A reader asked me to post about complaining in Finnish. Thanks for the idea and challenge! Luckily, I have super nice neighbours and I rarely end up arguing with strangers either, but here are some sentences that might come in handy:
- Anteeksi, mutta teidän koira on tainnut kakata meidän pihalle. - I'm sorry but I'm afraid that your dog has pooped in our yard.
- Anteeksi, mutta voisitteko laittaa musiikkia vähän hiljemmalle? Me yritämme nukkua. - Excuse me, but could you turn the music down a bit? We're trying to sleep.
- Anteeksi, mutta täällä ei saa juoda eikä polttaa. - Excuse me, but it's not allowed to drink or smoke in here.
- Voisitteko olla kiroilematta niin paljon? - Would you mind not swearing so much? (olla kiroilematta = be without swearing)
- Hei anteeksi, sinulta putosi jotain. - Excuse me, but you dropped something. (Try this when you see people littering. If they say something stupid like Ei se ollut tärkeetä. - It's wasn't important, snap the following one:)
- Hauskaa illanjatkoa! - (Continue to) Have a nice evening!
You might also need these:
- Älkää antako teidän kaverin ajaa autoa. - Don't let your friend drive.
- Tilatkaa sille taksi kotiin. - Call a taxi to take him/her home.
- Varmistakaa, että teidän kaveri pääsee kotiin. - Make sure that your friend gets home.
- Olkaa varovaisia! - Be careful!
Kiitos Hanna!!!! Tosi hyvä helpotus!!!
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