Sleep Related Questions – Finnish Conversation Prompts
May 15, 2021
May 31, 2021
In this article, you can find a large number of sleep related questions. You can find some basic sleep-related vocabulary in this article: Nukkua and sleeping
The sleep related questions in this article are conversation prompts, meant to spark a discussion. This is hopefully the first article of many. The purpose of this series is to help you practice how to reply to questions related to a topic. Depending on the type of topic, these articles might contain mainly low level, or mainly advanced level questions. Sleep is a very concrete topic, so many of the questions in this article suit beginners. However, at the bottom of the article, I’m providing you with some questions that are more appropriate for advanced (B1.1-level) learners of Finnish.
I’m providing you with as many sleep related questions as I can think of. This means many of the questions listed overlap in meaning and might get similar answers.
The need for sleep – Unen tarve
| Finnish | English |
|---|---|
| Nukutko sinä yleensä hyvin? | Do you usually sleep well? |
| Saatko yleensä tarpeeksi unta? | Do you usually get enough sleep? |
| Kuinka monta tuntia nukut yleensä yöllä? | How many hours do you usually sleep at night? |
| Nukutko liian paljon? | Do you sleep too much? |
| Nukutko liian vähän? | Do you sleep too little? |
| Saatko tarpeeksi unta? | Do you get enough sleep? |
| Mihin aikaan menet yleensä nukkumaan? | At what time do you usually go to sleep? |
| Mihin aikaan heräät yleensä aamulla? | At which time do you usually wake up in the morning? |
| Nukutko pitempään viikonloppuisin? | Do you sleep longer in the weekends? |
| Monelta heräät vapaapäivänä? | At what time do you wake up on a day off? |
| Nukutko syvään? | Do you sleep deeply? |
| Tarvitsetko paljon unta? | Do you need a lot of sleep? |
Waking up – Herääminen
| Finnish | English |
|---|---|
| Heräätkö aamulla itsestäsi? | Do you wake up by yourself in the morning? |
| Onko sinun helppo herätä aamuisin? | Is it easy for you to wake up in the mornings? |
| Tarvitsetko herätyskellon? | Do you need an alarm clock? |
| Laitatko joka päivä herätyskellon soimaan? | Do you set an alarm every day? |
| Kuka tai mikä herättää sinut aamulla? | Who or what wakes you up in the morning? |
| Tarvitsetko aamulla kahvia herätäksesi? | Do you need coffee in the morning to wake you up? |
| Heräätkö välillä yöllä? | Do you wake up occasionally at night? |
| Heräätkö helposti erilaisiin ääniin? | Do you easily wake up to different sounds? |
| Kuinka monta kertaa heräät öisin keskimäärin? | How many times do you wake up at night on average? |
| Oletko aamunvirkku vai illanvirkku? | Are you a morning person or a night owl? |
| Oletko aamuvirkku vai iltavirkku? | Are you a morning person or a night owl? |
| Oletko aamulla yleensä väsynyt? | Are you usually tired in the morning? |
| Nukutko päiväunet? | Do you take naps? |
Falling asleep – Nukahtaminen
| Finnish | English |
|---|---|
| Nukahdatko helposti? | Do you fall asleep easily? |
| Miten nopeasti nukahdat? | How quickly do you fall asleep? |
| Mikä auttaa sinua nukahtamaan? | What helps you fall asleep? |
| Nukahdatko helposti, kun katsot televisiota? | Do you easily fall asleep when you watch TV? |
| Nukahdatko helposti, kun luet kirjaa? | Do you easily fall asleep when you read a book? |
| Onko sinun hankalaa nukahtaa? | Do you have a hard time falling asleep? |
| Mikä pitää sinut hereillä yöllä? | What keeps you awake at night? |
| Mikä estää sinua nukkumasta tarpeeksi? | What prevents you from sleeping enough? |
| Onko sinun vaikeaa pysyä hereillä illalla? | Is it hard for you to stay awake in the evening? |
| Onko tapanasi valvoa pitkään? | Are you in the habit of staying up late? |
| Kuinka kauan olet yhtäjaksoisesti olla hereillä? | How long have you been continuously awake? |
| Onko sinulla iltarutiini ennen nukkumaanmenoa? | Do you have an evening routine before going to bed? |
| Mitä teet iltaisin ennen nukkumaanmenoa? | What do you do in the evenings before bedtime? |
| Luetko kirjaa ennen nukkumaanmenoaikaa? | Do you read a book before bedtime? |
| Oletko illalla puhelimella? | Are you on your phone in the evening? |
| Mitä teet, kun et saa unta? | What do you do when you can’t sleep? |
