Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
men
man
mahn
women
kvinna
KVEE-nah
water/coffee
vatten/kaffe
VAH-tehn/KAH-feh
beer/wine
öl/vin
url/veen
Cheers!
Skål!
Skohl
kahn yaw foh NOH-tahn
tack
The bill, please.
Kan jag få notan, tack.
simplest is
snälla
, but Swedes sometimes use the word
tack
(thank you) in the
way we use “please.”
Finnish Survival Phrases
In Finnish, the emphasis always goes on the first syllable. Double vowels
(e.g.,
ää
or
ii
) sound similar to single vowels, but are held a bit longer. The
letter
y
sounds like the German
ü
(purse your lips and say “oo”). In the phon-
etics, Ī/ī sounds like the long i in “light.”
HEW-vaah HWOH-mehn-
tah
Good morning.
(formal)
Hyvää huomenta.
Good day.
(formal)
Hyvää päivää.
HEW-vaah PĪ-vaah
Good evening.
(formal)
Hyvää iltaa.
HEW-vaah EEL-taah
Hi./Bye.
(informal)
Hei./Hei, hei.
hey/hey hey
POO-hoot-koh EN-glahn-
tee-yah
Do you speak English?
Puhutko englantia?
Yes./No.
Kyllä./Ei.
KEWL-lah/ay
Please.
Ole hyvä
OH-leh HEW-vah
Thank you (very much).
Kiitos (paljon).
KEE-tohs (PAHL-yohn)
You're welcome.
Kiitos.
Or:
Ei kestä.
KEE-tohs/ay KEHS-tah
Can I help you?
Voinko auttaa?
VOIN-koh OWT-taah
