SPEAKING ONLY FINNISH ALL DAY | Race To The Finnish | Ep. 9

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  • Опубліковано 25 бер 2020
  • (P.s. This was filmed on March 25th, not February as the video says. Just one of the many mistakes haha)
    Please read if you don't know what's going on 😁: Hello! My name is Dave, I'm a British guy living in Helsinki with my wife (Cat) and my son (Leo) I've been learning Finnish "properly" for 3 months (since January 1st) which is why my Finnish is TERRIBLE (yes, I know it haha) This video is just to be used as a bit of a 'benchmark' for later on in this project/challenge to see how bad I was compared to 9 months later at the end of the year when the project finishes.
    Either way, I hope you enjoyed it.
    I'm doing regular Finnish only days on my Instagram stories, so if you want to follow my progress in real-time, follow me on IG! / dave.cad
    If you want to see my learning Finnish journey so far, check out my 'Race To The Finnish' videos:
    • Race To The Finnish
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    F.A.Q.
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    • How old are you? •
    31
    • How tall are you? •
    6ft 4 (or 192 cm)
    • Where do you live? •
    Helsinki, Finland
    • What camera gear do you use in this video?•
    Canon EOS R (body)
    Canon EF 16-35 f4 L IS
    Rode Video Mic Pro+
    • What program do you edit with? •
    Adobe Premiere Pro CC

КОМЕНТАРІ • 788

  • @TeppoHaapoja
    @TeppoHaapoja 4 роки тому +2048

    Dude your killing it in Finnish!!! Im so impressed.

  • @kimploe
    @kimploe 4 роки тому +1467

    "Haluan kahvia... ei... tarvitsen kahvia. Paljon kahvia." 😆 Juuri kuten suomalaiset 👍

  • @tonykenny6803
    @tonykenny6803 4 роки тому +928

    Your Finnish has improved immensely! You should be quite proud of yourself! Hope everyone in your household is well in these tough times

    • @pinehero3217
      @pinehero3217 4 роки тому +1

      Its his frend roni back go check his channel too:roni back its daves friend

    • @akseli2679
      @akseli2679 4 роки тому +2

      Julle Plays enkku hallus

  • @TheRawrnstuff
    @TheRawrnstuff 4 роки тому +359

    3:12 "ja porkkanaa, joo" came out like a native.

    • @emils6734
      @emils6734 4 роки тому +18

      Oli kyllä sulava

    • @sofiata679
      @sofiata679 4 роки тому +6

      Kyllä teki!!

    • @tiiamaria_
      @tiiamaria_ 4 роки тому +5

      Kommentoin just samaa, kuulosti niin sulavalta

    • @TheMinnaKat
      @TheMinnaKat 4 роки тому +3

      Olin kommentoimassa ihan samaa!

  • @skipidip9010
    @skipidip9010 4 роки тому +660

    Hyvää työtä Dave! Everything was perfectly understandable. Keep building up your vocabulary, the grammar will refine itself as you just keep on talking =)

  • @nonnakarvinen8627
    @nonnakarvinen8627 4 роки тому +278

    it's so fun to hear you pronounce "sauce" like a finnish person would 😂😂😂😂

    • @House_of_Caine
      @House_of_Caine 4 роки тому +3

      Wait for couple years for the proper pronunciation: "soossi"

  • @DaisyDen
    @DaisyDen 4 роки тому +503

    I very rarely comment on youtube, but I just had to express my appreciation. Finnish is hard, but your Finnish already sounds really good! I know it's easy to feel insecure when speaking a language you don't yet master, but I have got to say that you're doing extremely well! Any Finnish person would understand you when you speak. Don't feel too stressed out about conjugations and all that grammar, we in Finland often use informal language and the rules definitely blur when speaking. All of that knowledge naturally adds up when you speak and hear more people speak. :) Excited for the next video!

