Introductory Finnish - Self-study
In a grocery store
asiakas customer, kassanhoitaja cashier
If a customer has something frozen, such as ice-cream, the cashier asks quite often:
Pannaanko jäätelö pieneen pussiin?
Do you want me to put the ice-cream into a small plastic bag?
If a customer wants to pay with a credit card, she/he says:
Maksan kortilla.
I’ll pay with a card.
At the end, the cashier asks if you would like to have a receipt:
Kuittia? receipt
Listen to the dialogue
Kassanhoitaja: Hei!
Asiakas: Hei!
Kassanhoitaja: Pannaanko jäätelö pieneen pussiin? Do you want me to put the ice-cream in a small plastic bag?
Asiakas: Joo, kiitos. Yeah, thanks.
Kassanhoitaja: 3 euroa. Three euros.
Asiakas: Tässä, ole hyvä! Here, here you are!
Kassanhoitaja: Kuittia? Receipt?
Asiakas: Ei kiitos. No thanks.
A cashier may asks if you have a loyalty card: Onko teillä bonuskorttia?
Listen to the dialogue
Kassanhoitaja: Moi! Hi!
Asiakas: Hei! Hi!
Kassanhoitaja: Onko teillä bonuskorttia? Do you have a bonus (loyalty, premium) card?
Asiakas: Ei ole. No I don’t.
Kassanhoitaja: 18,50, kiitos. 18,50
Asiakas: Maksan kortilla. I’ll pay with a card.
Kassanhoitaja: Kuittia? Receipt? (Would you like to have a receipt?)
Asiakas: Kiitos. Thank you.
If you want something from counters or a deli, you need to take queuing number.
Ota vuoronumero take the queuing number.
Leipätiski bakery
Kalatiski fish counter
Lihatiski meat counter or deli (notice that everything is written in Finnish and Swedish).