Learn Finnish online: grammar and vocabulary

Finnish is the main language of Finland, where Swedish is also official. It belongs to the Uralic family, not the Indo-European one, so it is quite different from Portuguese, English or German.

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It is an agglutinative language: endings attach to words and express many of the relations that, in Portuguese, are handled by prepositions. It has many grammatical cases, but no gender and no articles, and the pronunciation is very regular, with each letter sounding as it is written.

Grammatical cases with examples
No gender and no articles
Regular pronunciation and long and short vowels

Grammar with 57 points explained, with examples, exercises and videos.
Vocabulary organized by topic and dialogues from real situations.
Conversation units in a learning path.
Verb conjugation in the main tenses.
Flashcards and games to help you memorize.
Audio and pronunciation practice with voice recognition.
Live TV and radio in the language, to train your listening.
Certificate of completion.

These are the topics you will find in Linguarudo's Finnish grammar:

Introdução

Introdução

Entrada

História da Língua
Alfabeto - A,B,C,D,E
Pronúncia - ä, ö, y, kk, long vowels

Artigo

Artigos Indefinidos - não existe artigo indefinido; yksi, joku, eräs
Artigos Definidos - não existe artigo definido; tämä, tuo, se

Substantivo

Masculino e Feminino - não existe gênero; hän, mies, nainen
Nomes Abstratos - ystävyys, toivo, kiitollisuus, -uus/-yys
Coletivos - joukko, joukkue, lauma, parvi, -sto/-stö
Compostos - auringonkukka, sanomalehti, sateenvarjo, päivänvalo
Prefixos e Sufixos - epä-, vasta-, itse-, -ton/-tön, -llinen, -ja/-jä
Plural - -t, -et, -set, -ja/-jä; lapset, kukat, koneet

Saudações e Conversação básica

Saudações - hei, moi, terve, näkemiin, anteeksi, kiitos, kippis
Interjeições - voi ei, hienoa, mahtavaa, apua, hups, vau, oikeasti

Adjetivos

Adjetivos Qualificativos - ystävällinen, fiksu, älykäs, monipuolinen, kohtelias
Adjetivos Demonstrativos - tämä, tuo, se; nämä, nuo, ne; tällainen
Adjetivos Distributivos - jokainen, joka, molemmat, kumpikin, yksikään, toinen, muu, kaikki
Adjetivos Quantitativos - paljon, vähän, melko, aika, muutama, monta, useita, liikaa
Adjetivos Interrogativos - mikä, mitkä, millainen, kuinka monta, kumpi, kenen, minkä
Adjetivos Pátrios - -lainen/-läinen: brasilialainen, japanilainen, libanonilainen, ukrainalainen
Adjetivos Numerais - yksi, kaksi, kolme, neljä, viisi, kuusi, seitsemän, kymmenen
Adjetivos Comparativos e Superlativos - -mpi, -in; parempi, paras; kuin, yhtä ... kuin

Pronomes

Pronomes Demonstrativos - tämä, tuo, se; nämä, nuo, ne; tätä, tuota, sitä
Pronomes Relativos - joka, jotka, jonka, jota, jossa, johon, mikä, mitä
Pronomes Interrogativos - kuka, ketkä, mikä, mitä, missä, milloin, miten, miksi
Pronomes Reflexivos - itse, itseni, itsesi, itsensä, itseäni; -utua/-ytyä; toisiaan
Pronomes Pessoais - minä, sinä, hän, se, me, te, he, ne; minut, sinut, hänet, meidät
Pronomes Possessivos - minun, sinun, hänen, meidän, teidän, heidän; -ni, -si, -nsa, -mme
Pronomes Indefinidos - joku, jokin, kukaan, mikään, kaikki, kuka tahansa

Advérbios

Advérbios de Modo - nopeasti, hitaasti, hyvin, huonosti, varovasti, hiljaa, -sti
Advérbios de Lugar - täällä, siellä, tuolla, ylhäällä, ulkona, sisällä, lähellä, kaukana
Advérbios de Tempo - nyt, tänään, eilen, huomenna, pian, jo, vielä, koskaan, asti
Advérbios de Frequência - aina, usein, yleensä, joskus, harvoin, ei koskaan, kerran viikossa
Advérbios de Quantidade - paljon, vähän, liian, liikaa, tarpeeksi, melkein, erittäin, kovasti
Advérbios Interrogativos - minne, mistä, milloin, koska, kuinka kauan, kuinka usein, miksi, montako
Advérbios Ordinais - ensin, toiseksi, kolmanneksi, viimeiseksi; ensimmäinen, toinen, kolmas
Advérbios de Afirmação, Probabilidade e Negação - kyllä, joo, ehkä, varmasti, luultavasti, tuskin, ei, ei koskaan

