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English to Finnish

English to Finnish refers to the process of translating words from English to Finnish. A person wanting to learn the Finnish language may use the “Finnish-English Dictionary (Hippocrene Concise)” by Aino Wuolle.

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How do you say 'i will miss you' in finnish?

Hyvästi

or

Näkemiin

Ä is equal to a letter in cat

K is the c in cat.

Y is the same as the later part of u in 'fuse' (fiyys)

I is i of the is.

In Finland we tend to pronounce as it's written. Literally.

What are some famous Finnish brands?

The most famous Finnish brand is Nokia. Fashion label Marimekko is also globally known. The cholesterol lowering spread called Benecol is also a global Finnish brand as is Finncrisp the sour crackers. Many Finnish brands are highly esteemed regionally in the Nordic countries, Russia, the Baltics, Japan and Europe, but not many have international recognition. Finns excel in making good quality products, but as modest people lack in branding and promotion.

What is past tense verb?

A past tense verbs shows us that an action eg walk, run, eat, happened in the past.

For example:

I walk to school most days. - in this sentence the verb walk is present tense.

I walked to school yesterday. - in this sentence the verb walked is in past tense. This shows us that the action walk happened sometime in the past. The time word yesterday shows us when this action happened in the past.

All verbs have a past tense form. Some examples:

walk - walked

run - ran

eat - ate

catch - caught

hear - heard

How do you say goodbye in finnish?

"moikka" or "heihei" (Casual)

"Näkemiin" or "Näkemisiin" (kinda like "see ya") or "Hyvästi" (but thos one is kinda like really tragic, "goodbye, hope I'll never see you again", the kinda way you say to your ex-wife -goodbye)

What are some Finnish every day phrases?

Sorry/ excuse me: Anteeksi

Thank you: kiitos

You're welcome: ole hyvä

Good day: hyvää päivää (päivää for short)

Good morning: hyvää huomenta (humoenta for short)

Good evening: hyvää iltaa (or just iltaa)

Good night: hyvää yötä (or you can just say öitä. Observe that it is different from yötä)

What time is it?: Mitä kello on?

Where is ...?: Missä päin ... on? Or Missä ... on?

How do you say welcome in Finnish?

Tervetuloa!


If you want to say "Welcome to xxxx" correctly in Finnish, it is a bit more difficult, because the Finnish language has no preposition but suffices instead. In addition, the words are mostly not regular and suffices depend on the word endings...

"Welcome to Finland" = "Tervetuloa Suomeen" (*

"Welcome back" = "Tervetuloa takaisin"

"Welcome to Helsinki" = "Tervetuloa Helsinkiin"

"Welcome to London" = "Tervetuloa Lontooseen" (**

(* Finland in Finnish is 'Suomi', but the ending is not straightforward

(** London = Lontoo

How do you say good luck for your future in finnish?

We don't have a saying that is exactly like that but we have something like "Onnea ja menestystä" (literally "good luck and prosperity")