im from finland and i have absolutely no idea why i am watching this.

I never thought I would learn so much about basics of the Finnish language from an American , thank you very much that was very useful

I started to learn Finnish for curiosity a few time ago and I'm really loving it. Kiitos! Greetings from Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Great video even 9 years later. Thanks!

"Hyvää juota" LOL!! You think you're saying good night, but you're saying good drink.

"Hyvää juota". And I came here to learn something.

Please note: Knowing how to pronounce all those words and questions is one thing. Being prepared for the Finnish answer is another one. :o)

Just remember, the "everyone knows english in Finland" rule is one of those many rules that, when you really need it to work, fails. Like, when you take a wrong turn and wind up in a far forest road, then your car breaks down, and you realize you've left your cellphone somewhere, and there's a blinding blizzard out, the temperature is dropping inside the car, and suddenly there's a shape at your door that might be a bear or a Finn in a fur hat... that's usually where the rule breaks down. You'll still get helped though.

Seems like many Finns are commenting about the ways of saying "hello". Yes there is a lot of ways to say "hello" indeed like: Moro, moi, terve(also means healthy), päivää, hei, "morjens", moikka(mostly it means "goodbye", but sometimes it can also be used for saying hi) and so on.

The "Bussy" made my day

Hyvaa iltaa. Kiitos paljon. From Philippines🇵🇭learning finnish language. Nakemiin. 💚

This is a bit of a problem with non-finnish people, and that is what we call "aste vaihtelu" essentially what that means is that if you are trying to say yes by saying joo and instead you say jo, then it is a completely different word. Joo means yes, and jo means already the best phrase to demonstrate this is "Kokoo koko kokko kokoon" Wich has the meaning of build up the whole bonfire. Kokoo (kokoa) means gather (in this case build up) Koko means whole Kokko means bonfire and Kokoon wich means together This is a demonstration, that shows you how much a single letter can mean in the finnish language Another example is Tuli - tuuli Tuli means fire and tuuli means wind

My cousins who are half finish had to take Finish lessons and none of them understood it and they found it really hard, I hear my auntie speaking Finnish a lot and she’s taught me basic Finnish which is helpful

Instead of "hei", almost all say "moi" nowadays, even the cashiers in supermarkets. I live in Norway and just visit, so I'm used to saying "hei". Always takes me time to learn to say moi again. And it's funny, I never breath in when I speak. "Pankkiautomaatti", ATM, is usually called "Otto", so look for those.

Regarding your pronunciation. You have the sounds pretty much spot on, but I would recommend practicing the differences between short and long sounds a little bit with minimal pairs such as "Tuli-tuuli-tulli", "kylä-kyllä-kyylä(=derog. 'stalker')", or - if you dare - try the notorious "Mr Kokko! Assemble the whole bonfire together!" - "Kokko! Kokoo koko kokko kokoon!" ;D

Hi! Planning a trip to Finland and very grateful that you have made this video!

Two words can mean alot example The pruce is on fire = Kuusi palaa The spruce returns = Kuusi palaa The number six is on fire = Kuusi palaa The number six returns = Kuusi palaa Six of them are on fire = Kuusi palaa Six of then return = Kuusi palaa Your moon is on fire = Kuusi palaa Your moon returns = Kuusi palaa Six pieces = Kuusi palaa

Love these videos. My Maternal family came from North Finland. It was great to the language I so long ago had forgotten.

Hyvää juota :DDDD

The Finns also breathe in while speaking words in general, not just positive ones - the classic example is 'voi ei' ('Oh no!'), as the 'voi' may be repeated and sometimes is spoken while breathing in.

So helpful!

"Thank You! I'm getting better and better with learning Finnish each day.''

Really an helpful video to getting started Finnish with!!

I was looking for a second language to learn.(I'm studying in Australia at the moment) I'm Turkish. I checked, which language easy to learn for me then I found Finnish! Seriously some of the letters are totally same and grammar same as well (however, of course, is not easy but trying is free)

Im half Finnish and Im going there for 2 weeks to see my grandparents and cousins! :D

Nice video! I love it... but you said "hyvää juota" which means "give the good one something to drink" , not "hyvää yötä" :D ... Keep up the good work!! I am teaching my friends to speak Finnish and I found this very helpful! old video, timeless content! Thank you!

