vocabulary
At first contact with the Finnish language you can be easily consternated as a stranger. You don’t understand anything - not a single word. However the Finns are proud of the fact that Finnish is spoken exactly the way it is written.
below you find some useful phrases and sayings that will get you through a finnish day.
greetingsHi!
Tervetuloa! = Welcome! Moi! Hei! Terve! Heippa! = Hello! Hyvää huomenta! = Good morning! Hyvää päivää! = Good day! Hyvää iltaa! = Good evening! hyvää yötä=Good night! Hauska tutustua! = Nice to meet you! Bye! Hei-hei! Moi-moi! Heipä hei! = Bye! Näkemiin! = Goodbye! Tavataan taas! = See you soon! Thanking & Asking Kiitos. = Thank you. Kiitos paljon. = Thank you very much. Kyllä kiitos! = Yes, please! Ole hyvä! = You're welcome. Anteeksi? = Excuse me?/Sorry! Be curious and try to get into the Finish language: |
orderingYks kahvi! = One coffee, please!
Yks olut! = One beer, please! Yks tommonen! = One of these, please! Tuleeko muuta? = Anything else? Onko Teillä...? = Do you have...? Tahtoisin... = I would like to.... Paljonko maksaa...? = How much is...? Missä on WC? = Where's the toilet? Hyvää ruokahalua! = Have a nice meal! Kippis!/Skool! = Cheers! |
getting aroundVoitko auttaa? = Can you help me?
miksi? = why? kuka? = who? paljonko? = how much? Etsin... = I look for... Missä on...? = Where is...? vasemmalle = to the left oikealle = to the right suoraan = straight ahead keskustassa = in the center huomenna = morning päivä = in the daytime ölsin = at night nyt = now Mitä kello on? = What's the time? älä huoli = don't worry Haluakto tanssia= do you want to dance? |