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What happens to Finnish words that include the letters K, P or T?
How many groups of Finnish verbs are there?
What is characteristic of verbs in the first type?
What happens to the verb stem of KPT verbs?
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What is an example of a verb in the second type?
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What is an example of a verb in the third type?
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Why is it important to pay attention to KPT verbs?
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What is the largest group of verbs in Finnish?
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What is the Finnish word for 'book'?
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What is the meaning of the Finnish word 'koti'?
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What is the Finnish word for 'six'?
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What is the meaning of the Finnish word 'kukka'?
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What is the Finnish word for 'month'?
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What is the meaning of the Finnish word 'kuntosali'?
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What is the Finnish word for 'thirty'?
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What is the meaning of the Finnish word 'käteinen'?
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What is the Finnish word for 'October'?
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What is the primary goal of the 'Listen and Learn Finnish' course?
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What is the meaning of the Finnish word 'lippalakki'?
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How are Finnish words usually pronounced?
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What is the significance of short and long sounds in Finnish?
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How are long sounds written in Finnish?
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How many vowels does the Finnish language have?
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What is the native language of two of the three teachers in the 'Listen and Learn Finnish' course?
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What consonants are considered foreign in the Finnish language?
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How many chapters does the 'Listen and Learn Finnish' course consist of?
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Study Notes
Finnish Language Basics
- Finnish words undergo changes, especially those with K, P, or T, which can have two consonants, one consonant, or no consonant at all, and can even change into other consonants.
Finnish Verbs
- Finnish verbs can be divided into six groups, with four of them to be learned in the beginner's course.
- Verbs of the same type have the same conjugation.
- Type One verbs end in two vowels, e.g., "ottaa" (to take), "ostaa" (to buy), and "maksaa" (to pay).
- Type Two verbs end in -da or -dä, e.g., "saada" (to get), "syödä" (to eat), and "juoda" (to drink).
- Type Three verbs end in -la/-lä, -na/-nä, or -ra/-rä, e.g., "olla" (to be), "mennä" (to go), and "purra" (to bite).
Finnish Vocabulary
- Various words and their meanings, e.g., "kirja" (book), "keltainen" (yellow), "kissa" (cat), "kiva" (nice), and many more.
About the Course "Listen and Learn Finnish"
- The course consists of 12 chapters.
- The goal of the course is to learn enough vocabulary and expressions to understand others and express oneself in basic situations.
- The course has three teachers, one speaking English and two speaking Finnish as their mother language.
Pronunciation
- Finnish words are pronounced almost exactly as they are written.
- There is almost one-to-one correspondence between letters and sounds.
- Vowels and consonants can be either short or long, with a significant difference between short and long sounds.
- Finnish has 13 consonants and 8 vowels.
Finnish Alphabet
- The Finnish vowels are a, e, i, o, u, y, ä, and ö.
- The Finnish consonants are d, h, j, k, l, m, n, äng, p, r, s, t, and v, with some foreign consonants like b, c, f, g, q, v, w, x, and z.
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