lingophant_finnish
09-06-2026
07 - Travel Phrases

Practical phrases for travel — ordering, paying, and getting around.

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Mihin aikaan on aamiainen?
 
What time is breakfast? ('Mihin aikaan' literally 'to which time'. 'Aamu' (morning) + '-ainen' = breakfast.)
Oletteko auki?
 
Are you open? ('Oletteko' = plural/formal 'are you' — used for businesses.)
Missä on vessa?
 
Where's the bathroom? ('Vessa' is everyday word for toilet; 'WC' also common.)
Onko lisää vessapaperia?
 
Is there more toilet paper? ('Lisää' = more. 'Vessapaperi' literally 'toilet-paper'.)
Mistä löytyy hyvä ravintola?
 
Where can I find a good restaurant? ('Löytyy' = 'is found' (passive) — common in 'where can I find' questions.)
Onko se halpa vai kallis?
 
Is it cheap or expensive? ('Vai' = 'or' in questions offering choice (not 'tai').)
Mistä löytyy ruokakauppa?
 
Where can I find a supermarket? ('Ruokakauppa' literally 'food-shop' — ruoka (food) + kauppa (shop).)
Kuinka monta haluat?
 
How many do you want? ('Monta' = many (countable). With uncountable, use 'paljon'.)
Voiko hanavettä juoda?
 
Can I drink the tap water? ('Hana' (tap) + 'vesi' (water). 'Voiko' impersonal 'can one?')
Yksi, kaksi, kolme, neljä, viisi.
 
One, two, three, four, five. (Memorize as a chunk — endings (yhden, kahden…) change in cases.)
Kuusi, seitsemän, kahdeksan, yhdeksän, kymmenen.
 
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten. ('Kahdeksan' (8) = 'two-from-(ten)'; 'yhdeksän' (9) = 'one-from-(ten)'.)
Paljonko se maksaa?
 
How much does it cost? ('Paljonko' = 'how much' + question ending.)
Voinko maksaa kortilla?
 
Can I pay by card? ('Kortilla' = 'by/with card' — '-lla/-llä' = 'on/with' (instrumental sense).)
Saisimmeko maksaa?
 
Can we pay, please? ('Saisimmeko' = 'could we get to' — extremely polite request form.)
Jaetaan se.
 
Let's split it. ('Jaetaan' = passive 'is divided' — used as 'let's split'. Passive = let's form in Finnish.)
Onko teillä vettä?
 
Do you have water? (Literally 'is at-you-plural water?' — 'teillä' formal/plural.)
Lasku, kiitos!
 
The bill, please! ('Lasku' also means 'descent' or 'calculation'.)
Maksan kaverini puolesta.
 
I'll pay for my friend. ('Puolesta' = 'on behalf of', literally 'from the side of'.)
Kaverini maksaa minun puolestani.
 
My friend pays for me. ('Minun puolestani' = 'on my behalf'.)
Voinko auttaa jossain muussa?
 
Can I help you with something else? ('Jossain muussa' = 'in something else' (-ssa = in).)
Tämä maistuu herkulliselta.
 
This tastes delicious. ('Maistua' = to taste like; '-lta/-ltä' = 'like'. 'Herkku' = treat.)
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