Bedeutung
Packing food for a trip.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The 'evästauko' (snack break) is considered a human right during any outdoor activity. It often involves a campfire and 'nuotiomakkara' (campfire sausage). Bringing 'eväät' to work is very common and seen as practical. Most Finnish workplaces have a 'taukohuone' (break room) with a microwave and fridge. On 'retkipäivä' (trip day), the school might provide a simple 'retkieväät' (like a juice box and a sandwich) if students don't bring their own. When taking 'eväät' to nature, the rule is 'minkä jaksat kantaa luontoon, jaksat kantaa sieltä pois' (what you can carry in, you can carry out).
Plural is key
Always use 'eväät' (plural) even if you only have one sandwich. It refers to the 'set' of food.
The Coffee Rule
In Finland, 'eväät' almost always implies a thermos of coffee. If you forget the coffee, you haven't really taken 'eväät'.
Bedeutung
Packing food for a trip.
Plural is key
Always use 'eväät' (plural) even if you only have one sandwich. It refers to the 'set' of food.
The Coffee Rule
In Finland, 'eväät' almost always implies a thermos of coffee. If you forget the coffee, you haven't really taken 'eväät'.
Figurative use
Use 'eväät elämään' in a card for a graduate to sound like a native speaker.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the missing word in the correct form.
Me menemme retkelle, joten meidän täytyy ottaa ______ mukaan.
We use the plural accusative 'eväät' because we are taking the specific snacks we prepared for the trip.
Which sentence is the most natural for a Finn going to work?
Mitä sanot, kun otat ruokaa töihin?
'Eväät' is the most culturally natural word for a packed lunch in Finland.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Onko sinulla nälkä? B: Ei, minä ______ ______ ______.
B is explaining why they aren't hungry (past tense: I took snacks along).
Match the phrase to the situation.
Hän sai kotoa hyvät eväät elämään.
This is the figurative use of the phrase, referring to life skills.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Typical Finnish Eväät
Food
- • Ruisleipä
- • Omena
- • Keksi
Drink
- • Kahvi
- • Mehu
- • Vesi
Gear
- • Reppu
- • Termospullo
- • Eväsrasia
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenMe menemme retkelle, joten meidän täytyy ottaa ______ mukaan.
We use the plural accusative 'eväät' because we are taking the specific snacks we prepared for the trip.
Mitä sanot, kun otat ruokaa töihin?
'Eväät' is the most culturally natural word for a packed lunch in Finland.
A: Onko sinulla nälkä? B: Ei, minä ______ ______ ______.
B is explaining why they aren't hungry (past tense: I took snacks along).
Hän sai kotoa hyvät eväät elämään.
This is the figurative use of the phrase, referring to life skills.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenIt's grammatically possible but sounds very strange. 99% of the time, Finns use the plural 'eväät'.
Usually yes, but it can include soup in a thermos. It just means food you brought from home.
'Lounas' is the meal (lunch). 'Eväät' is the physical food you packed. You can eat your 'eväät' for 'lounas'.
Yes! A picnic is essentially an 'eväsretki'.
Unohdin eväät kotiin.
It's neutral. You can use it with your boss or your kids.
It's a lunch box or snack container.
Yes, metaphorically, like 'tools for success'.
Yes, 'ottaa eväät' sounds incomplete. 'Mukaan' (along) completes the thought of taking them with you.
Rye bread with cheese and cucumber, an apple, and coffee.
Verwandte Redewendungen
pakata eväät
similarTo pack snacks
evästauko
builds onA snack break
matkaeväät
specialized formTravel snacks
nyyttärit
contrastPotluck
evästää
builds onTo provide snacks or instructions
