Why is "seisoo" (singular) correct? Shouldn't it be "seisovat" (plural) since they are 5?

(I acknowledge that Duolingo is not the best way to learn Finnish and that it could be wrong.)

Keskonen (n.) – Prematurely born child

Example: Teos jäi keskoseksi.

Translation: The work was premature.

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Time to bust out the trusty chart from Suomen Mestari 1! I’m thinking of having this chart tattooed on my arm! 😄🇫🇮😄

Honestly I don't understand all of the hate that this wonderful language gets. It's only been a month and I can use all of the cases in the singular, the genitive, nominative and partitive in the plural, consonant gradation is tricky but logical, and verbs don't cause me any issues. Am I truly in for a nasty surprise coming at some point, or is this "impossible difficulty" truly overrated? Granted, I can only carry on basic conversations and am by no means fluent, but hey! It's only been a month and I don't hate my life! In fact, I look forward to studying and learning every day. Also, a perfectly good example - somebody asked me why I call it "logical." In English we say "on the phone." "Puhimessa" is LITERALLY translated as "in the phone," but does that not make far more sense? The voice you are hearing is IN the phone, not ON it like "puhelimella..." Don't know if that makes sense, but one option (the correct one) is far more logical than how we express it in English...

Syke (n.) – Pulse, heartbeat

Example: Syke vaihtelee kehon fyysisten tarpeiden mukaan.

Translation: The heart rate varies according to the physical needs of the body.

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in the song “outo tyttö” by viitasen piia the chorus goes like this:

Taas seisomaan kaikki jää
Kun ajat pihaan ja hiekka pöllyää
Silloin seisomaan aina kaikki jää
Ne sanoo, "Kato outo tyttö siellä pistelee menemään"

i’m confused about both the meaning and grammar of pistelee menemään. i’ve asked around about it elsewhere but my mind keeps coming back to it.

wiktionary isn’t helping much with this besides saying pistellä is the frequentative form of pistää, but none of the listed meanings of pistää seem to make sense with this.

any ideas?

Löysä (adj.) – Loose, baggy; soft, runny

Example: Tämä solmu on löysä.

Translation: This knot is loose.

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Are they interchangeable?

Hi all,

I’ve been trying to get some Finnish language books to practise my reading and translation. However, most websites don’t deliver to UK, and the only one I found that does (booky.fi) charges €34.90 for DHL shipping :(

Is there any way around this or do I just have to bite the bullet?

I was invited to a job interview on Friday for a cashier/customer service position at a restaurant.

I did write my application email in Finnish, so I expect the interview to be in Finnish as well. My current level is A2 (which I also listed in my CV), I don't feel too confident about the interview, as I am afraid I won't understand something, especially if I will be nervous. Do you have any tips, maybe questions that you were asked during the interview? I want to be ready for it as much as possible, as I really need that job.

Kiitos ja hyvää päivänjatkoa!

Edit: Thank you all for your kind words and suggestions! I have written down some phrases and started building up my vocabulary. The interview is tomorrow, I'm still not so confident, but we'll see how it goes. :)

Heyy, I‘m new to learning finnish and I would really love to talk to a native who can help and guide me through the language and culture a bit. I would also enjoy it if it wasn‘t just a relationship on a teaching base but that a friendship can develop. (I‘m M17 btw.)

I plan on doing a year abroad in 2026 to Finland so I‘m trying to learn as much as I can beforehand. I‘m a native german speaker so if you want to learn german or just something about the culture I can help you! No need to be shy btw. you can just write me or comment.

Thanks already! :)

Elinkeino (n.) – Livelihood, trade, business

Example: Riisin kasvatus oli rahvaan elinkeino.

Translation: Rice farming was the livelihood of the common people.

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Could any one share a link or the name of a resource (movie, show, etc) in the sweet spot between selkosuomeksi and puhekieli?

Or how you guys do?

Moii, oon kanadasta ja etsin menetelmiä hyväksi opiskelijan suomea. Oon oppinut suomea nyt vähän yli vuoden ja haluan lisää tapoja oppia. Mä melkein valmistunut Duolingo ja useimmat eri sovelluksia ei toimi.

I’m mostly looking for language learning tips in general at this point, I need more exposure to the language. If anyone had any advice it’s greatly appreciated!

Hi, I have recently started learning Finnish, and I am a complete beginner so this is probably a very silly question, but I have been presented with a very wide variety of words meaning dance/ dancing and I am struggling to understand when each form should be used, could someone please help me understand the difference/give some example sentences. Currently I have come across Tanssitteko, Tanssin, Tanssimme, Tanssitko, Tanssiiko, Tanssia, Tanssit and Tanssivat. I am unsure if there are any other variations but this is what I have found so far. Any help would be greatly appreciated, sorry if this is an obvious question!

Terve everyone!

I recently started to learn Finnish, now back in the day, when I learned English, I translated music lyrics and watched movies and TV shows to get to know the language better. Now I was wondering, what TV show would you recommend for a Finnish-beginner, like a show where the plot isn't too hard to understand or where the vocabulary fits for someone who just started learning the language, if there is even any?

