Mitä kello on?
What time is it?
Usage
Asking for the current time
Grammar Note
"Mitä kello on" = what time is it (lit. "what is the clock")
Mikä viikonpäivä tänään on?
What day of the week is it today?
Usage
Asking the day of the week
Grammar Note
"Mikä on" = what is
Tänään / Huomenna / Eilen
Today / Tomorrow / Yesterday
Usage
Basic time vocabulary
Grammar Note
All used as adverbs
Tällä viikolla / Ensi viikolla / Viime viikolla
This week / Next week / Last week
Usage
Referring to specific weeks
Grammar Note
Adessive "-lla/-llä" used for time expressions
Aamulla / iltapäivällä / illalla / yöllä
In the morning / afternoon / evening / at night
Usage
Expressing time of day
Grammar Note
Adessive case used for time-of-day expressions
Mikä päivämäärä tänään on?
What is today's date?
Usage
Checking today's date
Grammar Note
"Mikä on" = what is
Mihin aikaan se avataan / suljetaan?
What time does it open / close?
Usage
Checking business hours
Grammar Note
Passive "-taan/-tään" = is opened/closed
Kuinka kauan sinne menee?
How long does it take to get there?
Usage
Asking about travel time
Grammar Note
"Kuinka kauan" = how long (duration question)
Tavataan kello kolme iltapäivällä.
Let's meet at 3 pm.
Usage
Suggesting a meeting time
Grammar Note
Finnish passive can express inclusive commands
Kello on puoli kolme / varttia vaille viisi.
It's half past two / quarter to five.
Usage
Expressing exact time
Grammar Note
Finnish half-hour uses "half the next hour"
Onko se auki viikonloppuisin?
Is it open on weekends?
Usage
Checking weekend hours
Grammar Note
"-isin" = on each (distributive suffix)
Millä aikavyöhykkeellä olemme?
What time zone are we in?
Usage
Checking time zone
Grammar Note
"Millä" = on which (adessive question)
On liian aikaista / liian myöhäistä.
It's too early / too late.
Usage
Expressing time-related feelings
Grammar Note
"liian" = too (adverb of excess)
Milloin se alkaa / loppuu?
When does it start / end?
Usage
Asking about event start/end times
Grammar Note
"Milloin" = when (question word)
Kuinka monta päivää / tuntia on jäljellä?
How many days / hours are left?
Usage
Checking remaining time
Grammar Note
The noun after "Kuinka monta" is partitive (päivää, tuntia). "jäljellä" = left, remaining
Maanantaista perjantaihin
From Monday to Friday
Usage
Explaining business days
Grammar Note
Elative "-sta" and illative "-hin" express range
Haluaisin varata ajan [päivälle/kellonajalle].
I'd like to make an appointment for [date/time].
Usage
Making an appointment
Grammar Note
"Haluaisin" = I would like (conditional)
Yksi päivä
One day
Usage
Used to indicate a duration of exactly one day, e.g. rentals or stays
Puoli päivää
Half a day
Usage
Used for half-day tours or half-day rates
Yksi viikko
One week
Usage
Used to indicate a one-week stay or rental period
Yksi kuukausi
One month
Usage
Used for long stays or monthly contracts
Yksi vuosi
One year
Usage
Used for visa validity or contract length in years
maanantai
Monday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
tiistai
Tuesday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
keskiviikko
Wednesday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
torstai
Thursday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
perjantai
Friday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
lauantai
Saturday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
sunnuntai
Sunday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
Tänään
Today
Usage
The basic word to point to for "today"
Huomenna
Tomorrow
Usage
Used when moving a plan or reservation to tomorrow
Eilen
Yesterday
Usage
Used to refer to something that happened yesterday
Ylihuomenna
The day after tomorrow
Usage
Used to indicate a plan two days from now
Toissapäivänä
The day before yesterday
Usage
Used to refer to something that happened two days ago
Nyt
Now
Usage
Points to "right now" when timing matters
Myöhemmin
Later
Usage
Used to indicate something should happen at a later time
Yksi tunti
One hour
Usage
Used to indicate a duration or wait time of one hour
Kaksi tuntia
Two hours
Usage
Used to indicate a duration or wait time of two hours
Kolmekymmentä minuuttia
Thirty minutes
Usage
Used to indicate a short duration or wait of thirty minutes
Aamu
Morning
Usage
Points to the morning time of day
Keskipäivä
Midday
Usage
Points to midday, around noon
Ilta
Evening
Usage
Points to the evening / dusk time of day
Yö
Night
Usage
Points to nighttime
Myöhäinen yö
Late night
Usage
Points to late night, useful for last trains or closing times
Joka päivä
Every day
Usage
Used to indicate something happens daily
Joka viikko
Every week
Usage
Used to indicate something happens weekly
Joka kuukausi
Every month
Usage
Used to indicate something happens monthly
Tämä viikko
This week
Usage
Used to refer to the current week
Ensi viikko
Next week
Usage
Used to refer to the coming week
Viime viikko
Last week
Usage
Used to refer to the previous week
Viikonloppu
Weekend
Usage
Used to refer to the weekend, e.g. opening hours
tammikuu
January
Usage
Point to this to state a month when booking or scheduling
Grammar Note
Finnish month names are written in lower case; "in January" is "tammikuussa"
helmikuu
February
Usage
Point to this to state a month when booking or scheduling
maaliskuu
March
Usage
Point to this to state a month when booking or scheduling
huhtikuu
April
Usage
Point to this to state a month when booking or scheduling
toukokuu
May
Usage
Point to this to state a month when booking or scheduling
kesäkuu
June
Usage
Point to this to state a month when booking or scheduling
Grammar Note
Literally "summer month"; Finnish month names derive from nature and farming, not from Latin
heinäkuu
July
Usage
Point to this to state a month when booking or scheduling
elokuu
August
Usage
Point to this to state a month when booking or scheduling
syyskuu
September
Usage
Point to this to state a month when booking or scheduling
lokakuu
October
Usage
Point to this to state a month when booking or scheduling
marraskuu
November
Usage
Point to this to state a month when booking or scheduling
joulukuu
December
Usage
Point to this to state a month when booking or scheduling
Grammar Note
Literally "Christmas month"
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