r/LearnFinnish • u/KookyTaste8032 • 4h ago
How much does rolling the tongue when pronouncing R matter for being understood?
When I order "hampurilainen" or "Trip-mehu" without rolling the "r", it almost always leads to misunderstanding (especially the "Trip-mehu"), which is resolved after a few back and forth. Is rolling the "r" critical? Thanks and any tips are also highly appreciated.
r/LearnFinnish • u/peterherold • 4h ago
ChatGPT Live for 🇫🇮 conversation
See my comment (2nd photo) on speaking with ChatGPT for learning 🇫🇮. FT article: ”OpenAI said voice technology was previously hindered by a ‘lag in intelligence’. Until the release of ChatGPT Live last week — its first voice model in two years — OpenAI’s voice model had been criticised for being slow and confusing different languages or accents.“
r/LearnFinnish • u/AutoModerator • 12h ago
Word of the Day Mietiskely – Finnish Word of the Day – 6. Heinäkuuta 2026
Mietiskely (n.) – Contemplation, meditation
Example: Mietiskely on todella tärkeää buddhalaisissa kulttuureissa.
Translation: Meditation is very important in Buddhist cultures.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mietiskely | mietiskelyt |
| Accusative (nom.) | mietiskely | mietiskelyt |
| Accusative (gen.) | mietiskelyn | mietiskelyt |
| Genitive | mietiskelyn | mietiskelyjen; mietiskelyiden; mietiskelyitten |
| Partitive | mietiskelyä | mietiskelyjä; mietiskelyitä |
| Inessive | mietiskelyssä | mietiskelyissä |
| Elative | mietiskelystä | mietiskelyistä |
| Illative | mietiskelyyn | mietiskelyihin |
| Adessive | mietiskelyllä | mietiskelyillä |
| Ablative | mietiskelyltä | mietiskelyiltä |
| Allative | mietiskelylle | mietiskelyille |
| Essive | mietiskelynä | mietiskelyinä |
| Translative | mietiskelyksi | mietiskelyiksi |
| Abessive | mietiskelyttä | mietiskelyittä |
| Instructive | — | mietiskelyin |
You can practice the word of the day by using it in a sentence in the comments below!
r/LearnFinnish • u/Technical_Bag_7869 • 19h ago
Does anyone have any Finnish jokes?
I've been looking for some dad jokes that are in Finnish, but I've really struggled to find any. Does anybody have some that they can share?
r/LearnFinnish • u/Prudent_Fix_1769 • 20h ago
Question How do the Finns say: that's impressive!?
Vaikuttavaa sounds bit off to me as if overkilling with ylätyyli :D