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Mod Jouni

Jagex Mod

24-Apr-2009 11:55:22

Hi all,

I had to make this thread because I think some Finnish words and their usage are quite funny When some word have more than just one meaning.
I guess its same thing with English too...

Example word

Finnish - English
Munkki - doughnut OR monk

When using this words in phrases results can be hilarious

Like, I ate couple monks this morning.
or Doughnuts and nuns spread wildly when...

Any others?

Mod Jouni

Rct Schulzer

24-Apr-2009 13:37:56

Does that mean that ingame, monkfish could be misread as donutfish?

Tasty....

Tabris

24-Apr-2009 13:40:30

I thought it means donutfish

Tupu	24-Apr-2009 14:01:19 noob ;S

Urnamefails

24-Apr-2009 14:15:46

Moro Jouni

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Guildboss

24-Apr-2009 17:59:55
Last edited on 25-Apr-2009 12:48:53 by Guildboss

Some examples:

karuselli = merry-go-around
karu selli = a cruel prison cell

silmiinpistävä = attention drawing
silmiin pistävä = something that stings you in the eye

saapas = a boot
saapas = he/she got a permission to do something

"Sain sen valmiiksi." "Nyt vasta?"
="I finished it." "This late?"

"Mitä tarvitset seuraavaksi?" "Nyt vasta!"
="What do you need next?" "I need a birch whisk used in sauna"

Tämä on rikki = This is broken
Tämä on rikki = This is sulphur

Tuo on särki = That is broken
Tuo on särki = That is a roach

Se on kuusi = It is six o' clock
Se on kuusi = It is a pine

Some funny phrases:

Kokko, kokoo koko kokko kokoon! Koko kokkoko? Koko kokko. Ok! Kokoon koko kokon kokoon.
= Kokko, gather the whole balefire up! The whole balefire? The whole balefire! Ok! I will gather the whole balefire up.

Älä rääkkää kääkkää, kääkänrääkkääjä! No ehä mää rääkkääkkää kääkkää.
= Don't torture that old bird, you old bird torturer! But I'm not torturing the old bird!

Yksikseskös itkeskelet, itsekseskös yskiskelet?
= Are you crying alone, coughing by yourself?

Naisasianajajan naisasianaisen ananas
= A female lawyer's female attorney's pineapple

Tuu kattoon kattoon! Mun kaveri tapettiin tapettiin!
= Come to have a look at the ceiling. My friend was killed against wallpaper.

Parkkipoika

24-Apr-2009 18:04:26
Last edited on 24-Apr-2009 18:04:35 by Parkkipoika

Tämmönen helppo alkuun/easy one for the beginning

Terve! = Hello!
Terve (adjektiivi) = Healthy (adjective)

Palleroporo

25-Apr-2009 15:43:54

We must not forget the legendary:

Tuli = Fire
Tulli = Customs
Tuuli = Wind

Also I have an indian friend who had an argument with his girlfriend. He said to his girlfriend: "olen Paholainen" Which means "I am the devil". He was ment to say "olen pahoillani" which means he is sorry.

Mage Rughar

Forum Mod

28-Apr-2009 19:00:52

Well, monkfish in Finnish is 'merikrotti'.

Let's see if I can think of something here.

Oh right,

'alas' in English is old-fashioned way to express sadness or regret. In Finnish the same word means 'down'.

While Finnish 'alas' is a direction, you can say that a sad person is "feeling down".

Funny connection IMO.

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Sno	29-Apr-2009 04:41:29 Ha Ha mage, I'm feeling Atlas right now.

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