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Welcome to the Finnish Colors Vocabulary Page![edit | edit source]
Hello everyone,
In today's lesson, we'll dive into some essential vocabulary covering colors in Finnish. This guide will help you understand how to pronounce and use different color terms in both singular and plural forms.
Feel free to contribute to this learning resource by editing the page or adding new words and expressions!
Happy learning! 😊
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Some Colors in Finnish[edit | edit source]
ENGLISH | FINNISH | PRONUNCIATION IN ENGLISH |
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Black (mas) | musta | moos-tah |
Black (fem) | musta | moos-tah |
Black (mas pl) | mustat | moos-taht |
Black (fem pl) | mustat | moos-taht |
White (mas) | valkoinen | vahl-koh-i-nehn |
White (fem) | valkoinen | vahl-koh-i-nehn |
White (mas pl) | valkoiset | vahl-koh-i-seht |
White (fem pl) | valkoiset | vahl-koh-i-seht |
Red (mas) | punainen | pou-nah-i-nehn |
Red (fem) | punainen | pou-nah-i-nehn |
Red (mas pl) | punaiset | pou-nah-i-seht |
Red (fem pl) | punaiset | pou-nah-i-seht |
Blue (mas) | sininen | sih-nih-nehn |
Blue (fem) | sininen | sih-nih-nehn |
Blue (mas pl) | siniset | sih-nih-seht |
Blue (fem pl) | siniset | sih-nih-seht |
Yellow (mas) | keltainen | kehl-tah-i-nehn |
Yellow (fem) | keltainen | kehl-tah-i-nehn |
Yellow (mas pl) | keltaiset | kehl-tah-i-seht |
Yellow (fem pl) | keltaiset | kehl-tah-i-seht |
Green (mas) | vihreä | vih-reh-ah |
Green (fem) | vihreä | vih-reh-ah |
Green (mas pl) | vihreät | vih-reh-aht |
Green (fem pl) | vihreät | vih-reh-aht |
Brown (mas) | ruskea | roos-keh-ah |
Brown (fem) | ruskea | roos-keh-ah |
Brown (mas pl) | ruskeat | roos-keh-aht |
Brown (fem pl) | ruskeat | roos-keh-aht |
Phrase Examples Using Colors[edit | edit source]
English Phrase | Finnish Phrase | Pronunciation |
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The car is red. | Auto on punainen. | Ow-toh on pou-nah-i-nehn |
I like blue flowers. | Pidän sinisistä kukista. | Pee-dan see-nih-sis-tah koo-kee-stah |
She has a yellow dress. | Hänellä on keltainen mekko. | Han-el-lah on kehl-tah-i-nehn mek-koh |
The black dog is big. | Musta koira on iso. | Moos-tah koy-rah on ee-soh |
They want green apples. | He haluavat vihreitä omenoita. | Heh ha-loo-ah-vat vih-rey-tah oh-men-oy-tah |
Quiz: Test Your Knowledge on Finnish Colors[edit | edit source]
Please select the correct Finnish translation for the given English color words. Try to answer these questions based on your memory or notes before checking the answers below.
- Question 1
- What is the Finnish word for "black"?
- Options: (a) sininen (b) musta (c) vihreä (d) punainen
- Question 2
- Which of these is NOT a correct Finnish plural form for "white"?
- Options: (a) valkoisia (b) valkoiset (c) valkoinen (d) valkoiset
- Question 3
- How do you say "The sky is blue" in Finnish?
- Options: (a) Taivas on sininen (b) Taivas on vihreä (c) Taivas on punainen (d) Taivas on musta
- Question 4
- Choose the correct pronunciation for "green" in Finnish.
- Options: (a) vih-reh-ah (b) roos-keh-ah (c) kehl-tah-i-nehn (d) pou-nah-i-seht
- Question 5
- What is the Finnish word for "yellow" (masculine plural form)?
- Options: (a) keltaisia (b) keltaiset (c) keltainen (d) keltainet
Answers to the Quiz[edit | edit source]
- 1. (b) musta
- 2. (c) valkoinen
- 3. (a) Taivas on sininen
- 4. (a) vih-reh-ah
- 5. (b) keltaiset
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