LESSON NOTES

3-Minute Finnish #22

Ordering at a Restaurant

CONTENTS
2 Finnish
2 English
2 Vocabulary
3 Sample Sentences
3 Grammar
4 Cultural Insight

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 FINNISH

1. Voisinko nhd ruokalistan, kiitos?

2. Mit suosittelisitte?

3. Minulle kahvi, kiitos.

4. Min haluaisin kahvin.

ENGLISH

1. Could I see the menu, please?

2. What would you recommend?

3. A coffee for me, please.

4. I would like to have a coffee.

VOCABULARY

Finnish English C lass

haluaisin I would like to have verb

voisinko could I verb

nhd see verb

ruokalistan the menu noun

Kiitos thank you noun, phrase

Mit what interrogative

suosittelisitte would you recommend verb

minulle for me pronoun

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 kahvi a coffee noun

min I pronoun

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Kiit os hyv. Kiit os avust asi.

"I'm f ine. T hanks." "T hank you f or your help."

Mit kello on? Mit kuuluu?

"What t ime is it ?" "How are you?"

Mit sin t eet ? Voit ko t uoda minulle

hampurilaisen?
"What do you do?"
Can you bring me a burger?

Min olen opiskelija.

"Im a st udent ."

GRAMMAR

In this lesson you will learn how to order at a restaurant or coffee shop.

Regist er Finnish English Import ant

Not es

Voisinko Could I see

nhd t he menu,
Phrase 1 f ormal ruokalistan, please?
kiitos?

Word 1 voisinko could I conjugated

from 'voida'

Word 2 nhd see

Word 3 ruokalistan the menu

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Word 4 kiitos thank you

Mit What
suosittelisit would you
Phrase 2 f ormal te? recommen
d?

Word 1 mit what

would you conjugated

recommend from
Word 2 suosittelisitte
'suositella'

Minulle A cof f ee
kahvi, f or me,
Phrase 3
kiitos. please.

Word 1 minulle for me

Word 2 kahvi a coffee

Word 3 kiitos thank you

Min I would like

haluaisin t o have a
Phrase 4
kahvin. cof f ee.

Word 1 min I

Word 2 haluaisin I would like conjugated

to have from 'haluta'

Word 3 kahvin a coffee N-accusative

case

CULTURAL INSIGHT

Finnish restaurants and cafes are always prepared to cater to different diets and
allergies, such as vegetarian, vegan, lactose-free or gluten-free diets - so don't
hesitate to ask for these options! If you're allergic to some particular ingredient,
it's also usually possible for the restaurant to modify the dish for you.

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