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Baari?

Post by 159753 » Fri Jan 28, 2005 6:46 pm

Is a baari a snackbar, cafe, or a bar? It is just I was reading some language books and the term is a bit confused in each one.


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Post by khu » Fri Jan 28, 2005 7:45 pm

A pub or bar.

Based one my one-person native Finn Usage Panel (read: girlfriend), saying 'baari' would almost always implies drinking.
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Post by Hank W. » Sat Feb 05, 2005 2:31 pm

"A place with chairs at a counter" - there is "jaatelobaari" (ice cream), used to be "maitobaari" (milk) etc. usually a cafe. Drinks in Finland at the bar weren't allowed until the Olympics and even then only in a few fancy hotels (Hotel Torni's American Bar).

Today colloquially "mennaan baariin" means "lets go out for a drink" so when you read of "baari" you check which decade the book is printed. A Baari in 1950 is different from 1970 etc.
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