Finnish Vocabulary
Learning the Finnish Vocabulary 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 Vocabulary is in the structure of the grammar in Finnish.
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 |
List of Vocabulary in Finnish
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, therefore they need very special attention. 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.