Lessons in Finnish and Hide and Seek
What do they have in common you ask? Well, one could suppose that I am hiding from learning Finnish, they wouldn't be totally wrong. But in reality, they have nothing to do with one another. Two separate topics and entities. Let's start with a fun little finnish lesson, so you can begin to appreciate my pain.
I am only beginning to understand what it must have been like for other exchange students, learning english was a lot easier. Probably has something to do with the fact that we think in English. Anyways, today I'm going to teach you some numbers.
One= yksi (uuck-si)
Two= kaksi (kawk-si)
Three= kalme (call-meh)
Four= neljä (nel-ha)
Five= viisi (vee-see)
Six= kuusi (coo-see)
Seven= seitsemän (sight-say-man)
Eight= kahkdeksan (kawk-dek-san)
Nine= ykdeksän (uck-dek-san)
Ten= kymmenen (...I'm not really sure... looks like kiem-men-en)
If you wanted to say any number from eleven to nineteen, you would simply add -toista to the end of the word. For example: twelve= kaksitoista; eighteen= kahkdeksantoista.
If you wanted to say a multiple of ten (20, 30, 40, 50...), you would add -kymmentä to the end of the word. For example: fourty= neljäkymmentä. If it was a number like sixty-seven, it would be kuusikymmentäseitseman. Nice. That's gonna be fun to say.
If you wanted to say any number from 100-199, you would add sata- to the front of the word. Every other hundred (200-900), you would add -sata to the end.
That's as far as I am going. Now for a super-fun-number-tongue-twisters!
Nine hundred and ninety nine= ykdeksänsataykdeksänkymmentäykdeksän
Try saying that five times fast. Incidentally, nine is my favorite number. I love the "uuck" sound! It's so fun to make!
Next time, look for a fun lesson in colours!
Okay, no on to hide and seek. As everyone should already know, Rowan is hosting a going away party for... well... myself. It's something I've always wanted to try and can be done with a large amount of people with minimal damage (aka my parents wallet, the neighbors property, death by friend's family members). I want to play hide and seek. Childish, I know, so to spruce things up a little, we are going to play it all across Redcliff. I'm looking at a map of Redcliff and some boundaries. Some of the rules will include having to stay with your partner at all times, only being able to hide in public places (parks, some stores, school areas), and so on. Gonna be super fun! A couple hours of running for your life and diving into bushes really gets the adrenaline going! After that, Rowan shall be hosting a bonfire at her house for all those who care to stay.
So, if you want to come or have any ideas on how to make it better, email, message, call (no texting!), comment, or something me!
Well, that's all for now! Still no word on my guarantee form, so I can't really update a whole lot on the exxchange. Visa is giving me a migraine. I'll post again later when something comes up and we can sing the rainbow song together in finnish! Until then, hyvää yötä!
I am only beginning to understand what it must have been like for other exchange students, learning english was a lot easier. Probably has something to do with the fact that we think in English. Anyways, today I'm going to teach you some numbers.
One= yksi (uuck-si)
Two= kaksi (kawk-si)
Three= kalme (call-meh)
Four= neljä (nel-ha)
Five= viisi (vee-see)
Six= kuusi (coo-see)
Seven= seitsemän (sight-say-man)
Eight= kahkdeksan (kawk-dek-san)
Nine= ykdeksän (uck-dek-san)
Ten= kymmenen (...I'm not really sure... looks like kiem-men-en)
If you wanted to say any number from eleven to nineteen, you would simply add -toista to the end of the word. For example: twelve= kaksitoista; eighteen= kahkdeksantoista.
If you wanted to say a multiple of ten (20, 30, 40, 50...), you would add -kymmentä to the end of the word. For example: fourty= neljäkymmentä. If it was a number like sixty-seven, it would be kuusikymmentäseitseman. Nice. That's gonna be fun to say.
If you wanted to say any number from 100-199, you would add sata- to the front of the word. Every other hundred (200-900), you would add -sata to the end.
That's as far as I am going. Now for a super-fun-number-tongue-twisters!
Nine hundred and ninety nine= ykdeksänsataykdeksänkymmentäykdeksän
Try saying that five times fast. Incidentally, nine is my favorite number. I love the "uuck" sound! It's so fun to make!
Next time, look for a fun lesson in colours!
Okay, no on to hide and seek. As everyone should already know, Rowan is hosting a going away party for... well... myself. It's something I've always wanted to try and can be done with a large amount of people with minimal damage (aka my parents wallet, the neighbors property, death by friend's family members). I want to play hide and seek. Childish, I know, so to spruce things up a little, we are going to play it all across Redcliff. I'm looking at a map of Redcliff and some boundaries. Some of the rules will include having to stay with your partner at all times, only being able to hide in public places (parks, some stores, school areas), and so on. Gonna be super fun! A couple hours of running for your life and diving into bushes really gets the adrenaline going! After that, Rowan shall be hosting a bonfire at her house for all those who care to stay.
So, if you want to come or have any ideas on how to make it better, email, message, call (no texting!), comment, or something me!
Well, that's all for now! Still no word on my guarantee form, so I can't really update a whole lot on the exxchange. Visa is giving me a migraine. I'll post again later when something comes up and we can sing the rainbow song together in finnish! Until then, hyvää yötä!
