Wednesday, February 22, 2012

As the saying goes: love

Finnish language is rich in phrases. Using phrases smoothly makes a hit, so let's go through some of the phrases related to love - with direct translations and some kind of attempt to explain the meaning. Usually these are doomed attempts, but let's try out:

Teerenpeli - game of black grouse
Vispilänkauppa - sales transaction of a whisk
If two people have game of black grouse or sales transactions of a whisk with each other, they clearly have something going on. But this is very early stage, nothing official yet.

Pihkassa - in resin
When you're in resin, you've fell in love. In a light, cute and blushing way.


Suu messingillä - mouth on brass
Obviously young love makes you just smile all the time, in other words, your mouth is on brass.

Purjehtia avioliiton satamaan - to sail into the harbor of marriage
And if things are progressing, one day you may end up getting married - sailing in into the harbor of marriage, that is.

Näyttää kaapin paikka - to show the location of cupboard
Eventually the one who's more dominant in the relationship is the one to show the location of cupboard.

2 comments:

  1. Rakkaudesta se hevonenkin potkii! He may tease you but that only means he likes you, ie bullying is fine, girls!

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    1. Aaawww! That's so good! How could I miss that?

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