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Adjectives with Fixed Modifiers – Yhdysadjektiivit

April 16, 2019

Täpötäysi, typötyhjä, rutikuiva and vitivalkoinen are adjectives that have gotten a fixed modifier as a prefix. Learn more about them here!

Animal Comparisons – Terve Kuin Pukki

April 16, 2019

Vocabulary Lists

Animal comparisons are pretty commonly used to express that someone behaves like or has a characteristic of an animal. "Terve kuin pukki" is one example.

Bodyparts – Kehonosat

March 29, 2019

Vocabulary Lists

Keuhkot, maksa, mahalaukku, kyynärluu, pääkallo, rystyset, etc. Let's take a look at the Finnish names of the bones and intestines!

Beverages – Drinks – Juomat – Finnish Vocabulary

March 12, 2019

Vocabulary Lists

Here's a page full of Finnish words for beverages! Learn how to say what you want to drink now, so you can use it once you order a drink!

Herbs and Spices – Yrtit ja Mausteet

March 11, 2019

Vocabulary Lists

Talking about cooking in Finnish is fun! Here are some herbs and spices that you could use in your conversations, as well as in the store.

Berries – Marjat – Finnish Vocabulary

March 11, 2019

Vocabulary Lists

Learn some vocabulary about berries! Finland has awesome berries (marjat) that you can just pick in nature thanks to the jokamiehenoikeudet.

Fruit – Hedelmät – Finnish Vocabulary

March 11, 2019

Vocabulary Lists

Another topic that's excellent for beginners: learning the names of fruit aka hedelmät! And remember: omena päivässä pitää lääkärin loitolla!

Vegetables – Vihannekset tai Kasvikset

March 11, 2019

Vocabulary Lists

Learn some Finnish food vocabulary: this time about vegetables! In Finnish there are two words for vegetables: kasvikset and vihannekset.

Demonstrative Pronouns – Tämä, Tuo, Se, Nämä, Nuo, Ne

March 10, 2019

Pronouns

Tämä, tuo, se and nämä, nuo, ne are all demonstrative pronouns. Learn how to use them and how they inflect in this article!

Finnish Sayings with Basic Adjectives

February 25, 2019

Adjectives

If you've learned your old-new, young-old, rich-poor word pairs in Finnish, you can now use those words in these finnish sayings with basic adjectives