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The Difference Between…

There are some Finnish words that are so closely related to each other that you are left wondering what the difference betweeb them is. On this page, I will be collecting words like that. Please let me know if you think of a word pair I could add to this page!

TAI and VAI

Both tai and vai are translated as “or” in English, but they both have a different function in Finnish. Find out now what the difference is!

The difference between tai and vai

MIKÄ and MITÄ

The question words mikä and mitä are both translated as “what” in English, but they both have a different function in Finnish. Find out nabout the difference!

The difference between mikä and mitä

To play

The English verb “to play” can be translated to Finnish using the verbs pelata, leikkiä, soittaa and näytellä. Learn how to differentiate between them in the article.

The different verbs to say “to play”

Osata, voida and saada

“I can” can be translated into Finnish in several ways. Learn the difference between “minä osaan”, “minä voin” and “minä saan” in this article!

The verbs osata, voida and saada