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hi

22:22 Apr 6, 2006
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Finnish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Media / Multimedia
Finnish term or phrase: hi
i want to be able to start a conversation with associates from finland
kristina


Summary of answers provided
5 +1moi
Setti Mulari
5 +1Hei
sinib


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
moi


Explanation:
moi is my preferred option, but I guess the strictly correct official way to say hello is "hei" - it's too Swedish to my taste tho.

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Note added at 4 mins (2006-04-06 22:26:20 GMT)
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Moikka, terve, heippa, moro.... options are endless... depends how relaxed or up-tight you want to be.

I don't do uptight... especially 10 minutes after I've just won a pub quiz and I'm completely trollied!

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Note added at 6 mins (2006-04-06 22:28:35 GMT)
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p.s. I'm the smartest man alive! Who else can pick up the theme tune to Dempsey and Makepeace (Taistelupari) after all this time and win the quiz!

I wonder if I can delete this tomorrow when I realize what a moron I really am.

Setti Mulari
New Zealand
Local time: 15:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Spencer Allman: I lived in Finland for a couple of years and used 'moi' with everyone - but then I was just a foreigner
5 hrs
  -> My head hurts now! Thanks Spencer.
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Hei


Explanation:
Hei is the best all over the country, moi is actually slang and very casual and not suitable for anyhting but vary casual conversation. Hei is the best, pronounced "hey" . Another word would be TERVE, which means hello and is less familiar and slangish than moi.

sinib
United States
Local time: 23:05
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you. i will try terve


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anu Carroll: The only problem with "hei" is that the associates may not even notice the speaker is trying to say something in Finnish. "Terve" is less common, but more recognizable as Finnish.
17 hrs
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