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Liisi

@eisiili.bsky.social
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Language learning and other fun things Native: Finnish A1 Malay (focus), Mandarin (focus) A2 Italian, Japanese B1 Swedish, Lithuanian B2 Spanish C1 English, Russian If you speak my A/B level languages and wanna learn Finnish, let’s do tandem 🤝

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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 8h
Finns always think I’m Estonian because of my name, maybe that’s a sign I should learn Estonian
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
My new coworker thought I’m 53, apparently he’d misheard me previously or something (I don’t remember saying my age). I’m 45 and people rarely believe me, they insist I look 25–35. I know it’s supposed to be a compliment, but I disagree, I think I look my age, and I really wish people saw me -
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Not sure when I can travel though, hopefully before the winter is over. It’s getting too cold for me to handle already 🫣 I said earlier I’d work out and become super fit for winter so I can endure the cold better, but I had surgery a few weeks ago, haven’t been able to exercise at all 😣
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Told my (Finnish) mum that I want to go to Malaysia and visit Malacca. Thinking she might not know the city, I added “it’s like the Turku of Malaysia”. Not entirely inaccurate 😂
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I started postcrossing again after a long pause, requested five addresses, and one of them goes to Malaysia! What a coincidence. And it’s a first for me. I’ve been learning Malay all week, and generally just thinking/daydreaming about Malaysia. I still wrote in English though
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Hello! News Service @hipnewsservice.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
📖 Akiyama Mao’s commemorative photobook is out now! Ahead of her Tsubaki Factory & Hello! Project graduation, Mao shares the story behind the book 💐 Full interview + more photos👇 justpaste.it/gv5th
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📖 Mao Akiyama, Soon to Graduate from Tsubaki Factory, Releases Her First Solo Photobook!
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
When you have fan merch you don’t really need, but you’re also a language learner Thanks Yuumi for teaching me Malay hahaha
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Oh a big achievement I’ve made in Malay is now I can finally tell Malay and Indonesian apart 🤭 I don’t even know why it was so difficult before, the accents in are different, and a lot of the basic vocabulary too
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I just checked my followed people list here, people who I remember well or keep in touch with elsewhere, so many have their last post in 2025
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I actually didn’t start with Malay properly until yesterday. I’ve been on sick leave for the past three weeks, the kind of sick leave where you can’t do much, just wish for time to pass faster so you recover. But yeah, six hours of Malay in two days, the progress has been nice!
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I love gaming, but I haven’t played a huge variety of games as I’ve been the type to play the same one for 10 years. It’s delightful when I actually recognise a game reference within another one
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anliathanach.bsky.social @anliathanach.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Finally got around to reading this on my holidays. How to kill a language is a fantastic piece of work. I haven't tabbed or annotated a book this much in years. It's informative and highlights big social issues, and the questions and senses of our own identities, both personal and communal
A copy of How to kill a Language by Sophia Smith Gaer on a black table. The book is HEAVILY tabbed. There is a pen beneath it.
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
13 interests to get to know me! 😊 1. Chinese tea 2. History 3. Programming 4. Maritime SEA (esp. 🇸🇬🇲🇾🇮🇩) 5. Minimalism (lifestyle) 6. Maps/geography 7. Gaming 8. Hello! Project (jpop) 9. BTS and kpop gg 10. Board games that take half a day 11. Dystopian fiction 12. Time travel fiction 13. Languages!
