ITT a couple totally random greetings questions

rob34 · Post by **rob34** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:49 am

I keep hearing a couple greetings which I can't quite nail down...

One is "morjesti", or something to that effect, but here in Tampere it sounds almost like "moro-eesti"... can anyone confirm this? Am I just crazy?

Another is when I hear a supplemental "n" attached to "moro". "Moron!" Heh... tickles the funny bone every time. But when I ask Finns about it, they say it's not Finnish. Again, am I hearing things?

Anyone know the etymology here? "Moron" sounds notoriously like the Swedish "morgon", but when I hear it in the evening, it makes me skeptical.
Morjesti? No clue. Morj* shows nothing in MOT. Ja "Oikeeta Suomee" on jätetty kotiin.

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sammy · Post by **sammy** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:02 am

Well, they are more or less "Tampere-speak" - so not 'real' Finnish

-Morjens, morjensta (I think this might be your moro-eesti...), morjes, morjesta...
-Mortonki
-Moron (or moronnääs - I'm not sure whether it comes from the Swedish of if it's a short form of 'moronnääs')

...and this can ONLY be used when you're parting, not as a greeting:

Sommoro. (comes from "se on moro")

They're spoken language, colloquial, dialect, so there isn't necessary one single correct way to write them down.

I'm just wondering, could they rather derive form German - "bis morgen / morgens" or something like that? ie "until tomorrow"?

You'll find a searchable on-line list of other Tampere words here!

rob34 · Post by **rob34** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:05 am

sammy wrote:Well, they are more or less "Tampere-speak" - so not 'real' Finnish
-Moron (or moronnääs - I'm not sure whether it comes from the Swedish of if it's a short form of 'moronnääs')
...and this can ONLY be used when you're parting, not as a greeting:

Hmm.. the girl at Valintatalo seems to say it right when you get to the register... unless she was saying it to the previous customer and looking at me/us... I'll have to pay more attention next time.

sammy · Post by **sammy** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:08 am

rob34 wrote:Hmm.. the girl at Valintatalo seems to say it right when you get to the register... unless she was saying it to the previous customer and looking at me/us... I'll have to pay more attention next time.

Quite probably the latter, or then she's not a real Tamperelainen - sommoro is only acceptable as you are parting - they wouldn't say 'bye then' to start a conversation (unless they wish to be really rude)

rob34 · Post by **rob34** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:11 am

sammy wrote:
rob34 wrote:Hmm.. the girl at Valintatalo seems to say it right when you get to the register... unless she was saying it to the previous customer and looking at me/us... I'll have to pay more attention next time.
Quite probably the latter, or then she's not a real Tamperelainen - sommoro is only acceptable as you are parting - they wouldn't say 'bye then' to start a conversation (unless they wish to be really rude)

Oh crap... I read your post wrong... sorry.

She says "moron" every time I/we arrive. I laugh every time. I think she thinks I'm a little hassu.

rob34 · Post by **rob34** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:18 am

sammy wrote:
I'm just wondering, could they rather derive form German - "bis morgen / morgens" or something like that? ie "until tomorrow"?

Hmm, good guess. I'll have to run that by the gf's german taitava mummo.

sammy · Post by **sammy** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:21 am

rob34 wrote:She says "moron" every time I/we arrive. I laugh every time. I think she thinks I'm a little hassu.

Quite probably the word has no funny connotations to her... speaking of which, if you had a diploma from this university would you proudly hang it up on your wall?

raamv · Post by **raamv** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:07 pm

Tampere speak ( close to Vammala side) also includes "moro"

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