General Two Directions

Question 1

What is the Finnish word for ‘right’?

Answer 1

oikealla

Question 2

What is the Finnish word for ‘left’?

Answer 2

vasemmalla

Question 3

What is the Finnish word for ‘over there’?

Answer 3

tuolla

Question 4

What is the Finnish word for ‘far’?

Answer 4

kaukana

Question 5

What is the Finnish word for ‘near’?

Answer 5

lähella

Question 6

What is the Finnish word for ‘opposite’?

Answer 6

vastapäätä

Question 7

What is the Finnish word for ‘on the corner’?

Answer 7

kulmassa

Question 8

What is the Finnish word for ‘behind’?

Answer 8

takana

Question 9

How do you ask ‘Where to?’ in Finnish?

Answer 9

Mihin?/Minne?

Question 10

What is the Finnish phrase for ‘to there’?

Answer 10

Sinne

Question 11

What is the Finnish phrase for ‘to here’?

Answer 11

tänne

Question 12

What is the Finnish word for ‘past’?

Answer 12

ohi

Question 13

What is the Finnish phrase for ‘in front of’?

Answer 13

edessä

Question 14

What is the Finnish phrase for ‘to the right’?

Answer 14

olkealle

Question 15

What is the Finnish phrase for ‘straight on/ahead’?

Answer 15

Suoraan eteenpäin

Question 16

What is the Finnish phrase for ‘straight in front/ahead’?

Answer 16

Suoraan edessäpäin

Question 17

What is the instruction in Finnish for ‘Walk straight on’?

Answer 17

Kävelkää suoraan eteenpäin.

Question 18

What is ‘katu’ in English?

Answer 18

street

Question 19

What is ‘tie’ in English?

Answer 19

road

Question 20

What is ‘Mannerheimintie’?

Answer 20

name of a street in Helsinki

Question 21

What is ‘Pohjois-Esplanadi’?

Answer 21

name of a street in Helsinki

Question 22

What is ‘Eduskuntatalo’?

Answer 22

Finnish Parliament building

Question 23

What is ‘Finlandiatalo’?

Answer 23

Finlandia Hall

Question 24

What are ‘Sokos’ and ‘Stockmann’?

Answer 24

names of department stores

Question 25

What is 'rautatieasema'?

Answer 25

railway station

Question 26

What is 'påäposti'?

Answer 26

main post office

Question 27

What is 'kirjakauppa'?

Answer 27

bookshop

Question 28

What is 'Ostoskeskus'?

Answer 28

shopping centre

Question 29

What is 'Kauppatori'?

Answer 29

Market Square

Question 30

What is 'Lasipalatsi'?

Answer 30

name of a well-known building (Glass Palace)

Question 31

How do you ask 'Could you ...?' in Finnish?

Answer 31

Voisitteko ...?

Question 32

What does 'melko' mean?

Answer 32

quite, fairly

Question 33

What does 'ei ole' mean?

Answer 33

is not

Question 34

What is the formal instruction for 'walk' in Finnish?

Answer 34

kävelkãä

Question 35

What is the formal instruction for 'turn' in Finnish?

Answer 35

kāäntykãā

Question 36

What does 'ensin' mean?

Answer 36

first

Question 37

What does 'sitten' mean?

Answer 37

then

Question 38

What does 'se näkyy' mean?

Answer 38

it is visible

Question 39

How do you say 'thank you to you' in Finnish?

Answer 39

kitos teille

Question 40

What is 'ohikulkia'?

Answer 40

passer-by

Question 41

How do you say 'It is about 500 metres to there' in Finnish?

Answer 41

Sinne on noin 500 metriā.

Question 42

What does 'noin puoli kilometria' mean?

Answer 42

about half a kilometre

Question 43

What does 'parisataa metriā' mean?

Answer 43

a couple of hundred metres

Question 44

What does 'Anteeks' mean?

Answer 44

Excuse me

Question 45

What does 'Ei ole' mean?

Answer 45

is not

Question 46

Anteeksi, missä rautatieasema on?

Answer 46

Se on tuolla oikealla.

Question 47

Anteeksi, missä pääposti on?

Answer 47

Se on Mannerheimintiellä.

Question 48

Anteeksi, onko hotelli Inter-Continental kaukana?

Answer 48

Ei ole, se on melko lähellä. Se on tuolla, vasemmalla, hotelli Hesperian vieressä.

Question 49

Anteeksi, missä Finlandiatalo on?

Answer 49

Se on Mannerheimintiellä, Eduskuntatalon lähellä.

Question 50

Anteeksi, missä Sokos on?

Answer 50

Se on Mannerheimintiellä, pääpostin vieressä.

Question 51

Anteeksi, missä Forumin ostoskeskus on?

Answer 51

Se on Mannerheimintiellä, melkein Sokosta vastapäätä.

Question 52

Ja missä Stockmann on?

Answer 52

Stockmannin tavaratalo on Mannerheimintien ja Aleksanterinkadun kulmassa.

Question 53

Entä Akateeminen kirjakauppa?

Answer 53

Se on Pohjois-Esplanadilla, Stockmannin takana.

Question 54

Missä on Helsingin matkailutoimisto?

Answer 54

Se on myös Pohjois-Esplanadilla, numero 19.

Question 55

How does the tourist catch the passer-by's attention?

Answer 55

The tourist starts by saying 'Anteeksi, voisitteko sanoa, missä Finlandiatalo on?'

Question 56

What directions does the passer-by give to reach Finlandiatalo?

Answer 56

Kävelkää ensin pääpostin ohi Mannerheimintielle ja kääntykää Mannerheimintiellä oikealle. Kävelkää noin puoli kilometriä suoraan eteenpäin ja Finlandiatalo on oikealla.

Question 57

What does the tourist confirm about the directions to Finlandiatalo?

Answer 57

The tourist repeats the directions to confirm: 'Kitos, sis ensin pääpostin ohi Mannerheimintielle ja sitten Mannerheimintiellä oikealle, ja noin puoli kilometriä suoraan eteenpäin ja Finlandiatalo on oikealla?'

Question 58

What is the passer-by's response to the tourist's confirmation?

Answer 58

Aivan niin.

Question 59

What does the tourist ask next?

Answer 59

Anteeksi, voisitteko sanoa, missä Stockmann on?

Question 60

Where is Stockmann located according to the passer-by?

Answer 60

Se on Aleksanterinkadun ja Mannerheimintien kulmassa.

Question 61

Is Stockmann far from the current location?

Answer 61

Ei ole, sinne on noin 500 metriä. Se on tuolla, se näkyy tänne.

Question 62

What does the tourist say after receiving directions to Stockmann?

Answer 62

Kitos.

Question 63

What is the passer-by's response to the tourist's thanks?

Answer 63

Olkaa hyvä!