- Osaatko uida? - Do you know how to swim?
- Mennään uimaan! - Let's go to swim!
- Mä uin eilen tuon saaren ympäri. - I swam around that island yesterday.
- Mä en ole koskaan uinut meressä. - I've never swum in a sea.
- Hai! Ui! - A shark! Swim!
When you swim in a lake or in a sea for the first time after winter, it's called talviturkin heittäminen - throwing away the winter fur coat.
- Oletko jo heittänyt talviturkin? - Have you been swimming in a lake yet?
- Minä heitin talviturkin jo maaliskuussa! - I swam for the first time already in March!
Here are some sentences that you might need on the beach:
- Onko vesi kylmää? - Is the water cold?
- Haluatko lainata mun pyyhettä? - Do you want to borrow my towel?
- Onko sinulla aurinkosuojavoidetta? - Do you have sunscreen lotion?
- Otitko eväitä mukaan? - Did you bring any snacks?
Some time ago when the sexual harassment law was updated, they added a special sentence to make sure that the Finns don't have to change their summer cabin swimming habits. (Feel free to correct my translation as I'm obviously not a law expert.)
- Suomen oloissa ei esimerkiksi sitä, että ohikulkija näkee kesämökin rannassa alastomia uimareita, voi pitää tämän seksuaalista itsemääräysoikeutta loukkaavana. - In Finland, you cannot consider it to violate your right to sexual autonomy, if you see naked swimmers by the waterfront of someone's summer cottage.
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In case anyone (like me) wondered what the dictionary word (sing. nom.) for "eväitä" is, it's "eväs".
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