Finnish with Pinja
Easy read books
Would you like to practise Finnish by reading?
Easy read books are made for language learners of specific levels. Therefore you can choose a book according to your level and interest.
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By reading you improve your vocabulary and learn useful phrases. All books contain dialogues that familiarises you to language used with friends and also in everyday situations, such as in restaurants.
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Easy read books are great for self-studying because all of them include glossaries, comprehension exercises and their answer keys.
Maija - Finnish Reader for Beginners 1
The Finnish Reader for Beginner is a great way to learn Finnish by reading. The book includes 15 interesting chapters, with comprehension exercises and glossaries (Finnish – English). The book introduces themes related to everyday life, such as introducing yourself, family, hobbies, weekend activities, holidays and travelling. Each chapter includes a text in the form of a story or a dialogue. You will learn vocabulary and phrases related to the themes. The dialogues present conversations in customer service situations and conversations between friends. You will learn useful vocabulary and phrases for customer service situations, such as booking a hotel and making food orders. In addition, you will get to know colloquial Finnish by reading conversations between friends. The book is aimed for students in A1.1 level. The language used in the book, such as sentence structures and vocabulary, is made for beginner learners. The book is suitable for self-studying, because each chapter includes a glossary, exercises and the answer key.
Sami - Finnish Reader for Beginners 2
​This book is written for beginner students of the Finnish language (A1 level of the CEFR). Sami – reader for beginners is the second book of the book series and therefore continuation for the book Maija – Beginner Reader. The book includes themes related to everyday life in forms of short stories and dialogues. The book follows the life of a Finnish man, Sami. The main topics of the book are living situations and housing, moving houses, work, hobbies and education. By reading the dialogues, you will learn useful vocabulary and phrases related to the situations. You will learn vocabulary for everyday conversations by reading dialogues between friends. The language used in the book, such as sentence structures and vocabulary, is made for beginner learners. At the end of each chapter you will find a list of useful vocabulary and phrases for quick reference, exercises and the answer key, which makes this book a perfect complement for self-studying.
Brandon
"It's great to have some reading material at this level. The text includes both narratives and dialogues that are interesting and not too difficult for a beginner to follow. It has been my experience that this kind of material is quite hard to find at the moment. I like how the author focuses on vocabulary that is relevant to everyday life, and I appreciate the cultural information that is sprinkled throughout the book."
Gwen
"I have been looking for a good Finnish reader for beginners for a while. The ones that I found were either too difficult for me or so tediously boring that I wanted to kill myself. (This room has many windows. This room has many big windows. This room has many tables. This room has many small tables.) Finally, here is a reader that sticks to pretty basic vocabulary, but is actually not boring. Don’t get me wrong – Stephen King and J.K. Rowling don’t have anything to worry about. But some people are introduced and through short chapters you learn a little bit more about them and their friends and their activities. There is a glossary with some of the terms at the end of each chapter. Best of all, there are comprehension questions at the end of each chapter! These questions push me to process the language more deeply than just reading does. If you are a beginner trying to learn Finnish, I highly recommend this reader!"
Tanya
"A great beginner level book for learning new vocabulary. I like that are dialogues. The text os easy to follow. There are exercises after each text to test understanding. I like the litle writing exercises as well."