About the long vowels and long consonants versus the gluttal stop. When you say uh-oh you truly make a gluttal stop, which means that after the uh you make a hard stop before starting the oh part of uh-oh. However, for a long vowel or long consonant this is not the case. You do have a pause, but without the stop. So the double el is just held longer. I often record languages to put the native sound on my flash card (for memorizing words) using an audio tool, and I can see in the audio that I play back, that there is a real pauze. The way you hold the 'el' shows a definite pauze, but no stop between the two 'el' occurrences. The trick I learned in my course is to say the 'el', hold it (this is the pauze). If you listen closely to the way you say a long el, you will find that you push your tongue up at the first 'el', then you hold it (pause), and only then do you drop your tongue to finish the 'el'. Well, long story, but hope it helps, someone, somewhere.
Of course, I love making these ^-^ I just wish I had more time to sit down and plan something a little more elaborate (like the grammar vids everyone is dying for haha), but I appreciate the patience and your super kind comment
@@KatChatsFinnish Haha true! 😂 Good grammar videos are quite hard to find, so I am excited to watch when you actually have the time to do one. Always look forward to your uploads, thank you Katya :)
Thank you very much Katya for the helpful video. You still look great even though you're exhausted after the exam. Truly hope you have a good rest and recover. I hope that if you have sometimes, could you be nice to make a video on how to tell time on the clock ? I deeply appreciate it.
Thank you for making these videos, they're so helpful! Sometime in the future would you be able to do a video about music? I'd like to learn how to say different instruments and music genres in Finnish! :)
That's how I remember the name for June, kesäkuu. It's the month when summer starts, at least in the northern hemisphere. I'd love a video on words like: anyway/anyways, however, nevertheless, in any case/event, so, well, i.e., words used in conversation to start sentences/statements. The little pause in uh-oh is called a glottal stop. I wouldn't call the ää the same thing. It's just a long vowel.
Moi! I know my comment is a bit late, so I hope you notice it. I discovered your channel just now, really well done and nice to watch! I have a question about what you say around 7:00 (nobody else seems having noticed it, if so, I'm sorry). In the first example sentence, you say "Keväällä lumi sulaa", then you say "keväällä lunta sataa". Why in the second case you used the partitive (I guess?) and the nominative in the first one? Or, if I am not getting it right, could you just explain why the two words for "lumi" are declensed in a different way? At the moment, deciding how to change nouns according to the sentence type is my biggest difficulty in Suomi. Kiitos!
Really good questions which I can't really answer properly unfortunately. I'm still trying to understand the grammar aspects myself, which is why I haven't made any detailed videos on the topic yet. I've been thinking about this question for a while now and googled it and no Finnish site has any info on it either xD I can try though: So lumi is the basic form of the word. Lunta is the partitiivi form of the word. I tried thinking of other similar kinds of sentences and also with the word "vesi" which works the same way. So eg it would be "Talvella vesi jäättyy" (In the winter water freezes) but also "Keväällä vettä sataa (In the spring it rains)" -> so same change happens there. Keväällä vesi kiehuu/virtaa/haihtuu (In the spring water boils/flows/evaporates) all the verbs I can think of to pair with the noun water, the translation would be "vesi X" So the conclusion I came to, is that it must be a special case where the verb "sataa" would have a partitive case before it. "Rakeita sataa -> it's hailing" . But this is just a guess, if anyone has an actual explanation feel free to chime in :)
Wonderful, lived in the UK for 4 years, but your accent is 100% American, WONDERFUL lol, keep up the great work, l have learn more from you in 1 day vs the 4 years l have been here
The best advice I ever had for pronouncing the "y" sound (which is similar to the u-umlaut sound in German or saying the letter "e" in French) was to round your lips and try to say "ee" while your lips are in the rounded position. Your tongue moves closer to the front of your mouth when you try to say "ee" than when you say "oo" and you get the "y" sound. Hope that helps anyone struggling :) Now... onto pronouncing "löyly" ;)
oh wow, it works! I struggled a lot with the German ü and I heard before this advice of rounding your lips and try to say ee, but the "tongue moves closer to the front of your mouth" piece of advice was missing, so thanks @davidromanis6151
hi, thanks for the lesson 💕 can you please do a video about sentences in plural? interrogative, negative and anything else that might be helpful. I'm kinda stuck on this topic😅
haha, winter is slowly creeping on us. in my region everything was covered in snow by the middle of October 🙆 not with a thick layer of snow, but still-
and as Sannin song 'hei kevät' ) as for me suomen kuukaudet easy to learn cos each of them has own meaning like joulukuu --- from joulu(cos Christmas in december) and it helps to remember them all (in november we have marras weather so marraskuu ...) becouse of this associations. Minun äidinkieli ei so logical so u have to just remember it names also as in english(((
GREAT OBSERVATION. FINNISH IS NOT SO EASY TO LEARN LIKE IT IS GERMAN ITALIAN ENGLISH PORTUGUESE FRENCH SWEDISH ETC . BUT THE WAY SHE TEACHES AND MAKE THE EXPLANATION AND PRONUNCIATION IS A HUGE STEP FOR ME TO FEEL ATTRACTED TO LEARN THIS LANGUAGE.. THE OTHER LANGUAGES THAT I MENTIONED BEFORE HAVE LOTS AND LOTS OF GREEK AND LATIN ROOTS VS. FINNISH THAT ARE SO SCARCE DEFINETLY A LANGUAGE. OUT OF THIS WORLD.!
