un esempio di finlandese che non parla inglese
Ci sono persone locali in Finlandia che non parlano inglese? Quale fascia d’età che non parla inglese? Qual è il livello di inglese dei finlandesi?
Qual è la differenza tra inglese americano e inglese finlandese?
Perché studierò il finlandese per viaggiare in Finlandia, ma non è perfetto. Anche se è possibile leggerlo, è difficile parlare con la gente del posto in finlandese.
Questions about Finns' ability to speak English
byu/MakslasMuzejs inFinland
di MakslasMuzejs
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99% of finns will speak better english than you can speak finnish.
You will manage quite well with English here. Almost everybody speaks it, just maybe not the oldest generations. We tend to speak more British English, than American.
A lot of Finnish people speak english, but the vast majority are not fluent speakers and most of the self-described fluent speakers way overestimate how well they actually speak it. All of that being said they will speak English better than practically any American will ever speak Finnish. In my experience Americans don’t bother to learn Finnish (or any language) beyond the usual greetings, what their name is and so on.
There are many finns who know barely any english. They known some of the basics but they cannot really help you with anything
In my experience (southern edge of Finland), most people under 50 will speak English just fine.
Yeah no. I have never before seen a Finn speak English with an asian accent, thanks for the laugh. Check out “rallienglanti” if you want more realistic view on how some Finns pronounce stuff.
There are many people who don’t know how to speak English. They come in all age groups. The level varies by individuals.
There is no such thing as Finnish English.
No need to worry though, especially in the bigger cities many people know how to speak English, and you probably have a translator app to help you. In Helsinki, many places offer service only in English.
Cool that you are studying Finnish, I’m sure people will be more interested to help you if you approach them with a “Anteeksi, osaatko englantia, voitko auttaa minua” rather than only speaking English.
I have lived in 7 different EU countries and visited around 20. Level of English in Finland is among the highest I experienced in EU.
That is a weird example to take. He is probably one of only tens or hundreds of native Finns who are on native level in South Korean too. It might be also that he is catering to South Korean audience. He doesn’t even live in Finland. I wouldn’t use him as an example of anything Finns generally do.
Answers to your questions: Yes. Elderly. Generally good. That should be obvious, just use Youtube.
Almost all Finns are able to speak english, and I’d reckon at least 1/3 speaks it well (enough to go about their fay with only english, hold conversations and be able to read books with no trouble)
Younger people speak better english, people over 60 start to be in the age bracket where English was not considered a super important language and thus they don’t speak English as well as younger people do.
Finnish english is a mash of what we have heard, so a combination of american and British english. The pronunciation is usually flatter, there’s less “emotion” fluctuation on pitch etc.
Finns who speak bad English have the advantage that their pronunciation is phonetically coherent, they speak slowly and their enunciation is clear.
A bad English is speaker from Finland is waaaaay easier to understand that a French equivalent
I’ve visited Finland seven times now, and I’ve been working on my finnish language skills for 14 years off and on, and most of the Finns I know speak much better English than my finnish. The exception being the older generations from smaller towns, that is where my finnish comes in handy.
The finnish language is difficult to keep up with if you’re not constantly speaking it or immersing yourself with it. I’m currently planning my eighth visit to Finland and to refresh on my finnish in listening to books, podcasts and music in finnish.