Finnish

Rough Notes

Some general notes:

Below is spoken Finnish (puhekieli), which is totally different from (the more formal) written Finnish (kirjakieli).

Yes: Joo
No: Ei
Hi: Moi, Hei, Terve, Moro
Bye: Moi moi, Hei hei, Terve, Moro, Moido, Moikka
How are you?: Mitä kuuluu?
(When asked how you are) Good: Hyvää (hu-varh)
Nice to meet you: Hauska tavata
(Come) Here: Tänne
There is no please in Finnish, instead one could say kiitos which means thank you.
No thankyou: Ei kiitos
(When at a cafe to order) One (black) coffee: Yks kahvi
(If for e.g. you bump into someone accidentally) Excuse me: Anteeksi (not often used)
What's your name?: Mikä sun nimi on?
My name is _: Mun nimi on _ (Written version: Nimeni on _)
(If for e.g. you see a cute dog on the street) Adorable (dog): Ihana/Söpo (koira)
(Probably most useful word in Finnish) To let the other person know you are listening to them: Nii, nii nii, nii joo, nii just (yust) / To ask someone to tell you more in a demanding way: Nii-iiy? / To agree in a somewhat powerful expression: Nii-i
Okay: Okei
(If you were not paying attention/not interested in the topic but the person expects your input) Really nice: Tosi kiva
Nice guy: Kiva tyyppi (thoohppi)
When you want someone to stop doing something annoying: Älä (abruptly) / No way/Seriously?: Älä (stretch first letter a bit, like arhla)
Zero, one, two, three: nolla, yksi (uksi), kaksi, kolme
Shall we go to the sauna?: Mennäänkö saunaan?
Cheers: Kippis
(If someone sneezes) For you health: Terveydeks
Have fun!: Pidä hauskaa!

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