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Due to the difficulty of conjugating
various place names, some of the phrases below are not grammatically correct.
They will, however, definitely be understood.Bus & TrainHow much is a ticket to _____?Paljonko lippu maksaa _____? (PAHL-yohn-koh LEEP-poo MAHK-sah _____?) One ticket to _____, please. Yksi lippu _____, kiitos. (UUK-see LEEP-poo ____, KEE-tohs) Where does this train/bus go? Minne tämä juna/bussi menee? (MEEN-neh TA-ma YOO-nah/BOOS-see MEH-neh?) Where is the train/bus to _____? Missä on _____n juna/bussi? (MEES-sa ohn _____n YOO-nah/BOOS-see?) Does this train/bus stop in _____? Pysähtyykö tämä juna/bussi _____ssa? (PUU-sa-htuu-keu TA-ma YOO-nah/BOOS-see _____ssah?) When does the train/bus for _____ leave? Milloin _____n juna/bussi lähtee? (MEEL-loin ____n YOO-nah/BOOS-see LA-hteh?) When will this train/bus arrive in _____? Milloin tämä juna/bussi saapuu _____? (MEEL-loin TA-ma YOO-nah/BOOS-see SAH-poo ____?) DirectionsHow do I get to _____ ?Miten pääsen _____ ? (MEE-tehn PAA-sehn ____ ?) ...the train station? ...juna-asemalle? (...YOO-nah-ah-seh-mahl-leh?) ...the bus station? ...bussiasemalle? (...BOOS-see-ah-seh-mahl-leh?) ...the airport? ...lentokentälle? (...LEHN-toh-kehn-tal-leh?) ...downtown? ...keskustaan? (...KEHS-koos-tahn?) ...the youth hostel? ...retkeilymajaan? (...REHT-kay-luu-mah-yahn?) ...the _____ hotel? ... _____-hotelliin? (...HOH-tehl-leen?) ...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate? ...Yhdysvaltojen/Kanadan/Australian/Brittien konsulaattiin? (...UUHH-duus-vahl-toh-yehn/KAH-nah-dahn/OWS-trah-lee-ahn/BREET-tee-ehn KOHN-soo-laht-teen?) Where are there a lot of... Missä on paljon... (MEES-sa ohn PAHL-yohn) ...hotels? ...hotelleja? (HOH-tehl-leh-yah?) ...restaurants? ...ravintoloita? (RAH-veen-toh-loi-tah?) ...bars? ...baareja? (BAH-reh-yah?) ...sites to see? ...nähtävyyksiä? (NA-hta-vuuk-see-a) Can you show me on the map? Voitko näyttää kartalla? (VOIT-koh NAUT-ta KAHR-tahl-lah) street katu (KAH-too) Turn left. Käänny vasemmalle. (KAN-nuu VAH-seh-mahl-leh) Turn right. Käänny oikealle. (KAN-nuu OI-keh-ah-leh) left vasen (VAH-sehn) right oikea (OI-keh-ah) straight ahead eteenpäin (EH-tehn-pighn) towards the _____ kohti _____ (KOHH-tee ____) past the _____ _____n ohi (____n OH-hee) before the _____ ennen _____ (EH-nehn ____) Watch for the _____. Varo _____. (VAH-roh ____) intersection risteys (REES-teh-uus) north pohjoinen (POHH-yoi-nehn) south etelä (EH-teh-la) east itä (EE-ta) west länsi (LAN-see) uphill ylämäki (UU-la-ma-kee) downhill alamäki (AH-lah-ma-kee) TaxiTaxi!Taksi! (TAHK-see!) Take me to _____, please. _____, kiitos. (____, KEE-tohss) How much does it cost to get to _____? Paljonko maksaa mennä _____(long vowel+n)?, e.g. "Helsinkiin" (PAHL-yohn-ko MAHK-sah MEHN-na ____?) (Take me) there, please. Sinne, kiitos. (SEEN-neh, KEE-tohss) Tell a friend |