Learn how to ride a bus and get a ticket
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| Jessi: Hello, and welcome to Finnish Survival Phrases, brought to you by FinnishPod101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Finland. You'll be surprised at how far a little Finnish will go. Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by FinnishPod101.com and there you'll find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment! |
| Finnish Survival Phrases lesson 22 - Riding the Finnish Bus: Getting a Ticket |
| Reeta: The bus is an important means of transportation. In many Finnish cities, even in big cities, we use buses almost as often as the subway or tram in the capital. We use buses to cover both long and short distances. However, before starting your trip, you probably need to buy a ticket. For local commuting in Finland, the fare is around 2-4 EUR. You may purchase tickets at the little kiosks selling drinks and some snacks (kioski), from a ticket vending machine (lippuautomaatti), from the bus station (bussiasema) or directly from the bus. Upon entering the bus, you must validate your ticket at one of the validation machines that stamp it. They are usually located next to the bus driver by the entrance. |
| Let's imagine you are in Helsinki, since it's easiest to buy tickets there-all stops inside the city, regardless of distance, cost the same. The sentence you say will be: Yksi lippu, kiitos. |
| First, you have yksi ("one"), and then lippu ("a ticket"), and finally you have kiitos, which is the equivalent to "thank you" or "please." In Helsinki, you can take any bus, subway or tram with a lippu. |
| Yksi lippu, kiitos. Let’s break it down, Yksi lippu, kiitos. Once more, Yksi lippu, kiitos. |
| What if you want to know how much the ticket is? You could simply use this sentence: Kuinka paljon maksaa yksi lippu? |
| "How much is a ticket?" |
| In case you're not traveling in Helsinki, you might want to be more specific and ask for a "bus ticket." This time, the first sentence changes into: Yksi bussilippu, kiitos. |
| Bussilippu clearly means "bus ticket." |
| Ok, to close out today's lessons, we’d like you to practice what you have just learned. I’ll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you’re responsible for shouting it out loud. You’ll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so Onnea! which means “Good luck!” in Finnish. |
| “A ticket, please.” - Yksi lippu, kiitos. |
| “How much is a ticket?” - Kuinka paljon maksaa yksi lippu? |
| “One bus ticket, please.” - Yksi bussilippu, kiitos. |
| Jessi: Alright! That's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by FinnishPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment! |
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