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siiri. japanese to english translator from finland. this is a language sideblog, i follow from hujanhajan.

[shiohitotsumami]

finnish for millenials

i think a problem with many text books is that their technology related vocabulary belongs in a museum, so as a finnish internet person i combined a by no means comprehensive list of finnish vocabulary for people who do not use cassettes and video tape.

tietokone: ‘knowledge machine’, computer kone: ‘the machine’ aka computer tietsikka: nicknake for computer kannettava tietokone: laptop kannettava: laptop läppäri: laptop olla koneella: ‘to be at the machine’; to use the computer [for long periods] dataaminen: using the computer for a long time datata: to use the computer for a long time

googlata: to google googlettaa: to google klikata: to click täpätä: to tap mailata, meilata: to send an email some: social media somettaa: to be on social media stalkata, stalkkeroida: to stalk trollata: to troll blogata: to blog bloggaaja, bloggeri: blogger postata: to post on the internet postaus: a post on the internet tube: youtube tubettaa: to make youtube videos tubettaja: youtuber tilaaja: subscriber snäpätä: to use snapchat snäppi: snapchat, a snapchat message twiitata: to tweet twiitti: a tweet seurata: to follow follata: to follow seuraaja: a follower followeri: a follower tykätä: to like liketä: to like tykkäys: a like like: a like irkata: to talk on irc idlata: to be online on irc without saying anything skypettää: to talk on skype mesettää: to talk on msn messenger (i mean no one does this anymore so the word’s archaic now) nolifetys: the art of having no life and using all your time in front of the computer nolife: a person with no life kommentoida: to post a comment kommata: to post a comment kommentoija: a commenter dissata: to dis dissaaja: a person who disses spammata: to spam spammaaja: a spammer floodata: to flood spoilata: to spoil (a plot) spoileri: a spoiler peeloilla: to act in an annoying manner on the internet peelo: an annoying person on the internet

rekata: short for rekisteröidä, to register kirjautua: to log logata, loggautua: to log ladata: to download downloadata: to download ladata: to upload uploadata: to upload upata: to upload warettaa: to download files using a p2p program asentaa: to install installoida: to install poistaa: to uninstall uninstalloida: to uninstall muokata: to edit editoida: to edit päivittää: to update, to refresh refreshata: to refresh photoshopata: to photoshop shopata: to photoshop fotaroida: to photoshop fotari: photoshop peli: a game pelata: to play a game pelaaja: a player pleikkari, pleku, pleikka: nicknames for playstation konsolipeli: console game roolipeli: role playing game räiskintäpeli: shooting game jonne: a teenage boy who drinks energy drinks and plays counter strike

afkata: to not do anything on a game lagata: to lag bugata: to have a bug bugittaa: to have a bug mainata: to mine on a game tallentaa: to save seivata: to save on a game, on word etc. savettaa: to save on a game grindata: to grind levelupata: to level up equipata: to equip on a game loadata: to load bannata: to ban saada bannit: to get banned blokata: to block poistaa: to delete deletoida: to delete ignorata: to ignore striimata, streamata: to stream

[dontrblgme404-deactivated201801]

百人一首、だいたい「会いたい会えない死ぬ」「花きれい月きれい雪きれい」それから「田舎は何もなくて寂しい（まだ都で消耗してるの）」で構成されている

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[shiohitotsumami]

to kick off this shabby languageblr, here are some japanese firsts!

these words use the kanji 初, which has two common readings: はつ and しょ. remember to pay attention to the number of strokes to avoid confusing the character on the left with the one in 社 for they are not the same.

初恋　はつこい hatsukoi -- first love

初雪　はつゆき hatsuyuki -- first snow

初冠雪　はつかんせつ hatsukansetsu -- first snow in the mountains

初音　はつね hatsune -- the first cry of a bird or an insect to mark the beginning of a new season; most often used in relation to the japanese bush warbler (uguisu)

初夢　はつゆめ hatsuyume -- the first dream one has in the new year; dreaming of mt. fuji, a hawk, and an eggplant is believed to be particularly auspicious

初耳　はつみみ hatsumimi -- literally translates to ‘first ear’; hearing about something for the first time

初体験　はつたいけん hatsutaiken -- first experience (usually refers to first time having sex)

[shiohitotsumami]

I miss teaching japanese, so I made a hiragana table for my imaginary students

[languagetrash]

Advanced English Vocabulary

For anon! Note: I’m not entirely sure what ‘advanced vocabulary’ actually means, so here are some posh-sounding words that I very rarely hear:

ameliorate - to improve approbation - approval, praise autonomous - independent condone - to accept something that is morally wrong convoluted - extremely difficult or complicated discrepancy - difference between two or more facts distend - to swell from inside pressure exacerbate - to make worse facetious - inappropriately joking about a serious issue fledgling - beginner, novice gregarious - sociable, fond of company hyperbole - exaggeration innocuous - harmless inundate - to overwhelm, flood juvenile - immature kerfuffle - commotion or fuss loquacious - talkative malleable - easily influenced, able to be moulded in to a different shape morose - sullen neophyte - novice or new converter to a religion oscillate - to move back and forth ostentatious - trying to attract attention phlegmatic - having a calm, unemotional disposition pungent - sharp in smell or taste quibble - to argue about insignificant details recluse - someone who favours a solitary life rescind - to cancel salient - most important scrutiny - critical observation tirade - long, angry speech ubiquitous - appearing everywhere verbose - expressed in more words than needed whimsical - acting in a fanciful way yonder - the far distance zenith - time at which something is its most successful

[tumurbaataro]

Hometown Glory The city of Ulaanbaatar before being covered with smoke.

[lingsua]

Specific Color Names ✖ Turkish

color name - literal translation

camgöbeği - the belly (center) of the glass

vişne çürüğü - rotten cherry

gül kurusu - dried rose

kavuniçi - inside of the melon

yavruağzı - mouth of the offspring

narçiçeği - pomegranate flower

[darwishism]

We still have considerable time, o heart, so hold out.