10 January 2009

Finnish word game! ((updated))

Since we can’t bring y’all with us, maybe we can recreate a little bit of our adventure by giving you the one of the same experiences we face every day… so…

Try to guess the meanings of these words!
Comment with your guesses!! :)

We’ll start off easy –
(it will help to know that “i” is pronounced “ee;” full pronunciation guide further down)
  1. Paperi
  2. Juissi Mehu* (see below)
  3. Taksi
  4. Snowi (Kidding!)
Getting a little harder –
  1. Lasi
  2. Sokeri (clue: its counterpart is glukoosi-fructoosi siirapi. Not even kidding!!)
  3. Suomi
  4. Kiitos
And finally –
  1. Hyvässä seurassa
    (You may need to use the Nykysuomensanakirja to help you out…)

Pronunciation guide: (a=cat; ah=father) Taksi (Tahck-see); Paperi (Pah-per-ee); Mehu (May-heu); Lasi (Lah-see); Sokeri (Soh-keh-ree); Glukoosi-fructoosi Siirapi (Gloo-koooh-see-frook-toooh-see seee-rah-pee) Suomi (Swoh-mee); Kiitos (Keee-tohs); Hyvässä Seurassa (Hoo-vas-sa say-eu-rahs-sah); Nykysuomensanakirja (Noo-koo-swoh-men-sah-nah-keer-yah)

No cheating! This means no Wikipedia (Vee-kee-pay-dee-ahs) either!!

* Soooo... even us brilliant students of Finnish get a little confused sometimes... The goddess-of-all-Finnish knowledge comments: "And by the way 'Juissi' is just the brand, juice = mehu in Finnish ;) Oh yeah, maybe you should also know that if the juice is concentrated, it's called "mehutiiviste", you should tell that to Jaime!! [Jaime may have accidentally poured herself a full glass of concentrate one day at lunch...] That is how we make long words... Take concentrated orange juice for instance, it's "appelsiinimehutiiviste" in Finnish ;). It's even funnier for concentrated blackcurrant juice "mustaviinimarjamehutiiviste". You can even add the word "factory" to that if you want to say the factory that makes concentrated blackcurrant juice (factory=tehdas): "mustaviinimarjamehutiivistetehdas" :D." Y'all should be glad we didn't give you that word... ;)
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  1. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2009 at 7:10 PM

    Mom is going to have some word fun, and don't worry, I'm not tech savvy enough to "Vee-kee-pee-day-as" and simultaneously type my post.

    1.Paperi - must be pepper, given Elizabeth's affinity for sprinkling this over her eggs.

    2. Juissi - Well who knew that Fins liked juice machines too? Are you blending citrus and berries?

    3.Taksi - now you're just playing with us (Tack-see) duh...it's a taxi. And you said you were walking miles up hill (both ways).

    4.Snowi - daily, dry, and beautiful I'm sure

    5.Lasi - Let's see...something like guide, friend, or tutor (Laura)

    6.Sokeri - salt (Sort of a counter part to sugar - Glukoosi-fructoosi Siirapi)

    7.Suomi - words, books or something like that

    8.Kittos - I'm afraid I've had to cover the computer screen....Tiger would be heartbroken to know you've gone to Finland and adopted a kitty.

    9. Hyvassa Seurassa - "Hey cutie" - I'm worried a bit because cuz Jacob has put visions of Finnish boys wearing red thongs in my head. Be careful if you hear this while relaxing in the sauna!

    Nykysuomensanakirja - Finnish dictionary, especially helpful for American co-eds wanting to entertain and challenge their audience.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2009 at 8:35 PM

    My brain is racked just trying to pronounce the words....
    I'll go with "mom" except I'm guessing that sokeri is actually sugar.
    Aunt Tricia

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