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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

good day

Finnish translation:

Hyvää päivää

Added to glossary by Elina Helkiö
Oct 23, 2002 11:58
21 yrs ago
English term

good day

Non-PRO English to Finnish Other
salutation
Proposed translations (Finnish)
5 +3 Hyvää päivää
5 hyvää päivää

Proposed translations

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Hyvää päivää

Formal salutation when you meet somebody. Also just "päivää" is correct.
Peer comment(s):

agree Desmond O'Rourke
16 mins
agree Kimberli Mäkäräinen
1 hr
agree keystone
4 days
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hyvää päivää

"hyvää" can be optionally omitted in less formal situations.

When greeting someone for the first time that day, "hyvää huomenta" would be used.
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