Finnish Time Vocabulary

Here are Finnish words for time to start with: iltapäivä (afternoon), päivä (day), ilta (evening), aamu (morning). Below are 32 words (A1–C2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists.

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Time Basics

A1
EnglishFinnishTypeLevel
afternooniltapäivänounA1
daypäivänounA1
eveningiltanounA1
morningaamunounA1
nightyönounA1
todaytänäänadvA1
tomorrowhuomennaadvA1
weekviikkonounA1

The rest of this pack is in the app

Time Intermediate

A1
EnglishFinnishTypeLevel
FridayperjantainounA1
MondaymaanantainounA1
ThursdaytorstainounA1
TuesdaytiistainounA1
hourtuntinounA1
minuteminuuttinounA1
momenthetkinounA1
monthkuukausinounA1

Time Advanced

B1–C2
EnglishFinnishTypeLevel
chronologicalkronologinenadjB1
contemporarynykyaikainenadjB2
punctualtäsmällinenadjB2
simultaneoussamanaikainenadjB2
anachronismanakronisminounC1
perpetuityikuisuusnounC1
retrospectiveretrospektiivinenadjC1
antiquatedvanhentunutadjC2

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Seasons & Natural Time

A1–B1
EnglishFinnishTypeLevel
autumnsyksynounA1
springkevätnounA1
summerkesänounA1
wintertalvinounA1
noonkeskipäivänounA2
duskhämäränounB1
sunriseauringonnousunounB1
sunsetauringonlaskunounB1

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A sample of the A1–C2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C2 words for time. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Finnish words should I learn for time?

You could start with words like iltapäivä (afternoon), päivä (day), ilta (evening), aamu (morning). This page lists 32 Finnish words for time (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Finnish words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Finnish words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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