Finnish Word of the Day
juoda
/JUO-da (YOO-dah)/ • verb — 6th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to drink (consume a liquid)
Examples
- Haluaisin juoda vettä.
(I would like to drink some water.) - Juotko kahvia aamulla?
(Do you drink coffee in the morning?) - Lapsi juo maitoa ennen nukkumaanmenoa.
(The child drinks milk before going to sleep.)
Synonyms
- hörpätä
- nauttia
Use juoda for any ordinary act of drinking (water, coffee, tea, milk, alcohol). It is the standard verb; for sipping you can use hörpätä, and for heavy drinking colloquial ryypätä. In Finnish the stress is on the first syllable (JUO-da).
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