    • @cesilias2419
      @cesilias2419 4 роки тому

      Moro mites menee

    • @Gamer-bq1ds
      @Gamer-bq1ds 4 роки тому +2

      Helppoahan tää on.Jorisee vaa menemään

    • @pistool1
      @pistool1 3 роки тому

      Ei suomi ole sen vaikeampi kuin mikään muukaan kieli, tämä on vain yleinen myytti nettipalstoilla. Lähinnä kysymys on asenteesta ja halusta oppia uusi kieli. Suomessa on sitä paitsi melko vapaa sanajärjestys, ei prepositioita (paitsi ennen ja jälkeen) taikka substantiivien sukuja. Lisäksi sanat lausutaan kuten kirjoitetaan, mikä ei ole useimmissa kielissä tavanomaista.

  • @entiia3052
    @entiia3052 4 роки тому +97

    3:13 that was smooth when you said that ”ja porkkanaa, joo” good job dave👍🏻

  • @Koirakekoo
    @Koirakekoo 4 роки тому +92

    *Dave tekee kielioppivirheen*
    Cat toisesta huoneesta:
    _SAATANA_

  • @Katirin89
    @Katirin89 4 роки тому +108

    You sometimes sound like a true finnish person! You have improved so much, don't be hard on yourself, finnish is difficult

  • @Kikatutu
    @Kikatutu 4 роки тому +3

    When you're not thinking too much about what you're going to say next your pronunciation is just like a native finn's! Your finnish has improved in every video as well. Amazing!

    • @Saareem
      @Saareem 4 роки тому

      Exactly! When he reacts quickly to something, his Finnish pronunciation is almost perfect. Like that "Porkkanaa... Joo." Or in some earlier video where he fucked up something and said "Mitä vitt...?". 😄

  • @davecad
    @davecad  4 роки тому +6

    Follow me on Instagram where I'm doing some days speaking Finnish on my stories! instagram.com/dave.cad
    P.s. OOPS. It was of course supposed to be 'maaliskuu' (March) not 'helmikuu' (February) at the start.... just one of the 30,000 mistakes in this video xD

  • @eemolli3566
    @eemolli3566 4 роки тому +80

    That "Se on siinä!" edit made me crack up! 😂

  • @jt.92
    @jt.92 4 роки тому +67

    "auta minua. kiitos" so cute ❤️

  • @Mintshake_bunny
    @Mintshake_bunny 4 роки тому +74

    '' - uudelleen. ...kiipes uudelleen.'' That was a great association right there!
    You seemed more relaxed talking Finnish now, it was lovely to see how you're getting more comfortable.

  • @hanac5586
    @hanac5586 4 роки тому +200

    2:38 "se on hyvä oppia kieliä" means
    "It is good to learn languages", right?
    It would make sense in English, but we don't usually add the word "se" to statements :D
    it's good to learn languages = on hyvä oppia kieliä
    it's a nice day = on kiva päivä
    it's dark = on pimeää
    You have improved a lot, I can understand everything you say effortlessly. Jatka samaan malliin! =)

    • @sea_slug
      @sea_slug 4 роки тому +45

      i think he meant that the quarantine is good for learning languages

  • @tovavikstrom202
    @tovavikstrom202 4 роки тому +59

    Damn dude, I'm very impressed! Remember that it's okay to get stuff grammatically wrong, as long as people understand you. You wouldn't be this hard on someone you know who's learning English. 😉 You're definitely improving, and with great speed!

  • @AxelWonkardan
    @AxelWonkardan 4 роки тому +120

    Hyvältä kuulostaa. Vielä kun vähän hierot taivutuksia niin 6/5

  • @NM-oe4gm
    @NM-oe4gm 4 роки тому +95

    The important thing is that we understand😂

  • @timosivula
    @timosivula 4 роки тому +89

    Älä sano että puhut huonoa Suomea,don't say that you speak bad finnish language.Puhut todella hyvin ja ymmärrät vielä paremmin.

