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The following is perhaps the most beautiful Finnish sentence in my opinion. -it's also strangely fitting in a Tolkienian setting: Aavan meren tuolla puolen jossakin on maa. Transl. "Somewhere beyond the vast sea lies a land." (It's a beginning of a famous Finnish tango.) Quote:
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12-16-2003, 03:47 PM | #482 |
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Almie, mitä kuuluu?
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12-16-2003, 03:56 PM | #484 | |
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Edit: Gah! 90 secs ...
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12-16-2003, 04:10 PM | #485 | |
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Ich werde einen Spanisch Kurs machen, wenn ich nächstes Jahr studieren gehe.
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12-17-2003, 09:18 AM | #486 | |
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Lai: Hyvää, kiitos. Entä sinä? I know that you're not speaking with me, doesn't matter. Last edited by Linaewen : 12-22-2003 at 07:54 AM. |
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12-17-2003, 10:07 AM | #488 | |
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Skal jeg oversette? Jag är tyvärr inte god till at tala svenska.
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12-17-2003, 10:16 AM | #489 | |
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Lin and Lalaith: You are both very clever! I'm filled with admiration.
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12-17-2003, 10:31 AM | #490 | |
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Takk, ni er snälla mot oss. (men Lai är bättre än jag). Må gå nå <- Hehe. Eärniel är ett Derrière. Last edited by Linaewen : 12-17-2003 at 10:37 AM. |
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12-17-2003, 01:23 PM | #491 | |
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Deinen norwegischen Text habe ich übrigens verstanden. Juhu. Lin: Väsynyt, mutta hyvää. I am so proud, I am really understanding what you are saying in svenska without translating it (okay, some words I just guess). I hope that was correct. And, I am not better than Lin. It is just that swedish is quite similar to German.
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Hejsan igen! Det här var faktiskt roligt. Finnarna måste lära sig svenska och finlandssvenskarna finska. Jag är väldigt glad för att vi har det så idag, för det gör att vi är en av de få minoriteter i världen som har jättemånga rättigheter.
Mielestäni joutsenet ja uudelleen on erittäin kauniita sanoja. En ole lukenut Kalevalaa, mutta ehkä siihenkin pitäisi vähän tutustua. Was schwer in Deutsch ist, ist ob man der, die oder das nutzen soll. Hoffentlich versteht jemand, was ich sagen will!
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We'll teach you some Swedish. We beginnen eraan. Jag är en duktig belgare. = I am a clever Belgian. (Though, being so, I would guess that you knew that already). Lin är inte en sjåpig australiensare = Lin is not a silly Aussie. Last edited by Linaewen : 12-18-2003 at 05:11 AM. |
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Sorry if that made no sense. I completely made that up, using my great Deutsch skills. By the way, I would understand if you couldn't get what I said, given that it was part in norsk. |
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12-18-2003, 05:13 AM | #497 |
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LOL! An Aussie is teaching a Belgian how to speak Swedish!
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You should teach us some Aussie English. You know the accent and all that
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Yes, bra för oss! D e bara att komma hit å prata, så kanske finnarna övertalas att int ta bort den obligatoriska svenskan i skolorna..
Yes, I want to learn some new words!
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