Finnish vocabulary by topic
Finnish food vocabulary
By finnly · Havilah Works Oy · Updated
Learn Finnish words for food, ingredients, and meals, with pronunciation audio and English, Russian, and Arabic translations.
When you’ll use these words
Food words are useful at the supermarket, in a café, and when you talk about what you like to eat. Learn the basic word first, then notice how its ending changes in the example sentence.
This selection contains 24 words from finnly’s food vocabulary, selected for this everyday situation. The levels are learning guides, not official YKI word lists or frequency rankings.
| Finnish | English | Русский | العربية |
|---|---|---|---|
ruoka Pidän suomalaisesta ruoasta. I like Finnish food. | food | еда | طعام |
tee Juon kupin teetä aamulla. I drink a cup of tea in the morning. | tea | чай | شاي |
kahvi Juon kahvia aamulla. I drink coffee in the morning. | coffee | кофе | قهوة |
maito Ostan maitoa kaupasta joka päivä. I buy milk from the store every day. | milk | молоко | حليب |
leipä Ostan leipää kaupasta joka päivä. I buy bread from the store every day. | bread | хлеб | خبز |
juusto Ostan juustoa kaupasta. I buy cheese from the store. | cheese | сыр | جبن |
muna Ostin munia kaupasta aamiaiseksi. I bought eggs from the store for breakfast. | egg | яйцо | بيضة |
kala Ostin kaupasta tuoretta kalaa. I bought fresh fish from the store. | fish | рыба | سمك |
liha Ostan lihaa kaupasta. I buy meat from the store. | meat | мясо | لحم |
kana Meillä on kanoja maatilalla. We have hens on the farm. | hen, chicken (female) | курица | دَجاجة |
hedelmä Ostan hedelmiä kaupasta joka viikko. I buy fruits from the store every week. | fruit | фрукт | فاكهة |
sokeri Lisään kahviin vähän sokeria. I add a little sugar to the coffee. | sugar | сахар | سكر |
öljy Käytän öljyä ruoanlaitossa. I use oil in cooking. | oil | масло | زيت |
jäätelö Lapset ostivat jäätelöä kesällä. The children bought ice cream in the summer. | ice cream | мороженое | آيس كريم |
suklaa Lapset tykkäävät suklaasta. Children like chocolate. | chocolate | шоколад | شوكولاتة |
aamiainen Syön aamiaisen joka aamu. I eat breakfast every morning. | breakfast | завтрак | فطور |
lounas Syömme lounasta ravintolassa. We are eating lunch at the restaurant. | lunch | обед | غداء |
ateria Syön kolme ateriaa päivässä. I eat three meals a day. | meal | еда, приём пищи | وجبة |
juoma Haluan ostaa juoman kaupasta. I want to buy a drink from the store. | A drink or beverage. | Напиток или питьё. | مشروب أو شراب. |
ravintola Menemme ravintolaan syömään. We are going to the restaurant to eat. | restaurant | ресторан | مطعم |
kahvila Kävimme kahvilassa kahvilla ja pullalla. We went to the cafe for coffee and a pastry. | cafe | кафе | مقهى |
syödä Syömme yhdessä perheen kanssa. We eat together with the family. | to eat | есть | يأكل |
juoda Haluan juoda vettä, olen janoinen. I want to drink water, I am thirsty. | to drink | пить | يشرب |
keittää Keitän kahvia aamulla. I boil coffee in the morning. | to boil, to cook (by boiling) | кипятить, варить | يَغْلِي، يَطْبُخ |
Put the words into practice
- Make a shopping list using five Finnish words from the table.
- Say which foods you like and which you do not like.
- Describe a meal using the vocabulary and sentence patterns below.