Learn Finnish Fast: 9 Tips to Improve Memorization

The most common question I get asked is "Why is it impossible to learn Finnish words?"😱 Well, even though some linguists say Finnish is one of the hardest languages in the world, with the right memorization tips you can learn faster and easier.

In this video, I share my 9 top tips to help you learn Finnish by memorization techniques. ✅

[farouq]

I love the part with the drawing. When I learned animals in Finnish, I bought stickers of animals. And beside each sticker I wrote the Finnish word in both singular and plurality. I only studied that group of words twice and they are still stuck into my mind. Also, animals’ stickers are cute, which is a plus

[jadeventoniemi]

Even though it sounds simple, I really like the “preview” part. It prepares my mind to know what’s coming so I’m not too confused as soon as I get to that chapter/section 🤣

[laurenkennedy]

I have just discovered your videos, as I am now taking lessons to learn more about the Finnish Language. Your videos and short lessons are very helpful and engaging. One way I try to remember things is to put words to music, sometimes to sing. I used this method when teaching young children new concepts and it was helpful and repetitive, but fun. Thank you for sharing your instruction…

[angelicaandia]

I’m studying suomee for 5 months now and taking notes and repetition works the best for me. I also found out that teaching a classmate could be also helpful because I tend to explain it the way I understood a certain topic or just a simple vocabulary... that then we remember it together. Kiitos paljon!

[angel]

I have to say Finnish is one of my favorite language along with Italian and French it’s such a beautiful language it would be interesting to learn. I just don’t know where could I find your courses on Finnish language

[Akkiro]

Great video! Kiitos Varpu! One of the tools I use in my language learning is a flash card app such as AnkiApp or AnkiWeb. You can write the Finnish word and the equivalent in your own language and then test yourself. The app hides one “side” of the card and shows it when you want to check. Then you tell the app whether it was easy for you or more difficult, and depending on the result, the app will have you review the difficult ones more often. You can also add pictures and even sound files if you want to make things a bit more sophisticated. ;) For me, it has become a daily routine!

[jenniferatilano]

New subscriber here☺️thank you for your tips.

[stiobhardgruamach]

As an English speaker, the most useful tool for me with Finnish is creating mnemonic devices by breaking down the syllables and trying to associate the sounds with English words.

This is an idea I took from a book for learning a different language and seems to help activate the memory better, since Finnish is not an IE language so doesn't have as much obvious overlap with other languages.

The key thing is trying to make things easier because it's so easy to dwell and or panic on what is more difficult.

[gregdelaney]

I can affirm from many years of experience teaching adult learners that the tip "teach others" is extremely effective. Not only do you learn what you need to, but in order to teach you need to know the material extremely well, and the very act of teaching someone else reinforces what you have learned. To help students prepare for tests, I suggested to them that they teach the material to someone who doesn't know it, always with very good results. :)

[douglascraft]

Enjoyed the idea of memorizing while exercising. I am learning how to speak Spanish with a tutor. Very effective. I also take an online university course. Good for a broad overview.

[Saraheyp]

I can’t believe I missed this video when you posted it! Thanks for re-sharing it :) Many thanks to you, Varpu! I hope you are doing well.

[jhweisen]

Thank Varppu for these lovely videos and your permasmile! Eons ago, when I was at school, I learnt languages by self testing and by devouring books in three languages. By the way I like the pictures that appear in the background of your videos. I was lucky to inherit a 1967 120x120cm Reidar Sarestöniemi painting from my parents. My mum was Finnish. The picture was exhibited in 1968 in Luxembourg, where we lived at the time. It shows a spectacular lappisch moonlit nightscape with rendeer made from 5 to 7 brushstrokes depending on the number of legs (3 to 5 ). I now decorates my office/bedroom.

[federicorizzi]

Thank you SO MUCH for this helpful video and for your very clear and neat teachings!
For my experience, I can say a huge leap forward on learning English was by literally speaking it with foreigner people (I studied only french at school), so practicing it day by day was truly helpful.
Thank you again SuperVarpu!

[pobelix]

Another good thing is applying "memory hooks" (or "Eselsbrücken" as we say in German).

Remembering the word "usein" (often) ist quite easy when you know that Usain Bolt often won the gold medal in Olympics. :D

[ParveenKaur-ckmw]

Hello mam, i am applying my student visa in Finland and your videos are very helpful for me . The way your teaching is very nice ❤️

[nettitus]

Very nice video !
Finnish language will be my next language to learn.

[lowercherty]

So, start with an aapinen. Finnish is interesting. No silent letters, every letter has one and only one sound. Compared to English....

Of course, most Finns speak English better than I do.

[massoudzahedi]

Moi Varpu,
I intend to open a coffee shop in Finland. Is there any way you can help me please?

[oqqaynewaddingxtwjy]

Kirjuta šanella karjalan kielellä, tarkissa omat kielinerot. Lukou Oma Mua -lehen toimittaja Uljana Tikkanen

[oqqaynewaddingxtwjy]

Sa an suomek si dja karjalan kielel automaat ti kiäännkseni eritt äin hyvästä englann ista si, mik si et puhu suome a Haluan kuu lla ään esi paljon kauniimmin On ilma inen numero yk si

minä olen Op a i stau karjalan suomea kielel tämäpä materiaalin avulla
Karjal Suomes Sana bo k irja sanu bo kniigu PDF Raija Pyöli

pää ssää ni kulpi itse ä si tekemiin tek hokampa Ainu sanu !

