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Finnish Vocabulary - Food

In today's lesson, we will learn some basic Finnish words related to food. We will also learn some useful phrases that you can use when talking about food in Finnish. Please feel free to edit this wiki page if you think it can be improved. 😎

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Main Words

Word in Finnish	Pronunciation	English Translation
ruoka	/ˈruo.ka/	food
leipä	/ˈlei.pæ/	bread
maito	/ˈmai.to/	milk
kahvi	/ˈkah.vi/	coffee
tee	/ˈtee/	tea
hedelmä	/ˈhe.del.mæ/	fruit
vihannekset	/ˈvi.han.neks.et/	vegetables
liha	/ˈli.ha/	meat
kala	/ˈka.la/	fish
juusto	/ˈjuus.to/	cheese
suklaa	/ˈsuk.la/	chocolate
jäätelö	/ˈjæ.te.lø/	ice cream
voi	/ˈvoi/	butter
sokeri	/ˈso.ke.ri/	sugar

Phrases

• Haluaisin kahvia. (ˈhal.u.ɑi.sin ˈkah.vi.ɑ) – I would like some coffee.
• Minulla on nälkä. (mi.nu.lɑ ˈon ˈnæl.kæ) – I'm hungry.
• Olen vegaani. (o.len ˈve.gɑ.ni) – I'm vegan.
• Haluan syödä hedelmiä. (ˈhɑ.lu.ɑn ˈsyø.de ˈhe.del.mi.æ) – I want to eat fruits.
• Minulla on allergia pähkinöille. (mi.nu.lɑ ˈon ɑ.ler.gi.ɑ ˈpæh.ki.nøi.le) – I'm allergic to nuts.
• Haluan juoda maitoa. (ˈhɑ.lu.ɑn ˈjuo.dɑ ˈmai.to.ɑ) – I want to drink milk.
• Olen kasvissyöjä. (o.len ˈkɑs.vis.syø.jæ) – I'm a vegetarian.
• Minulla on makea hamppari. (mi.nu.lɑ ˈon ˈmɑ.ke ˈhɑm.pɑ.ri) – I have a sweet sandwich.
• Haluan syödä lihaa. (ˈhɑ.lu.ɑn ˈsyø.de ˈli.hɑ.ɑ) – I want to eat meat.
• Olen gluteeniton. (o.len ˈglu.te.e.ni.ton) – I'm gluten-free.
• Minulla on jäätelöä. (mi.nu.lɑ ˈon ˈjæ.te.lø.ɑ) – I have ice cream.

Other Lessons

• How to say Good Bye?
• Education
• Seasons
• Weather
• How to Say Hello and Greetings
• Months of the Year
• At Home
• Colors
• Animal
• Essential Phrases in Finnish

Sources

• Finnish Vocabulary: Food
• A Mini Finnish-English Dictionary For Your Food Related Vocabulary
• 14 Words for Food in Finnish.