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  • syite
    Dreifach-Eins# 372.9
    • Aug 2007
    • 154
    #1

    looking for someone to teach me Finnish...

    While listening to Pretty Green Onions I decided to learn the lyrics, however that lead me to Ievan Polkka and an appreciation for the Finnish language. So I decided, why learn lyrics to a song in a different language that I would never really understand, when I could just learn the language as a whole.
    So if there is anyone in the FFR community that knows Finnish and wouldn't mind teaching me to read and write this beautiful language I would be greatly appreciative.

    -sidenote- I would like to learn to speak it as well but that can come in time.
    Thank you for any help provided.

    -syite
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    • qqwref
      stepmania archaeologist
      FFR Simfile Author
      • Aug 2005
      • 4092
      #2
      Re: looking for someone to teach me Finnish...

      Isn't Ievan Polkka gibberish? I was pretty sure it had no actual meaning.

      Finnish is a cool language, though. If you really do wanna spend years working on it, good luck, it'll be fun!
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        • j-rodd123
          End of the road
          • Oct 2006
          • 3692
          #3
          Re: looking for someone to teach me Finnish...

          lol

          Originally posted by FictionJunction
          wow

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            • Choofers
              FFR Player
              FFR Music Producer
              • Dec 2008
              • 6205
              #4
              Re: looking for someone to teach me Finnish...

              i think it's funny that people think they can simply pick up a language

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                • Jonlovesddr
                  h
                  • Sep 2008
                  • 1631
                  #5
                  Re: looking for someone to teach me Finnish...

                  hinga dinga durgen there you just learned finnish

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                    • syite
                      Dreifach-Eins# 372.9
                      • Aug 2007
                      • 154
                      #6
                      Re: looking for someone to teach me Finnish...

                      Originally posted by Choofers
                      i think it's funny that people think they can simply pick up a language
                      I know one can't just 'pick up' a language, it takes work and real determination. But I do seriously want to learn.

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                        • Choofers
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                          • Dec 2008
                          • 6205
                          #7
                          Re: looking for someone to teach me Finnish...

                          start taking classes

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                            • XelNya
                              [Kaho]
                              FFR Simfile Author
                              • Sep 2012
                              • 3368
                              #8
                              Re: looking for someone to teach me Finnish...

                              Originally posted by qqwref
                              Isn't Ievan Polkka gibberish? I was pretty sure it had no actual meaning.

                              Finnish is a cool language, though. If you really do wanna spend years working on it, good luck, it'll be fun!
                              Loituma - Ievan Polkka Lyrics
                              http://www.lyricsmania.com/ievan_polkka_lyrics_loituma.html


                              It's an online translation but point is, it isn't quite gibberish.

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                                • ilikexd
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                                  FFR Simfile Author
                                  • Apr 2006
                                  • 3208
                                  #9
                                  Re: looking for someone to teach me Finnish...

                                  Take classes for sure, and supplement it with an hour of extra study (internet, dictionary, etc.) a few times a week.

                                  Idk what you can expect to get here.

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                                    • Bluearrowll
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                                      • Nov 2007
                                      • 7376
                                      #10
                                      Re: looking for someone to teach me Finnish...

                                      As someone who wants to learn languages of places I travel to myself, some advice I can give is to expose yourself to as much of the language of choice as possible. This means listening to music, watching movies, perhaps even changing the language of your computer.

                                      Music and movies are important because you listen to Finnish verbose. Hearing and understanding structure and tones is essential in that it can help you "make out" sentences even if you have never seen a word or two before.

                                      Depending on your choice of music, here are some Finnish songs that you may like:

                                      Stam1na - Puolikas Ihminen


                                      Kotiteollisuus - Helvetistä Itään


                                      Finntroll - Svart Djup


                                      Miljoonasade - Marraskuu


                                      Happoradio - Unelmia Ja Toimistohommia


                                      Apulanta - Maanantai


                                      Let me know if you need any more, I've got lots.

                                      Cheers,
                                      Last edited by Bluearrowll; 06-28-2013, 07:32 PM.
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                                        • DotKritic
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                                          • Jun 2009
                                          • 2974
                                          #11
                                          Re: looking for someone to teach me Finnish...


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                                            • ReikonKeiri
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                                              • Jun 2006
                                              • 2388
                                              #12
                                              Re: looking for someone to teach me Finnish...

                                              from those lyrics

                                              "nyyhkyytteek"

                                              wat


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                                                • korny
                                                  It's Saint Pepsi bitch
                                                  • May 2004
                                                  • 4385
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: looking for someone to teach me Finnish...

                                                  Good luck. Next to Japanese it is among the hardest languages for English speakers to learn. Rosetta Stone is a bit pricey but way worth it i have it for mandarin and Japanese. You have a private tutor online you can schedule video chats with and they are most always native speakers. Not to mention the online community that allows you to constantly practice your language with others trying to learn the same one. Also has a top botch recording system that tells you how well you're pronouncing.

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                                                    • qqwref
                                                      stepmania archaeologist
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                                                      • Aug 2005
                                                      • 4092
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: looking for someone to teach me Finnish...

                                                      Originally posted by XelNya
                                                      http://www.lyricsmania.com/ievan_pol...s_loituma.html

                                                      It's an online translation but point is, it isn't quite gibberish.
                                                      I looked into it and the part that was used in the Loituma Girl animation, from the original song by Loituma, was a part of the song that was indeed gibberish, although most of the rest of the song had legit lyrics and a story. Of course, the Miku version is entirely gibberish.
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                                                        • Hateandhatred
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                                                          • Feb 2011
                                                          • 1974
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: looking for someone to teach me Finnish...

                                                          I can probably help. I can teach you basic rules, some grammar and stuff, as well as pronunciation (I'm not a speaker but I'm better than a neophyt, and I pretty much master the pronunciation which really isn't hard at all). I also know a bunch of very fluent people! PM me if interested.

                                                          On this website, Samwais is an active Finnish speaker. You can also try with Laggy, maybe he still lurks.
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