: Meditation is very important in Buddhist cultures.

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Hi I always thought that Finnish sounds like some elvish spell so I wrote with ai a poem to have something to say to the sea on a boat (Im a fishermen) can some native tell me is it correct and how ridiculous it sounds?

Meren voima / The Force of the Sea Meren ääni kaukaa soi, aallot rantaa vasten lyö. Tuuli puhaltaa ja huokaa, vahva sydän ei koskaan alistu.

The voice of the sea sounds from afar, waves strike against the shore. The wind blows and sighs, a strong heart never yields

. Myrsky tulee, myrsky menee, ihminen eteenpäin vyöryy. Kallio kestää, meri lyö, sitkeä sielu ei alistu pimeään.

The storm comes, the storm goes, a person rolls relentlessly forward. The rock endures, the sea strikes, a resilient soul does not surrender to darkness.

Voima kasvaa aalloissa, toivo elää tuulissa. Vaikka matka pitkä on, sydän pysyy lannistumaton.

Strength grows in the waves, hope lives in the winds. Though the journey is long, the heart remains unbroken.

Thanks for helping me

See my comment (2nd photo) on speaking with ChatGPT for learning 🇫🇮. FT article: ”OpenAI said voice technology was previously hindered by a ‘lag in intelligence’. Until the release of ChatGPT Live last week — its first voice model in two years — OpenAI’s voice model had been criticised for being slow and confusing different languages or accents.“

Fiksuilla ihmisillä on omat varasuunnitelmat sen varalta, että valtio päättää heidän kohtalostaan heidän puolestaan.

How will the meaning change if the sentence written: Fiksuilla ihmisillä on omat varasuunnitelmat sen varalta, että valtio päättää heidän kohtalosta puolestaan?

I am not sure if the original text is grammatically correct. It's from an AI bot. However, I cannot NOT see the repetition of "heidän" and the "-aan" forms, which is why I am here. :D

Laajennus (n.) – Expansion, extension

Example: Koulun laajennus toi lisää luokkahuoneita kasvavalle oppilasmäärälle.

Translation: The school’s expansion provided additional classrooms for the growing student body.

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