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A swim through a Finnish pond

The areas that were covered with thick ice sheets in the ice ages that ended some 12,000 years ago are covered with lakes and ponds of many sizes, many of which are a beautiful blue or green colour, though in the case of spotted lake (see http://bit.ly/29kJQzp) something more surreal can result.

Loz

Image credit: Audionautix

http://bit.ly/29xKHcs

#finland #aes #video #this is STUNNING

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my favourite “lost in translation” moment was when my friend from Macedonia (who was pretty much fluent in English) and I were talking about a girl who sat behind us in class. She arrived almost immediately after he said her name, and reaching for “speak of the devil”, the first thing out of his mouth was

“Oh look, it’s Satan”

and the look on her face was //priceless//

arinomi

This reminds me of a dude I know who didn’t speak fluent Finnish at the time and bumped into a small child.

Instead of saying “Olen pahoillani” - “I’m sorry”, he said “Olen paholainen” - “I’m the devil” probably causing quite the fright.

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finnishfun

Finnish coffee vocabulary

Apparently it’s International Coffee Day so I got this handy list

kitkerä - bitter

kitkerä maku – bitter taste

kofeiini - caffeine

kahvipapu - coffee bean

En voi aloittaa päivääni ilman kahvia. - I can’t start my day without a cup of coffee.

pikakahvi - instant coffee

musta kahvi - black coffee

Kupissani on liikaa vaahtoa. - My cup has too much foam in it.

kahvitauko - coffee break

Rikoin lempimukini. - I broke my favourite mug.

Tämä on suosikkikahvilani. - This is my favourite café.

myyntiautomaatti - vending machine

Rakastan kahvin tuoksua aamulla. - I love the smell of coffee in the morning.

#finnish #finnish vocab #languages

lingasms

Speakers of a second language are often well advised not to try to sound too much like a native. A foreign accent will often allow as yet imperfectlylearned rules of etiquette to be excused as such, while a speaker who has mastered the phonology of a language is assumed to have also mastered all other aspects of its use, and violations are more likely to be interpreted as rudeness or worse. Additional consequences of perfecting pronunciation in a second language may be suspicion or resentment from native speakers if they do not welcome new members, or feelings from the primary speech community that one is being disloyal to it.

Muriel Saville-Troike in “The Ethnography of Communication” p.22-23

The other side of the medal.

(via linguisten)

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Introducing yourself and getting to know each other in Finnish

Mikä sinun nimesi on? - What’s your name? Minun nimeni on [name] - My name is… Kuinka vanha sinä olet? - How old are you? Minä olen [number] vuotta vanha. - I am … years old. Mistä sinä olet kotoisin? - Where are you from? Minä olen kotoisin [country in the elative case] - I’m from… Missä sinä asut? - Where do you live? Minä asun [city in the inessive case] - I live in… Minkämaalainen sinä olet? - What is your nationality? Minä olen [nationality] - I am… Mitä kieliä sinä puhut? - What languages do you speak? Minä puhun [language in the partitive case] - I speak… Mitä teet töiksesi? - What do you do for living? Minä olen [occupation] - I’m… Minä olen töissä [workplace in the inessive case] - I work at… Minä olen työtön - I’m unemployed Minä olen opiskelija - I’m a student Mitä sinä opiskelet? - What do you study? Minä opiskelen [subject in the partitive case] - I study… Minun pääaineeni on [subject] - I major in… Mitä sinä harrastat? - What are your hobbies? Minä harrastan [hobby in the partitive case] - My hobbies are… Hauska tavata! - Nice to meet you! Hauska tutustua! - Nice to get to know you!

#finnish #finnish vocab #languages

thisisfinnish

Finnish learners beware:

Hurma - ecstasy, charm, kind of wild joy

Hurme - blood (old-fashioned, a bit too fine for everyday use)

finnishfun

My favourite Hungarian combo is:

ölni - to kill

ölelni - to hug

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Tuli - fire

tuuli - wind

tulli - customs

tuulee - wind blows

tuullee - wind may blow (potential mood 3rd person)

tullee - may come (potential mood 3rd person)

tulee - comes

just to confuse everyone :)

#finnish #hungarian #finnish vocab #languages

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#this picture just screams finland to me #wow #finland #aes

nordichouses

tampere, suomi / tammerfors, finland / tampere, finland

#finland #aes

depressingfinland

Anything positive you wanna say about Finland?

