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Asking casually: -ko/-kö → -ks
To turn a statement into a yes/no question, standard Finnish adds -ko/-kö. In speech this becomes a quick -ks on the verb.
Onks sul nälkä? = Are you hungry? (kirjakieli: Onko sinulla nälkä?)
Otetaanks kahvit? = Shall we get coffee? (kirjakieli: Otetaanko kahvit?)
Tiiäks sä? = Do you know? (kirjakieli: Tiedätkö sinä?)
No niin, mennään!
Alright, let's go!
Written Finnish: No niin, mennään!
no
well / alright - filler word Finns use constantly
niin
so / like that - 'no niin' = alright, here we go
mennään
let's go - the passive used as 'we' in spoken Finnish
Emmä tiiä.
I don't know.
Written Finnish: En minä tiedä.
emmä
I don't - 'en' + 'mä' fused into one word
tiiä
know - spoken form of 'tiedä'
Mitä sä teet?
What are you doing?
Written Finnish: Mitä sinä teet?
mitä
what - partitive of 'mikä'
sä
you - spoken form of 'sinä'
teet
do / are doing - 2nd person of 'tehdä'
Ei se mitään.
No worries, it's nothing.
Written Finnish: Ei se mitään.
ei
no / not - 3rd person negative
se
it - also used for 'he/she' in spoken Finnish
mitään
anything - 'ei se mitään' = it's nothing, no worries
Ihan sama.
Whatever, I don't mind.
Written Finnish: Ihan sama.
ihan
quite / totally
sama
same - 'ihan sama' = whatever, doesn't matter
Onks sul nälkä?
Are you hungry?
Written Finnish: Onko sinulla nälkä?
onks
is (there)? - spoken form of 'onko'
sul
you ('at you') - spoken form of 'sinulla'
nälkä
hunger - Finnish literally asks 'is there hunger at you?'
Joo, sopii mulle.
Yeah, works for me.
Written Finnish: Kyllä, se sopii minulle.
joo
yeah - spoken 'kyllä', the everyday yes where kyllä is the emphatic one