Here is a wikiquotes link..."Finnish proverbs"onkko wrote:I dont do only direct translation, i try also explain meaning if not obvious like in "be human".
Siperia opettaa (siberia teaches), thats one i heard a lot. Hardship will teach you to approve/appreciate how things are done. Thats coming from russia times when it was common punishment was to send "people who think wrong way" and crimilals to siberia. Used when someone acts stupidly and youll think he will learn soon how to do things.
Hän varastelee mutta siperia opettaa (he steals but siberia teaches)
Kyllä routa porsaan kotiin ajaa (frost will drive piglet to home) Meaning that hardship in life will force you to come home.Used when someone does something you dont approve but cant stop like moving abroad and think he will be back soon after he realize that its not easy
Älä itke kaatuneen maidon perään (dont cry after falled milk (better translation needed)) Meaning dont cry for something you cant change anymore.
..missä pippuri kasvaa. (where pepper grows). Thats far. used to tell someone/something go away or telling something is from far away.
...which in English would generally be "Don't cry over spilt milk."... Nice and earthy.... (OK...you non-Finnish speaking whiners will have to work a bit..maybe learn some Finnish for this one...
...But it's funny... )Meaning is that accident happen, it wont have clock or anyting ti tell when it will happenRob A. wrote:Here is a wikiquotes link..."Finnish proverbs"onkko wrote:I dont do only direct translation, i try also explain meaning if not obvious like in "be human".
Siperia opettaa (siberia teaches), thats one i heard a lot. Hardship will teach you to approve/appreciate how things are done. Thats coming from russia times when it was common punishment was to send "people who think wrong way" and crimilals to siberia. Used when someone acts stupidly and youll think he will learn soon how to do things.
Hän varastelee mutta siperia opettaa (he steals but siberia teaches)
Kyllä routa porsaan kotiin ajaa (frost will drive piglet to home) Meaning that hardship in life will force you to come home.Used when someone does something you dont approve but cant stop like moving abroad and think he will be back soon after he realize that its not easy
Älä itke kaatuneen maidon perään (dont cry after falled milk (better translation needed)) Meaning dont cry for something you cant change anymore.
..missä pippuri kasvaa. (where pepper grows). Thats far. used to tell someone/something go away or telling something is from far away.
.which has some of the ones you posted, but I didn't see the ones about SIberia ...and I like missä pippuri kasvaa
...here's how they handled Älä itke kaatuneen maidon perään......"Myöhäistä itkeä kun on kakat housuissa." ...
Here's another I liked..."Ei vahinko tule kello kaulassa"..."An accident won't arrive with a bell on its neck..."
Thats funny and so true...and finally this one....
"Kännissä ja kihloissa on kiva olla, krapulassa ja naimisissa yhtä helvettiä." ....
OK...here's one thing...among many others, of course, that we would say, as teenagers, if someone was being annoying...Here's my attempt in Finnish...let's see how it comes back in English...onkko wrote:....missä pippuri kasvaa. (where pepper grows). Thats far. used to tell someone/something go away or telling something is from far away.
Why dont you you take a long the walk a short the harbor pier (i cant translate pitkinRob A. wrote: OK...here's one thing...among many others, of course, that we would say, as teenagers, if someone was being annoying...Here's my attempt in Finnish...let's see how it comes back in English...
Mikset sinä otat pitkän kävely lyhyen satamalaituri pitkin.
its something like walking on something )I see that you have "aleti" ears, aleti is not a word rest is good..and as I left my office tonight one of the security guards who I regularly "kibbitz" with, said this to me...but in English, of course...
Minä näen että sinulla on aleti korvat.
Hmmm...the first part is OK..."Why don't you take a long"... Now how about if kävely were changed to kävelyä ...tai ...kävelyretkiä??? And the rest changed to ...lyhyellä satamalaiturilla...onkko wrote:Why dont you you take a long the walk a short the harbor pier (i cant translate pitkinRob A. wrote: OK...here's one thing...among many others, of course, that we would say, as teenagers, if someone was being annoying...Here's my attempt in Finnish...let's see how it comes back in English...
Mikset sinä otat pitkän kävely lyhyen satamalaituri pitkin.
As you probably understand that sentence didnt make a sense, tell me what you wanted to say
onkko wrote:I see that you have "aleti" ears, aleti is not a word rest is goodRob A. wrote:]..and as I left my office tonight one of the security guards who I regularly "kibbitz" with, said this to me...but in English, of course...
Minä näen että sinulla on aleti korvat.
I'm not surprised...a long way to go yet... Mutta onkko on realisti ja taas kirjoitaa totuus...ON hyvää päivää!!onkko wrote:Speaker 1 Se poika tappoi tyttökaverinsa. (that boy killed his girlfriend)
Speaker 2 Ei hyvää päivää
Amerikkalaiset pommitti taas siviilejä, ei hyvää päivää.
Onkko on kauhea rasisti ja taas kirjoittaa mitä sattuu, ei hyvää päivää.
In English you would just say the same thing....If something bad happens you could say, "Not a good day!!"... ämericcalaiset on riccaita. niillä on laituri... suomipoika sanoo "juokse järveen"onkko wrote: Why dont you you take a long the walk a short the harbor pier
As you probably understand that sentence didnt make a sense, tell me what you wanted to say
aleti... alati.. alaspäin? but ears drooping down??? rob.. WTF?I see that you have "aleti" ears, aleti is not a word rest is good
its what you say actually "fuken A" ... or "my ass".. english is more rude.Rob A. wrote: Mutta onkko on realisti ja taas kirjoitaa totuus...ON hyvää päivää!!
OK...OK...I'll stop...
