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Children and Parenting – Finnish Conversation Prompts – Keskustelukysymyksiä

Speak more Finnish! There conversation questions – keskustelukysymykset – can help you talk about children and parenting!

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选举– Vaalit – 芬兰语词汇

本文包含有关选举和投票的实用词汇。 在这里还有另一篇文章,重点介绍一般的政治话题: politiikka。 芬兰语 中文 asettaa X ehdolle 提名 X(作为候选人) asettua ehdokkaaksi 竞选、参选、当候选人 eduskuntavaalit 议会选举 ehdokas 候选人 ehdokasnumero 候选人编号 enemmistövaali 多数选举、得票最多者当选的选举制度 ennakkoäänestys 提前投票 ennakkoäänestyspaikka 提前投票投票站 epäily vaalivilpistä 选举舞弊嫌疑 esivaali 初选、预选 eurokansanedustajien vaalit 欧洲议会议员选举 Euroopan parlamentin vaalit 欧洲议会选举 EU-vaalit, eurovaalit 欧盟选举、欧洲选举 hajotusvaalit [解散国会后的] 提前选举 heikko vaalimenestys 选举成功率低 hukkaääni 浪费的选票 istuva presidentti 现任总统 johtava ehdokas 主要候选人 järjestää […]

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Mielipidekirjoitus – Expressing your Opinion in Writing

One thing you will have to practice for YKI-testi will be writing an opinion piece – mielipidekirjoitus in Finnish. Learn useful phrases now!

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PAIN Vocabulary in Finnish – Koskee, sattuu, särkee

This article contains PAIN related vocabulary. Learn how to describe your pain in Finnish using nouns, verbs and adjectives!

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Suggestions, Requests and Orders in Finnish – Nursing

This article deals with how you can ask someone to do something, using suggestions, requests and orders. This can be a sensitive topic! Some ways of phrasing these can be construed as rude in certain contexts, while they are just regular expressions in others. The opposite can also be true: there is also the risk […]

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Phrases with two difference cases – Pitkäksi aikaa – Samalla tavoin – Incongruence

Find out more about phrases like [tällä kertaa], [jossain määrin] and [hyvissä ajoin] with incongruence, where words within a phrase aren’t inflected the same case!

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长元音和短元音 – 长辅音&短辅音 – 芬兰语发音

在芬兰语中,长音和短音的发音不同。往往一个字母之差,就是一个单词之差,单词意思也就完全不同。 点击获取更多关于芬兰语长短音的练习!

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Elections – Vaalit – Finnish Vocabulary

Are you interested in politics? Click to learn Finnish vocabulary and phrases related to elections and voting!

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Country names in Finnish – Mistä sinä olet kotoisin?

Learn the names of countries in Finnish! In addition, you can also find how these country names inflect when you say where you’re from!

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Word family of LIIKKUA LIIKE LIIKENNE – Sanaperhe

Learn more about the WORD FAMILY of the verb liikkua! This look at Finnish derivation should help you make sense of how words are created in Finnish.

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Finnish Compound Words – Yhdyssanat

Learn how Finnish compound words relate to the same terms in English! Included are 100 Finnish compound words!

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Ruoka Ruoat – Consonant Gradation where K disappears – KPT

Click to find out more about consonant gradation where K disappears! Astevaihtelu or KPT-vaihtelu where the K disappears is tricky.

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Lausetyypit – Finnish Sentence Types

Click for this overview with links to the different Finnish sentence types – LAUSETYYPIT! Knowing these will help you form sentences!

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Overview: Articles regarding derivational suffixes

Learn more about the Finnish derivational system and the derivational suffixes used to create new adjectives, nouns, adverbs and verbs!

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100 Random Finnish Nouns – Intermediate Level PART TWO

Learn some more random Finnish nouns which can be considered to be at the intermediate level! Expand your vocabulary!

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家居问题 – Kodin ongelmat – Sanastoa

来本文中学习一些表达你可能遇到的家庭问题的表达!

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Maito – Milk – Dairy products

Here’s all the MILK-related vocabulary you will ever need while studying Finnish! Learn about MAITO, KERMA, JUUSTO, JOGURTTI and many more dairy products.

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Classroom vocabulary – Luokkasanasto Opiskelusanasto

Check out this overview of vocabulary you are likely to need when you’re studying Finnish in a classroom setting!

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Kysymyslause – Making Questions in Finnish – Lausetyypit

In Finnish, you can make questions in two ways: by using a question word like mikä, miksi and kuka, and by using the -ko/kö suffix. This is how we create a kysymyslause (a “question sentence”, ie. an interrogative clause). This article tells you more about the types of kysymyslause Finnish has! You can find an overview of all […]

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Missä sinä asut? 芬兰语日常表达

本文中,你将学习到一些短语,帮助你用芬兰语谈论你的家。例如,Missä sinä asut?你住在哪里?Millaisella alueella?在什么样的地方?

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Places ending in LA or LÄ

Click to find extensive information and word lists of Finnish places ending in LA, such as neuvola, käymälä and ravintola!