Kiitos!! Is what I needed!! :D

Hello Finland i love your language because its so unique and twisted :D Chciałabym się nauczyć Fińskiego , bo jest równie dziwny jak Polski:D Greets from Poland:)

super helpful

I enjoy learning from you. Give more

Yes = kyllä, joo (not "jo", which means "already"). You gotta be careful in Finnish with long and short vowels, and also single and double consonants. Good example: tuli/tuuli/tulli. Tuli = fire, tuuli = wind, tulli = customs. Also, where did you get the "toaletti" from? It's understandable, yes, but I never heard it being used in everyday talk. I live in Helsinki, but I think all Finland uses "vessa" for toilet. OK, those were my "critics". You sure have an accent, but VERY good in general for a foreigner. Where in Finland did you live? And for how long?

thank you for this...!.i enjoyed learning Finnish language...God Bless!

You are AWESOME. Regards from Czech republic

thanks!

Hyvää juota!!

Thank you

I remember when I was young and I came to finland I used to play on the cash machines, it was written "pieni" and "suuri" (as far as I can remember)

I enjoy this too much! Kiitos you're great :D Olen kotosin Italy!

You are awesome!!

I'm a finn and I've never heard or witnessed anybody saying something while breathing in, unless there's a certain situation like gasping for air or something. It could also be so that you've met really "special people" and I understand, given that you've spent time in Turku :D

Kiitos thank you

Awesome vid man, hope crazy finnish enthusiastics see that, or plain refugees in here. In every country, you need to learn the native language. Cheers from Suomi!

gracias viejo

you are the best and i like your tichort

Kiitos

thanks for this... I'm enjoying your video. I'll be in Finland soon for the 4th time =)

waw thanks

Hi there. Brasiliassa (I hope it's correct). Man, you really left me off the hook. Appriciate it!

Watching this video makes me see how complex finnish is, what comes to the grammar compared to english. I'm finnish but my native language is swedish, as it is for some of us on the west coast

England is Englanti in Finnish! "Englannissa" means "IN England". When you say you speak a language you add an A to the end of the word i.e. "Puhun saksaa, puhun englantia" but "Puhun suomea". And there's no capital letter on any noun for a language, this is Finnish we're writing, not English ;)

Nice video I like it and wanna know more about this language

I think it might actually be a bit better sometimes to learn finnish from someone who is not finnish, and has an accent, because pronouncing finnish can be a bitch.. You'll get stuck on the basic words and never get anywhere if you try too hard. Finns tend to respect anyone at trying, and they will correct you pretty much only if you want them to. So learning the words and then using them in context will get you pretty far, so don't worry too much of the pronunciation, at least at first.

Hello from Brazil!

too hard for me but I still have to learn suomea!! Love from Hong Kong:)

Hi there, I'm really enjoying your videos, you're funny and easy to understand, even I can understand you, despite my bad bad english. thanks

nice

Interesting

your finnish is very impressive! :) by the way toilet generally is vessa :) keep making these brilliant videos!!

Hey Mark, if you want to practice using phrases in another language like Finnish for example, do you think a good idea is to have a friend act out scenarios like bumping into you for example and you say the correct phrase in Finnish or asking where something is and you say the correct phrase so that way you get experience using the phrases and it helps you remember all of the different phrases you'll need

i put the 500 like on this video. kiitos my dear this video help me a lot. merci from france

Hyvää juota

This guy is my idol

Good

Cool thanks! I'm from Canada : D

toilet=vessa

Almost choked to my water when you said Hyvää Yötä :D You said it like Hyva yatäa.

In Finnish we don't have word please like in English. If you want to order a coffee, do not say "Kahvi, olkaa hyvä". This sounds like you are giving coffee for the waitress. If you want coffee say "Kahvi, kiitos" or just "kahvi". Olkaa hyvä works in sentences like "this way, please", "tätä tietä, olkaa hyvä".

For a foreigner, your pronounciation is stellar. Most finns luckily don't really care if someone doesn't speak the language, we are more often than not happy to speak english with foreigners.

I've seen that "Whiskey Bar" in Turku :D

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="270">4:30</a> i actually don't know what toaletti is, but we usually just say "vessa"

Actually what you said about us finns that, whether we are 2 or 102 years old, we would know english. NO. Only the younger people. People older than 50-60 are most of the time very bad in english.

