Yle Uutiset selkosuomeksi

What it actually is

A daily news bulletin written and read in selkokieli — short sentences, common words, slower delivery — with the text published alongside the audio so you can read and listen together. Because it covers the same stories as the main news, you get Finland's actual current affairs at a level you can survive. Vocabulary is news vocabulary, so it complements rather than replaces conversational material.

What it covers

• Listening
• Reading
• Vocabulary

How it teaches

• Comprehensible Input — Acquire a language by understanding lots of messages slightly above your level, rather than by studying rules.

Listed for

• Finnish

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