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Who else likes watching travel vlogs? Let’s share favourite youtubers! For me recently it’s Two Drifters, they’re a British couple and my kind of vibe. Visibly excited about small fun things, respectful, and if they don’t like something they don’t make a big deal of it youtube.com/@wearetwodri...
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Two Drifters
JOIN US! Sam and Amy, a couple of Brits exploring the world one destination at a time. We share our adventures, tips and experiences as we discover new cultures, beautiful landscapes and hidden gems. ...
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I wanna give away a bunch of Hello! Project gacha and photos for free (“just pay shipping” style) but at this point I feel like nobody wants anything even for free. Or maybe I’m just don’t know the fandom anymore since I left twitter
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Something I’ve improved in my language learning recently I stopped parroting whatever is popular in the online language learning community (online lessons, input-heavy immersion) and started doing more of what works for ME (self-study with grammar books and youtube, practice with people) #langsky
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I added my languages in my bio again, but there’s no space for more unless I use flags or language codes (I don’t like either) Also no space for my “queue” on languages I wish explore in the future: German, French, Portuguese, Czech, Estonian, Indonesian, many Chinese languages (I’m greedy I know)
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I also have a new weekly plan Mon: mix (other languages) Tue: Mandarin Wed: Malay Thu: Mandarin Fri: Malay Sat: Mandarin Sun: Malay Right now I’m doing a full Tue to Sun Mandarin, but in a week or two, my Malay textbook will arrive, and I’ll start with the Malay days #langsky
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Autumn language focus: Mandarin and Malay. Malay, it’s a new thing and it isn’t. I wanted to learn it 4 years ago, but couldn’t find resources, went with Indonesian instead. I never got far, because what I really wanted is Malay. Now I’ve managed to find some resources and I’m so motivated! #langsky
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Also I’m in shock how much easier languages are when you know another closely related language 😣 as a native Finnish speaker and a “collect all the families” learner I’ve been playing this polyglot game on hard mode
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
This summer I’ve made the biggest progress with my Italian. I had some Italian in high school, but didn’t learn much back then to begin with, and earlier this year I couldn’t say anything besides basic tourist phrases. Now I put a little bit of an effort into it, and I’d say it’s already A2
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Been a while since I posted anything here 🫣
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
I love how italki has a lesson review question "Was the teacher suitably dressed for class?", I wonder if people ever have to say "no". I mean I don't care what my teacher wears, and I can't imagine a teacher deciding not to wear any
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
It's a mindset from the 80s when video games first became popular, and it stuck. Back then it was rare to see an adult gamer, I didn't know ANY! Even my computer nerd dad didn't play. It was a kids' thing, and now those kids are adults. Nothing inherently childish about it. Source: I'm an 80s kid 😁
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I told someone today that the reason I’m learning Spanish is because I fell in love with a Spanish speaker Them: you’re lucky! Spanish is such a a romantic language 🥰 I don’t get it. If any language is romantic, it would be my mother tongue Finnish, because I can express my feelings the best
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
I recommend the Chinese series When I Fly Toward you to Mandarin learners — even to beginners like myself! It’s a cute high school romance, and so far nothing exceptional, but I’m enjoying the vibes AND the fact that the dialogue is so simple I can understand like half of it with my A1 Mandarin
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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
love how there are so many words for drinking straw across latin america that they have to include 11 of them on a nyc sign (i say cañita)
Plastic straws available
upon request.
Las pajillas plásticas están disponibles a solicitud.
• Absorbente • Carrizo

