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Tag Archives: Oddities in Finnish

These are posts in which we examine weird or quirky aspects of the Finnish language that are lesser know or at face value unclear.

Speaking while inhaling
Speaking while inhaling – what is that?

Have you ever heard someone speaking while they are breathing in? That’s called ingressive speech. [...]

10
May
Oddities in Finnish - Joo ei
Oddities in Finnish – Joo ei: Finland’s yeah no

Positive and negative answers are some of the very first words you learn when studying [...]

21
Jul
Oddities in Finnish - The many meanings of Sika
Oddities in Finnish – The many meanings of Sika

We often get the question; is Finnish a difficult language to learn? We would say [...]

18
Feb