Learn Finnish: Basic Verbs

34 vocabulary words with translations and phonetics. Download Repit to practice with spaced repetition and native audio.

Vocabulary list

English	Finnish
To be	olla ol-lah
To do	tehdä teh-da
To go	mennä men-na
To come	tulla tul-lah
To say	sanoa sah-no-ah
To speak	puhua pu-hu-ah
To eat	syödä sy-uh-da
To drink	juoda yuo-dah
To see	nähdä nah-da
To hear	kuulla kool-lah
To want	haluta hah-loo-tah
To need	tarvita tar-vee-tah
To give	antaa ahn-tah
To take	ottaa ot-tah
To buy	ostaa os-tah
To sell	myydä myy-da
To sleep	nukkua nook-koo-ah
To wake up	herätä he-ra-ta
To work	työskennellä ty-uhs-ken-nel-la
To play	pelata pe-lah-tah
To read	lukea loo-ke-ah
To write	kirjoittaa keer-yoyt-tah
To run	juosta yuos-tah
To walk	kävellä ka-vel-la
To sit	istua ees-too-ah
To stand	seisoa sey-so-ah
To open	avata ah-vah-tah
To close	sulkea sool-ke-ah
To help	auttaa aut-tah
To know facts	tietää tee-eh-ta
To know people	tuntea toon-te-ah
To wait	odottaa o-dot-tah
To use	käyttää kayt-ta
To think	ajatella ah-yah-tel-lah

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