kolmekymmentayksi
What's that you say?
The number thirty-one written out.
Here, allow me to dazzle you with my mastery of the Finnish language.
I can say incredibly useful (and insightful) sentences like:
... Kuva numero ydeksantoista on pieno talo.
... Anteeksi, mita tama on?
... Poika on ei vanha.
Translated you have:
... Picture number 19 is of a small house.
... Sorry, what is this?
... The boy is not old.
Yup. Aren't you impressed?
Ok, so the books I'm using aren't really concerned about my day to day interactions. More that I can point and disagree with erroneous statements. But still interesting to study. Trying to practice my Finnish on a Finn, I'm usually giggled at and the response is in English. A country that is tucked away on the globe, and the majority of its young population speaks so many languages it's taken almost for granted. Knowing how to speak Finnish, Swedish, English, French, and Spanish is not unusual. And won't give you a leg up in the job market. Is that insane or what?
posted by irene @ 7/29/2002 02:56:00 AM
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