Finnish Greetings and Introductions
– Essential words and phrases to know –
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Learn the essentials of Finnish easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words and phrases used in Finnish for greetings and Introductions, with their english translations. If you’re a beginner, it will come in handy to review or learn Finnish by yourself before traveling, or if you want to enrich and improve your Finnish vocabulary to better express yourself in writing and speaking!
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ENGLISH | FINNISH |
Hello | Hei |
Good morning! | Hyvää huomenta! |
Good afternoon! | Hyvää iltapäivää! |
Hi | Hei |
Good evening | Hyvää iltaa |
Good night | Hyvää yötä |
Sleep well | Nuku hyvin |
How are you? | Mitä kuuluu? |
I’m fine, thank you. | Voin hyvin, kiitos. |
How about you? | Entä sinä? |
Nice to meet you. | Hauska tavata. |
Nice to meet you too. | Kiva tavata sinutkin. |
Likewise | Samoin |
It’s good to see you. | On hyvä nähdä sinua. |
Nice to see you again. | Kiva nähdä sinua taas. |
Pleased to meet you. | Hauska tavata. |
How nice to see you! | Kuinka mukava nähdä sinua! |
What’s up? | Miten menee? |
What brings you here? | Mikä tuo sinut tänne? |
When you’re leaving | |
Goodbye | Hyvästi |
I hope we’ll meet again. | Toivottavasti tapaamme vielä. |
I’ve got to go. | Minun täytyy mennä. |
It was good meeting you. | Oli mukava tavata sinut. |
It was great seeing you again. | Oli mahtavaa nähdä sinut taas. |
It was great to catch up! | Oli mahtavaa päästä kiinni! |
See you again sometime. | Nähdään taas joskus. |
See you in the morning | Nähdään aamulla |
See you later | Nähdään myöhemmin |
See you soon | Nähdään pian |
See you tomorrow | Nähdään huomenna |
See you tonight | Nähdään illalla |
Sleep well | Nuku hyvin |
Take care. | Pitää huolta. |
Other greetings | |
Bless you | Terveydeksi |
Cheers! | Kippis! |
Farewell | Jäähyväiset |
Good luck! | Onnea! |
Talk to you soon | Puhu pian |
Welcome | Tervetuloa |
Well done! | Hyvin tehty! |
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- Useful adjectives
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- The human body, head and face
- Contrary words
- Travel and tourism
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- Colors and shapes
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