A List Of 20 Questions To Ask In Finnish

A wise person once said that in life, asking questions is as constant as change. And… well… that’s kind of true… one way or another, we are always asking questions like “are we there yet,” “are we there yet,” “what time is it,” “where is the toilet.” See, if we never ask these questions, we’ll never know if we’re there yet or when we’re actually going to get there. We’ll never know the time of day. And, we’ll never know where the toilet is. If we don’t know… that’s just tragic and sad, like how are we supposed to find the toilet if we don’t know where it is? Whoa, now that’s another question, hah.

Reminder: there’s no such thing as a stupid question, so don’t ever be afraid to ask your one question or seven questions. It’s better to ask than assume or make guesses that can make you feel underwhelmed, overwhelmed, maybe even whelmed, if whelmed is an actual word.

1. What is it?: Mikä se on? (mee-kah seh on)
2. How hot is it in the sauna?: Kuinka kuumaa saunassa on? (koo-in-kah koo-mah sah-oo-nah-sah on)
3. (Formal) What is your name?: Mikä teidän nimenne on? (mee-kah tay-dan nee-men-neh on)
4. (Casual) What is your name?: Mikä sinun nimesi on? (mee-kah see-noon nee-meh-see on)
5. How are you?: Mitä kuuluu? (mee-tah koo-loo)
6. Do you speak English?: Puhutko englantia? (poo-hoot-koh eng-lan-tee-ah)
7. Do you speak Finnish?: Puhutko sinä suomea? (poo-hoot-koh see-nah swoh-meh-ah)
8. What do you do in your free time?: Mitä (te) teette vapaa-ajallanne? (mee-tah (teh) teh-et-teh vah-pah-ah-yah-lan-neh)
9. What are you doing?: Mitä te teette? (mee-tah teh teh-et-teh)
10. What time is it?: Mitä kello on? (mee-tah kel-loh on)
11. How much does it cost?: Kuinka paljon se maksaa? (koo-in-kah pahl-yohn seh mahk-sah)
12. What is this?: Mikä tämä on? (mee-kah teh-mah on)
13. Where is the cafe?: Missä on kahvila? (mees-sah on kah-vee-lah)
14. Where are we going?: Mihin menemme? (mee-hin meh-nehm-meh)
15. How does this work?: Miten tämä toimii? (mee-ten teh-mah toy-mee)
16. How is the weather?: Millainen sää on? (meel-lay-nen sah on)
17. What do you do?: Mitä teet työksesi? (mee-tah teht tew-kseh-see)
18. How old are you?: Kuinka vanha olet? (koo-in-kah vahn-hah oh-let)
19. Where is the supermarket?: Missä on supermarketti? (mees-sah on soo-per-mahrk-teh)
20. When is your birthday?: Milloin sinun syntymäpäiväsi on? (mee-loin see-noon soon-tee-mah-pie-vah-see on)