tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post8470762380655651824..comments2024-03-12T12:35:37.484+00:00Comments on Finnish from Afar Blog: Running Around AimlesslyTelefinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02416099919182532105noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-47327818607909816492014-02-26T12:35:13.595+00:002014-02-26T12:35:13.595+00:00You mean "vahingonilo". We can't let...You mean "vahingonilo". We can't let the Germans take credit for all the interesting words :)Adamhttp://www.lindyhop.finoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-47277923612618125382012-12-20T13:34:25.377+00:002012-12-20T13:34:25.377+00:00Hey! Have you ever noticed, has your writting styl...Hey! Have you ever noticed, has your writting style gone any better so far?NeilWheathttp://cravingforknowledge.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-85262047752717638472012-09-28T08:38:19.110+01:002012-09-28T08:38:19.110+01:00I am really glad you like it! I have fun writing s...I am really glad you like it! I have fun writing stuff, and am amazed so many people (Finns and non-Finns) are actually interested in the subject matter.Telefinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02416099919182532105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-55489714979230507832012-09-28T02:46:58.504+01:002012-09-28T02:46:58.504+01:00This is a great blog :) For us Finnish people, i...This is a great blog :) For us Finnish people, it's not so obvious how many version and therefore meanings our words can have. Because we don't really have to think about our own language. So it's really interesting when someone ponders our language.Otso Tummavuorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218080649896950071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-52799924499608895162012-06-27T11:43:26.383+01:002012-06-27T11:43:26.383+01:00Just a note I made.. the basic form for "to b...Just a note I made.. the basic form for "to buy" is "ostaa" with two a-letters. With one "a" it's the imperative "buy!".<br /><br />This means it turns a verb into a more repetitive, more leisurely or less goal-orientated version of the original, e.g. "ostella" (to shop) derives from "osta" (to buy).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-28606820965709732092012-06-02T15:00:41.251+01:002012-06-02T15:00:41.251+01:00Yeah, you weren't kidding. Language is a bunc...Yeah, you weren't kidding. Language is a bunch of nonsense. Your Finnish name fooled me, and I couldn't immediately figure out why a Finn would be learning Finnish at such a late age...Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03147937821473215782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-14484000790392979662012-05-27T19:41:45.138+01:002012-05-27T19:41:45.138+01:00Hello, it's not a druid with a zither, it'...Hello, it's not a druid with a zither, it's Väinämöinen with his kannel.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4in%C3%A4m%C3%B6inen<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantele<br /><br />Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-13932892036072443462012-05-20T19:47:13.357+01:002012-05-20T19:47:13.357+01:00Well thank you Anonymous!Well thank you Anonymous!Telefinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02416099919182532105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-69608180588264129402012-05-20T18:27:02.487+01:002012-05-20T18:27:02.487+01:00I really like your blog! :)I really like your blog! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-80257862008519174782012-05-19T11:40:58.443+01:002012-05-19T11:40:58.443+01:00I think you have to come in terms with that fact t...I think you have to come in terms with that fact that reading different languages is different.<br />English is largely a monosyllabic language and the crazy spelling makes it easy to "guess" a word. It sort of promotes sloppy reading by Finnish standards, where you rarely have single syllable words and the spelling is essentially phonetic. (Not really, though, stress and intonation aren't marked.)<br /><br />I'm not saying that you can't "guess read" words in Finnish, but before running, one should learn to walk or even crawl. The rules are different for different languages. Take your time to do it properly. It'll wait for you.<br /><br />Maybe you should try thinking about the pronunciation as you read the word. Try to imagine phonemes and how they sound like or how to pronounce them. That way you're not only reinforcing the two aspects about the word separately but linking them together for a stronger imprint.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-28759612585861625542012-05-18T18:54:27.314+01:002012-05-18T18:54:27.314+01:004 years and yesterday in the supermarket I had to ...4 years and yesterday in the supermarket I had to ask what 'kasvis' is because I couldn't remember it anymore.<br />But then, some time ago I had troubles remembering the word 'carpet' and asked first for a curtain and then a cupboard. Every now and then my brain is doing weird things.Cecilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17501705872527736150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-39993672675026970052012-05-18T18:45:00.327+01:002012-05-18T18:45:00.327+01:00Do not despair! See it as an intellectual challeng...Do not despair! See it as an intellectual challenge! Learning Finnish is fun!Telefinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02416099919182532105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-19997760604752286772012-05-18T18:09:20.992+01:002012-05-18T18:09:20.992+01:00I was looking forward to my language course tomorr...I was looking forward to my language course tomorrow, but now I feel kinda demotivated ;-). How am I supposed to learn words that I can't even read correctly on the first (few) approach(es)?<br /><br />By the way, the druid guy is probably Väinämoinen.Cecilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17501705872527736150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-57731747322446378392012-05-18T11:15:11.697+01:002012-05-18T11:15:11.697+01:00;-);-)Telefinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02416099919182532105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-50322867425325847342012-05-17T08:43:37.130+01:002012-05-17T08:43:37.130+01:00I have to say I am always surprise how much intere...I have to say I am always surprise how much interest my blog-posts about Finnish grammar generates! I guess it's about shared pain for us foreigners struggling to learn, and schadenfreude for the many Finnish readers of this blog!Telefinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02416099919182532105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-69293719567153525222012-05-17T05:32:47.421+01:002012-05-17T05:32:47.421+01:00The Finnish language is enough to make anyone need...The Finnish language is enough to make anyone need to run around aimlessly and let off steam.<br /><br />Don't forget your zither! :)Katriinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403719183047819222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-45831298654991598492012-05-16T23:56:12.525+01:002012-05-16T23:56:12.525+01:00Thank you so much I would have gone crazy out of c...Thank you so much I would have gone crazy out of curiosity if I haven't found what the word "juoksentelisinkohan" means.<br />Again, thank you so much for trying to explain something which is actually so difficult to be broke down for us non finnish speakers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-81731095199823674262012-05-16T16:59:21.861+01:002012-05-16T16:59:21.861+01:00Of course not! But I hope you understand what I so...Of course not! But I hope you understand what I so humorlessly attempted to explain. ;)Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648484965005836045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-32221992984218286772012-05-16T16:51:11.590+01:002012-05-16T16:51:11.590+01:00Hey, I hope you didn't think it was totally hu...Hey, I hope you didn't think it was totally humourless!Telefinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02416099919182532105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-20431137922545616282012-05-16T14:20:24.124+01:002012-05-16T14:20:24.124+01:00I can't provided any explanations for the thin...I can't provided any explanations for the things you've mentioned, but I can empathize with humorlessly overanalyzing (wow, this is a clause full of American spelling...ack, see what I mean?) things. I think, though, that this will ultimately help us when it comes to learning Finnish. :)Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648484965005836045noreply@blogger.com