- 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.
In case anyone (like me) wondered what the dictionary word (sing. nom.) for "eväitä" is, it's "eväs".
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