Mini Sentences in Finnish: 'I have' | KatChats

In this video I will go through how to create simple mini sentences out of the phrase "I have" in Finnish.

I have = Minulla on _____(kirjakieli) + Mulla on _____(puhekieli)

If you want to say you have more than one thing:

Minulla on/Mulla on kaksi koiraa = I have two dogs
Minulla on kolme pöytää = I have three tables
Minulla on monta lasta = I have many children
Minulla on viisi banaania = I have five bananas
Minulla on kymmenen euroa = I have ten euros

ALSO,
I wanted to keep this video fairly short and simple, but you can also use "Minulla on" for other things such as:

Minulla on kiire = I'm in a hurry
Minulla on kuumetta = I have a fever
Minulla on huono olo = I'm feeling bad/sick

Things like this, but I thought I would save that for another time :)

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[KatChatsFinnish]

I put additional information in the description box about "Minulla on" uses and how to create a sentence with more than one posession, so do check that out!!

[GreenTornado]

Estonian works the same way. 'I have' is 'mul on' (although the full version is 'minul on'). 😍


I have a cat - Mul on kass
I have a dog - Mul on koer
I have a child - Mul on laps


Since Estonian doesn't have a verb for 'to have', it uses 'olema' (the verb 'to be') with the pronoun being put into the adessive case and it literally translates into 'on me is a cat' (and so on).


Hello from England 😊

[jmtikka]

And there are actually more levels of speech than the usual formal (kirjakieli) and informal (puhekieli) languages but it's good that Kat doesn't unnecessarily try to confuse her audience with too much information.

minulla on → mulla on → mul on → mullo
sinulla on → sulla on → sul on → sullo
hänellä on → sillä on → sil on → sillo
meillä on → meil on → meillo
teillä on → teil on → teillo
heillä on → niillä on → niil on → niillo


I myself use all of these depending on the situation. The rightmost ones are kind of extreme puhekieli used when you speak very quickly. And the negative forms get even wilder that this.

[lazeywinde]

I love the rare times when Finnish is easy.
Also my cat was being a brat stomping on my keyboard while I was trying to watch this so I annoyed him back by hugging him and saying "Mulla on kissa" he flattened his ears and stomped away.

[abdullahyahya]

I'm from Jordan, I lived in Finland for 3 months and I really miss Finland people are very nice and welcoming I really felt in home ❤️.
Keep it up Katia I really enjoy learning Finnish from your videos 🔥

[johnnurmi]

Appreciate the videos very much, parents spoke Finnish I picked up a little but now trying to learn it. You present it very well.

[ThisIsAlmondz]

Kiitos paljon. Minulla on kaksitoista kissaa, yksi koira, ja kaksi lintua.

[serena]

thank you Katya for these helpful videos! they help a ton 🥺🥺

[ToxicPCB]

I wish you had explained that there is no verb "to have" in Finnish. Rather this is a construction using the adessive case of minä. You could explain this case is used for stationary location. I think that would explain why one would use the "minulla on" construction. Russian functions the same way where there is no verb "to have". You say "by me" or "u menya".

[Sam-tevp]

You are so sweet and your way of teaching is good😍

[MECC]

Thank you, i mean kiitos paljon, i missed your videos.

[muskratmik]

Thank you, this type of lesson is very useful

[bharatsharma]

I am learning Finnish in classes and watching your videos very helpful
😊👍

[matthewmayer]

Another wonderful and helpful video! Yey!
Thank you and glad to see you back! :)

[TheLeviathar]

Could you do a video on finnish dialects and how they differ from eachother? I was in Sodankylä this summer and i knew no finnish but they said my uncle and mom spoke with northern/sodankylä dialect even though my mom is born in Sweden but her parents came from this region. I just think it would be intressesting to know if puhekieli differs alot if you are in Rovaniemi, Lappenranta, Turku or Helsinki.

[yadiravillanueva]

Kiitos paljon. Very helpful videos. Mulla on kirja. 🙂

[lgfrades]

Kiitos paljon! Mulla on kolme kissaa 😻

[simosunny]

Hello Kat~ It's really interesting that Finnish has a own word for computer, is not really common. It means something or the translation is just computer?

[globalcitizen]

Kiva video. Voisitko tehdä myös video jossa sinä teet monologi vain suomeksi (preferably, kirjekieli) ? Kiitos .. [MAY MOTHER MARY BLESS MY FINNISH SKILLS !]

[tobiasv.b.]

Kiitos videosta. Suomi on aika vaikea kieli mutta mä teen mun parhaani oppia sen.
Voit korjata minut jos olen lipsahtanut. Terveisiä saksasta suomeen 🙂