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Special partitive cases: toimi toimea tointa – Kotus wordtype 25

Click to read about words like TOIMI (toimea/tointa, toimien/tointen) and NIEMI (niemea/nientä, niemien/nienten) and kotus wordtype 25!

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Consonant gradation LKI-LJE RKI-RJE

Click to find a list of nouns and verbs with the consonant gradation LKI-LJE and RKI-RJE, ie. where K is strong and J is weak!

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Words ending in E – Inflection of words like HAME and NALLE

Learn more about words ending in E, such as hame, kolme and filee, which belong to wordtype B for consonant gradation!

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“Suomen mestari” series – Finnish Study Books

The Finnish language learning books of the Suomen mestari series are very useful! This article includes all the info you need on them!

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Li ni ri words – Inflection of words like PIENI

Click to find an overview of words like PIENI, which are sometimes labeled as “LI NI RI words” in language classes!

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Inflection of words like UUSI – Käsi vuosi kuukausi

Finnish has many words ending in -i. Click for a list of UUSI-type words! These words inflect the same way as the word UUSI (uuden, uuteen).

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芬兰语中的外来词 – Lainasanoja

在芬兰语中,有相当多的印欧语的外来词。在学习芬兰语时,你可以从中受益!

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List of old words ending in i of the ovi-type

Read about the inflection of old words ending in i, which can be refered to as OVI-type words! These undergo the same changes as OVI does.

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Reversible Compound Words – Finnish vocabulary

The compound words in this article are REVERSIBLE! Find out what this means and how e.g. RIISIPUURO and PUURORIISI differ in meaning!

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No Niin – Suomen Tärkein Sana – Sketch Analysis

Click for the English translation and grammar analysis of Ismo Leikola’s sketch about NO NIIN, the most important Finnish word!

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Nouns and their Opposites – Substantiivit ja niiden Vastakohdat

War & peace, chaos & order, hardware & software. Learn some new vocabulary by going through these nouns which have a clear opposite!

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100 Random Finnish Words to Study – Intermediate Level

Time to expand your Finnish vocabulary by learning these 100 random Finnish words aimed at intermediate level students!

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100 Finnish Verbs and their Opposites – Intermediate learners

HERÄTÄ and NUKAHTAA, TYÖNTÄÄ and VETÄÄ are two examples of verbs and opposites. Click to find a list of useful vocabulary!

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Viedä Tuoda Hakea – Similar verbs

The verbs VIEDÄ, TUODA and HAKEA confuse many learners. Find out what the difference is between the three in this article!

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系列主题:日常生活方式会话

在这篇文章中,你可以找到一些与日常生活有关的问题。这篇文章中的问题是对话提示,旨在引发讨论,目的是帮助你练习如何回答与某个话题有关的问题。

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Conversation Prompts – Passive sentences – Mitä tehdään…?

Practice the passive tense with these questions! This article contains conversation prompts which allow you to make passive sentences.

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Conversation Prompts – Oletko koskaan uinut…?

Oletko koskaan uinut avannossa tai käynyt mökillä? These conversation prompts with the PERFECT TENSE can help you start a conversation!

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Passive Perfect Tense – On tehty “has been done”

Learn more about when to use and how to conjugate verbs in the passive perfect tense, such as “on tehty”, “on käyty” and “on osattu”!

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Rektio – What are rections? – Finnish Grammar

What is a “rektio”? Or a “verbirektio”? Learn more about what “rections” are in the Finnish language in this article!

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Toinen Toisiaan Toisemme Toisillenne – Pronoun “Toinen”

This article gives you information about how the pronoun toinen is used. We’re starting with the most difficult usage and moving from there to easier meanings. I decided to go with this approach because it’s most likely someone will end up on this page looking for the hardest part. 1. Resiprookkipronomini “each other” Toinen is […]

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Finnish Adverbs Ending in STI

This list contains 473 Finnish adverbs ending in STI, which have been completed with example sentences and translations.

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B1.1 Grammar for YKI-testi

In this article, you can find a list of grammar topics you will be expected to know at level B1.1. or when you participate in YKI-testi.

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Top 50 Finnish Surnames – Sukunimet

Find out the top 50 most common Finnish surnames and read about their history, what they mean and where they’re commonly used!

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芬兰语中各种各样的“说”——与puhua类似的动词

点击此文,了解和口语沟通相关的芬兰语动词! 包括,例如,动词riidellä(争吵),mumista(嘟囔)和juoruta(说三道四)。

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Plural Translative Case – Finnish Grammar

Learn more about the plural translative case! It consists of the plural marker -i- with the case marker -ksi at the end.

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Puhui Puhumistaan – “Kept Doing” Construction

These Finnish phrases express actions repeatedly happening (eg. puhui puhumistaan) or increasing in intensity (eg. vanhenee vanhenemistaan).

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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)!

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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.

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Daily Routine Questions – Finnish Conversation Prompts

Practice answering questions related to your DAILY ROUTINE in order to become more fluent in writing or speaking!

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