Silence, variety of weather, clean environments (mostly), good internet connections and such things. There are plenty! These are the first ones to pop in mind.

Oh, and Fazer’s blue -chocolate. Haven’t found anything like it to this day.

#finland #fazer chocolate is SO GOOD im eating some right now

depressingfinland

What would you think if someone called you ‘love’ in Finnish?

a) Nothing special b) He/She sees me as his/her friend c) He/She is in love with me or has a crush on me

I talked with my british friend about this and he said it’s quite common to call people “love” there, eg. “How are you, love?”. I’d say that in Finland it’s not too common, especially when it’s translated to Finnish as “rakas” (loved/dear) or “kulta” (gold). In my experience those words are only for couples or for really good friends, bff’s.

What do you think?

#finnish #languages

thisisfinnish

to anonymous: for both pronouns and verbs, 1st person and 2nd person endings are quite analogous to each other for both singular and plural. 3rd person is kinda an outlier. so even tho u can see a clear relationship between -mme and -tte, -vat/vät is not related in the same way (as u mentioned, it doesnt have a geminate consonant). -vat/vät on the other hand seems to be related to the present active participle -va/vä (as in sanova mies, "writing man")

Thank you!

Here’s more to the earlier anon being curious about the person suffixes.

#finnish #finnish grammar #languages

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Padasjoki, Finland

#finland #aes

translatewithme

Hi guys! Long time no see. Update on me: I’m done applying to colleges!! After a long time of procrastinating on this topic (lol), I finally got it together and made a post on pronouns. This post was so difficult to make because of the endless pronouns used in Vietnamese. As always, if I left anything out or if any information is wrong, feel free to inform me! Thank you so much for supporting me <3

Preferring to yourself (I), gender-neutral:

Tôi (Formal, unfamiliar, professional, pairs with Bạn): You use this in a formal and professional setting where you’re unfamiliar with the person you’re talking to. You shouldn’t prefer to yourself as tôi when talking to someone older/superior to you. People typically use this pronoun to prefer to themselves when their audience is unknown (like in novels/essays) or when they’re talking to a big crowd, especially if the crowd consists of different genders and age groups.

Ta (Old language, pairs with Ngươi/Mi): It is used by superior to subordinate (like between a King and his servant, lol don’t use it guys). It is sometimes used by the speaker which includes themselves with the person being addressed if they’re familiar with each other.

Tao (Informal, mostly familiar, pairs with Mày): Extremely informal, street language. Typically used between close friends or in a vulgar manner against those you dislike. Sometimes is used by superior to subordinate but not in a professional setting.

Tớ/Mình (Neutral regarding fimiliarity and formality, pairs with Cậu/Bạn): Use when talking to friends or someone who’s the same age as you because these pronouns are not too informal nor are they formal. In my opinion, tớ is the “innocent” pronoun because I honestly can’t remember using it past 2nd grade. In my experience, mình is a more widely used one so when in doubt, use mình.

Tui (Neutral regarding familiarity, no gender-neutral pairing although Cậu would work but it sounds unatural): Use when talking to friends or someone who’s the same age as you. It is typically used among friends and mostly between people of the same age. Regarding formality, it is leaning towards informal though not rude.

Preferring to the listener (you), singular, gender-neutral:

Bạn (Pairs with Tôi, also works with Tớ/Mình): Formality and professional level depends on the I form it is being used with. It is pretty uncommon because it’s an awkward way to call someone.

Ngươi/Mi (Old language, pairs with Ta): It is what the superiors used to prefer to their subordinates to look down on them.

Mày (Informal, mostly familiar, pairs with Tao): Extremely informal, street language. Typically used between close friends or in a vulgar manner against those you dislike to look down on them.

Cậu (Neutral regarding fimiliarity and formality, pairs with Tớ/Mình): Use when talking to friends or someone who’s the same age as you because this pronoun is not too informal nor are they formal.

#vietnamese #vietnamese vocab #vietnamese grammar #languages