Finnish Language - Lesson 1: Basics

Minun nimi on Clarissa
My name is Clarissa
Minä olen opettaja
I am the teacher

Aamu = Morning
Päivä = Day
Ilta = Evening
Yö = Night
Vuorokausi = 24 Tuntia
Hyvää huomenta = Good morning
Hyvää päivää = Good afternoon
Hyvää iltaa = Good evening
Hyvää yötä = Good night
Näkemiin = Goodbye (formal)
Ways to say hello:
Terve
Moi
Hei
Heippa
Moikka
Morjens
Moro
Ways to say goodbye:
Moi moi
Hei hei
Heido
Moido
Heippa
Moikka
Nähdään (See you)
Nähdään keskiikkona! = See you on Wednesday
Ole hyvä - Your welcome
Olkaa hyvä - Your welcome (formal)
-Anteeksi
-Ei se mitään
-Mitä kuuluu?
Kiitos hyvää / Hyvää kiitos
-Entä sinulle? (And you?)
For plural you add a “t” to the word:
SINGULAR PLURAL
YKSIKKÖ MONIKKO
Paper Paperit
Kynä Kynät
Auto Autot
Ei prepositiota. There are no prepositions in Finnish.
In finnish these are added to the word.
For example:
In Spain = Espanja + ssa (in) = Espanjassa
Ei artikkeleita. There are no articles in Finnish.
a/the car = auto
Kysymys (Questions)
For questions the ending -ko / -kö is added to the verb.


Puhutko sinä englantia? = Do you speak English?
Or
Kuka (Who) puhuu englantia? = Who speaks English?
Nominatiivi (Nominals) are added after the stem of the word (vartalo). For example “suom” is the stem of the word.
Suom+i = suomi
suom+e= suome
Suomessa = in Finland
Suffiksit:
Auto
Autoni = my car possessivi suffiksit
Autonikin = Also my car
Persoonapronominit:
Yksikkö (Singular)
Me = Minnä
You = Sinä
Her / him = Hän
Monikko (Plural)
We = Me
You = Te
Them = He

Location: Helsinki, Finland

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