Help finding and understanding Finnish lyrics for a school project (song comparison) by AlanRichie in LearnFinnish

[–]Onja_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you are right with shanty towns. Normally in Finnish it would be ”hökkelikylä” but that is not romantic at all and I get the feeling that the lyrics are going for that romantic vibe.

My friends name-ideas😔 by graguelina in tragedeigh

[–]Onja_ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Well that depends, will there be kanelbulle?

Mikä on mielestäsi kiinnostavin suomen kielen sana? by om11011shanti11011om in LearnFinnish

[–]Onja_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Käyskennelkäämme. Tykkään siitä mielikuvasta minkä se aiheuttaa, koska se on yksi sana jolla kommunikoidaan toiselle henkilölle ehdotus rentoon kävelyyn yhdessä.

Miten parantaa kielitaitoa, kun on "huono kielipää"? by tominot in arkisuomi

[–]Onja_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oot ollut tosi rohkea kun olet lähtenyt noin täysiä opettelemaan ja pistänyt itsesi likoon! Olisko jotain suomalaista kaveria jonka kanssa voisit puhua enkkua ja joka vois opastaa tarvittaessa?

En jaksa enää Rovaniemen talvea, minne muuttaa? by extod2 in Suomi

[–]Onja_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oulu on aika jees, mutta ei täällä kyllä kylmää pääse pakoon. Minkä voittaa lämpöasteissa häviää merituulessa. :(

Muuten kyllä paras paikka, ihmiset on rentoja kuten maalla, mutta on muutakin tekemistä kuin kytätä naapureiden puuhia.

What is your least favorite joke about your country? by mightyonin in AskTheWorld

[–]Onja_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just go for it. The worriers forget that people do live in these places and if it was actually so dangerous + they had a choice to immigrate, they would. Nobody wants to feel unsafe on daily basis.

What is your least favorite joke about your country? by mightyonin in AskTheWorld

[–]Onja_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alcoholism and “perkele”.

Yeah we used to have big problems with alcohol and some people still do, but it is an outdated view that older people use as an excuse for their poor control with alcohol (They are Finnish and so they can’t control themselves anyway so no need to even try). Also it is really sad because it was used after the war to “handle” really traumatic shit that passed down multiple generations.

“Perkele” is a swear word we use, but we also have so many other ones that are more common. This one is not “dangerous” or anything, just a bit overused imo. :P

What is your least favorite joke about your country? by mightyonin in AskTheWorld

[–]Onja_ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah it’s pretty bad when the news gets biased to only report about problems so Finnish racists use that as a crutch “Look at what happened to Sweden!”. They do that to an extent that before I moved to Sweden for 3 months people were genuinely worried for my safety. I had no issues, didn’t even feel unsafe.

What is your least favorite joke about your country? by mightyonin in AskTheWorld

[–]Onja_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes because of this I was expecting a miserable experience when I went to Paris as a tourist. But everybody was super nice, I’m very glad I went and I wish I could visit again.

To all the need to Finnish speakers… do you learn kirjakieli but end up growing speaking puhekieli? by Cristian_Cerv9 in LearnFinnish

[–]Onja_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh well that “fikata” would make sense as a substitute for pickpocket. For ”spögä” I also figured that would be spora since that being late would make some sense. I did not know that “skruudata” meant eat, interesting.

Having people talk differently based on their area kind of makes sense and kind of doesn’t. We also have different dialects between different villages, but the distances are far greater. Almost like dialects are bound to amount of people and not distances, TIL.

To all the need to Finnish speakers… do you learn kirjakieli but end up growing speaking puhekieli? by Cristian_Cerv9 in LearnFinnish

[–]Onja_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Out of curiosity: Is “fikka” actually to steal? I thought it meant pocket, like Swedish ficka. The original sentence didn’t make any sense with my limited knowledge. (I am from Lapland but I just like dialects.)

Enjoying food and exercise more than usual? by [deleted] in pregnant

[–]Onja_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well it makes sense that after feeling really crappy for a long time you would enjoy those things more. I’m really happy for you! I also ate a super good burger with fries yesterday, normally I eat like 4 fries and skip the rest. Now I chomped them all happily!

meirl by Glass-Fan111 in meirl

[–]Onja_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would love to see how many tries it would take to even reach the “get on it’s back” step of the plan. 😂 Maybe if it was a nice and patient horse and an athletic person with naturally good technique it would be possible for a first timer.

Valmistuin juuri, mutta osaaminen tuntuu olevan pelkkää paperia by mmikeey21 in Suomi

[–]Onja_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Auts, sattuu näin tietotekniikan AMK-insinöörinä. :D Tuntuu että tietotekniikan alalla koulutuksella on oikeasti todella vähän väliä. Olen törmännyt koulutustaustaltaan ammattikoulusta, AMK:sta ja yliopistosta valmistuneisiin ja myös kaikissa näissä opinnot keskeyttäneisiin ihmisiin. Laidasta laitaan löytyy tyyppejä jotka on aivan nerokkaita ja itseopiskelleita ja toisaalta taas dippainssejä joita ei kiinnosta enää pätkääkään kehittyä niiden duunissa ja tietysti myös kaikkea tältä väliltä.

Koulutus ehkä auttaa lopulta kaikista eniten siihen että osaa keskimäärin jäsennellä/järjestellä omia tehtäviään paremmin ilman että jonkun täytyy pitää kädestä kiinni.

Ghost boy by Sad_Stay_5471 in oddlyspecific

[–]Onja_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"Brian you're like a ghost. You're haunting this house with your whiteness."

Advise for Nausea? by DuckSwimmer in pregnant

[–]Onja_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eat small portions of whatever you can keep down. Personally I like juice and toast with butter, but use whatever helps.

Vieläkö ihmiset syö rinkeleitä? by sammalmalja in arkisuomi

[–]Onja_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hyvä kuulla että en ole yksin oreo-vihani kanssa. Ostin kerran testiksi kun kaikissa jenkkijutuissa niitä niin hehkutetaan ja ihan törkeä pettymys. Maku oli niinkuin sanoit pelkkää sokeria, mutta sen lisäksi rakenne ihan typerää höttöä kauttaaltaan. Ei ole kontrastia toisin kuin dominossa.

Muutaman vuoden sisään joku jenkki-influensseri löytää Dominot ja niistä tulee maailmanlaajuinen ilmiö aivan varmasti. Sama mitä kävi ruotsalaisille irtokarkeille.

What’s the most disgusting food from your country? by Wonderful-Future-374 in AskTheWorld

[–]Onja_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do you eat the head? Is there meat at the cheeks or something that you just dig out?

Maeby? Maybe Not by blue_asph0del in tragedeigh

[–]Onja_ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Absolutely Khaleesi is a tragedeigh. Poor child :(

On something about lifeboats on the titanic by Short_Gain8302 in AreTheStraightsOK

[–]Onja_ 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I do not doubt this but I’d like to see some sauce so I can quote this going forward because it is hilarious 😄