Finnish(Suomi, pronounce(help information ))YesFinlandThe language of the majority (92%) of the nationals is also spoken by Finnish diasporas abroad. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and it is alsoSwedenIs a legal minority language.
Pronunciation guide
vowel
consonant
Common diphthongs
List of Conversational Terms
Basic terms
Common signs |
- Finnish: suomi /swo mi/ (sue-o-MI)
- Hello: päivää (p}jv}:) (pay-vaeh) (except the vowels are like "pay" with the vowel from "cat" followed by the vowel from "tick"; the syllable "vaeh" has the long syllable from "bad")
- Goodbye: näkemiin /n} ke mi:n/ (NACK-eh-MEAN)
- Please: 1
- Thanks: kiitos /ki: tos/ (key-toss)
- That: tuo /tu o/ (to-oh)
- How many? : Kuinka paljon /kujn ka pal jon/ (kuyn-kah pal-yon)
- English: englanti /EN lan ti/ (ENG-lan-TEH)
- Yes: kyllä /ky l:}/ (kul-laeh)
- Not: ei /ej/ (ey)
- Sorry: anteeksi (AN-tehk-SI)
- where is the bathroom? : Missä on vessa? (MIS-sah on VEHS-sah)
- Cheers: kippis /ki p:is/ (KIP-pis)