• Sorbete
• Bombilla
• Pajita
• Sorbeto
• Calimete
• Pitillo

• Cañita
• Popote

可應要求提供塑料吸管。
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Cuando fui a Guatemala el año pasado, no entendía todo que hablaban alrededor, y no podía expresarme bien en español. Desde ese viaje he aprendido mucho, ya no tengo ningún problema escuchando contendido nativo. Quiero volver allí pronto, quiero sentir la diferencia, ya podría pasarla aún mejor
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
I find it slightly off-putting when a teacher on italki messages me with a generic advert after I simply visit their profile. Especially if they write to me in English, when I just want to practice a language that I can already speak (they could see this if they bothered to check my profile first)
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Anna @tgannawade.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
KAJ - Those lovable Swedish speaking Finnish chaps from last year's #Eurovision have just dropped another Scandi-banger that could walk the contest in most. From the sauna to the skies they're living it up in Economy Plus! Enjoy before #totp youtu.be/Y8TcF-r7TaE?...
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KAJ – Economy PLUS
YouTube video by KAJ
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
I browsed through my old Spanish textbook and realised that imperative is the only grammar concept I still don’t use correctly (I either mumble the vowels, or rephrase so I don’t have to use it)
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Alcohol is such a weird thing to me. I love craft beer, so I do drink it occasionally, and I rarely drink wine, but I do like the taste. My limit for beer is two jars/bottles though. I hate being drunk, I don't even wanna get tipsy. I've been drinking socially when I was younger, so I know I hate it
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Most people in Finland during vappu (May Day celebrations starting from the eve): drinking, having fun in bars and parks Me: sleeping from 5 pm to 9 am almost non-stop It's not that I'm old, I just don't enjoy drinking 😄 no idea how I slept so much though
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Language study tip for vocabulary practice, watch game shows such as Family Feud in your target language. I'm watching the Lithuanian version a lot these days, and it's fun trying to come up with my own answers! #langsky
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Toivotin ruotsalaiselle työkaverille ”glada vappen” ovensuussa lähtiessä, tajusin vasta myöhemmin että eihän niin sano kuin suomenruotsalaiset. Ehkä se tajus kun asuu Suomessa kuitenkin ja tietää sanan vappu. Mä siis todellakin puhun vain suomenruotsia ja sekin menee niin ja näin
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
By the way, here's an interesting talk on the topic of learning Finnish as an immigrant in Finland (I follow both interviewees on instagram, their content is really nice) youtu.be/sBkaU8NSc0w?...
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Facing the fear of speaking Finnish
YouTube video by Yle News
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Many immigrants here in Finland who I know personally take the Swedish language exam for citizenship. Well I live in Helsinki which is a bilingual city, and the Swedish speakers are a large minority, but the people I'm talking about are doing it for one reason only: it's a Germanic language = easier
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Hey H!P fans! I've just posted some more stuff (mainly mobagacha) on Idol!Swap, if you're not on there and wanna buy some H!P keychains, stickers, pin badges etc., just DM me. A lot of Tsubaki, but other groups as well
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Whoever thought this font was a good idea does not speak a language that uses the cyrillc alphabet
Promo picture from the series "A Young Doctor's Notebook" with the title in a font that resembles the cyrillic alphabet
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
I'm playing Cyberpunk 2077 after several people recommending it to me, and I'm kind of disappointed. Too much of an interactive movie to my personal liking. There's not much action or challenge, and sometimes it feels like even the lines I choose to say make no difference
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Ya encontré el libro en la biblioteca, la traduccion finlandesa. En lugar de "El Señor Presidente" voy a leer "Herra presidentti" 😎
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
CON DOBLAJE AUTOMATICO No youtube I don't want a Spanish dub for this video 🙃 or any video for that matter
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Hello! News Service @hipnewsservice.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Did you know Hello! Project is on Spotify? Spotify sure wants you to know. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzdT...
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Spotify |「あなたの日々に音楽を」窓拭き篇 30秒
YouTube video by Spotify Japan
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Por alguna razon me gusta como suena la palabra "leer"
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Pienso que entiendo el español bien, hasta que intento a leer literatura seria en español. Hace un año en Guatemala compré una novela de Miguel Ángel Asturias. Hoy intenté a leer la primera pagina, decidi a continuar... en el año 2066
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Ohhh you can now do translations directly on the app here, nice (maybe it’s been a while and I just didn’t notice)
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Me di cuenta que italki ha cambiado mucho. No lo había usado durante un año, ya tiene IA por todos lados. No me gusta tanto el "gamification" del aprendisaje de los idiomas (no te juzgo si te gusta, simplemente no me motiva), pero "click click" y ya tengo un pez que no puedo dejar que muera 🫠
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Acabo de tener mi primera clase de español con la nueva maestra, voy a continuar con ella. Me gusta su manera de hablar, es muy tranquila
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I had “current language focus” in my profile for a long time, but I’ve removed it. I want to keep Spanish as my focus now and in the future. It’s the language of my loved one, and he deserves someone who speaks his language beautifully and effortlessly. My ultimate goal is near-native level
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Liisi @eisiili.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
I’m playing Need for Speed Heat in Japanese now, and I’m surviving well thanks to the fact I already completed the story twice and I’ve played it in English and Spanish. Also because the car parts and such use so many katakana loan words
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