  • @FrozenFox20
    @FrozenFox20 4 роки тому +127

    haluan kahvia...
    ei,
    TARVITSEN kahvia.
    PALJON kahvia. 😂

  • @Lellu93
    @Lellu93 4 роки тому +27

    "Kyllä TäMä tÄsTÄ!" Awww niin söpön reippaasti se tuli sieltä :D :D :D

  • @Msfinable
    @Msfinable 4 роки тому +56

    Love how you pronounce sauce as a Finn would :'D

  • @Arkkis27
    @Arkkis27 4 роки тому +38

    The progress has been made for sure! Use Cat (or Google translate) to find out what things are called (that you don't already know) and so your vocabulary just keeps on growing. You are smashing this, keep it up!

  • @Rinjaza
    @Rinjaza 4 роки тому +39

    "Me syömme riisipuuroa, koska riisipuuro on parasta" -> instant like

  • @yeahright5675
    @yeahright5675 4 роки тому +37

    Not much longer and you'll sound like a finn. I was so proud of you watching this! Much love to you and your family!

  • @mikkosainio3524
    @mikkosainio3524 4 роки тому +45

    That "se on siinä" was so funny. Even had the video in the background. Good video once again. Hyvää työtä!

  • @susmakko9274
    @susmakko9274 4 роки тому +32

    Ihana hyvänmielenvideo taas nauroin alussa ihan vaan ilahduksesta! 💓💗❤️

  • @siiri1964
    @siiri1964 4 роки тому +29

    Some of your words are so fluent that I can't notice any accent at all. You've really improved!

  • @terhitormanen
    @terhitormanen 4 роки тому +14

    Hienoa työtä! Tosi hyvin olet edistynyt suomen kielen opinnoissa. (Teidän Leo on ihana...)

  • @eternalcorruption3571
    @eternalcorruption3571 4 роки тому +16

    I'm impressed you're speaking so well even tho Finnish is very hard to learn!!!
    Keep up the good work.

  • @crystal.matter
    @crystal.matter 4 роки тому +26

    lol I watched the first minute before realizing that wait you're speaking in finnish! I think that's a good sign for you hahah. I didn't really pay attention to the title and I was just registering this as a regular vlog

  • @jmussi4731
    @jmussi4731 4 роки тому +24

    Wow I'm really impressed! Of course everything is cut and edited but your finnish has improved a lot! Tosi hyvä! Tärkeintä on olla rohkea ja uskaltaa puhua vaikka virheitä tuleekin.

  • @kristiinanappi8406
    @kristiinanappi8406 4 роки тому +8

    Massive advancement in your Finnish! Amazing job, Dave!

  • @johanna.ontheweb
    @johanna.ontheweb 4 роки тому +6

    I don't know if I'm finally just going nuts in this lockdown (living in UK) but that ice hockey edit "Se on siinä!" just got me laughing SO MUCH XD Your Finnish is improved so much, awesome! Jatka samaan malliin!

  • @VesaHanhisalo
    @VesaHanhisalo 4 роки тому

    Man, you are an inspiration! I have watched some of your videos in the past and always enjoyed them. However this series is the reason I subscribed to you channel.
    I was just watching earlier videos I this series. I binge-watched all of them and during this one in particular, where you were taking the test of Helsinki University I found myself cheering for you out loud! I haven't rooted for someone so intensely since last year's hockey World Cup.
    I think your Finnish is much better than you give yourself credit for. Keep going for it, I also don't think people will make fun of you for not getting every word ending correctly or the pronunciation right.
    We know how hard our language is and I think you are a hero for trying to learn it. Arvostan!

  • @jerkku1010
    @jerkku1010 4 роки тому +4

    Vedät hienosti Dave! The Madventures guy Riku Rantala once wrote well in Hesari that the finns have very good english skills and vocabulary but are afraid to use it because of the fear of failing. I think the same applies to you that you have good finnish skills and vocabulary but you don't like to use it for the fear of failing. The main goal in speaking foreign languages is to get understood in my opinion.
    Jatka hyvää työtä!