| Juotko illalla kahvia? | Do you drink coffee in the evening? |
| Kärsitkö unettomuudesta? | Do you suffer from insomnia? |
| Oletko koskaan kärsinyt unettomuudesta? | Have you ever suffered from insomnia? |
| Oletko koskaan käyttänyt unilääkkeitä? | Have you ever used sleeping pills? |
| Käytätkö tällä hetkellä unilääkkeitä? | Do you use sleeping pills right now? |
| Käytätkö melatoniinia? | Do you use melatonin? |
Circumstances of sleep – Nukkumisen olosuhteet
| Finnish | English |
|---|---|
| Kuinka suuri sänkysi on? | How big is your bed? |
| Nukutko täydessä pimeässä vai verhot auki? | Do you sleep in complete dark or with open curtains? |
| Mitä sinulla on päälläsi, kun nukut? | What do you wear while sleeping? |
| Nukutko yksin vai jonkun kanssa? | Do you sleep alone or with someone? |
| Millaisessa asennossa nukut? | In what position do you sleep? |
| Nukutko selälläsi /vatsallasi /kyljelläsi? | Do you sleep on your back / your stomach / your side? |
| Puhutko unissasi? | Do you talk in your sleep? |
| Kuorsaatko? | Do you snore? |
| Kuorsaako sinun kumppanisi? | Does your partner snore? |
| Pystytkö nukkumaan bussissa tai lentokoneessa? | Are you able to sleep in a bus or airplane? |
| Nukutko usein pommiin? | Do you often oversleep? |
| Milloin nukuit viimeksi pommiin? | When did you last oversleep? |
| Oletko koskaan nukahtanut koulussa? | Have you ever fallen asleep in school? |
| Mikä on omituisin paikka, jossa olet nukkunut? | What’s the weirdest place where you’ve slept? |
Dreams and nightmares – Unet ja painajaiset
| Finnish | English |
|---|---|
| Näetkö paljon unia? | Do you have a lot of dreams? |
| Näetkö yleensä hyviä unia? | Do you usually have nice dreams? |
| Näetkö unta lentämisestä? | Do you dream of flying? |
| Muistatko unesi usein? | Do you often remember your dreams? |
| Onko sinulla toistuvia unia? | Do you have recurring dreams? |
| Näetkö usein unta samasta aiheesta? | Do you often have dreams about the same topic? |
| Näetkö painajaisia? | Do you have nightmares? |
| Näetkö aina samaa painajaista? | Do you often have the same nightmare? |
| Kerro jostain näkemästäsi painajaisesta! | Talk about a nightmare you’ve had! |
| Oletko nähnyt selkounia? | Have you had lucid dreams? |
B1.1-level questions
| Finnish | English |
|---|---|
| Miksi ihmisten täytyy nukkua? | Why do people have to sleep? |
| Mikä on nukkumisen tarkoitus? | What’s the function of sleeping? |
| Kuinka monta tuntia unta ihmisen pitäisi saada? | How many hours of sleep should a person get? |
| Kuinka monta tuntia unta aikuinen tarvitsee? | How many hours of sleep does an adult need? |
| Tarvitsevatko kaikki ihmiset yhtä paljon unta? | Do all people need the same amount of sleep? |
| Miksi vauvat tarvitsevat niin paljon unta? | Why do babies need so much sleep? |
| Näkevätkö eläimet unia? Mistä ne näkevät unia? | Do animals dream? What do they have dreams of? |
| Miksi näemme painajaisia? | Why do we get nightmares? |
| Pidätkö nukkumisesta? | Do you like sleeping? |
| Onko nukkuminen sinusta ajanhukkaa? | Do you think sleeping is a waste of time? |
| Mitkä eläimet nukkuvat talviunta? | Which animals hibernate? |
| Voivatko unet tulla todeksi? | Can dreams come true? |
| Millä tavoilla voidaan parantaa unen laatua? | In what ways can the quality of sleep be improved on? |
| Auttaako lampaiden laskeminen nukahtamaan? | Does counting sheep help to fall asleep? |
| Miksi kahvinjuonti ennen nukkumaanmenoa on pahaksi? | Why is drinking coffee before bedtime bad? |
| Ovatko päiväunet aikuisille tarpeellisia? | Are naps necessary for adults? |
| Millaisia vaikutuksia epäsäännöllisellä unirytmillä on? | What consequences does an irregular sleep cycle have? |
| Mitä tapahtuu, kun ihminen ei nuku tarpeeksi? | What happens when a person doesn’t sleep enough? |
| Millaisissa olosuhteissa on helpointa nukkua? | In what kind of circumstances is it easiest to sleep? |
| Pitäisikö kellojen siirtelystä luopua? | Should we abandon daylight saving time? |
| Mikä aiheuttaa kroonista unettomuutta? | What causes chronic insomnia? |
That’s all for these sleep related questions. I hope to be releasing similar articles with Finnish conversation prompts soon!
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