Shopping

1. Paljonko tämä maksaa?

   PAL-jon-ko TÄ-mä MAK-saa

   How much does this cost?

   Usage

   Essential shopping phrase for markets and stores

   Grammar Note

   Paljonko is paljon (much) + question suffix -ko. Standard way to ask a price

2. Voinko maksaa kortilla?

   VOI-nko MAK-saa KOR-til-la

   Can I pay by card?

   Usage

   Finland is nearly cashless; card payment is universal

   Grammar Note

   Kortilla is adessive case (-lla) expressing means "by/using a card"

3. Onko teillä tätä isommassa koossa?

   ON-ko TEIL-lä TÄ-tä I-som-mas-sa KOOS-sa

   Do you have this in a bigger size?

   Usage

   Check for a larger size when shopping for clothes or shoes

   Grammar Note

   Isommassa is comparative adjective in inessive. Koossa is inessive of koko (size)

4. Voinko sovittaa tätä?

   VOIN-ko SO-vit-taa TÄ-tä

   Can I try this on?

   Usage

   Request to try on clothing in a shop

   Grammar Note

   Sovittaa means "to try on". Tätä is partitive of tämä (this)

5. Missä ovat sovituskopit?

   MIS-sä O-vat SO-vi-tus-ko-pit

   Where are the fitting rooms?

   Usage

   Find fitting rooms in a clothing store

   Grammar Note

   Sovituskopit is nominative plural. Finnish plural often adds -t or -i

6. Etsin lahjaa ystävälleni

   ET-sin LAH-jaa YS-tä-väl-le-ni

   I am looking for a gift for my friend

   Usage

   Ask for help finding a gift or souvenir

   Grammar Note

   Ystävälleni combines allative case + 1st person possessive suffix -ni

7. Voitteko pakata sen lahjaksi?

   VOIT-te-ko PA-ka-ta sen LAH-jak-si

   Could you gift-wrap it?

   Usage

   Politely request gift wrapping at a shop

   Grammar Note

   Lahjaksi is translative case (-ksi) meaning "as a gift / to become a gift"

8. Onko tämä alennuksessa?

   ON-ko TÄ-mä A-len-nuk-ses-sa

   Is this on sale / discounted?

   Usage

   Ask if an item is on sale or discounted

   Grammar Note

   Alennuksessa is inessive of alennus (discount) — "in a discount state"

9. Haluaisin palauttaa tämän

   HA-lu-ai-sin PA-laut-taa TÄ-män

   I would like to return this

   Usage

   Request a return or exchange at a shop

   Grammar Note

   Tämän is accusative of tämä (this). Palauttaa means "to return/give back"

10. Missä ovat markkinat?

    MIS-sä O-vat MAR-kki-nat

    Where is the market?

    Usage

    Find Helsinki's famous Market Square (Kauppatori) or other markets

    Grammar Note

    Markkinat is nominative plural. Finland's kauppahalli (market hall) is also famous

11. En tarvitse kuittia

    en TAR-vit-se KUIT-ti-a

    I don't need a receipt

    Usage

    Declining a receipt at the till

    Grammar Note

    Same frame as "En tarvitse sitä" (I don't need it). The object of a negated clause takes the partitive, so "kuitti" becomes "kuittia"

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