  • @kristiinaha
    @kristiinaha 4 роки тому +5

    You're saying "no niin" like a real Finnish! :D Good job, I wish you make Finnish language videos more!

  • @AnnukkaASMR
    @AnnukkaASMR 4 роки тому +1

    Loistava motivointi video kaikille jotka haluaisi oppia uuden kielen. Sanoit lopussa "minun suomeni on huonoa..." Ei ole, Sinun suomesi on hyvä, hyvin ymmärrettävää. Tee lisää videoita suomeksi. 🤩

  • @ayse7304
    @ayse7304 4 роки тому +1

    Sinä puhut paremmin suomea joka päivä ja inspiroit meitä!
    (Olen myös opiskellut suomea vuoden ajan)
    Toivotan sinulle hyvää aikaa karanteenissa perheesi kanssa!

  • @williamprather1811
    @williamprather1811 4 роки тому +2

    Oot mestari!!!🙌
    Your language skills are growing by leaps and bounds with every video. And, honestly, your parenting skills are even more impressive!
    (One little hint: when shushing Leo, go for a long calm shhhhhhh, not sorry staccato sh sh sh. The purpose of shushing is to recreate the white noise of the womb and quiet him by calming him and soothing him. He's a wonderful child with two wonderful parents!)

  • @kerpuusi1
    @kerpuusi1 4 роки тому +2

    This must be the most heartwarming video I've seen in a long time.

  • @chelseaudkler984
    @chelseaudkler984 4 роки тому +7

    I love Cat's encouragement from the other room. This is so amazing!! You're doing so great!

  • @eerostirkkinen8457
    @eerostirkkinen8457 4 роки тому +4

    This is my absolute favorite thing to watch! Your finnish is improving at light speed. Please keep these coming!

  • @maisakaihlaniemi4011
    @maisakaihlaniemi4011 4 роки тому +1

    I love this accent!! Every time a foreign person speaks Finnish is awesome because of the accent. But dude you rocking it!!

  • @voihanviineri6402
    @voihanviineri6402 4 роки тому +6

    You're getting better and better! MAD respects!

  • @anttiv260
    @anttiv260 4 роки тому

    Dude these videos makes me so happy!! Amazing keep it coming

  • @lassehauerwaas3078
    @lassehauerwaas3078 4 роки тому +1

    Getting better all the time. Keep it up!

  • @asmaaaitbenabderrahman5262
    @asmaaaitbenabderrahman5262 4 роки тому

    Wow Dave you're doing great! It's quite encouraging, I've been in the same situation with learning finnish as you are.. got some catching up to do it seems like 😅 thanks for the videos!!

  • @mrantmr6782
    @mrantmr6782 4 роки тому

    Nämä videot ovat todella hauskoja! Kiitos

  • @sennikeckman
    @sennikeckman 4 роки тому

    It's so nice to notice when you've learned more! Been here since the beginning! I learned english from your videos and it's so cool to see you learn my language! I hope that you and your family stays healthy!

  • @NoorasArtGallery
    @NoorasArtGallery 4 роки тому +6

    I'm proud of you, Dave!!!! Your Finnish speaking is really good and understandable :) These videos are wonderful to watch. Good job!

  • @terhinaumanen2905
    @terhinaumanen2905 4 роки тому

    Good job Dave, keep going! ❤
    Hyvää työtä Dave ❤

  • @JuhaKokkonen
    @JuhaKokkonen 4 роки тому

    Oh man, you've improved so much in these couple of months! Keep up great work!

  • @unnamias
    @unnamias 4 роки тому

    Hyvä Dave! You're doing so well 👏🏼

  • @Schrei1995
    @Schrei1995 4 роки тому +2

    Everytime you speak finnish I’m so proud of you and impressed, you have improved so much. You don’t give yourself enough credit.