Huh, I visualize the months in temperature, and the weather. Not in a visual layout. Did you see an image like that when you were young, in school? That is interesting. Thank you for taking the time to do these Finnish language videos.... oh, and I love Edinburgh.
did i heard that right? future neuro scientist? wow wow wow!!!!!dear i wish you could also tell us the months that starts every season in finland. kiitos dear.
Yeah exactly, summer is ~ June to August, fall is Sept to Oct/Nov, November is kinda transitional to winter, Winter is Nov-Feb, March is transitional (but usually quite cold still haha) and proper spring ~ April + May. In my opinion that's how I see it :P
The expected form would be "lumta" in the partitive, but a long time ago Finnish went through a sound change where all the - mt - clusters in words became - nt -
Meaningful coincidence, Neuroscience has been on my mind for the last month. What inspired you to learn neuroscience? As always, thank you for the video!
Oh wow really! :o I did psychology as an undergrad so neuropsych was always quite interesting to me and I wanted to try something a little more hands on (with the brain imaging techniques etc) :)
:) Hyvin tehty! You will do great things Kat, I'm sure of it. What was your favorite thing about psychology? I enjoy learning how others minds work too, I ask to many questions. Yes, I've been thinking about going back to college. but the same reason I wish to study neuroscience, is the same reason I would never make it to the PhD finish line. I have A.D.D and It takes a certain amount of mental focus to maintain my Jedi consciousness.
Well in Finnish it’s quite effortful to say the K very harshly so when speaking people tend to say it like that because its easier. And the G sound in Finnish is a bit more G than how I said the K in the video if that makes any sense xD so in Finnish it still sounds like a K
About the long vowels and long consonants versus the gluttal stop. When you say uh-oh you truly make a gluttal stop, which means that after the uh you make a hard stop before starting the oh part of uh-oh. However, for a long vowel or long consonant this is not the case. You do have a pause, but without the stop. So the double el is just held longer. I often record languages to put the native sound on my flash card (for memorizing words) using an audio tool, and I can see in the audio that I play back, that there is a real pauze. The way you hold the 'el' shows a definite pauze, but no stop between the two 'el' occurrences. The trick I learned in my course is to say the 'el', hold it (this is the pauze). If you listen closely to the way you say a long el, you will find that you push your tongue up at the first 'el', then you hold it (pause), and only then do you drop your tongue to finish the 'el'. Well, long story, but hope it helps, someone, somewhere.
You have a talent in educator profession. You are wondeful and thorough in your teaching. Keep up the good work. Its fun learning finish with you
Oh thank you so much, that's so kind of you to say!
Thank you for taking the time to make videos! I also visualize months and seasons in clock format.
Thank you Katya for making this even with your busy schedule 🥰 hope you’re doing well!
Of course, I love making these ^-^ I just wish I had more time to sit down and plan something a little more elaborate (like the grammar vids everyone is dying for haha), but I appreciate the patience and your super kind comment
@@KatChatsFinnish Haha true! 😂 Good grammar videos are quite hard to find, so I am excited to watch when you actually have the time to do one. Always look forward to your uploads, thank you Katya :)
You have the best videos! It’s awesome that you sound out each word. Great job! Thanks!
I'm so glad to hear, thank you so much!
Ahh it really helps when I have ü sound in my native language...gotta love Uralo-Altaic languages
Thank you very much Katya for the helpful video. You still look great even though you're exhausted after the exam. Truly hope you have a good rest and recover. I hope that if you have sometimes, could you be nice to make a video on how to tell time on the clock ? I deeply appreciate it.
Aww thank you so much ^-^ I've added it to my list, thank you so much for your suggestions :)
KATYA IS OUT OF THIS WORLD !
