English-Finnish translations for if i were you

• jos olisin sinä
• jos olisin Te
  Jos olisin te, olisi hieman varovaisempi. I would be a little more circumspect if I were you.
• sinuna
• teinä
  Jäsen Vitorino, teinä minä häpeäisin sitä suuresti. If I were you I would feel very ashamed of it, Mr Vitorino.
  Teinä en suhtautuisi liian omahyväisesti Lissabonissa viime viikolla pidettyyn huippukokoukseen myöskään siksi, että kerrankin kansallisilla kansanedustuslaitoksilla on sanansa sanottavana. I would not, if I were you, be too complacent about the summit you had in Lisbon last week either because, for once, the national parliaments will have their say.

Definition of if i were you

• A phrase said to introduce advice, i.e. to express what one would do in the interlocutor's situation

Related words

• if I
• if I had a nickel for every time
• if I'm honest
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• correct me if I'm wrong
• if you know what I mean
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