  • @helofaphoto9642
    @helofaphoto9642 4 роки тому +2

    Hyvä Dave! I remember when you had just moved to Finland, you have come a long way since then!

  • @marjar.5978
    @marjar.5978 4 роки тому +1

    Well done Dave 💪! Kyllä tämä tästä 😉

  • @teanette
    @teanette 4 роки тому +2

    Hyvin menee Dave! Oon ylpeä sun kehittymisestä. ❤

  • @iirissallinen6756
    @iirissallinen6756 4 роки тому +1

    This is amazing! Cant believe how well you speak in just 3 months. Well done👏🏼

  • @headass00
    @headass00 4 роки тому

    Like hell yeah dude! You are making so much progress!

  • @notarobot2751
    @notarobot2751 4 роки тому +1

    You are becoming really good at Finnish! It's really fun to see your journey! 💙🇫🇮

  • @top1whoisman
    @top1whoisman 4 роки тому

    Your Finnish is coming along really nicely! Leo ❤️

  • @taijak6822
    @taijak6822 4 роки тому

    Hyvä Dave!! 💪😊 Hienosti menee! 😊

  • @jenniveerahaglund9052
    @jenniveerahaglund9052 4 роки тому +1

    Your Finnish has improved so so so much!! It was so enjoyable listening to you speaking Finnish, and KILLING IT!!

  • @FinnishJamesBond
    @FinnishJamesBond 4 роки тому

    Mahtava video Dave!

  • @anniinanyman4777
    @anniinanyman4777 4 роки тому

    WOW! Mahtavaa Dave! Puhut hyvin suomea, älä ujostele! 👌🏻

  • @mariamk2760
    @mariamk2760 4 роки тому

    Good job Dave. I'm very impressed.

  • @sirbliiz6416
    @sirbliiz6416 4 роки тому

    Your Finnish has improved so much! It's amazing! Continue to learn and you will totally kill it! So happy to hear you to speak more fluently! Much love❤️

  • @juliaf4017
    @juliaf4017 4 роки тому +1

    Your Finnish has improved so much!!

  • @suvikuu7905
    @suvikuu7905 4 роки тому

    Kyllä se siitä! You sound really good, im impressed!

  • @thatsethfromyourcorner
    @thatsethfromyourcorner 4 роки тому +3

    Hooray Dave!!

  • @zobell99
    @zobell99 4 роки тому

    My heart is bursting with joy seeing how your Finnish has progressed so much! I’ve been watching you for over two years now and it’s so amazing to have been able to watch your progress! I lived in Finland on foreign exchange in 2017-2018 and your videos then helped me out so much (I even saw you on the metro in Helsinki but was too shy to say hello lol) and now I’m so happy to see how well you’re doing now. Keep up the great work🤍

  • @jennawh
    @jennawh 4 роки тому

    Osaat suomea paremmin ja paremmin joka videossa! This "race to the Finnish" has already been so good for your learning, keep it up! ❤️

  • @kkong7573
    @kkong7573 4 роки тому

    Todella hyvin onnistuu! Harjoitusta vaan niin hyvä tulee👍😃

  • @joziemozie1248
    @joziemozie1248 4 роки тому

    Dude your Finnish is improving well! Keep it going 💪🏻

  • @MaidenFinland25
    @MaidenFinland25 4 роки тому

    Already see some great improvement 👍 Hyvä Dave!

  • @superize9094
    @superize9094 4 роки тому

    ur getting better every video i can see it. good luck man.

  • @h_lehtine3378
    @h_lehtine3378 4 роки тому +2

    Äijä on oppinu suomee tosi hyvin! U nailed it man!!

  • @sabuchniber9993
    @sabuchniber9993 4 роки тому

    Puhut hyvin suomea Dave! Älä murehdi turhaan. Ja hienoa kun uskallat laittaa videoita jo suomeksi. Great job man!

