Real spoken Finnish for Allowed or Not, with the written form (kirjakieli) beside every line, word-by-word notes and audio on every sentence. Free to read.
Permission: saa, ei saa, ei tarvii
'Saa' covers permission: saaks tääl polttaa? = is smoking allowed here?, ei saa = not allowed. The opposite of must is 'ei tarvii' (don't have to) - a different thing than 'ei saa', and mixing them up changes the meaning completely.
Saaks tääl polttaa? = Is smoking allowed here?
Sun ei tarvii tulla, jos et jaksa. = You don't have to come if you're not up to it.
Koiran saa ottaa mukaan. = You're allowed to bring a dog.
Saaks tääl polttaa?
Is smoking allowed here?
Written Finnish: Saako täällä polttaa?
saaks
is it allowed - spoken 'saako'
tääl
here - spoken 'täällä'
polttaa
to smoke
Saanks mä ottaa viimesen palan?
Can I take the last piece?
Written Finnish: Saanko minä ottaa viimeisen palan?
saanks
may I - spoken 'saanko'
mä
I
ottaa
take
viimesen
the last - spoken 'viimeisen'
palan
piece
Tänne ei saa tuoda omii juomii.
You can't bring your own drinks in here.
Written Finnish: Tänne ei saa tuoda omia juomia.
tänne
in here
ei
not
saa
allowed
tuoda
to bring
omii
own - spoken 'omia'
juomii
drinks - spoken 'juomia'
Koiran saa ottaa mukaan.
You're allowed to bring a dog.
Written Finnish: Koiran saa ottaa mukaan.
koiran
a dog
saa
is allowed
ottaa
to take
mukaan
along
Sun ei tarvii tulla, jos et jaksa.
You don't have to come if you're not up to it.
Written Finnish: Sinun ei tarvitse tulla, jos et jaksa.