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finnish vocabulary Flashcards

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sitten

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  1. then
  2. next
  3. afterwards
  4. ago
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lulla

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  1. to think, believe
  2. to guess, suppose
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mahtava

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  1. grand, magnificent, great
  2. awesome,
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kipeä

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  1. ill, sick
  2. sore, painful, acking
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sinne

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there (when the speaker does not point at a place)

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skypetää

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to call via Skype

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ajatella

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  1. to think (about)
  2. to plan, intend
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takaisin

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back

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pää

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  1. head (body, organisation)
  2. end, tip (physical end)
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vaikka

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for instance, for example

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ikävä

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adjective
1. tedious, boring
2. bad, sad, nasty

noun
longing, yearning

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katsoa

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  1. to look, to have a look
  2. watch
  3. to see
  4. to see as, to regard as
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puhua

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  1. to talk
  2. to speak (a language)
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matkustaa

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to travel

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lentää

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  1. to fly
  2. to fly (a plane etc.)
  3. to fall down
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tietää

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to know, to be aware of

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tuntea

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  1. to know, to be familiar with
  2. to feel, to sense
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uida

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to swim, bathe

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soittaa

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  1. to play (an instrument, a song)
  2. to phone, to call
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lähettää

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  1. to send
  2. to dispatch
  3. to ship
  4. to transmit
  5. to upload
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ladata

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  1. to load
  2. to charge
  3. to upload
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saapua

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to arrive

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odottaa

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  1. to wait, await, anticipate
  2. to expect
  3. to be expecting, to be pregnant
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antaa

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  1. to give
  2. to present
  3. to allow
  4. to issue
  5. to distribute
  6. to grant, to confer
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nukkua

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to sleep

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paistaa

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  1. to shine
  2. to beam
  3. to grill, to roast
  4. to bake
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auttaa

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to help, assist, give assistance, lend a hand

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tulla

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  1. to come, to arrive
  2. to become
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29
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pörröinen

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fluffy

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30
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vielä

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yet
still
even

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tajuta

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  1. to get the idea of something, to grasp
  2. to realise
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32
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lehmä

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cow

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33
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tanssija

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dancer

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34
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kaukana

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far away, afar

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35
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yrittää

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to try, to attempt, endeavour

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36
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lempipaikka

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favourite place

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37
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valtiotiede

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political science
(social science?)

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38
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tutkimus

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studies, research

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39
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kasvatus

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upbringing
rearing

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40
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oikeus

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  1. law
  2. right
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41
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tavoite

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goal

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42
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jo

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already

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43
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vielä

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still

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44
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alkaa

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start

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45
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todella

46
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tarjoilla

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to serve, dish out

47
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keittää

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to boil
to cook
to cook up

48
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hiljainen

A

quiet
silent
tacit

50
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opas

51
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näkö

52
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lasku

A

bill, receipt

sähkölasku

53
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kuitti

54
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ero

A

difference

55
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kertaus

A

recap
repetition
iteration

56
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juttu

A

talk
tale
anecdote
story

57
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eka

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= ensimmäinen (in puhukieli)

58
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toka

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= toinen (in puhukieli)

59
Q

aste

A

grade
degree

60
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jotain sinne päin

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= something like this

61
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kohta

A

presently, soon

verb:
a place, location
a paragraph
a part, piece

62
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sumu

A

fog
(on sumua = it’s foggy)

63
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iloinen

64
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tyytyväinen

A

content, satisfied

65
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onnellinen

A

happy (really happy)

66
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surullinen

67
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väsynyt

68
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fiilis

A

vibe, feeling

69
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kiire

A

hurry, rush

70
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mua

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= minua (puhukieli)

71
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harmittaa

A

to feel bad, to be dissappointed, irritated

72
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ärsyttää

A

to irritate, to bother

73
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jännittää

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  1. to feel excited, nervous, to feel unsure or enthusiastic
74
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kiva

A

nice
fun, neat

75
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mä oon pahoillani

A

I’m sorry (puhukieli; as in ‘I’m sorry for your situation’)

76
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aikainen

77
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monta juttuu, jotka mun pitää tehdä

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= a lot of things that I have to do

78
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tuntu

A

feeling, sensation

79
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raidallinen

80
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ruudullinen

81
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kallis

A

expensive
dear

82
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rentoutua

83
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rentoutunut

A

to be relaxed

84
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hän nayttää + -lta

A

she looks like smth
hän näyttää tyylikkäälta

85
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tyylikkäs

86
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tyyli

87
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netti

A

internet (puhukieli)

88
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kirppis

A

flea market (kirjakieli = kirpputori)

89
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ylpeä

90
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muistaa

A

remember, recall, recollect

91
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siisti

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  1. clean, neat
  2. cool, wicked
92
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näyttää

A

to show, to present
to seem to do, to appear to do

93
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koko

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adjective: whole, entire
noun: size

94
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kuinka kauan?

A

(for) how long?

95
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kestää

A

to last
to take, to endure, to withstand

96
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takuu

A

warranty
guarantee

97
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kokous

98
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valitettavasti

A

unfortunately

99
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katsele

100
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sovituskoppi

A

fitting room

101
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takaosa

A

back part (of smth)

102
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löytyy

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to be found, to be discovered

103
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minkä

A

which, what?

104
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perua

A

to withdraw, to retract
to cancel, to call back

105
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vaihto

A

exchange
swap

106
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tuote

A

product, item

107
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tili

108
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varmaan

A

probably, for sure

109
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näkyä

A

to be seen

110
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pistää

A

put, poke, thrust, insert, inuect

Finnish basics (3 decks)

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