  • @sallimagdaleena
    @sallimagdaleena 4 роки тому

    Hyvin menee! 👍🏻 your Finnish seems to be improving a lot really quickly! Keep it up ☺️

  • @pinjalusua1982
    @pinjalusua1982 4 роки тому

    Wow! I'm impressed how good your Finnish actually is already! Keep it going Dave!

  • @jaymait1691
    @jaymait1691 4 роки тому +1

    I'm so impressed by your Finnish!! You are really good!!

  • @lottahakanen9995
    @lottahakanen9995 4 роки тому

    its so delightful to see how you get more confident with your finnish and make fewer mistakes video by video! and even if there are mistakes it doesnt matter, we can still understand you :) as an english student i find it so interesting to see your progress of learning a new language as an adult and i think youre doing really well considering how difficult finnish is. (also damn leo is cute and cat is glowing! i absolutely love your little family) keep up the good work & tsemppiä karanteeniin!

  • @sneakyglacy2430
    @sneakyglacy2430 4 роки тому

    Omg! see you speaking that well gives me so much confidence to continue studing! You're amazing good job on learning Finnish!
    Greetings from Brazil :D

  • @laurakuurne1965
    @laurakuurne1965 3 роки тому

    Dave, these videos (where you only speak Finnish) are fun to watch! You got this!

  • @EasyFinnish
    @EasyFinnish 4 роки тому +3

    This is the sweetest video I've ever seen ❤ Sä puhut hyvin suomen kieltä👌

  • @nykanen6956
    @nykanen6956 4 роки тому

    Tosi hyvin menee dave ! 👌👍 soon you speak finnish so well, good job man! 😂💪

  • @tiukusateri8478
    @tiukusateri8478 4 роки тому

    Wow! Good job Dave! I didn't know that you are that good at Finnish. I'm impressed

  • @essess9375
    @essess9375 4 роки тому

    You are so freaking good at this, d00d!

  • @lakke2832
    @lakke2832 4 роки тому +2

    You should be so proud of yourself! You are speaking Finnish so well!:)

  • @MattePlayss
    @MattePlayss 4 роки тому

    Hyvä Dave! Näitä lisää!

  • @rorywantscookies
    @rorywantscookies 4 роки тому

    I love your videos!! Your Finnish is amazing! Keep at good work!

  • @sparkelscloudchaser2789
    @sparkelscloudchaser2789 4 роки тому

    Your finnish is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!! I have watched your videos like... well I don't know the exact months, days or even a year. It feels like forever tbh! But you are amazing in finnish!! I'M SO PROUD OF YOU!❤

  • @_Renko__
    @_Renko__ 4 роки тому

    Man, you're killing it! ^^

  • @Takkahoususuro
    @Takkahoususuro 4 роки тому

    Sujuu koko ajan paremmin. Hyvä Dave keep it up!

  • @anuhalonen5002
    @anuhalonen5002 4 роки тому +1

    You've come a long way Dave, Finnish is such a difficult language? Amazing hard work x

  • @BellhenderOfficial
    @BellhenderOfficial 4 роки тому

    Dave really your Finnish ain't bad. You have improved so much in past months. I'm so impressed. Keep it up man and soon that feeling that you r not so good is gone, like seriously look couple of your old videos and see the difference between the pronunciations now and then. Chin up and keep your family healthy.

  • @emmaeemeli
    @emmaeemeli 4 роки тому

    Dude, impressive! I haven't watched your videos for a while (since yt has not informed me at all of your uploads!) and stumbled on this. You've improved so much! Finnish is so difficult, even as a bilingual I struggle with it at times😂 Keep up the good work💪

  • @hhhelvi7676
    @hhhelvi7676 4 роки тому

    Your finnish is getting better and better, keep going! You are such a good father :)