Glottal stop is the name of that catch in the throat such as in I'll or the double T in the Cockney pronunciation of better.be'er
Your videos are really helping me a lot ❤️
Thank you for making these videos, they're so helpful! Sometime in the future would you be able to do a video about music? I'd like to learn how to say different instruments and music genres in Finnish! :)
That's how I remember the name for June, kesäkuu. It's the month when summer starts, at least in the northern hemisphere. I'd love a video on words like: anyway/anyways, however, nevertheless, in any case/event, so, well, i.e., words used in conversation to start sentences/statements. The little pause in uh-oh is called a glottal stop. I wouldn't call the ää the same thing. It's just a long vowel.
How do you remember ?
You are a very good teacher thank you so much ❤
Thank you so much
Thank you! That was cool. And especially thanks for sentences with the seasons and the weather. Could you, please, expand on that topic?
What in particular would you be interested in? :)
@@KatChatsFinnish phrases like "it's sunny/hot/cold", "the weather is lovely/bad", "it's raining/snowing", "the sun is shining" etc. 😊
Seuraava kesäloma menemme suomeen.
A week or two in the mökki by the lake will help. A lot.
Kiitos kielivideostä.
Sounds nice and relaxing :D
Moi!
I know my comment is a bit late, so I hope you notice it.
I discovered your channel just now, really well done and nice to watch!
I have a question about what you say around 7:00 (nobody else seems having noticed it, if so, I'm sorry).
In the first example sentence, you say "Keväällä lumi sulaa", then you say "keväällä lunta sataa". Why in the second case you used the partitive (I guess?) and the nominative in the first one? Or, if I am not getting it right, could you just explain why the two words for "lumi" are declensed in a different way?
At the moment, deciding how to change nouns according to the sentence type is my biggest difficulty in Suomi.
Kiitos!
Really good questions which I can't really answer properly unfortunately. I'm still trying to understand the grammar aspects myself, which is why I haven't made any detailed videos on the topic yet. I've been thinking about this question for a while now and googled it and no Finnish site has any info on it either xD I can try though:
So lumi is the basic form of the word.
Lunta is the partitiivi form of the word.
I tried thinking of other similar kinds of sentences and also with the word "vesi" which works the same way. So eg it would be "Talvella vesi jäättyy" (In the winter water freezes) but also "Keväällä vettä sataa (In the spring it rains)" -> so same change happens there. Keväällä vesi kiehuu/virtaa/haihtuu (In the spring water boils/flows/evaporates) all the verbs I can think of to pair with the noun water, the translation would be "vesi X" So the conclusion I came to, is that it must be a special case where the verb "sataa" would have a partitive case before it. "Rakeita sataa -> it's hailing" . But this is just a guess, if anyone has an actual explanation feel free to chime in :)
I do imagine seasons on a clock!! :) Thanks for the video, you're amazing
Aw thank you/kiitos! Glad I'm not the only one haha!
Kiitos paljon Kat!!
Kiitos :)
Hello, could you do a video on means of transport?
Wonderful, lived in the UK for 4 years, but your accent is 100% American, WONDERFUL lol, keep up the great work, l have learn more from you in 1 day vs the 4 years l have been here
Thank you! 😃
Kiitos Kat
Thanks you are amazing
Wohoo, Im coming finland from glasgow! Thanks for making these videos! Im learning finnish from you hahha
Kiitos !!
The best advice I ever had for pronouncing the "y" sound (which is similar to the u-umlaut sound in German or saying the letter "e" in French) was to round your lips and try to say "ee" while your lips are in the rounded position. Your tongue moves closer to the front of your mouth when you try to say "ee" than when you say "oo" and you get the "y" sound. Hope that helps anyone struggling :) Now... onto pronouncing "löyly" ;)
oh wow, it works! I struggled a lot with the German ü and I heard before this advice of rounding your lips and try to say ee, but the "tongue moves closer to the front of your mouth" piece of advice was missing, so thanks @davidromanis6151
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hi, thanks for the lesson 💕 can you please do a video about sentences in plural? interrogative, negative and anything else that might be helpful. I'm kinda stuck on this topic😅
I've added it to my list! :D
Hi, I have a question. How’s different between syys and syksy?
im learning finnish cos why not this is very use ful thank you!
That's great! :)
Great work keep it up…...i am learning finnish language in school now but i learn more better from you
Glad to hear that :) Kiitos paljon!
Kiitos.
How to start speak and write Finnish language??
I want to learn B1 level Finnish language.
