Come Here, Look at This in spoken Finnish

Real spoken Finnish for Come Here, Look at This, with the written form (kirjakieli) beside every line, word-by-word notes and audio on every sentence. Free to read.

Commands: tuu, mee, ota, älä

The most common verbs have short spoken commands: tule → tuu (come!), mene → mee (go!), odota → oota (wait!), katso → kato (look!). For don't-commands, put 'älä' before the verb: Älä unohda! = Don't forget!

Tuu tänne!

Come here!

Written Finnish: Tule tänne!

tuu
come! - spoken 'tule'
tänne
to here

Oota vähän.

Wait a sec.

Written Finnish: Odota vähän.

oota
wait! - spoken 'odota', the d drops out
vähän
a little / a bit

Kato tota!

Look at that!

Written Finnish: Katso tuota!

kato
look! - spoken 'katso'
tota
that - spoken 'tuota'

Ota toi kassi.

Take that bag.

Written Finnish: Ota tuo kassi.

ota
take! - from 'ottaa'
toi
that - spoken 'tuo'
kassi
bag

Älä unohda avaimii.

Don't forget the keys.

Written Finnish: Älä unohda avaimia.

älä
don't - negative command word
unohda
forget - from 'unohtaa'
avaimii
keys - spoken 'avaimia'

Tuu käymään joskus.

Come visit sometime.

Written Finnish: Tule käymään joskus.

tuu
come! - spoken 'tule'
käymään
to visit - from 'käydä'
joskus
sometime

Mee vaan, mä tuun perässä.

Go ahead, I'll come after you.

Written Finnish: Mene vain, minä tulen perässä.

mee
go! - spoken 'mene'
vaan
just / go ahead - spoken 'vain'
mä
I
tuun
come - spoken 'tulen'
perässä
behind / right after

Sano, jos tarviit apua.

Say so if you need help.

Written Finnish: Sano, jos tarvitset apua.

sano
say / tell - from 'sanoa'
jos
if
tarviit
you need - spoken 'tarvitset'
apua
help

Spoken forms in this lesson

Carry on through the path

Try a five-card listening test or learn this lesson in free daily sessions.