Most Recent Articles on Uusi kielemme
This page lists the 50 most recent articles on Uusi kielemme.

Puhui Puhumistaan – “Kept Doing” Construction
These Finnish phrases express actions repeatedly happening (eg. puhui puhumistaan) or increasing in intensity (eg. vanhenee vanhenemistaan).

Idioms with the verb MENNÄ: Mennä piiloon, solmuun, pilalle
Learn idiomatic expressions which include the verb mennä, such as MENNÄ PIELEEN (to go awry) and MENNÄ NAPPIIN (to succeed)!

Homonyms – Finnish words with multiple meanings
Homonyms are Finnish words like KUUSI (6) and KUUSI (spruce), JÄÄ (ice) and JÄÄ (stay), MAKSA (pay) and MAKSA (liver), which mean two things.

Daily Routine Questions – Finnish Conversation Prompts
Practice answering questions related to your DAILY ROUTINE in order to become more fluent in writing or speaking!

What is Derivation? – Finnish Derivational Suffixes
Learn more about Finnish suffixes such as -sto, -tar and -utua and how they are used in derivation to create new words from existing ones!

Past passive object sentence examples
Learn more about past passive object phrases such as “Hänet kuljetettiin” (He was transported) and “Hänet kannettiin (He was carried)!

How to be polite in Finnish
We all know Finnish doesn’t have a word for “please”. This article teaches you different ways that exist to be polite in Finnish!

Duolingo: Haarukka on tuossa. Tässä on sininen kukka.
Learn how Duolingo introduces the words “here” and “there”! In addition, click to find out WHY Duolingo translates TÄSSÄ ON as “it has”.

Important words in YKI test instructions
Plan on doing the YKI exam? Make sure you can understand the YKI test instructions by learning the words in this list!

Duolingo: Introduction of the partitive case
Duolingo introduces the PARTITIVE CASE in the lesson called FRIDGE. Learn more about why and when you should use the partitive case

Top 100 adjectives for CV – Työnhaku adjektiivit
Here’s 100 adjectives useful for your Finnish CV, including but not limited to stressinsietokykyinen, oppimishaluinen and joustava.

Adjectives and opposites – B1.1 level adjectives – YKI-testi
Click to find a useful list of B1.1 level adjectives! This list contains adjective pairs that are opposites. Expand your vocab today!

Adjectives ending in TU – Past passive participle
Click to find a list of adjectives ending in TU, based on verbs in the passive past participle, such as tunnettu mies, kalustettu huone ja keitetty muna.

Accusative Total Object – Human objects – Minut Sinut
This article contains a list of verbs with an accusative total object. Learn which verbs usually get MINUT, SINUT, HÄNET as an object!

Total Object Verbs – Genitive Object – Verb List
Click for a list of TOTAL OBJECT VERBS, which normally get a genitive case object, such as “Tiedän/muistan/unohdan nimen”!

Tavallinen Päivä – Finnish Song Lyrics Analyzed
Learn Finnish through song lyrics! The song “Tavallinen päivä” by Edu Kettunen is one of my favorites, so I hope you’ll like it too!

Mikä 和Mitä的差别
MIKÄ sinun nimi on? MITÄ sinä syöt? MIKÄ tämä on? MITÄ tämä on? 本文中,我们将一起学习:在问句中,何时使用mitä,何时使用mikä。

Kissa-words in the Plural Partitive
I’m often asked for a list of KISSA-words while we’re learning the partitive plural of different word types. Here’s a helpful list!

Uudestaan Uudelleen Taas – How to say “again” in Finnish
How do you say “again” in Finnish? What’s the difference between UUDESTAAN, UUDELLEEN and TAAS? Click to learn more!

Frequently asked questions
Hi, I’m Inge! Uusi kielemme is my website. For the curious among you, here are the answer to some frequently asked questions I get.

Remontti – Finnish vocabulary related to renovating
REMONTTI is something that will affect everyone living in Finland during their life: either you’re renovating yourself or your neighbors are!

-Han/hän – Liitepartikkeli 附着虚词(小品词)– Minähän sanoin!
“Missähän? Miksihän? Minähän sanoin! 在芬兰语中,这个棘手的小品词-han/hän随处可见。阅读本文,了解它的含义和使用方法!

The Partitive Case – Partitiivi – Finnish Grammar
The partitive case is complicated! It’s one of those subjects that will take you many years to be able to use fluently and without doubt. So let’s start!

Possessive Suffixes – Possessiivisuffiksit
Do you really need possessive suffixes in Finnish? What do they look like? When do you use them? How do you form them and add them to the cases? Learn now!

