Learn a few Finnish phrases so you can tell your hosts what you don't like to eat
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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 47 - Being a Vegetarian in Finland |
| Reeta: This lesson is not only for all of the vegetarians out there, but it's also for anyone with an aversion to a particular food! There are many reasons a person won't eat a particular food, and there may be times when communicating this is necessary. In this lesson, we'll go over some phrases to make sure you don't get any unwanted surprises on your plate. |
| In Finnish, "I am vegetarian" is |
| Olen kasvissyöjä. Let’s break it down,Olen kasvissyöjä. Once more, Olen kasvissyöjä. |
| The first word olen means "I am." Then we have kasvissyöjä, which means, "vegetarian." Let’s break down this word here one more time, kasvissyöjä. |
| To recap here, we have Olen kasvissyöjä. This means, "I am vegetarian." |
| Another way you can communicate that you don't eat a particular food is by saying just that! |
| In Finnish, "I don't eat meat" is En syö lihaa. Let’s break it down by syllable, En syö lihaa. Now let’s hear it once again, En syö lihaa. |
| The first word en means, "I don't." Next, we have syö, which in English is "eat" in its short form. To recap here, we have en syö. Literally, this means, "(I) don't eat." Let's look at the last word lihaa, which means, "meat" in the accusative. |
| All together, we have En syö lihaa. Literally, this means, "(I) don't eat meat." |
| We can use this sentence pattern for other kinds of food by simply changing just one word! So let's look at some other possibilities. Let's try "cheese," which in Finnish is juusto. |
| Now let's try the phrase with this word. "I don't eat cheese" in Finnish is En syö juustoa. Let’s break it down by syllable, En syö juustoa. Now let’s hear it one moe time, En syö juustoa. |
| If you want to make sure some food doesn't have an ingredient you can't or you don't want to eat, you should simply ask about it. |
| For example if you want to make sure a meal doesn't have meat, you should ask, |
| Sisältääkö tämä lihaa? |
| The first word Sisältääkö means, "does include?," then you have tämä, which means, "this." Finally, we have lihaa which we already know means, "meat." |
| 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. |
| “I am vegetarian.” - Olen kasvissyöjä. |
| “I don't eat meat.” - En syö lihaa. |
| “I don't eat cheese.” - En syö juustoa. |
| “Does this have meat?” - Sisältääkö tämä lihaa? |
| 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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