Title: Food and drink
Course: Viestintä ja vuorovaikutus toisella kotimaisella, suomi 2 op > Section: To Eat and Drink

First, let’s watch a short video: Finnish food words in 5 minutes (youtube.com)

Juomat = drinks

vesi (vettä) = water

maito (maitoa) = milk

kahvi (kahvia) = coffee

tee (teetä) = tea

mehu (mehua) = juice

Please note that when speaking about drinks and food, we usually speak about them in the innumerable form (we don’t know how much water or coffee we drink). This is why the ending -a/ä is added (the form in the brackets).

Minä juon mehua. (I am drinking juice)

He juovat kahvia (They are drinking coffee.)

When you want to say what kind of drink you like you say:

Minä pidän or Minä tykkään (= I like) and then you add -sta to the drink

Mehu (juice)- Minä pidän mehusta = I like juice

Kahvi (coffee) Minä tykkään kahvista = I like coffee

Ruoka = food

leipä = bread

voi (voita) = butter

salaatti = salad

keitto = soup

puuro = porridge

riisi = rice

pasta = pasta

peruna = potato

perunamuusi = mashed potatoes

ranskalaiset = french fries

hampurilainen = hamburger

pizza, pitsa = pizza

kana = chicken

kala = fish

makkara = sausage

juusto = cheese

kananmuna = egg

When you want to say what kind of food you like you say:

Minä pidän or Minä tykkään (= I like) and then you add -sta to the food

Kana (chicken) ja riisi (rice) - Minä pidän kanasta ja riisistä = I like chicken and rice

Puuro (porridge) Minä tykkään puurosta = I like porridge

The same is true when you say what you do not like, you still add -sta to the food or drink:

Minä en pidä perunamuusista (I don’t like mashed potatoes)

Minä en tykkää mehusta (I don’t like juice)