Algusanat
Tämä sanakirju on vuvvennu 2008 ilmah piästetün Sanakirjan suomi–kar- jala (Markianova & Pyöli) puaru. Karjalal tarkoitan täs sidä karjalan kielimuoduo, kudai tundietah sežo nimil anus, anuksenkarjal, livvinkarjal, livvi (liügi) libo livvin kieli. Enne jälgimäzii voinii livvikse paistih Suomen Raja-Karjalas, enimüölleh Salmin voulostis, da ližäkse vie erähis Suista- mon da Imbilahten külis sego Suojärven Hürsülän mutkas. Rajantagazes Karjalas livvikse paistah Anuksen alovehel. Suomes livvin pagizijat eletäh ken kus eri puolil muadu. Siirdolažuon allus heidü oli pandu elämäh Kuo- pion ümbäristöh da Pohjas-Pohjanmuale. Tänäpäi enimät heis, ket ollah roinduperiä müöte livvinkarjalankielizet, eletänneh piälinnan alovehel.
Sanakirjah on tahtottu ottua paiči vahnembua, perindehellistü sanastuo, sežo uuttu, nügözeh elokseh pädijiä sanua. Suomes da Karjalan tazaval- las aktiivine karjalan kielen tutkimus da tarkoitukselline kielen elvütändü ollah oldu ozavaikuttajat sih, što eritüzesti nügüsanasto kazvau tämän päi- vän tarbehien mugah. Livvinkarjal on suannuh lujua ližämavustustu enne muudu ven’an kieles, ga ei vai sit, a sežo toizis kielispäi: kanzoinvälizet laihinsanat ollah enzimäi tuldu ven’ah da sidä kauti karjalah. Moizii ollah ezimerkikse erähät sportan, muuzikan, tiijon da tehniekan terminät. Suo- mespäi on sežo tulluh erähii vaikuttehii karjalah.
Karjalan hüvin kehitünnüh sananluajindusistiemu andau läs rajattoman mahton kehitellä uuzii sanazii omien kielinormien pohjal. Livvile on jäl- gimäzien vuozikümmenien aigah kehitettü omat normat kui orfogruafien mugai kieliopingi puoles. Mittumua uuttu sanastuo sit pideli vallita sana- kirjah? Valličendu pohjavuu sanoin aktiivizeh käüttöh, no kunnetah pidäü panna raja, štobi sanakirju ei rodies liijan suuri – monikilohine da mones ozas jullattu järgäleh. Üksikai lugii voibi vuottua sellitüstü mittumaletahto ičelleh tärgiele sanale. Silloi maksau vaivan eččie sanan sinounimua, ku- damas voibi toizes kohtas kirjua löüdüö abu.
Karjalan kieldü opastetah da tutkitah üliopistolois Suomes da Ven’al. Karjalan alguopastustu on tahtottu andua pienile lapsile (kielipezät, muu- zikkukerhot) da školaniekoile, no tässäh nämmä projektat ei Suomes olla
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eistüttü vuottamuksien mugah. Ven’an Karjalas opastetah livvin- da vie- nankarjalua školis jo 1990-luvun allus algajen. Meil Suomes on aiguzien opastus kursiloil olluh tipičnoi opastundumuodo. Kursiloile tulou puaksuh moiziigi opastujii, kudamil on jiännüh mustoh rajakarjalazien buaboloin da died’oloin muamankieldü. Sen aktiviziiruičendah pürgihes tämägi sa- nakirju. Tahtozin, štobi kogo kirjupakiettu (Markianova & Pyöli 2008, Pyöli 2011, 2012), kuduah kuuluu sežo tämä sanakirju, eistäs edehpäi li- vvinkarjalan paginmaltuo dai kaunehliteratuuran da lehtilöin lugemistu. Mugai kirjutusnerot kazvetah hil’l’akkazin. Sanoin taivutukset kebjende- täh käüttämistü, da konkretnoit ezimerkit suomendoksinneh sellitetäh sa- nastuo.
Parahat passibot kaikile karjalan azientundijoile dai suvaiččijoile, kuda- mis olen suannuh tarbehellistu abuu da viritüstü täh kolmevuodizeh projek- tah. Ülen lämmäh da tävvel südämel tahton passiboija kielentarkastajua Natalia Giloevua, kudaman abu on olluh enziarvozen tärgei. Nikonzu ei minun küzümükset – daže vaigevimat niilöis – olla jiädü ilmai vastavustu. Karjalan Siädivüö passiboičen abudengas. Suuri passibo kuuluu rodn’il da dovarišoil ”roindupäivükukkazis”, kudamat avvutettih todevuttua kir- jan valmehekse suattamistu.
Ristiinas heinükuus 2016 Raija Pyöli
Vuvvennu 2016 jullattu Raija Pyölin Sanakirja karjala-suomi jo ammui on myödy loppussah. Nygöi Karjalan Sivistysseura julguau sen verkos. Sanakirjan syväindö pyzyy endizenny paiči sivul 14 luajittuu kohendustu lähtehien luvettelos. Alguperäzes sanakirjas käytettyy ü-kirjaindu ei ruvet- tu muuttamah nygöi käytös olijah y-kirjaimeh, kudai on otettu ü:n sijah Karjalan Tazavallas vuvvennu 2007 da kuduan käyttöh hil’l’akkazin ollah harjavuttu Suomesgi. Iändämizeh kirjaimen valličendu nikui ei vaikuta.
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