J.L. Laide - Finnish English Frequency Dictionary

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Finnish English Frequency Dictionary

Essential Vocabulary

2.500 Most Used Words & 597 Most Common Verbs

Covers 95% of all spoken Finnish & 85% of all written Finnish texts

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First Printing, 2016

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1 Why This Dictionary Was Created

T his dictionary was created because I needed a word list of the most frequent used words & verbs in Spanish, to help me understand the language in the shortest amount of time possible.

I started passing it around to friends and got great feedback on it, so I decided to turn it into a book.

Because it was such handy tool, I repeated the process for several other languages. Currently available frequency dictionaries are Dutch, French, German, Italian, Russian, Swedish, Portuguese and Spanish. Check www.mostusedwords.com as new languages are added frequently.

Why study by frequency?

If youre not familiar with the importance of frequency word lists when it comes to language learning, here is a short summary:

Language learning is fun, but can be overwhelming. Almost every language as hundreds of thousands different words, but most of them you will rarely use. Thats why it makes sense to study only the words you actually need to know to have conversations and read in your desired language.

Frequency dictionaries are usually either text based, or based on speech. The unique advantage of using subtitles as a method of frequency sorting is that it covers both speaking and reading (73% and 83% respectively).

By only studying the words you will actually use, it is possible to gain a good grasp of a language in a short amount of time. By knowing 2500 words, you can express yourself in everyday situations and be fluent enough have conversations with locals.

On average, you only use 1000 words in any language on a daily spoken basis. This translates to roughly 95% of all words you use daily speech. When it comes to reading, 2500 words will get you to understand around 85% of all words used in written text. This is usually enough to learn new words you dont know from context.

2 Study Tips

W hile you are free to do whatever you want with this dictionary, I would like to give you some pointers. By learning just 28 new words a day, you can build up your vocabulary to fluency in three months . If you dedicate yourself and learn 43 new words daily, two months is possible. Here are a couple of tips to build up your vocabulary fast, and to keep remembering what you previously learned.

Spaced repetition

Hack your brains ability to store and recall information. The most efficient way of studying is by incorporating the system of spaced repetition. This way you can store information faster, and for a longer amount of time. Paul Pimsleur published a paper in 1968 on spaced repetition.

He came up with the following intervals: 5 seconds, 25 seconds, 2 minutes, 10 minutes, 1 hour, 5 hours, 1 day, 5 days, 25 days, 4 months, and 2 years.

You do not need to time yourself with a stopwatch, as there are upper and lower bounds to the intervals. Just revisited the words you have previously learned from time to timey.

(Interactive language learning software and audio courses are based on this principle, and they can work really well. To see which ones are great investments, and which ones are terrible, read our reviews of different 3rd party language learning methods, audio courses, software and apps on www.mostusedwords.com/reviews )

Mnemonics

By giving creating a little story with a word, its easier to remember. The more visual it is, the easier it is to remember.

E.G:

Musta (black) A man with a enormous black mousta che

Takki (jacket) My Finnish sister-in-law always wears a tacky jacket.

Read

Reading and speaking the words out loud greatly helps with building your vocabulary and developing a sense of grammar, pronouncuation and listening skills. Reading helps solidify your vocabulary, because you are without actively studying using the method of spaced repetition while reading. When you read and stumble upon a word you dont know, you can usually discover its meaning by context. Words discovered through context are more easily remembered than when you study them from a list.

Anyway, you can get bilingual books from either a (specialized) bookstore or from www.mostusedwords.com/parallel-text s . Our selection is ever expanding, so check for updates regularly.

Listen

Turn on the Finnish (internet) radio, download songs in Finnish, and watch Finnish series. Conversing along with your favorite soap opera is a great way of getting around a new language.

Immerse

Change your phone and/or computer into Finnish. Nothing helps you acquire a new language as much as necessity.

Of course, total immersion is the best way of learning a new language fast. But you dont have to move to a different country to learn a new language.