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Re: “Finnisch mit extra Mühe” -- a group learning project (because Finnish wasn't hard enough before)
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2017 2:47 pm
by tiia
WalkingAlone13 wrote:Haha, I am guessing that was definitely during Juhannus >_<
Actually not. It's says boozemly in the title, that's crawling in a park and drinking during the
Assembly.
But I've been singing the song on some student's parties. You can find it in several student song books.
Re: “Finnisch mit extra Mühe” -- a group learning project (because Finnish wasn't hard enough before)
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 4:40 pm
by cathrynm
Brun Ugle wrote:I'm just excited that I was able to understand that sentence except for the last word, but you'd given us that one.
This is pretty typical for the site. Known words, and then one weird word that you don't know. With Finnish, this feels close to my sweet spot for something that's not too hard, not too difficult. Even with the words I do know, I'm often suprised at what case is being used. Due to the algorithm they used, often the problem itself is trivial, but there are enough non-easy ones to keep it interesting.
Re: “Finnisch mit extra Mühe” -- a group learning project (because Finnish wasn't hard enough before)
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2017 1:47 pm
by zebracoupe
Krapula - presumably related to the English word "crapulous" (i.e. from a common source)??
Re: “Finnisch mit extra Mühe” -- a group learning project (because Finnish wasn't hard enough before)
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2017 2:39 am
by cathrynm
I've never heard 'crapulous' in the USA, maybe it's a UK thing? Dictionary does know it, good a theory as any.
Re: “Finnisch mit extra Mühe” -- a group learning project (because Finnish wasn't hard enough before)
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2017 4:01 am
by cathrynm
Re: “Finnisch mit extra Mühe” -- a group learning project (because Finnish wasn't hard enough before)
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2017 8:37 pm
by Elenia
Guys! Guys! Guess who opened and read something in Assimil Finnisch today!! It was me! ME!
So, this probably means that I'm really and truly back on the pain train.
Re: “Finnisch mit extra Mühe” -- a group learning project (because Finnish wasn't hard enough before)
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2017 2:59 am
by Systematiker
Hey, I'm going to be one of the cool kids now - I've been provided with a copy of Le Finnois avec peine, so I'm getting on board.
Re: “Finnisch mit extra Mühe” -- a group learning project (because Finnish wasn't hard enough before)
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:23 am
by Brun Ugle
Yay! We've snared another one! I knew all those tennis balls I'd tossed around would do the trick.
Congrats, Elenia. I find Assimil to be more painful than advertised, but as I near the end of the passive wave, I find something is slowly starting to click into place at last. I had the same experience using Assimil for German. It didn't make much sense until the end.
Re: “Finnisch mit extra Mühe” -- a group learning project (because Finnish wasn't hard enough before)
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2017 5:29 pm
by jeff_lindqvist
Systematiker wrote:Hey, I'm going to be one of the cool kids now - I've been provided with a copy of Le Finnois avec peine, so I'm getting on board.
Tervetuloa! Is this your first Finno-Ugric language?
Re: “Finnisch mit extra Mühe” -- a group learning project (because Finnish wasn't hard enough before)
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2017 5:41 pm
by jeff_lindqvist
Brun Ugle wrote: find Assimil to be more painful than advertised, but as I near the end of the passive wave, I find something is slowly starting to click into place at last. I had the same experience using Assimil for German. It didn't make much sense until the end.
When I reached lesson 100, I left Assimil, and thus never did the active wave for the remaining ~50 lessons. I can recommend the Kuulostaa Hyvältää course for some everyday Finnish. At this (still very basic) level, I'd say that the lessons are packed with grammar points (e.g. in the lesson where they're in the grocery store, there are many examples of partitive). The lessons are ~3 minutes long.