Shops and hotels in Finnish
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk. Play the ten Finnish words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Finnish phrases in this lesson
- Onko teillä...?ON-ko TEIL-lä
- Do you have...?
- Missä on...?MIS-sä ON
- Where is...?
- AvoinnaA-voin-na
- Open
- SuljettuSUL-jet-tu
- Closed
- Pussi?PUS-si
- A bag?
- Liian kallisLII-an KAL-lis
- Too expensive
- Minulla on varausMI-nul-la ON VA-ra-us
- I have a reservation
- Kuuluuko aamiainen hintaan?KUU-luu-ko AA-mi-ai-nen HIN-taan
- Is breakfast included?
- Mikä on wifin salasana?MI-kä ON VII-fin SA-la-sa-na
- What's the wifi password?
- Voinko...?VOIN-ko
- Can I...?
Ask a shop or a group whether they have something. Teillä can address several people or one person politely. Onko teillä maitoa? means do you have milk?
Use this to ask for the location of a product or section in the store. Point or mime if you do not know the Finnish word for what you need.
A small bag. For a shopping carrier bag, kassi is also useful. You can ask kassi, kiitos or bring your own.
Prices in shops are fixed.
Literally "at me is a reservation".
Literally "does breakfast belong to the price?".
Salasana is literally "secret word".
Voinko maksaa kortilla?, can I pay by card?