How to spend and enjoy time in Finnish? How about celebrating something or staying somewhere? This verbs might come in handy:
Viettää
- Kuinka aiot viettää juhannusta? - How are you going to celebrate /spend the Midsummer?
- Missä aiot viettää joulun? - Where will you spend Christmas?
Juhlia
- Kuinka aiot juhlia voittoasi? - How will you celebrate your victory?
Viipyä
- Kuinka kauan aiot viipyä Tukholmassa? - For how long will you stay in Stockholm? (Actually, this sounds really formal. I think I would just ask Kuinka kauan aiot olla Tukholmassa? If you are wondering about staying somewhere, check out my post about jäädä.)
Viihtyä
- Viihdytkö hänen kanssaan Suomessa? - Do you enjoy being with him in Finland?
Nauttia
- Nauttikaa lomasta! - Enjoy the vacation!
Käyttää aikaa
- Kuinka paljon aikaa aiot käyttää tähän? - How much time are you going to spend on this?
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About the author of this blog:
My name is Hanna Männikkölahti, and I am a native Finn who gives private lessons via Skype and simplifies books into easy Finnish. Please leave a comment, if you have something to ask about Finnish or novels in easy Finnish.
