Finnish Questions
Learning the Finnish Questions is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Finnish language. But first we need to know what the role of Questions is in the structure of the grammar in Finnish.
Finnish questions may be either a linguistic expression used to make a request for information, or else the request itself made by such an expression. Usually it starts with why, how, where, when ... Here are some examples:
| English Questions | Finnish Questions |
| Questions | Kysymykset |
| how? | miten? |
| what? | mitä? |
| who? | kuka? |
| why? | miksi? |
| where? | missä? |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Questions in Finnish has a logical pattern. Locate the Questions above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Suomi.
List of Questions in Finnish
Below is a list of the Questions and interrogative expressions in Finnish placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Finnish vocabulary.
| English Questions | Finnish Questions |
| where is he? | missä hän on? |
| what is this? | mitä tämä on? |
| why are you sad? | miksi olet surullinen? |
| how do you want to pay? | miten haluat maksaa? |
| can I come? | voinko tulla? |
| is he sleeping? | nukkuuko hän? |
| do you know me? | tunnetko sinä minut? |
| do you have my book? | onko sinulla kirjani? |
| how big is it? | kuinka iso se on? |
| can I help you? | voinko auttaa sinua? |
| can you help me? | voitko auttaa minua? |
| do you speak English? | puhutko englantia? |
| how far is this? | kuinka kaukana se on? |
| what time is it? | mitä kello on? |
| how much is this? | kuinka paljon tämä maksaa? |
| what is your name? | mikä sinun nimesi on? |
| where do you live? | missä asut? |
Questions and interrogative expressions have a very important role in Finnish, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Suomi Questions, you might want to check the rest of our Finnish lessons here: Learn Finnish. Don't forget to bookmark this page.