The Genitive Case – Genetiivi – Finnish Grammar
The genitive case – genetiivi – can be recognized by the -n at the end of words. Learn when to use it and how to form it in this article!

The Past Passive – Passiivin Imperfekti
The passive imperfect or past passive is formed using the present passive as a stem. You use it in the same situations as the present passive.

Negative Present Passive – Passiivi
After learning the “normal” present passive, it’s time to look at the negative present passive! Learn how to form and use this form correctly!

Condiments, soups and sauces – Finnish vocabulary
Learn the Finnish words for sauces and soups you use in your everyday life! Included are most foods that come in liquid form.

The Passive – Present Passive
The present passive is used in many different situations. Learn when you need the passive and how to conjugate verbs in it!

Wordtype B Consonant Gradation
Wordtype B consists of words ending in -e, -ton, -in, -as and -tar. Learn now how wordtype B consonant gradation differs from normal consonant gradation!

The Illative Case (Mihin) – Finnish Grammar
The illative case answers to the question “mihin?”. Learn more about when to use this grammatical case and how words are inflected!

The Allative Case (Mille) – Finnish Grammar
The -lle ending is a response to the questions “mihin” and “mille”. Learn when to use it as well as how to form it in this article!

The Ablative Case (Miltä) – Finnish Grammar
The ablative case (miltä) is one of the Finnish location cases. Learn more about this -lta ending, when to use it and how to add it to words!

The Elative Case (Mistä) – Finnish Grammar
The elative case (mistä) — one of the Finnish location cases — signifies leaving from somewhere. Learn more about this case now!

The Inessive Case (Missä) – Finnish Grammar
The “missä” case is called the inessive by linguists. Learn more about when to use it and how words change when you put -ssa to the end!

The Adessive Case (Millä) – Finnish Grammar
The adessive case is the answer to the questions “millä” and “kenellä”. It’s one of the location cases that’s also used to express possession.

Vihreä – Finnish Vocabulary Related to the Color GREEN
I love green! Learn Finnish vocabulary related to the color green in this article!

Finnish Postal Services – Vocabulary – Posti Kirje Paketti
Learn Finnish vocabulary related to POSTI! Start communicating in Finnish about sending and receiving letters and parcels!

Moving – Finnish Vocabulary – Muutan uuteen asuntoon
Muutan / muutin / haluan muuttaa uuteen asuntoon. Time to learn some vocabulary related to MOVING HOUSE!

Joka-pronomini – Jonka Jota Joista Joiden
Read more about which situations to use the different forms of the relative pronoun joka, ie. JOKA-PRONOMINI!

圣诞节主题实用句子 – Puhutaan Joulusta!
圣诞节又到啦!去年,我写了一篇关于圣诞基本词汇的文章。为了庆祝今年的圣诞节,你可以学习一些基本的圣诞句子。希望无论你是否庆祝圣诞节,都可以享受一年中的这个时刻! Hi there! If you accidentally ended up on this page, you can find the original English article here. 芬兰语 中文 Hyvää joulua! 圣诞快乐! Iloista joulua! 圣诞快乐! Hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta! 圣诞快乐,新年快乐! 喜欢/不喜欢圣诞节 芬兰语 English Odotan joulua innolla. 我真的很期待圣诞节的到来。 Rakastan joulua. 我热爱圣诞节。 En pidä joulusta. 我不喜欢圣诞节。 Rakastan jouluruokia. 我喜欢圣诞节的食物。 Joulun alla on aina […]

Christmas Sentences – Puhutaan Joulusta!
Merry Christmas! Learn Finnish vocabulary sentences so you can talk about Christmas with people around you!

Ilman Vailla Paitsi – Expressing a “Lack of Something” in Finnish
Learn how to express a LACK of something in Finnish! You can say “without” in many ways, as demonstrated in this article.

Itsenäisyyspäivä 6.12. – Finnish Independence Day
The 6th of December is Finland’s Independence Day: ITSENÄISYYSPÄIVÄ! Learn vocabulary and cultural information related to this national holiday!

-Han/hän – Liitepartikkeli Clitic – Minähän sanoin!
Missähän? Miksihän? Minähän sanoin! This tricky little clitic -han/hän appears all over the place in Finnish. Learn what it means and how to use it!

Use of the Partitive in Comparative Phrases
ENTISTÄ ENEMMÄN and ODOTETTUA SUUREMPI are examples of the use of the partitive case in comparative phrases. Click to read more!

Missä Mistä Mihin Forms of Comparative Adverbs
Learn more about forms such as ALEMPANA, LÄHEMMÄS, KAUIMPAA and SYKSYMMÄLLÄ! There are the missä, mistä & mihin forms of comparative adverbs!