2006-11-19 12:40:53 · 10 answers · asked by SN 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
That depends. There are very few languages of the same origin, so you probably don't get any help from languages you already know. However, there's no need to learn new alphabet (even though some previous answerer tried to hint otherwise).
If we consider Finnish grammar, it definitely isn't near the easiest ones. You can take a sneak peek into it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_grammar . But don't be afraid; like all languages, the only way to learn to speak fluently is to live with native speakers and just speak, speak and speak a lot. I would also guess that the time it takes to learn enough of the language to get yourself understood in an everyday situation (meaning: you speak horrible Finnish, but anyways it's Finnish) doesn't differ too much from any other language you don't know anything beforehand. (As a reminder: if you know English, you have help with _several_ other European languages, including those Latin-based ones. Finnish is not one of those languages.)
Good luck if you decide to study Finnish; some other links to websites about Finnish for foreigners can be found at http://koulut.etela-karjala.fi/kimpinen/seijan/etus/Finnish.html .
2006-11-19 21:07:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup Finnish is a hard language is to learn!
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2006-11-19 12:42:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about how hard it is to learn, but I just wanted to pass on a little bit of trivia. Finnish is unrelated to any other language in the area. It's closest linguistic cousin is Hungarian, way on the other side of the continent. >>>>>>>>>> Pasi, Since you are Finnish, I have a non-related question. Do you have a good recipe for Pulla (Nisu)? Cheers, Hoekom
2016-05-22 05:32:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know nothing about the language, but if you know languages similar to it it will be easier to learn
2006-11-19 12:42:30 · answer #4 · answered by ace 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why the heck would you want to learn finnish???
2006-11-19 12:42:42 · answer #5 · answered by Brianna M 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes infamous for it'd declensions
2006-11-19 12:59:17 · answer #6 · answered by Sid B 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it depends if you got an familiarity with it at all.
if you grew up around finns, it might be easier than if you didn't.
if you familiarized yourself with their alphabet, that might give you a head start.
2006-11-19 19:47:55 · answer #7 · answered by Joey Joe, yo 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you spend enough time on it, you can do it.
2006-11-19 12:42:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
good question...i was going to ask that.
2006-11-19 12:42:21 · answer #9 · answered by djice_04_prez 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no
im done
2006-11-19 12:42:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