kamtsatka has looked up 0 words, created 4 lists, listed 113 words, written 52 comments, added 57 tags, and loved 11 words.
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Perhaps you can help us with iäti too :-)
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The frindley is a flute player too! (Although I should also admit that I haven't practised properly for a very long time. Sigh.)
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Oh, frindley, I'm really proud of the musical life here. We have so many opportunities to take an interest in music. Personally I play the flute, sing in the choir and am in the music class (which means that we have more music lessons than the normal students).
And whichbe, I live in an apartment building (it's a very common thing in Finland) so I guess it's OK if you sleep in our backyard. You just have to watch out for the children of the neighbourhood, and the official authority if some neighbour calls the police because of some lurker in the backyard. -
Can I move to Finland and sleep in your backyard? I can cook very good meals.
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In my world (Australian music scene) we are extremely envious of the thriving musical life that we witness in Finland. Lots of orchestras (relative to population), great music education from the youngest ages, and so on.
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Kamtsatka,
Welcome to Wordie! In some of my lists, I try to talk about my motherlands (Italy and Sardinia). I would love to read stories about Finnish culture, myths, oddities! Your country is very fascinating, and little known -- in Italy, at least. -
That's true (about us being interested). Valituskuoro caught my attention a few months back!
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As you wish! =)
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Keep them coming, Kamtsatka. I'm sure many of us here will be interested in
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Oh, hyvää paivää! I am learning :)
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Hi Kamtsatka, welcome to Wordie! Thanks for your comments on Finnish words. Most of the ones I've listed I mined out of Wiktionary to fit various vowel patterns, but I don't know any Finnish. Any additions or corrections are welcome.
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If it's not already listed, could you please give me a Finnish miao here. Thanks.
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Welcome to Wordie. I suppose our custom is to answer to the other person's profile but it doesn't matter much. It's easier for others to follow if they can see the question and answer in the same place.
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Yes, I am Finnish. (I'm not sure about the customs here, by the way, meaning I don't know if I should answer to your profile or to my profile...)
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Are you Finnish?
kamtsatka commented on the word ranska
France or the French language in Finnish.
Nov 22, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word joulu
The Finnish word for 'Christmas'.
Nov 19, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word iäti
Umm, this is hard to explain. My dictionary says that it means 'eternally' or 'for ever'. It's a word that is usually only used in poems and that sort of things.
Nov 18, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word kyynel
The Finnish word for 'tear'.
Nov 16, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word men are from mars, frogs are from weenus
An interesting idea.
Nov 16, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word night
Oh, I think it's time to me to go to sleep. Just look what I am writing. My doings are getting a bit tired. I'm going to listen to Bach's Air and then drag myself to bed. I should have gone to sleep almost one and a half hours ago but I can't resist staying up when my parents are not home. Ok, no one's even interested anymore. Good night.
Nov 16, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word night
It's night here, what about there? (Am I just tired or also something else?)
Nov 16, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word bugs
Ok, good, now I can sleep in peace again. =)
Nov 16, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word bugs
Umm, I'm not sure if this is a real problem or if it is meant to be like that, but there is always a few minutes delay before I can see the updates. Meaning that when I add a word or a comment or something, I have to wait five minutes or so before I can see it on the front page. It's a bit irritating and I just want to know if it's only me or everyone else, too.
Nov 16, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word cloak
I think I learnt this word while I was a little 13-year-old kid and first time reading a book in a foreign language. Ode to Deathly Hallows. Or not. The ending was... flat.
Nov 15, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word it must have been love
No, I don't admit that I am listening to Roxette right now.
Nov 15, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word makkara
The Finnish word for 'sausage'.
Nov 15, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word festive
I just learnt this word this week.
Nov 15, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word vie
C'est la vie. Totally.
Nov 15, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word lazy
It has a nice sound and even nicer meaning.
Nov 15, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word teletubby
I totally agree. Although I almost get a heart attack every time I see Barney. I guess I haven't got used to it because it hasn't come to Finland - yet, at least. I prefer the Moomins to all of these.
Nov 15, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word hääyöaie
That's correct. The English y whereas is equivalent to Finnish j, at least when it's pronounsed like in the word 'you', and sometimes to Finnish i.
