Colloquial Finnish
by Daniel Abondolo · Daniel Abondolo
Routledge self-study course pairing dialogues and readings with explanations of case endings, consonant gradation and verb types. Working through it gives a functional grasp of everyday spoken and written Finnish plus core grammar terminology.
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