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Start here: build sentences (word order + core patterns)

Learn the default word order and memorize a handful of high‑frequency sentence patterns.

Default word order

Finnish word order can be flexible; endings (cases) carry a lot of meaning.

  • Start with short sentences and keep the pattern consistent.
  • Copy a native pattern, then swap one word at a time.

Core sentences to memorize

These are extremely reusable. Read them aloud, then change one word (water → coffee, bathroom → station…).

Olen täällä.
I am here.
Haluan vettä.
I want water. (partitive)
En ymmärrä.
I don't understand.
Puhutko englantia?
Do you speak English?
Missä on wc?
Where is the bathroom/toilet?
Tämä on ystäväni.
This is my friend.

Drills

Build the sentence
I want water. (partitive)
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Where is the bathroom/toilet?
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Mini‑quiz

Mini-quiz
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