//Edit: Oh, I just noticed that I have been expressing myself a bit oddly. I meant in my first comment that the rought translation is 'wedding night intuition' not that it's something about it.
Nov 15, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word teletubby
This is so creepy word.
Nov 15, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word hypnotheoretical
This is an interesting word. I just wonder... what does it even mean?
Nov 15, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word ihan sama
The teenagers' favourite phrase, 'whatever', in Finnish.
Nov 15, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word sheep-pig
Well... that's quite an animal.
Nov 15, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word teletappi
The Finnish word for 'teletubby'.
Nov 15, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word nenäpäivä
Well, Nenäpäivä is a charity event in Finland and it's celebrated today, the 14 of November. Literally it means 'nose day'. The official website in English.
Nov 14, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word ommel
The Finnish word for 'stitch'.
Nov 14, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word tomaatti
The Finnish word for 'tomato'.
Nov 14, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word kahviautomaatti
The Finnish word for 'coffee vending-machine'.
Nov 13, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word ö
Oh, the memories... The first year I studied Swedish, my favourite sentence was "jag bor i en öde ö" which means "I live on a deserted island".
Nov 11, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the user kamtsatka
Oh, frindley, I'm really proud of the musical life here. We have so many opportunities to take an interest in music. Personally I play the flute, sing in the choir and am in the music class (which means that we have more music lessons than the normal students).
And whichbe, I live in an apartment building (it's a very common thing in Finland) so I guess it's OK if you sleep in our backyard. You just have to watch out for the children of the neighbourhood, and the official authority if some neighbour calls the police because of some lurker in the backyard.
Nov 11, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word mopo
The Finnish word for 'moped'.
Nov 10, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word advent calendar
Well, I found this link. There are pictures of all of the scout calendars before the doors are opened. Unfortunately the text is in Finnish, but when you click the blue links, you can search the different decades.
Nov 10, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word advent calendar
Oh my. The advent calendars appeared in our local stores in October. I was very shocked because the Christmas stuff comes to the shops earlier and earlier every year. Or maybe I just haven't noticed before.
Oh, and the point was that they are common in Finland, too. The children like chocolate calendars but then there are those ones which have pictures in them. The advent calendar of The Guides and Scouts of Finland is very famous here and it's always very interesting and has a high quality.
Nov 10, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word hääyöaie
Well, my dictionary says that 'aie' means 'intuition', 'purpose', 'plan'. And then 'hääyö' means 'wedding night', of course. So, I guess you can say it's about which presents to unwrap first.
Nov 10, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word atomiydinenergiareaktorigeneraattorilauhduttajaturbiiniratasvaihde
One of the longest real words in Finnish language. It is some part of a nuclear plant.
Nov 10, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word hääyöaie
This is a word that even the Finns consider as a bit odd. No one ever uses it because it means something about 'wedding night intuition', but the children think it's funny because it has so many vowels in a row.
Nov 10, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the user kamtsatka
As you wish! =)
Nov 10, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word möhömaha
The Finnish word for 'paunch'.
Nov 10, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word orava
The Finnish word for 'squirrel'.
Nov 10, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word tikkunekku
Oh, a more exact term may be 'caramel lollipop' or 'toffee lollipop'.
Nov 9, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word ämmä
A Finnish word for 'old woman'. It's a bit abusing phrase.
Nov 9, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word luumupuu
The Finnish word for 'plum tree'.
Nov 9, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word pörheä
This is one way to say 'furry' in Finnish.
Nov 9, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word herranjestas
I think that the rought translation is 'Oh, my God!'.
Nov 9, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word äijiä
The basic form of this word is 'äijä'. In this case it is in the plural and in the partitive case.
Nov 9, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word paikallinen
The Finnish word for 'local'.
Nov 9, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word tikkunekku
It's kind of a lollipop.
Nov 9, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word miau
Also what Finnish cats say.
Nov 9, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the user kamtsatka
Yes, I am Finnish. (I'm not sure about the customs here, by the way, meaning I don't know if I should answer to your profile or to my profile...)
Nov 9, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word suklaa
The Finnish word for 'chocolate'.
Nov 9, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word luumu
The Finnish word for 'plum'.
Nov 9, 2008
kamtsatka commented on the word äiti
The Finnish word for 'mother'.
Nov 9, 2008