Learning Finnish

2008-07-31 05:59:17

#1

Tripulaci0n: Member; +14|6617

Anyone have any tips for learning Finnish on my own?

Only person I know that can speak it is my mother and my cousins but they're in Finland so kind of inaccessible, but I don't live at home anymore also.

I learned Chinese in private lessons and by spending time in China but I had to for work. I don't really want to spend much money on Finnish since it's just a personal goal.

I know there's books / programs I can get. But I just mean some tips from native speakers. Would you say it's easy or difficult?

tyty

2008-07-31 06:23:35

#2

Ultrafunkula: Hector: Ding, ding, ding, ding...; +1,975|6934|6 6 4 oh, I forget

What other languages do you speak?
Where are you from?

Last edited by Ultrafunkula (2008-07-31 06:24:08)

2008-07-31 06:33:53

#3

Markooo*Est: Previously known as CC-Marley; +334|6609|Estonia

DonFck helps you.

2008-07-31 06:43:05

#4

Tripulaci0n: Member; +14|6617

English and Chinese I'm from NYC

2008-07-31 07:16:23

#5

firebolt5: Member; +114|6616

How did you think Chinese was? Easy or hard? I heard Chinese was easy for an English speaking person because the language was "logical" and "made sense". What did you think of it? I hear Finnish is one of the hardest languages to learn. Good luck with it.

2008-07-31 07:21:19

#6

chittydog: less busy; +586|7296|Kubra, Damn it!

firebolt5 wrote:
How did you think Chinese was? Easy or hard? I heard Chinese was easy for an English speaking person because the language was "logical" and "made sense". What did you think of it? I hear Finnish is one of the hardest languages to learn. Good luck with it.

I've been trying to learn Cantonese for a while now and can tell you that while it is logical, it's hard as shit. I've studied Latin, Spanish and German and this is by far the hardest.

2008-07-31 07:35:26

#7

Ultrafunkula: Hector: Ding, ding, ding, ding...; +1,975|6934|6 6 4 oh, I forget

Tripulaci0n wrote:
English and Chinese I'm from NYC

Hmm... Those won't help much. But the German part will help a tad. If you have basic skills on Finnish, try start reading an internet magazine of your interest. A sports page for example? It's always easier to learn if you are reading something that interests you. Have a dictionary next to you too. www.sanakirja.org is a webpage I use all the time if I can't remember or don't know something in English.

edit. That webpage won't probably won't do much good if you don't handle the basics but in the upper corner you can choose from fi-eng and eng-fi. Just write the finnish word and press HAE (search).

Last edited by Ultrafunkula (2008-07-31 07:38:05)

2008-07-31 09:04:50

#8

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|7178|Riva, MD

Finnish is supposed to be really hard because it doesn't have anything based off latin in it.

2008-07-31 09:09:44

#9

N00bkilla55404: Voices are calling...; +136|6392|Somewhere out in Space

Makes you wish everyone spoke english now doesnt it? Or any one language for that matter.

Last edited by N00bkilla55404 (2008-07-31 09:10:20)

2008-07-31 09:16:07

#10

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6961|so randum

N00bkilla55404 wrote:
Makes you wish everyone spoke english now doesnt it? Or any one language for that matter.

No, i like diversity tbh.

It feels great walking around Berlin, and ordering food/buying stuff in precise german.

walking around biaritz and asking for the house red in french is equally nice.

Small hourglass island
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella

2008-07-31 09:18:11

#11

NooBesT: Pizzahitler; +873|6930

N00bkilla55404 wrote:
Makes you wish everyone spoke english now doesnt it? Or any one language for that matter.

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pi … 2#p2222692

At least we won't have to deal with Indian customer support.

2008-07-31 09:19:09

#12

Ayumiz: J-10 whore; +103|7194|Singapore

Chinese is easy, well i learnt it since young. And i am chinese.

2008-07-31 09:21:48

#13

Switch: Knee Deep In Clunge; +489|6924|Tyne & Wear, England

FatherTed wrote:
walking around biaritz and asking for the house red in french is equally nice.

In what I can remember from school ... Une maison rouge, s'il vous plait.

OK it's wrong, but it's logical.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

2008-07-31 09:26:22

#14

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6658|Winland

Finnish is one of the hardest languages on the world to learn, read it somewhere. Good luck.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-07-31 09:45:30

#15

Ultrafunkula: Hector: Ding, ding, ding, ding...; +1,975|6934|6 6 4 oh, I forget

NooBesT wrote:
N00bkilla55404 wrote:
Makes you wish everyone spoke english now doesnt it? Or any one language for that matter.
http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pi … 2#p2222692

At least we won't have to deal with Indian customer support.

Speak for yourself. I have to deal with them dippa-dappa-dippa-dee guys because they have server and nedwörk suppordt adt ourr compani...

Last edited by Ultrafunkula (2008-07-31 09:46:06)

2008-07-31 09:53:04

#16

NooBesT: Pizzahitler; +873|6930

Ultrafunkula wrote:
NooBesT wrote:
N00bkilla55404 wrote:
Makes you wish everyone spoke english now doesnt it? Or any one language for that matter.
http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pi … 2#p2222692

At least we won't have to deal with Indian customer support.
Speak for yourself. I have to deal with them dippa-dappa-dippa-dee guys because they have server and nedwörk suppordt adt ourr compani...

What...?

2008-07-31 10:49:04

#17

Ultrafunkula: Hector: Ding, ding, ding, ding...; +1,975|6934|6 6 4 oh, I forget

NooBesT wrote:
Ultrafunkula wrote:
NooBesT wrote:

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pi … 2#p2222692

At least we won't have to deal with Indian customer support.
Speak for yourself. I have to deal with them dippa-dappa-dippa-dee guys because they have server and nedwörk suppordt adt ourr compani...
What...?

At work. I seem to have edited that part away. My bad

2008-07-31 10:55:40

#18

Tripulaci0n: Member; +14|6617

N00bkilla55404 wrote:
Makes you wish everyone spoke english now doesnt it? Or any one language for that matter.

Nah, I enjoy new languages. English is boring.

2008-07-31 11:10:13

#19

Benzin: Member; +576|6459

I rather enjoy different languages. Always fun to go out with my Aussie friends and learn new English that I never heard in the States. My German is rather good, too.

2008-07-31 11:37:27

#20

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|7178|Riva, MD

Tripulaci0n wrote:
N00bkilla55404 wrote:
Makes you wish everyone spoke english now doesnt it? Or any one language for that matter.
Nah, I enjoy new languages. English is boring.

English is boring because almost everyone knows it. And you can't speak privately about stuff anywhere in public because everyone knows your language.

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