Kiitos paljon, hyvä päivä. :)

I live in Kuopio now and I really want to learn Finnish well and speak more but my pronunciation sounds really weird when I try to speak Finnish.

Hope I can find a person to exchange language learning or help me speaking I cook Chinese food for exchange

Elämäntapa (n.) – Lifestyle; way of life

Example: Liikunta on hänelle elämäntapa.

Translation: Exercise is a way of life for him.

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Hello, I am learning kulning to call my dogs and I was wondering if this translation from Google is accurate?

"Come here, my loves. Can you hear me?" Tulkaa tänne rakkaani. Kuuletko minua?

Kiitos from the great-granddaughter of Finnish immigrants

Hi, please help because this really gives sleepless nights.

I am trying to understand the consonant gradation k,t,p.

So I learned that 3rd person singular and plural in verbs are strong forms and the other persons are in the weak form.

And then I found the verb maata, which has the k in every single person: makaan, makaat, .....

WHY? What point did I miss?

Sorry for asking maybe obvious questions but I am trying to learn your language alone without a teacher, just grammar and reading books and online.

So, thank you very much for your appreciated help.

Bri

hello there

does anyone have any good books that I can use to learn Finnish from? i am a complete beginner so i would like to study from a book that treats me as if i were a complete beginner

thank you for your time!

I want to post this either on the stairwell or straight to their home. I just want to make sure this is understandable.

Moi 2. kerroksessa 12. asunnossa asuva naappuri, sinulla on todella hyvä <playlist>, mutta emme haluu kuunnella sitä 7 aamuna, paitsi on lauantai. Sinun <bass> <shakes> kokon asunnon ja se häiritsee meidän unta. Voisitkohan olla todella kiltti ja vähentää äänenvoimakkuutta? Menen hulluksi pian

Kaikenlainen (adj.) – All kinds of, every kind of

Example: Juteltiin kaikenlaista.

Translation: We talked about all kinds of things.

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This is by no means an exhaustive list but it's almost every channel I found for finnish in about an hour searching YouTube.

finnishwithsean https://youtube.com/@finnishwithsean1341?si=oDPFwFdn1P53mrkL

Finsperational https://youtube.com/@finnspirational?si=dbPHf3XBmNMmvLzm

Kodit ja vouret https://youtube.com/@koditjavuoret?si=5wt5QKuicjmZaiSL

Finnago https://youtube.com/@finnago94?si=XMZMfxSHLXhVXMCI

DRQAISAR411 https://youtube.com/@drqaisar411?si=PnO8U4dQrbxZqtS4

Kat chats Finnish https://youtube.com/@katchatsfinnish?si=Mi-9FSB-XGb4nAlA

Aleksi himself https://youtube.com/@aleksihimself?si=Mm3DxtWh4s-TIJS6

Finest finnish https://youtube.com/@finestfuturefinnish?si=lJOHvtqNeYNVsdqP

Learn finnish with finking cap https://youtube.com/@learnfinnishwithfinkingcap?si=LyOYkQl9c44m76r5

Finnlandclub https://youtube.com/@finnlandclub?si=FSc1W0o-W45nME1H

suomenopettajaterhi https://youtube.com/@suomenopettajaterhi?si=l0jHk2jWFnPSX1Ga

I started with Duolingo, and found an app called FinnishPod101, however, there is a great deal of difference between the two. So, what is an app that is reliable and accurate to learn the language on? Is Duolingo actually a reliable one as well, or is it not? Does it just teach you super basic language skills? I would love to be able to converse fluently in the language, but I don't want my knowledge to be incorrect.

I hope this makes sense, I really tried my best. I'm autistic and have ADHD, so that is most likely why it might not make sense.

Right. Some may frown a bit, but I’m having a blast with Duolingo getting myself introduced to Finnish. No, that won’t turn me in an avid speaker, but it still is a lot of fun.

A thing that has bitten me before: Duolingo asks to translate a sentence from English to Finnish like the one from the title:

“Why do you speak Finnish?”

I’d like to verify that both “Miksi puhut suomia?” as well as “Miksi puhutte suomia?” are valid answers. Duolingo only gives its blessing on the plural case, but from the English version you won’t be able to deduce whether it is about a single “you” or multiple persons being referred to as “you”.

And one more question, is “Miksi te puhutte suomia?” correct? In the very first few sessions with Duolingo, it was very consistent in the use of minä, sinä, hän/se, me, te, he. Somewhere along the line it starts to drop these, which is very confusing. Like in this sentence, my first instinct is to put sinä in there, like “Miksi sinä puhut suomia?”. Is that awfully wrong? Kind of awkward sounding? Or perfectly fine?

If you have any thoughts on this, I’d love to read them…

Hello,

I'm born and raised in Finland. My father is peruvian but never taught me spanish so I kind of have an passive ear for the language.

My hopes are to become fluent in Spanish. My mother tongue is Finnish, so this was just a wild thought, but would someone want to learn finnish and in exhange teach me spanish?

We could tutor each other on these languages so we both would get better at them.

Just send me a message if interested!