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Just talk English as "everyone" talks English here but feel free to use 'kiitos' and everyone will be impressed how well versed you are in Finnish as a foreigner. | Just talk English as "everyone" talks English here but feel free to use 'kiitos' and everyone will be impressed how well versed you are in Finnish as a foreigner. | ||
Lets get your luggage to the hotel and you to enjoy the Finland. | |||
* [https://www.reittiopas.fi/ Helsinki-region traveler router] will whisk you where you need to go. | * [https://www.reittiopas.fi/ Helsinki-region traveler router] will whisk you where you need to go. | ||
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* fi."'''uimahousut'''" == en."swimming trunks" | * fi."'''uimahousut'''" == en."swimming trunks" | ||
* fi."'''uimapuvun'''" == en."a swimsuit" | * fi."'''uimapuvun'''" == en."a swimsuit" | ||
Lets apply with what we know so far: | |||
::* "Tarvitsenko pyyhkeen?" == en."Do I need a towel?" | ::* "Tarvitsenko pyyhkeen?" == en."Do I need a towel?" | ||
::* "Onko kaljaa?" == en."Are there any beers?" | ::* "Onko kaljaa?" == en."Are there any beers?" | ||
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=== Getting out of the sauna === | === Getting out of the sauna === | ||
[[File:Icehole.jpg|right|thumb|420px|Ice swimming is a high speed way to cool off and it releases a variety of wonderful chemicals onto the blood stream. For higher rush you of course go for fi."Kieritään lumessa!" == en."Lets roll in the snow!"]] | [[File:Icehole.jpg|right|thumb|420px|Ice swimming is a high speed way to cool off and it releases a variety of wonderful chemicals onto the blood stream. For higher rush you of course go for fi."Kieritään lumessa!" == en."Lets roll in the snow!"]] | ||
* fi."'''mennään'''" == en." | * fi."'''mennään'''" == en."lets go" | ||
* fi."'''uimaan'''" == en."to swimming" | * fi."'''uimaan'''" == en."to swimming" | ||
::* -> fi."Mennään uimaan" == en." | ::* -> fi."Mennään uimaan" == en."Lets go swimming" | ||
* fi.''''-lle''''-suffix == en."for someone/something, to somewhere, to somebody's place" | * fi.''''-lle''''-suffix == en."for someone/something, to somewhere, to somebody's place" | ||
:: -> fi."Mennään kaljalle." == en." | :: -> fi."Mennään kaljalle." == en."Lets go have a beer." | ||
Then we go for the more extreme sauna cool down | Then we go for the more extreme sauna cool down | ||
* fi."'''Hypätään'''" == en." | * fi."'''Hypätään'''" == en."lets jump" | ||
* fi."'''avanto'''" == en."ice hole" | * fi."'''avanto'''" == en."ice hole" | ||
* fi.''''-on'''' / ''''-ön''''-suffix == en."to inside" | * fi.''''-on'''' / ''''-ön''''-suffix == en."to inside" | ||
::* -> fi."Hypätään avantoon" == en." | ::* -> fi."Hypätään avantoon" == en."Lets jump into the ice hole." | ||
* fi."'''kieritään'''" == en." | * fi."'''kieritään'''" == en."lets roll" | ||
* fi."'''lumi'''" == en."snow" | * fi."'''lumi'''" == en."snow" | ||
* fi.''''-ssa'''' / ''''-ssä''''-suffix == en."in something" | * fi.''''-ssa'''' / ''''-ssä''''-suffix == en."in something" | ||
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* fi."'''lonkero'''" == lit. "tentacle" but means a classic drink made of gin and fizzy grapefruit soda sold in bottles ever since the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. An alternative after sauna drink. | * fi."'''lonkero'''" == lit. "tentacle" but means a classic drink made of gin and fizzy grapefruit soda sold in bottles ever since the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. An alternative after sauna drink. | ||
* fi."'''grillataan'''" == en."lets bbq" | * fi."'''grillataan'''" == en."lets bbq" | ||
* fi."'''lähdetään'''" == en." | * fi."'''lähdetään'''" == en."lets go" | ||
* fi."'''ravintolaan'''" == en."to a restaurant" | * fi."'''ravintolaan'''" == en."to a restaurant" | ||