This is summer in Finland :D

But he forgot to tell, many of the finnish people are bilingual and also speak Swedish! And there are some areas and places in Finland where they have Swedish as a main language!

am from mrocco and am intersting to learn finnish kiitos

well done! :)

Aw lovely! I want to correct a few, because I'm a perfectionist, but people can understand with those ones too : ) England - Englanti Do you speak English/German? - Puhutko englantia/saksaa? Great job!

The way you pronounce sounds like hungarian :) And I'm not hungarian but I heard people speak that language and now I just realised it's like finnish lol

Hablo español y me doy cuenta que es fácil pronunciar las palabras finlandesas partiendo del español

Hyvää juota and Keatos

Hi Hello, i love your videos, They are very interesting and, instructive.I need to ask you something, i apprecciate if you will help me. i want to go to firenze, but firts i go to bologna then i go by train to firenze,i want to buy the tickets, but ill by there in the machines right? and you know whats the difference between ntv ilato, or frecciarossa?and the valor of the tickets? please... :D

Now i know hardest language ever.. but i think is'nt hard cause i think Is same with my language.. but thanks for teach me how to be good suomi language

Usually in finland when you say "hyvää päivää" to somebody random, they think that you're kinda wierd, since finnish people are a bit shy and closed in, but when you get to know somebody, they'll be more open. However Sometimes this is not the case

Minna ei en puhu Suomista.... Easy language (huh?!). Every letter has one sound, no silent letters, no masculine/feminine nouns. Finnish in America froze around 1920. Here new words came from English ( carri for car, etc.) and the languages diverged.

Please - Antaisitko You're Welcome - Olet tervetullut Yes - Kyllä / Joo Toilet - Vessa (NOT Toaletti, if you say Toaletti no one understand.

jo - already joo - yes hyvää juota is smth like (have) a good drink

We don't really have almost any accents, because we say the words as they are written, so there is really not much pronounciation on the words. The only eception really is the R-letter bacause in finnish it's sharp and you use your tounge when you say it, and in english it's kinda soft. I personally really don't have problems with the pronounciation in english but i use the english pronounciation only when i'm not speaking with other finnish people, but there are some people who can have this problem.

Wait isnt Heippa hi and bye? (my mom taught me a little)

Sir, olkaa hyva, when there are 2 of aa it is pronounced as longggggg a, kiitos paljon.

At that "Do you speak" section, the correct way to say "Do you speak English" is "Puhutko englantia" and "Puhutko Saksaa". (It's same for "puhun")

Funny how the double vocals at the end of the words are so hard to English people to say! :D like in "Hyvää" or "olkaa". They should be said way longer. And the "toaletti" is totally funny too, you see it used only in few places...

miten olet voinut? minä jo puhun hyvin suju Suomea avulla sinusta. minä jo katsoin noin 10 vuotta sitten kun alkanut oppi Suomen kieltä ensimmainen kertaa kautta tämä video kanavalta. paljon kiitoskia. toivottavasti että olet pärjää hyvin ja terve elämänmenossa

What are u people shouting about his pronunciation, of course it's bad, hi's not Finnish! I'm guessing this vid was mostly for the tourists so that they can learn a bit the language so that they don't seem like assholes when visiting Finland. He was also saying nice things about Finland/Finnish people so that's a big + too :). Nice video!

Whisky bar mainittu :D Ehdottomasti paras baari Turussa ^^

Just to correct you a bit; "England" is not actually "Englannissa" (Englannissa actually means in England in Finnish). "England" in Finnish is "Englanti". But you are correct in that "Englannista" means "from England". And also as someone already mentioned "jo" does not mean "yes" ("jo" in Finnish means already). The correct written form for the words you mean is "joo" which is similar in meaning to yes, but is quite informal.

"Olkaa hyvä" and "ole hyvä" actually have the same meaning " you're welcome" or "here you are" (for example when you give someone something to eat). "Olkaa hyvä" is formal and "ole hyvä" is informal. In Finnish there is no word for please.

That _yötä_ sounds like _juota_ 🤣

Change the smoke alarm battery damnit! =)

How do you say benis or ebin?

When you said good night you really said good drink in finish

Wow, your finnish is OK :-)