Real spoken Finnish for Better, Best, with the written form (kirjakieli) beside every line, word-by-word notes and audio on every sentence. Free to read.
Comparing: parempi, kivempi, paras
Comparatives end in -mpi: parempi (better), halvempi (cheaper), kivempi (nicer). In speech 'kuin' (than) shrinks to 'ku', and vowels shift: nopeampi → nopeempi. Superlatives: paras (best), suosituin (most popular).
Tää on parempi ku toi. = This is better than that.
Kumpi on halvempi? = Which one is cheaper?
Mitä nopeempi, sen parempi. = The faster the better.
Tää on parempi ku toi.
This is better than that.
Written Finnish: Tämä on parempi kuin tuo.
tää
this - spoken 'tämä'
on
is
parempi
better - the comparative of 'hyvä'
ku
than - spoken 'kuin'
toi
that - spoken 'tuo'
Kumpi on halvempi?
Which one is cheaper?
Written Finnish: Kumpi on halvempi?
kumpi
which of the two
on
is
halvempi
cheaper - from 'halpa'
Kesä on kivempi ku talvi.
Summer is nicer than winter.
Written Finnish: Kesä on kivempi kuin talvi.
kesä
summer
on
is
kivempi
nicer - from 'kiva'
ku
than - spoken 'kuin'
talvi
winter
Se oli paljon isompi ku mä luulin.
It was much bigger than I thought.
Written Finnish: Se oli paljon isompi kuin minä luulin.
se
it
oli
was
paljon
much / a lot
isompi
bigger - from 'iso'
ku
than - spoken 'kuin'
mä
I
luulin
thought - from 'luulla'
Sun suomi on paljon parempaa ku mun.
Your Finnish is much better than mine.
Written Finnish: Sinun suomesi on paljon parempaa kuin minun.
sun
your - spoken 'sinun'
suomi
Finnish - the language
on
is
paljon
much
parempaa
better - partitive of 'parempi'
ku
than - spoken 'kuin'
mun
mine - spoken 'minun'
Tää oli mun elämän paras reissu.
This was the best trip of my life.
Written Finnish: Tämä oli minun elämäni paras reissu.