Kiitos videosta. Luulen että yrität hypnoosittaa minua :-)
LOL xD
Moi.. What months belongs to each season.. Thanks
indent pause=hiatus?
haha, winter is slowly creeping on us. in my region everything was covered in snow by the middle of October 🙆
not with a thick layer of snow, but still-
There is a light dusting here now too. Almost slipped on the ice last night D:
and as Sannin song 'hei kevät' ) as for me suomen kuukaudet easy to learn cos each of them has own meaning like joulukuu --- from joulu(cos Christmas in december) and it helps to remember them all (in november we have marras weather so marraskuu ...) becouse of this associations. Minun äidinkieli ei so logical so u have to just remember it names also as in english(((
Very true, makes things easier :D
Great video
GREAT OBSERVATION.
FINNISH IS NOT SO EASY TO LEARN LIKE IT IS GERMAN ITALIAN ENGLISH PORTUGUESE FRENCH SWEDISH ETC .
BUT THE WAY SHE TEACHES AND MAKE THE EXPLANATION AND PRONUNCIATION IS A HUGE STEP FOR ME TO FEEL ATTRACTED TO LEARN THIS LANGUAGE..
THE OTHER LANGUAGES THAT I MENTIONED BEFORE HAVE LOTS AND LOTS OF GREEK AND LATIN ROOTS VS. FINNISH THAT ARE SO SCARCE
DEFINETLY A LANGUAGE. OUT OF THIS WORLD.!
Huh, I visualize the months in temperature, and the weather. Not in a visual layout. Did you see an image like that when you were young, in school?
That is interesting.
Thank you for taking the time to do these Finnish language videos.... oh, and I love Edinburgh.
Very interesting, thanks for sharing I'm glad you enjoy my videos, and yes Edinburgh is amazing :D
When you imagine it like a cycle from jan to december : would the corresponding series be Kevat,Kesa,Syksy,Talvi ?
Kiitos :3
i love you!
Your video is amazing! Congratulations. Greetings from Brazil :)
Kiitos! :D
The clock/month thing is blowing my mind right now. Like... I need a drink. 😂🤣
Seasons for me is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you're gonna get.
xD
.... great show .... !!!!!
Thanks ma'am 🇮🇳
did i heard that right? future neuro scientist? wow wow wow!!!!!dear i wish you could also tell us the months that starts every season in finland. kiitos dear.
Yes you did xD What do you mean by the month that starts every season?
@@KatChatsFinnish wow! im amazed. anyways like when does syksy starts and ends in finland?
@@heather0842000 probably september - syyskuu
Yeah exactly, summer is ~ June to August, fall is Sept to Oct/Nov, November is kinda transitional to winter, Winter is Nov-Feb, March is transitional (but usually quite cold still haha) and proper spring ~ April + May. In my opinion that's how I see it :P
@@KatChatsFinnish kiitos, much appreciated
kat, :)
katchat
I didn't think of it like a clock but I think it's more logically
You will make me unable to think of it in different ways
i was wondering, why does lumi turns into lunta in "keväällä lunta sataa"? commenting almost 4 years later sorry 😭
The expected form would be "lumta" in the partitive, but a long time ago Finnish went through a sound change where all the - mt - clusters in words became - nt -
Meaningful coincidence, Neuroscience has been on my mind for the last month. What inspired you to learn neuroscience? As always, thank you for the video!
Oh wow really! :o I did psychology as an undergrad so neuropsych was always quite interesting to me and I wanted to try something a little more hands on (with the brain imaging techniques etc) :)
:) Hyvin tehty! You will do great things Kat, I'm sure of it. What was your favorite thing about psychology? I enjoy learning how others minds work too, I ask to many questions. Yes, I've been thinking about going back to college. but the same reason I wish to study neuroscience, is the same reason I would never make it to the PhD finish line. I have A.D.D and It takes a certain amount of mental focus to maintain my Jedi consciousness.
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My gash 💜
Hey, I have requests too..
Sorry, I have like a page with probably close to 80 of them and more each video D: I'm trying to go through them slowly but surely so hang in there :D
You pronounced kesä as /gesa/ and kevät as /gevat/
Is there any rule about this?
Why don't you say k?
Well in Finnish it’s quite effortful to say the K very harshly so when speaking people tend to say it like that because its easier. And the G sound in Finnish is a bit more G than how I said the K in the video if that makes any sense xD so in Finnish it still sounds like a K
@@KatChatsFinnish Kiitos paljon ❤️
voi means butter
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Finish sounds extremely easy for me.
she si really good at explaining :D
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finnish y sounds like the french u
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:)
The pregnant pause
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