Finnish Lessons - 1

Greetings in Finnish

Moi                     hi

Hei                      hi

Terve                 hello

Hei Hei             bye

Heippa              bye

Moi Moi           Bye

Little more complicated greetings:

Näkemin                                       goodbye

nähdään pian                              See you soon

Wishing each other in normal Life:

Hyvää Huomenta                      Good Morning

Hyvää  Iltää                                  Good Afternoon

Hyvää Yötä                                   Good night

Hyvää Päivää                               Good Day

                              Some other commonly used Finnish words in daily life are:

hyvää päivänjatkoa!                 Have a nice day!

hauskaa viikonloppua!            Have a good weekend!

Anteeksi                                        Excuse me/ Sorry

                     Ei se mitään                                 No problem (When someone says sorry, you can use this phrase)

And the most important of all is

KIITOS – Thank You

Let’s learn some basic question / answers.

Mitä kuuluu?                               How are you?

Miten menee?                           How is it going?                        

Answers:

Hyvä kiitos!                                  Good/fine thanks!

or ihan hyvä kiitos!                   Quiet good, thanks!

or ei kovin hyvää                       Not so well

Entä sinulle?                                What about you?

Answers could be as similar as for Mitä kuuluu.

Mikä sinun nimesi on?            What is your name?

Mikä sinun nimi on?                What is your name?

Answers:

Minun nimesi on Pedro          My name is Pedro

Minun nimi on Pedro              My name is Pedro¨

Puhutko englantia?                  Do you speak English?

Puhutko Suomea?                     Do you speak Finnish?

Answers:

Puhun or en puhu                     I speak / I don’t speak

Missä on Vessa?                        Excuse me, Where is the toilet?

Possible answers:

Siellä  (there, not seen with eyes)/ Tuolla (there, seen with eyes) / Tässä (here)

....to be continued..

Note : I am not a Finnish Citizen or Finnish teacher and therefore mistakes are likely to occur anytime. Lets Learn together. Comment if you see mistakes.