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Speak Finnish at the counter.

The phrases you actually need on shift — hear them, say them, nail them.

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Greet and take the order

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Totals and receipts

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Serve and say goodbye

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Windows and directions

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How Finnish sounds

Finnish is phonetic: say every letter as written.
Stress is always on the first syllable of a word.
Double letters are held longer (luukku). Long vowels (aa, ii, uu, ää) last about twice as long as short ones.
ä is like the "a" in "cat". y is like German "ü" (say "ee" with rounded lips). r is lightly rolled. j sounds like English "y".
Diphthongs: ai ≈ "eye", ei ≈ "ay", oi ≈ "oy", ui ≈ "oo-ee", uo ≈ "oo-oh", au ≈ "ow".
In respellings, "ü" is the Finnish y and "ä" is the Finnish ä. Capital letters mark the stressed syllable.