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Present Tense in Finnish

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In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about ¨PRESENT TENSE¨ in Finnish

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Present Tense in Finnish

ENGLISH	FINNISH	PRONUNCIATION IN ENGLISH	BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE
I love	minä rakastan	mih nah rah kahs tahn	Eu amo
You love	sinä rakastat	sih nah rah kahs taht	Você ama
He loves	hän rakastaa	hehn rah kahs taa	Ele ama
We love	me rakastamme	meh rah kahs tahm meh	Nós amamos
You love	te rakastatte	teh rah kahs taht teh	Vocês amam
They love	he rakastavat	heh rah kahs tah vaht	Eles amam
I speak	minä puhun	mih nah pou hoon	Eu falo
You speak	sinä puhut	sih nah pou hoot	Você fala
He speaks	hän puhuu	hehn pou hoo	Ele fala
We speak	me puhumme	meh pou hoom meh	Nós falamos
You speak	te puhutte	teh pou hoot teh	Vocês falam
They speak	he puhuvat	heh pou hoo vaht	Eles falam
I sleep	minä nukun	mih nah nou koon	Eu durmo
You sleep	sinä nukut	sih nah nou koot	Você dorme
He sleeps	hän nukkuu	hehn nouk koo	Ele dorme
We sleep	me nukumme	meh nou koom meh	Nós dormimos
You sleep	te nukutte	teh nou kout teh	Vocês dormem
They sleep	he nukkuvat	heh nouk kou vaht	Eles dormem
I open	minä avaan	mih nah ah vaan	Eu abro
You open	sinä avaat	sih nah ah vaat	Você abre
He opens	hän avaa	hehn ah vaa	Ele abre
We open	me avaamme	meh ah vaam meh	Nós abrimos
You open	te avaatte	teh ah vaat teh	Vocês abrem
They open	he avaavat	heh ah vaa vaht	Eles abrem

Other Lessons

• Nouns
• Asking Directions in Finnish
• Possessive Case in Finnish
• Conditional Tense
• Definite Articles in Finnish
• Imperative Mood
• How to Use Have
• How to Use Be
• Adjectives
• Questions

Table of Contents - Finnish Course - 0 to A1

• Course Presentation

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Introduction to Finnish

• Alphabet and Pronunciation
• Basic Sentence Structure

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Greetings and Introductions

• Basic Greetings
• Introducing Yourself

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Nouns and Adjectives

• Noun Cases
• Adjective Agreement

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Numbers and Time

• Numbers 1-20
• Telling Time

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Verbs and Tenses

• Present Tense
• Past Tense

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Daily Activities

• Daily Routine
• Hobbies and Leisure

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Questions and Negation

• Forming Questions
• Negation

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Food and Dining

• Food Vocabulary
• Dining Out

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Prepositions and Postpositions

• Prepositions
• Postpositions

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Travel and Transportation

• Modes of Transportation
• Travel Phrases

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Finnish Culture and Traditions

• Holidays and Celebrations
• Finnish Sauna

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Weather and Seasons

• Weather Vocabulary
• Seasons

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Conjunctions and Subordinate Clauses

• Conjunctions
• Subordinate Clauses

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Family and Relationships

• Family Members
• Relationships

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Finnish Literature and Music

• Finnish Literature
• Finnish Music

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