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Laserskater
Posts : 74 Join date : 2011-12-06 Location : Finland
| Subject: English to Finnish translations Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:04 am | |
| Hi! Tothian praised that I am fluenting in like 6 languages. This is perhaps too much of said but quite well I can read, write and speak Finnish, English and Swedish. In addition I can read German and a little French too.
Here are some phrases in Finnish:
GREETINGS
Hi! = Hei! Good morning! = Hyvää huomenta! Good evening! = Hyvää iltaa! Good night! = Hyvää yötä! Welcome! (to greet someone) = Tervetuloa! How are you? = Kuinka voit? I'm fine, thanks! = Hyvin, kiitos! And you? = Entä sinä? Good / So-So. = Hyvin / Menettelee. Thank you (very much)! = Kiitos (paljon)! You're welcome! (for "thank you") = Ole hyvä! See you later! = Nähdään! Good bye! = Näkemiin! / Moi!
EXPRESSIONS & WORDS
Good/ Bad/ So-So = Hyvä / Paha / Siinä ja siinä Big / Small = Iso / Pieni. Today/ Now = Tänään / Nyt Tomorrow / Yesterday = Huomenna / Eilen Yes / No = Kyllä / Ei
NUMBERS
One, Two, Three = yksi, kaksi, kolme Four, Five, Six = neljä, viisi, kuusi Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten = seitsemän, kahdeksan, yhdeksän, kymmenen | |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: English to Finnish translations Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:47 am | |
| I love Finnish, but I hurt it when I try and speak it. (My grammar is horrific)
Are you from Europe? Because it's rare to find an American that speaks more than two languages. I'm an English speaker (obviously), but I'm fluent in German and Spanish as well. I can speak and read some Finnish, Dutch, Chinese, Hebrew, Russian, and Serbian, but I'm nowhere near fluent with those languages. |
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Tothian President & Founder of the Heroes Network
Posts : 5876 Join date : 2011-10-12 Titles : Real Life Superhero, Marine Corps Veteran, Warrior Mission : Serve God, fight evil, protect people, help the Real Life Superhero Community
| Subject: Re: English to Finnish translations Tue Dec 13, 2011 6:30 pm | |
| Laserskater is from Finland, and he's fluent in I think about like 6 languages, but that was about 2 years ago that he told me that, so there could be more since then. | |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: English to Finnish translations Tue Dec 20, 2011 3:13 am | |
| - Tothian wrote:
- Laserskater is from Finland, and he's fluent in I think about like 6 languages, but that was about 2 years ago that he told me that, so there could be more since then.
Finnish people are the coolest people in the world. |
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Tothian President & Founder of the Heroes Network
Posts : 5876 Join date : 2011-10-12 Titles : Real Life Superhero, Marine Corps Veteran, Warrior Mission : Serve God, fight evil, protect people, help the Real Life Superhero Community
| Subject: Re: English to Finnish translations Tue Dec 20, 2011 3:46 am | |
| That's cool. The only one I know of is Laserskater, and he's always been a cool guy. And I just now saw the part where Laserskater said what I said of him and how he's fluent in Finnish, English, and Swedish, and also how he knows some German and French too. Either way, it's still a very impressive skill to know that many languages. | |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: English to Finnish translations Wed Dec 21, 2011 10:20 am | |
| - Tothian wrote:
- That's cool. The only one I know of is Laserskater, and he's always been a cool guy. And I just now saw the part where Laserskater said what I said of him and how he's fluent in Finnish, English, and Swedish, and also how he knows some German and French too. Either way, it's still a very impressive skill to know that many languages.
They have the best educational system in the world. The graduation rate is 93% and they have a 100% adult literacy rate. |
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Tothian President & Founder of the Heroes Network
Posts : 5876 Join date : 2011-10-12 Titles : Real Life Superhero, Marine Corps Veteran, Warrior Mission : Serve God, fight evil, protect people, help the Real Life Superhero Community
| Subject: Re: English to Finnish translations Thu Dec 22, 2011 2:10 am | |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: English to Finnish translations Thu Dec 22, 2011 1:16 pm | |
| - Tothian wrote:
- Wow. What's their trick?
For one thing, they don't use standardized testing and the teachers actually teach the subject instead of the test. They all seem to be smart too, I have yet to meet a stupid Finn. |
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Laserskater
Posts : 74 Join date : 2011-12-06 Location : Finland
| Subject: Re: English to Finnish translations Thu Dec 22, 2011 1:48 pm | |
| Thank you for your compliments. Education system really is rather good in Finland. It is a traditon of 150 years. Other strong areas are healthcare, IT industry (Nokia), architecture (Alvar Aalto, Eliel Saarinen, Eero Saarinen who planned for example the Gateway Arch in St. Louis) and Ice Hockey (World Champinships 1995 and 2011).
But there are also cons too. Sometimes I can see them too close....;o)
Last edited by Laserskater on Sun Dec 25, 2011 12:04 pm; edited 1 time in total | |
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Tothian President & Founder of the Heroes Network
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| Subject: Re: English to Finnish translations Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:52 pm | |
| Ah. What are the cons though? | |
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Laserskater
Posts : 74 Join date : 2011-12-06 Location : Finland
| Subject: Re: English to Finnish translations Sun Dec 25, 2011 11:47 am | |
| well... maybe alcohol consumption could be less.
