A beginners guide to the Finnish language.
Published by bbt November 19th, 2007 in bernardIf I had a few of this phrases the first time I went to Finland, I would have saved myself some problems.
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A pint of Lapin kulta please - Pistä yks Lapin Kulta, kiitos.
Winter is my favourite season - Talvi on mun lempivuodenaika.
I love taking saunas - Mä tykkää saunoa.
Would you mind swatting me with birch leaves? - Voitko vihtoa minua?
I want to move to Finland. - Haluan muuttaa Suomeen.
My name is XXX - Minun nimeni on XXX
A house is not a home without a sauna - Koti ei ole koti ilman saunaa.
I like beans - Minä pidän pavuista.
Reindeer are cute - Porot ovat söpöjä.
Cheers! - Kippis!
Some salmiakki, please - Saisinko salmiakkia?
Could I have this dance? - Saanko luvan? (Ahem…not one for those of us who have partners!)
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You forgot “How you doin’”.
heh…do you say that in a New York accent? Dunno….
That’s great :o) I’m only questioning one thing… why the heck would you ever ask for salmiakki???
Irish, English, German, French, Swedish, Polish, Greek, Russian - all of these languages (and 99% of the languages of Europe) are all Indo-European in origin.
But not Finnish (nor Hungarian or Basque). It is completely different (and bizarrely Finnish and Hungarian are related). Basque is the oldest language in Europe.