Before we take a deep dive into Finnish conversations, let’s get some basics down. This lesson will teach you how to say hello, goodbye, see you tomorrow and other useful phrases in Finnish.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Finnish“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Saying Hello and Goodbye

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Greeting

EnglishFinnishPronunciation
(Audio)
Hello!Hei!fi-sing_hello
Good morning! / Good Day! [Sg]Hyvää huomenta!
Hyvää päivää!		fi-sing_good-morninggood-day
fi-sing_good-morninggood-day-2
Good morning! / Good Day! [Pl]Hyvät huomenet!fi-plur_good-morninggood-day
Good evening! [Sg]Hyvää iltaa!fi-sing_good-evening
Good evening! [Pl]Hyvät illat!fi-plur_good-evening
Good night! [Sg]Hyvää yötä!fi-sing_good-night
Good night! [Pl]Hyvät yöt!fi-plur_good-night
Welcome!Tervetuloa!fi-sing_welcome
Welcome!Tervetuloa!fi-sing_welcome
Welcome back!Tervetuloa takaisin!fi-sing_welcome-back

Farewell

EnglishFinnishPronunciation
(Audio)
Bye! [Sg]Hei hei!fi-sing_bye
Bye! [Pl]Heipat!fi-plur_bye
Goodbye! [Sg]Heippa!fi-sing_goodbye
Goodbye! [Pl]Heipat!fi-plur_goodbye
Sleep well! [Sg]Nuku hyvin!fi-sing_sleep-well
Sleep well! [Pl]Nukkukaa hyvin!fi-plur_sleep-well
So long!Näkemisiin!fi-sing_so-long
See you tomorrow!Nähdään huomenna!fi-sing_see-you-tomorrow
Farewell! [Sg]Jäähyvästi!fi-sing_farewell
Farewell! [Pl]Jäähyvästit!fi-plur_farewell
Get out of here! [Sg]Tiehesi täältä!
Mene pois täältä!		fi-sing_get-out-of-here
fi-sing_get-out-of-here-2
Get out of here! [Pl]Tiehenne täältä!
Menkää pois täältä!		fi-plur_get-out-of-here
fi-plur_get-out-of-here-2

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