Finnish - Basic Vocabulary
This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Finnish language, including around 200 words.
1. Numbers
Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions
0
nolla
zero
1
yksi
one
2
kaks
two
3
kolme
three
4
neljä
four
5
viisi
five
6
kuusi
six
7
seitsemän
seven
8
kahdeksan
eight
9
yhdeksän
nine
10
kymmenen
ten
11
yksitoista
eleven
12
kaksitoista
twelve
13
kolmetoista
thirteen
14
neljätoista
fourteen
15
viisitoista
fifteen
16
kuusitoista
sixteen
17
seitsemäntoista
seventeen
18
kahdeksantoista
eighteen
19
yhdeksäntoista
nineteen
20
kaksikymmentä
twenty
30
kolmekymmentä
thirty
40
neljäkymmentä
forty
50
viisikymmentä
fifty
60
kuusikymmentä
sixty
70
seitsemänkymmentä
seventy
80
kahdeksankymmentä
eighty
90
yhdeksänkymmentä
ninety
100
sata
hundred
1K
tuhat
thousand
1M
miljoona
million
2. Colors
Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you
⚪
valkoinen
white
⚫
musta
black
🔴
punainen
red
🔵
sininen
blue
🟡
keltainen
yellow
🟢
vihreä
green
🟣
violetti
purple
🟤
ruskea
brown
🟠
oranssi
orange
🌸
pinkki
pink
⭐
kultainen
gold
🌑
hopea
silver
☁️
harmaa
grey
3. Animals
Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world
🐶
koira
dog
🐱
kissa
cat
🐴
hevonen
horse
🐮
lehmä
cow
🐷
sika
pig
🐦
lintu
bird
🐟
kala
fish
🐭
hiiri
mouse
🦊
kettu
fox
🐇
kani
rabbit
🐻
karhu
bear
🐼
panda
panda
🐨
koala
koala
🐘
norsu
elephant
🐢
kilpikonna
turtle
🦒
kirahvi
giraffe
🦆
ankka
duck
🕷️
hämähäkki
spider
4. People
Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people
👨👩👧👦
perhe
family
🧔
mies
man
👩
nainen
woman
👦
poika
boy
👧
tyttö
girl
👶
lapsi
child
👨🦳
isä
father
👩🦳
äiti
mother
👴
isoisä
grandfather
👵
isoäiti
grandmother
🧑🦰
veli
brother
👩🦱
sisko
sister
🧑
ystävä
friend
👥
ihmiset
people
🙋
henkilö
person
5. Objects
Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life
🏠
talo
house
🏢
rakennus
building
🏫
koulu
school
🏪
kauppa
store
🛣️
tie
road
🌆
kaupunki
city
🌳
puu
tree
💧
vesi
water
☀️
aurinko
sun
☁️
pilvi
cloud
📚
kirja
book
🖊️
kynä
pen
📱
puhelin
phone
🔑
avain
key
🚗
auto
car
6. Food
Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures
🍎
omena
apple
🍌
banaani
banana
🍞
leipä
bread
🧀
juusto
cheese
🥩
liha
meat
🥛
maito
milk
☕
kahvi
coffee
🍵
tee
tea
💧
vesi
water
🍺
olut
beer
🍷
viini
wine
🍽️
ruoka
food
🍳
muna
egg
🍚
riisi
rice
🥕
vihannekset
vegetables
7. Time
Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions
☀️
päivä
day
🌙
yö
night
⏰
tunti
hour
🗓️
viikko
week
📅
kuukausi
month
🗓️
vuosi
year
🗓️
maanantai
Monday
🗓️
tiistai
Tuesday
🗓️
keskiviikko
Wednesday
🗓️
torstai
Thursday
🗓️
perjantai
Friday
🗓️
lauantai
Saturday
🗓️
sunnuntai
Sunday
🌅
aamu
morning
🌆
ilta
evening
🕛
nyt
now
🔜
pian
soon
🕒
aika
time
8. Verbs
Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions
🗣️
puhua
to speak
🚶
kävellä
to walk
🏃
juosta
to run
🍽️
syödä
to eat
🍷
juoda
to drink
😴
nukkua
to sleep
📖
lukea
to read
✍️
kirjoittaa
to write
👀
nähdä
to see
👂
kuulla
to hear
💭
ajatella
to think
🤔
tietää
to know
❤️
rakastaa
to love
👍
pitää
to like
👋
tulla
to come
🚪
avata
to open
🔒
sulkea
to close
💡
oppia
to learn
➕
antaa
to give
💸
ostaa
to buy
9. Adjectives
Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things
😊
onnellinen
happy
😢
surullinen
sad
😠
vihainen
angry
👍
hyvä
good
👎
huono
bad
⬆️
iso
big
⬇️
pieni
small
🆕
uusi
new
🕰️
vanha
old
💯
monia
many
🤏
harvat
few
🥵
kuuma
hot
🥶
kylmä
cold
💪
vahva
strong
👶
heikko
weak
✨
kaunis
beautiful
👹
ruma
ugly
✅
oikea
correct
❌
väärä
wrong
⚡
nopea
fast
10. Connectors
Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences
➕
ja
and
➡️
mutta
but
👉
tai
or
🤔
koska
because
👉
niin
so
🤨
kuitenkin
however
🤔
siksi
therefore
➕
myös
also
🕒
kun
when
🤔
jos
if
🕒
ennen
before
🕒
jälkeen
after
🕒
alkaen
since
🕒
kun
while
11. Professions
Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors
👨🏫
opettaja
teacher
🧑⚕️
lääkäri
doctor
👩💻
insinööri
engineer
👨🍳
kokki
chef
🧑🌾
maanviljelijä
farmer
👮
poliisi
police officer
🧑🎨
taiteilija
artist
🧑💼
toimistotyöntekijä
office worker
🔬
tiedemies
scientist
🛒
myyjä
salesperson
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