Learn finnish online: food lesson
Vocabulary List about Food
Below is a list of 50 words related to food such as fruits, vegetables and edible items. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able to buy many food necessities from the supermarket or off the menu in a restaurant without a problem.
Food List in Finnish
Food | Finnish |
Breakfast | aamiainen |
Lunch | lounas |
Dinner | päivällinen |
Meal | ateria |
Apples | omenoita |
Avocados | Avokadoja |
Bananas | banaaneja |
Beans | Papuja |
Bread | leipä |
Butter | voi |
Carrots | porkkanoita |
Cheese | juusto |
Chicken | kana |
Coffee | kahvi |
Corn | Maissia |
Cucumbers | Kurkkuja |
Eggs | kananmunat |
Figs | Viikunoita |
Fish | kala |
Food | ruoka |
Fruit | hedelmiä |
Garlic | Valkosipulia |
Grapes | Rypäleitä |
Ice cream | jäätelö |
Lemons | sitruunoita |
Lettuce | Salaattia |
Meat | liha |
Milk | maito |
Olives | Oliiveja |
Onions | sipuleita |
Orange juice | appelsiinimehu |
Oranges | appelsiineja |
Peaches | Persikoita |
Pears | Päärynoitä |
Peppers | Pippureita |
Pineapples | Ananaksia |
Pizza | Pizza / Pitsa |
Potatoes | perunoita |
Pumpkin | Kurpitsoja |
Salad | salaatti |
Salt | suola |
Sandwich | voileipä |
Soda (like Coke) | limukka |
Strawberries | Mansikoita |
Sugar | sokeri |
Tea | tee |
Tomatoes | tomaatteja |
Vegetables | Vihannekset |
Water | vesi |
Watermelon | Vesimeloneja |
Lesson: Food-Related Sentences in Finnish and English
This lesson will help you learn common food-related sentences in both Finnish and English. We'll also include a small text to practice reading comprehension.
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**1. Common Food-Related Sentences**
| **English** | **Finnish** |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| I am hungry. | Minulla on nälkä. |
| What would you like to eat? | Mitä haluaisit syödä? |
| I would like a sandwich. | Haluaisin voileivän. |
| Do you have any vegetarian options? | Onko teillä kasvisvaihtoehtoja? |
| This dish is delicious. | Tämä ruoka on herkullista. |
| Can I have the menu, please? | Saisinko ruokalistan, kiitos? |
| I am allergic to nuts. | Olen pähkinäallergikko. |
| Could I have the bill, please? | Saisinko laskun, kiitos? |
| I love pizza. | Rakastan pizzaa. |
| Let’s go out for dinner. | Mennään ulos syömään. |
| This soup is too salty. | Tämä keitto on liian suolaista. |
| I prefer coffee without sugar. | Pidän kahvista ilman sokeria. |
| Would you like some dessert? | Haluaisitko jotain jälkiruokaa? |
| Breakfast is the most important meal.| Aamiainen on tärkein ateria. |
| I don’t eat meat. | En syö lihaa. |
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**2. Small Text: "A Finnish Food Experience"**
**English:**
Last weekend, I visited a traditional Finnish restaurant with my friends. We started with a bowl of creamy salmon soup, which was absolutely delicious. For the main course, I ordered grilled reindeer with mashed potatoes and lingonberry sauce. My friends tried the vegetarian option, which was a mushroom pie with a side salad. We all enjoyed our meals and decided to share a plate of pulla, a sweet Finnish bread, for dessert. The experience was wonderful, and I can’t wait to try more Finnish dishes in the future!
**Finnish:**
Viime viikonloppuna kävin perinteisessä suomalaisessa ravintolassa ystävieni kanssa. Aloitimme kermaisella lohikeitolla, joka oli erittäin herkullista. Pääruoaksi tilasin grillattua poroa perunamuusin ja puolukkasosella. Ystäväni kokeilivat kasvisvaihtoehtoa, joka oli sienipiirakka salaatin kera. Nautimme aterioistamme ja päätimme jakaa jälkiruoaksi pullaa, joka on makea suomalainen leipä. Kokemus oli ihana, ja en malta odottaa, että saan maistaa lisää suomalaisia ruokia tulevaisuudessa!
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**3. Practice Questions**
1. What did the author order for the main course? (Mitä kirjoittaja tilasi pääruoaksi?)
2. What dessert did they share? (Minkä jälkiruoan he jakoivat?)
3. What is pulla? (Mikä on pulla?)
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**4. Vocabulary Recap**
| **English** | **Finnish** |
|------------------------|----------------------|
| Salmon soup | Lohikeitto |
| Grilled reindeer | Grillattu poro |
| Mashed potatoes | Perunamuussi |
| Lingonberry sauce | Puolukkasose |
| Mushroom pie | Sienipiirakka |
| Side salad | Sivusalaatti |
| Sweet bread | Makea leipä |
| Traditional restaurant | Perinteinen ravintola|
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This lesson should help you understand and use food-related sentences in Finnish and English. Practice the sentences and try writing your own small text about your favorite food or a memorable dining experience! 😊