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Finnish Food

This is a list of food in Finnish. This can be very useful when going to the supermarket to buy groceries or simply when asking for breakfast.

Milk: maito
Butter: voi
Cheese: juusto
Bread: leipä
Meal: ateria
Breakfast: aamiainen
Lunch: lounas
Dinner: päivällinen
Salad: salaatti
Sugar: sokeri
Salt: suola
Orange juice: appelsiinimehu
Soda: limukka, limppari
Coffee: kahvi
Tea: tee
Fish: kala
Meat: liha
Chicken: kana
Pizza: Pizza / Pitsa
Eggs: kananmunat
Sandwich: voileipä
Ice cream: jäätelö
Water: vesi
Food: ruoka

These samples show how food items can be incorporated into a sentence in Finnish. You will also be able to express your feelings of hunger or thirst.

I'm hungry: Olen nälkäinen
Are you thirsty?: Oletko janoinen?
Do you have a bottle of water?: Onko sinulla vesipulloa?
Breakfast is ready: Aamiainen on valmis
What kind of food do you like?: Minkälaisesta ruoasta pidät?
I like cheese: (Minä) Pidän juustosta

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