Basic Greetings
- (Hyvää) huomenta – (Good) morning
- (Hyvää) päivää – (Good) afternoon (literally "Good day")
- (Hyvää) iltaa – (Good) evening
- Hyvää yötä / Öitä! – Good night / "Night!"
- Terve! / Moro! – Hello!
- Hei! / Moi! – Hi!
- Heippa! / Moikka! / Hei hei! / Moi moi! – Bye!
- Nähdään! – See you later! ("we see")
- Näkemiin – Goodbye (Literally "Till (I)/we see (each other)".
"Näkemiin" comes from the word "näkemä" ("sight"). Literally "näkemiin" means "Until seeing (again)" - Hyvästi – Goodbye / Farewell
- Hauska tutustua! – Nice to meet you.
- Kiitos – Thank you
- Kiitos, samoin – "Thank you, the same to you" / Likewise (as a response to "well-wishing")
- Mitä kuuluu? – How are you / How are you doing? (Not used among strangers, literally "What are you hearing?")
- Kiitos hyvää! – I'm fine, thank you.
- Tervetuloa! – Welcome!
- Anteeksi – Sorry / Excuse me
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