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Finnish
Finnish is closely related to Estonian and is also related to Hungarian. Apart from this Finnish is unlike other European languages and can be a difficult language to learn. The language is relatively easy to pronounce, though.
Many people, particularly in the south Finland, speak some Swedish.
Greetings
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| hei, terve |
hello |
hyvää huomenta (formal)
huomenta (informal) |
good morning |
hyvää päivää (formal)
päivää (informal) |
good afternoon |
| hyvää iltaa |
good evening |
| hyvää yötä |
good night |
| näkemiin |
good bye |
| anteeksi |
excuse me, sorry |
| olen pahoillani |
I'm sorry |
| kiitos |
thank you |
| Mitä kuuluu? |
How are you? |
| Kiitos hyvää |
Well, thank you |
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Getting things done
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| Puhutko englantia? |
Do you speak English? |
| En ymmärrä |
I don't understand |
| Pitkä |
One beer please |
| Missä on ...? |
Where is ?? |
| matkailutoimisto |
the tourist information centre |
| yleinen vessa |
a toilet |
| hetkinen |
Just a minute |
| odota! |
wait |
| kyllä |
yes |
| ei |
no |
