Examples With Finnish and English Translations
- "San snää mnuu snuuks, snuuks mnääki snuu sno."
- Finnish: Sano sinä minua sinuksi, sinuksi minäkin sinua sanon.
- Spoken Finnish of Helsinki area: Sano säki mua suks, suks mäki sua sanon.
- English: You should call me "thou", as I will call you "thou" too. (Used when dropping titles and starting to use first names.)
- "Ol niingon gotonas"
- Finnish: Ole kuin kotonasi.
- Spoken Finnish of Helsinki area: Oo niinku kotonas.
- English: Feel yourself at home.
- "Luanikast reissu"
- Finnish: Hyvää matkaa.
- Spoken Finnish of Helsinki area: Hyvää matkaa.
- English: Have a nice journey.
- "Mää on Raumalt, mistä snää ot?"
- Finnish: Minä olen Raumalta, mistä sinä olet?
- Spoken Finnish of Helsinki area: Mä oon Raumalt(a), mist(ä) sä oot?
- English: I am from Rauma, where are you from?
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