Real spoken Finnish for Family and Friends, with the written form (kirjakieli) beside every line, word-by-word notes and audio on every sentence. Free to read.
My people: mun äiti, sun kaveri
Written Finnish doubles up possession: 'minun äitini' (my mother-my). Spoken Finnish keeps just the short pronoun: 'mun äiti', 'sun kaveri' - the -ni/-si endings disappear.
Mun äiti asuu Turussa. = My mom lives in Turku.
Onks toi sun veli? = Is that your brother?
Tää on mun äiti.
This is my mom.
Written Finnish: Tämä on minun äitini.
tää
this - spoken 'tämä'
on
is
mun
my - spoken 'minun', and no -ni ending on the noun
äiti
mom / mother
Mun isä on viel töissä.
My dad is still at work.
Written Finnish: Minun isäni on vielä töissä.
mun
my - spoken 'minun'
isä
dad / father
on
is
viel
still - spoken 'vielä'
töissä
at work - literally 'in works'
Onks sul sisaruksia?
Do you have siblings?
Written Finnish: Onko sinulla sisaruksia?
onks
is/are? - spoken 'onko'
sul
you have - spoken 'sinulla'
sisaruksia
siblings - partitive plural of 'sisarus'
Mul on kaks veljee.
I have two brothers.
Written Finnish: Minulla on kaksi veljeä.
mul
I have - spoken 'minulla'
on
have - 'mul on' is the spoken 'I have'
kaks
two - spoken 'kaksi'
veljee
brothers - spoken partitive of 'veli'
Toi on mun paras kaveri.
That's my best friend.
Written Finnish: Tuo on minun paras kaverini.
toi
that - spoken 'tuo'
on
is
mun
my - spoken 'minun'
paras
best
kaveri
friend / buddy - the everyday word; 'ystävä' is deeper
Mun mummo soittaa mulle joka päivä.
My grandma calls me every day.
Written Finnish: Minun isoäitini soittaa minulle joka päivä.
mun
my - spoken 'minun'
mummo
grandma - the warm everyday word for 'isoäiti'
soittaa
calls - from 'soittaa' (to call, to play an instrument)
mulle
to me - spoken 'minulle'
joka
every - 'joka päivä' = every day
päivä
day
Me ollaan serkkuja.
We're cousins.
Written Finnish: Me olemme serkkuja.
me
we
ollaan
we are - the spoken we-form (passive as 'we')
serkkuja
cousins - partitive plural of 'serkku'
Tuutsä meille kylään?
Are you coming over to our place?
Written Finnish: Tuletko sinä meille kylään?
tuutsä
are you coming - spoken 'tuletko sinä' squeezed into one word