At the Shop in spoken Finnish

Having things: mul on, onks sul

Finnish has no verb "to have". You say "at me is": mulla on (spoken: mul on). Asking is just onks sul...? — is there at you?

• Mul on kassi. = I have a bag. (kirjakieli: Minulla on kassi.)
• Onks sul rahaa? = Do you have money? (kirjakieli: Onko sinulla rahaa?)
• Meil on kokous. = We have a meeting. (meillä → meil)

Mä etsin maitoo.

I'm looking for milk.

Written Finnish: Minä etsin maitoa.

etsin

I'm looking for - from 'etsiä'

maitoo

milk - spoken partitive of 'maito' (maitoa)

Mis teil on leipä?

Where do you have the bread?

Written Finnish: Missä teillä on leipä?

mis

where - spoken 'missä'

teil

at you (plural/staff) - spoken 'teillä'

leipä

bread

Onks teil tätä isompana?

Do you have this in a bigger size?

Written Finnish: Onko teillä tätä isompana?

tätä

this - partitive of 'tämä'

isompana

in a bigger (size) - from 'isompi'

Mä vaan katselen, kiitti.

I'm just looking, thanks.

Written Finnish: Minä vain katselen, kiitos.

vaan

just - spoken 'vain'

katselen

I'm browsing / looking around

kiitti

thanks - casual 'kiitos'

Otatsä muovipussin?

Will you take a plastic bag?

Written Finnish: Otatko sinä muovipussin?

otatsä

will you take - spoken 'otatko sinä'

muovipussin

plastic bag

Ei kiitos, mul on oma kassi.

No thanks, I have my own bag.

Written Finnish: Ei kiitos, minulla on oma kassi.

mul

I have (lit. 'at me') - spoken 'minulla'

oma

own

kassi

bag

Missä kassa on?

Where is the checkout?

Written Finnish: Missä kassa on?

kassa

checkout / till

Saanks mä kuitin?

Can I get the receipt?

Written Finnish: Saanko minä kuitin?

saanks

can I get - spoken 'saanko'

kuitin

receipt - object form of 'kuitti'