Following our post on Facebook, here is a list of suggested ways to say “thank you” in Finnish
Kiitos – the de facto thank you
Kiitosta – the singular partitive of kiitos also used as thank you
Kiitti – a shortened form of kiitos
Kiitoksia (also Paljon kiitoksia) – the plural partitive of kiitos meaning (Many) thanks
Kiitokset – plural form of kiitos, meaning thanks
Suurkiitokset – big thanks
Kiitän (or kiitämme) – from the verb kiittää (to thank), meaning I thank (or we thank)
Tattis (variation: tattista vaan) – slang from Swedish (http://urbaanisanakirja.com/word/tattis)
Tänks – slang obviously borrowed from English
Feel free to comment on this post if you have more suggestions…
Finnish Easy Reading Book Series
FINNISH EASY READING is an easy-to-read book series in simple Finnish, on three levels (beginner, intermediate and advanced). The books are adapted following the author’s original style. They are suitable for those who study Finnish, as well as for Finnish natives who find the language complexity of the original texts too challenging.
