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Learning the Finnish Vocabulary displayed below is vital to the language. Finnish vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
| English Vocabulary | Finnish Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary | Sanasto |
| Countries | Maat |
| Australia | Australia |
| Cambodia | Kambodza |
| Canada | Kanada |
| China | Kiina |
| Egypt | Egypti |
| England | Englanti |
| France | Ranska |
| Germany | Saksa |
| Greece | Kreikka |
| India | Intia |
| Indonesia | Indonesia |
| Italy | Italia |
| Japan | Japani |
| Mexico | Meksiko |
| Morocco | Marokko |
| Peru | Peru |
| Spain | Espanja |
| Thailand | Thaimaa |
| USA | Yhdysvallat |
| Languages | Kielet |
| Arabic | arabia |
| Chinese | kiina |
| English | englanti |
| French | ranska |
| German | saksa |
| Greek | kreikka |
| Hebrew | heprea |
| Hindi | hindi |
| Italian | italia |
| Japanese | japani |
| Korean | korea |
| Latin | latina |
| Russian | venäjä |
| Spanish | espanja |
| Urdu | urdu |
| Days | Päivät |
| Monday | maanantai |
| Tuesday | tiistai |
| Wednesday | keskiviikko |
| Thursday | torstai |
| Friday | perjantai |
| Saturday | lauantai |
| Sunday | sunnuntai |
| time | aika |
| hour | tunti |
| minute | minuutti |
| second | sekunti |
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Finnish placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Finnish vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Finnish Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| different objects | erilaisia esineitä |
| art | taide |
| bank | pankki |
| beach | ranta |
| book | kirja |
| by bicycle | polkupyörällä |
| by bus | bussilla |
| by car | autolla |
| by train | junalla |
| cafe | kahvila |
| country | maa |
| desert | autiomaa |
| dictionary | sanakirja |
| earth | maa |
| flowers | kukat |
| football | jalkapallo |
| forest | metsä |
| game | peli |
| garden | puutarha |
| geography | maantiede |
| history | historia |
| house | talo |
| island | saari |
| lake | järvi |
| library | kirjasto |
| math | matematiikka |
| moon | kuu |
| mountain | vuori |
| movies | elokuvat |
| music | musiikki |
| ocean | valtameri |
| office | toimisto |
| on foot | jalkaisin |
| player | pelaaja |
| river | joki |
| science | tiede |
| sea | meri |
| sky | taivas |
| soccer | jalkapallo |
| stars | tähdet |
| supermarket | supermarketti |
| swimming pool | uima-allas |
| theater | teatteri |
| tree | puu |
| weather | sää |
| bad weather | huono sää |
| cloudy | pilvinen |
| cold | kylmä |
| cool | viileä |
| foggy | sumuinen |
| hot | kuuma |
| nice weather | kiva sää |
| pouring | kaatamalla |
| rain | sade |
| raining | sataminen |
| snow | lumi |
| snowing | lumen sataminen |
| ice | jää |
| sunny | aurinkoinen |
| windy | tuulinen |
| spring | kevät |
| summer | kesä |
| autumn | syksy |
| winter | talvi |
| people | ihmiset |
| aunt | täti |
| baby | vauva |
| brother | veli |
| cousin | serkku |
| daughter | tytär |
| dentist | hammaslääkäri |
| doctor | lääkäri |
| father | isä |
| grandfather | isoisä |
| grandmother | isoäiti |
| husband | mies |
| mother | äiti |
| nephew | veljenpoika, sisarenpoika |
| niece | veljentytär, sisarentytär |
| nurse | sairaanhoitaja |
| policeman | poliisi |
| postman | postinkantaja |
| professor | professori |
| son | poika |
| teacher | opettaja |
| uncle | setä |
| wife | vaimo |
Vocabulary and expressions have a very important role in Finnish. Once you're done with the Suomi Vocabulary, you might want to check the rest of our Finnish lessons here: Learn Finnish. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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