suomen kieli

1. Suomen
kieli

2. 8 different vowels
a, e, i, o, u, ä, ö, y
long vowels
aa, ee, ii, oo, uu, ää, öö, yy
diftongs
ai, ei, ie, oi, io, ui, iu, äi, öi, öy, yö etc.
Short and long vowels make differences:
Tapa = habit
Tappaa = kill
Tuli = fire
Tuuli = wind

3. Common Finnish words
2-syllable, CVC(C)V
ku-ka, kuk-ka,
kou-lu, päi-vä
Compound words
koulupäivä
15 cases
Talo
Talon
Taloa
Talossa
Talosta
Taloon
Talolla
Talolta
Talolle
And so on…

4. ELASTIC LANGUAGE

5. Why Finnish is challange?
Suffix language
Different compared with English/Germany
etc. Indo-European languages
Many grammatical possibilities (15 cases in
Singular and Plural)
Many changes (gradation)
Long words
Different vowels (Ä,Ö,Y), vowel harmony
Spoken and written language

6. Why Finnish is easy?
No feminine/masculine form
No articles
No accent
Word stress always in the first syllable
Very regular
Order of words have not so big sense
"Steady" intonation

7. Communication style
Direct eye contact is a sign of trust.
Greetings are formal,
with a firm handshake, direct eye contact,
and a smile.
People in Finland "say what they mean,
and mean what they say."
Not a small talk -culture.
You only kiss your beloved ones.
Kisses on the cheek are not commonly
used in Finland.
One talks, the other listens -culture.
Use first names.
Finns don’t like to address people
with titles and last names.
Common distance between speakers
is 1 meter.

8. Aloitetaan!
Let's begin!