| Example in Finnish | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Hei, minä voin hahmotella kirjaimet. | Hey, I can sketch the letters. |
| Jakautukaa pareihin, minä alan hahmotella kirjaimia hiekkaan. Aloitetaan. | So, you guys double up, and I am gonna start sketching out the letters in the sand. |
| Meidän pitäisi vain hahmotella se ensin. | What we should do is just sketch it in for now. |
| Piirrosta hahmottelen. | No, I'm just doing a wee sketch. Why? |
| - Missä sinä hahmottelet? - Olohuoneessa. | And where are you sketching? |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | schetsen | English | sketch |
| Esperanto | skizi | French | esquisser |
| German | skizzieren | Greek | σκιαγραφώ |
| Hungarian | vázol | Icelandic | rissa,skissa |
| Italian | abbozzacchiare, abbozzare | Japanese | デッサン, 写生, 素描 |
| Polish | naszkicować, szkicować | Portuguese | debuxar, rascunhar |
| Russian | набрасывать, набросать | Spanish | bosquejar, dibujar, esbozar |
| Swedish | skissa, skissera | Vietnamese | ký họa, phác họa |