12.52 l/capita
(recorded 9.72 + unrecorded 2.80 )
Table of litres of pure ethyl alcohol consumed per capita in a given year:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_alcohol_consumption | |
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Tothian President & Founder of the Heroes Network
Posts : 5876 Join date : 2011-10-12 Titles : Real Life Superhero, Marine Corps Veteran, Warrior Mission : Serve God, fight evil, protect people, help the Real Life Superhero Community
| Subject: Re: English to Finnish translations Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:24 am | |
| Asking for Help and Directions |
| I'm lost | Olen hukassa | Can I help you? | Voinko auttaa sinua? | Can you help me? | Voitko auttaa minua? | Where is the (bathroom/ pharmacy)? | Missä on vessa? | Go straight! then turn left/ right! | Mene suoraan käänny sitten vasempaan/ oikeaan! | I'm looking for john. | Etsin John:ia | One moment please! | Hetki pieni | Hold on please! (phone) | Odota hetki | How much is this? | Paljonko tämä on? | Excuse me ...! (to ask for something) | Anteeksi | Excuse me! ( to pass by) | Anteeksi | Come with me! | Tule mukaani! |
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Tothian President & Founder of the Heroes Network
Posts : 5876 Join date : 2011-10-12 Titles : Real Life Superhero, Marine Corps Veteran, Warrior Mission : Serve God, fight evil, protect people, help the Real Life Superhero Community
| Subject: Re: English to Finnish translations Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:24 am | |
| How to Introduce Yourself Do you speak (English/ Finnish)? | Puhutko suomea | Just a little. | Vähän | What's your name? | Mikä sinun nimesi on? | My name is ... | Minun nimeni on | Mr.../ Mrs.…/ Miss… | Herra / Rouva / Neiti | Nice to meet you! | Kiva tavata sinut! | You're very kind! | Olet todella ystävällinen! | Where are you from? | Mistä olet kotoisin? | I'm from (the U.S/ Finland) | Olen kotoisin Suomesta | I'm (American) | Olen suomalainen | Where do you live? | Missä asut? | I live in (the U.S/ Finland) | Asun Suomessa | Did you like it here? | Tykkäätkö olla täällä? | Finland is a wonderful country | Suomi on mahtava maa | What do you do for a living? | Mitä teet elääksesi | I work as a (translator/ businessman) | Työskentelen kääntäjänä / Liikemiehenä | I like Finnish | Pidän suomenkielestä | I've been learning Finnish for 1 month | Olen opetellun suomea yhden kuukaude | Oh! That's good! | Oho, sepäs hienoa! | How old are you? | Kuinka vanha sinä olet? | I'm (twenty, thirty...) years old. | olen kaksikymmentä / Kolmekymmentä vuotias | I have to go | Minun pitää mennä | I will be right back! | Tulen kohta takaisin! |
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Tothian President & Founder of the Heroes Network
Posts : 5876 Join date : 2011-10-12 Titles : Real Life Superhero, Marine Corps Veteran, Warrior Mission : Serve God, fight evil, protect people, help the Real Life Superhero Community
| Subject: Re: English to Finnish translations Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:25 am | |
| Wish Someone Something |
| Good luck! | Onnea! | Happy birthday! | Hyvää syntymäpäivää! | Happy new year! | Hyvää uuttavuotta! | Merry Christmas! | Hyvää joulua! | |
Congratulations! | Onneksiolkoon! | Enjoy! (for meals...) | Hyvää ruokahalua! | I'd like to visit Finland one day | Haluaisin matkustaa suomeen joskus | Say hi to John for me | Kerro terveisia John:ille minulta | Bless you (when sneezing) | Terveydeksi | Good night and sweet dreams! | Hyviä unia, oman kullan kuvia. |
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Tothian President & Founder of the Heroes Network
Posts : 5876 Join date : 2011-10-12 Titles : Real Life Superhero, Marine Corps Veteran, Warrior Mission : Serve God, fight evil, protect people, help the Real Life Superhero Community
| Subject: Re: English to Finnish translations Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:28 am | |
| Solving a Misunderstanding |
| I'm Sorry! (if you don't hear something) | Anteeksi? | Sorry (for a mistake) | Anteeksi. | No Problem! | Ei se mitään | Can You Say It Again? | Sanotko uudelleen? | Can You Speak Slowly? | Voitko puhua hitaanmin? | Write It Down Please! | Kirjoita se ylös, kiitos? | I Don't Understand! | En ymmärrä! | I Don't Know! | En tiedä! | I Have No Idea. | Ei aavistustakaan | What's That Called In Finnish? | Miksikä sitä sanotaan suomenkielellä? | What Does "gato" Mean In English? | Mitä "Lingua" tarkoittaa englanniksi? | How Do You Say "Please" In Finnish? | Mitenkä sanotaan "please" suomeksi? | What Is This? | Mikä tämä on? | My Finnish is bad. | Minun suomenkielen taitoni on huono | I need to practice my Finnish | Täytyy harjoitella enemmän suomenkieltä | Don't worry! | Ei hätää! |
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Laserskater
Posts : 74 Join date : 2011-12-06 Location : Finland
| Subject: Re: English to Finnish translations Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:13 pm | |
| Very good Tothian! | |
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Arrow
Posts : 68 Join date : 2014-01-11 Age : 34 Location : Cambridge, UK Titles : Mother Hen
| Subject: Re: English to Finnish translations Tue Jan 21, 2014 12:36 pm | |
| Reviving old thread to say I love Finland! I went to Yllas back in January 2012 and is one of the best places I have been to! I really want to go back! The locals are great and helped me pick up a few words, but I couldn't tell you half of them now! | |
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Laserskater
Posts : 74 Join date : 2011-12-06 Location : Finland
| Subject: Re: English to Finnish translations Wed Jan 22, 2014 3:46 am | |
| Glad to hear that Arrow. Welcome back anytime! | |
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