Preposições

Preposições - kanssa, ilman, varten, takia, ennen, jälkeen, asti, -ssa/-lla/-lle

Conjunções

Conjunções - ja, tai, mutta, koska, että, jos, kun, vaikka, joten, jotta

Tempos Verbais

Verbo Ser e Estar - olla, olen, olet, on, olemme, olette, ovat, en ole
Presente do Indicativo - puhun, puhut, puhuu, puhumme, puhutte, puhuvat; en puhu
Presente Contínuo - não existe presente contínuo; luen, olen lukemassa, parhaillaan
Passado Simples - -i-; puhuin, tulin, söin, olin; en puhunut, en tullut
Passado Progressivo - não existe passado progressivo; luin kirjaa, olin lukemassa, kun
Futuro Simples - não existe futuro; presente + huomenna, aion, kohta, pian
Futuro Progressivo - não existe futuro progressivo; olen vielä nukkumassa, kun tulet
Condicionais - puhuisin, söisit, menisi, voisimme
Imperativo - avaa!, lue!, kirjoita!, päätä!, älä mene!, mennään!, ole hyvä
Verbos Modais - voida, osata, saada, haluta, täytyy, pitää, on pakko, tarvita, pitäisi
Particípio - -nut/-nyt, -va/-vä, -tu/-ty, -ttava/-ttävä; olen syönyt, tehty
Verbos Irregulares - olla - olin, menna - menin, antaa - annan

Subjuntivos

Presente do Subjuntivo - elakoon, menkoon, tulkoon
Pretérito Imperfeito do Subjuntivo - jos minulla olisi, jos han olisi, jos voisin
Futuro do Subjuntivo - kun minulla on aikaa, jos voit, kun han tulee

Outros

Uso do Gerúndio - não existe gerúndio; -en, -essa, -malla, -matta, -massa, -minen

Extra

Gírias e Expressões - moro, moikka, kiva, siistiä, tosi, jees, sori, kiitti, duuni, kämppä
Erros Comuns

A path of 50 units to learn Finnish through conversation, each with dialogues, vocabulary and exercises:

Introductions and first contacts - name, origin, age, profession
Greetings and goodbyes - good morning, good afternoon, bye, thank you
Meeting people - work, housing, hobbies, questions
Family and relatives - parents, siblings, grandparents, uncles and aunts, cousins
My house - rooms, floors, address, describing the house
Objects and rooms of the house - furniture, appliances, where is it?
My daily routine - waking up, working, eating, sleeping
Times, days and dates - hours, days of the week, months, scheduling
School and classroom - teacher, student, school supplies, homework
Studying and learning - studying, practicing, making mistakes, study techniques
Professions and work - professions, company, salary, job
At the office - meeting, e-mail, deadline, equipment
At the supermarket - shopping list, groceries, checkout, sales
Buying clothes - clothes, sizes, fitting room, prices
In shops and businesses - shops, bakery, bookstore, opening hours
Money, prices and payments - prices, card, change, paying
At the restaurant - reservation, menu, ordering, bill
Food and drinks - food, drinks, fruit, tastes
Cooking and preparing food - recipes, ingredients, cooking verbs
At the café, bakery and snack bar - coffee, snack, cake, to go
Health and parts of the body - body, pain, well-being
At the doctor's - appointment, symptoms, tests, prescription
At the pharmacy - medicines, dosage, prescription, precautions
Sports and physical activities - sports, training, teams, matches
Leisure and free time - weekend, hobbies, outings
Cinema, television and music - movies, series, concerts, tickets
Friends and social life - friendship, getting along, trust, conversation
Invitations, meetups and events - invitations, parties, confirming, accepting, declining
Phone and conversations - calls, messages, notes, mobile phone
Internet, technology and social media - apps, passwords, social media, security
Transport and getting around - bus, subway, tickets, timetables
On the street and asking for directions - directions, addresses, maps, landmarks
In the city - places, sights, neighborhoods
Hotel and accommodation - reservation, check-in, rooms, services
Airport and travel - check-in, passport, boarding, customs
On the plane - seat, flight attendant, takeoff, connection
Tourism and tourist attractions - attractions, guide, photos, souvenirs
Car rental and transport - rental, insurance, gasoline, road
Emergency situations - help, police, ambulance, danger
Bank and financial services - account, balance, transfer, currency exchange
Post office, documents and public services - mail, parcels, forms, documents
Job interview - résumé, experience, strengths, vacancy
Meetings and the professional environment - agenda, goals, agreeing, disagreeing
Making plans for the future - plans, dreams, goals, intentions
Opinions, preferences and arguments - opinion, advantages, preferences, debate
Problems, complaints and solutions - complaining, refund, exchange, warranty
News, events and current affairs - newspaper, headlines, government, economy
Culture, customs and differences between countries - customs, traditions, etiquette, cuisine
Social situations and more advanced conversations - compliments, accent, politeness, sincerity
Communication in real situations: final mission - review, requests, reservations, thanks

Finnish	Portuguese
🔊 Aikajana	Cronologia
🔊 Aikakausi	Era
🔊 Ajanjakso	Período
🔊 Analyysi	Análise
🔊 Antiikin	Antiguidade

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Is Finnish similar to any European language?

Very little. It is related to Estonian and Hungarian, not to the Romance or Germanic languages, so the vocabulary is new for Portuguese speakers.

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