Learn Finnish vol. 4 - ANIMALS (part 1)

[NightestWish]

You've got horses, haven't you? :D

[inFinnish]

@NightestWish I've had many animals but never owned a horse, it's a shame, someday i will! :) Why? :D

[blitzmask]

anyone please tell me

[blitzmask]

there are other word for elephant in finnish right?which one is true..norsu or elefantti?

[inFinnish]

@blitzmask both are correct, i already answered this in previous comments :)

[chr95gr]

how do we say:

-what's your favourite animal??

-my favourite animal is .....

[inFinnish]

@chr95gr

- Mikä on sinun lempieläin?

- Lempieläimeni on ...

[onyxoryangrey]

how would you say gelding? and how do you differentiate singular from plural (as in one cat vs. two cats)?

Thank you!

[inFinnish]

@onyxoryangrey Gelding is ruuna. Finnish is very complicated with all that twisting and turning, a cat=kissa, cats=kissat/kissoja but it also inflects many different ways, depending on when you use that word.

[mikypeg]

What about penguins? :)

[inFinnish]

@mikypeg pingviini :)

[DanniiYoung656]

My favourite word here is Lintu.

[vladoMY]

My favourite animal since I've discovered it this morning, clearly is a Cheburashka :) Are there any Cheburashkas in Finland too? :)

[inFinnish]

@vladoMY I have no idea! :D

[xxDramaGeekxx]

I'm not sure if this grammar is correct or not, but...

Oma suosikki eläin on kettu. Though, out of this list, I would prefer a lintu.

[jambi880]

You said in an earlier video that elephant was elephanti. Are they both correct?

[inFinnish]

@jambi880 Both elefantti and norsu are correct yes... confusing, sorry :)

[jambi880]

@inFinnish Thanks for clearing that up. Please keep making videos! They are very helpful and informative.

[samuraichickdude]

Are you using your throat to pronounce your "r"?

[inFinnish]

@samuraichickdude Nope, just tongue. Sorry for the late reply... :/

[GreekPiranha]

if lammas is the ship the how is the llama?? O.o

[inFinnish]

@GreekPiranha laama :)

[JakeRamonePendragon]

Ah, how can I say "dragon" in Finnish?

It's a lovely animal... \o/

[Hyyra]

@JakeRamonePendragon

dragon = lohikäärme

[JakeRamonePendragon]

Hei!

Maybe you could put some animal pictures, I think it would be better to memorize, isn't it?

Heippä! o/

[SerasxAlucard]

My favorite animal is the little precious kitty that sitting right next to the screen :)

[jono2183]

i have a white german shepherd and i was wondering if you wouldn't mind telling me what basic dog commands are in finnish. like sit, stay, go outside, and stuff like that..i've taught him in french, norwegian, german, and japanese. it's alot of fun and he actually knows them all now.

[Emr987]

Hey!! "Ampiainen" is not a bee, it's a wasp. Bee is "mehiläinen"! I'm getting angry here... (lol of course it doesn't matter but as a favor to the audience and to prove how smart I am, I'm correcting it anyway..)

[inFinnish]

@Emr987 Actually "mehiläinen" and "ampiainen" are the same thing. "Kimalainen" is the furry one. A bee can be any of those little creatures that sting.

[Emr987]

@inFinnish Näääh... eikä...:)

[relfexreaction]

@inFinnish no, a bee is a bee :) there's a big difference between a bee and a wasp (yellowjacket). i just find it difficult to believe that in finnish ampiainen and mehiläinen mean the same thing. i'm more inclined to believe what Emr987 said.

[zebra1897]

susia ja karhuja! :D

this is what we have into the forests near by my village... :)

[petrucci14]

kissa= chi sa? :))

[inFinnish]

@petrucci14 Hmm...maybe more like 'keschah', but not so strong SCH -sound, just long pure S, kesh-sah =)

[petrucci14]

@inFinnish I was mistaken, Chissá? means, Kuka tietää? in Italian.

[inFinnish]

@petrucci14 Ohhh okay, got you. That's funny! :)

[brunnaplacido]

My favorite one is kissa!!!!

And there are differences between a "norsu" and a "elefantti", or whenever I want to talk about an elephant I can say both nomes?

[inFinnish]

@brunnaplacido Yeah, elefantti (or sometimes even just fantti) and norsu mean both the same = an elephant, but norsu is more common in spoken Finnish.

[liteal]

hämähäkk :)

Lasiodora Cristata.

[alexi626]

And... Pöllö

[alexi626]

Punakettu!