keli : weather conditions; the "skiability" of snow. Some stuff translates but some doesn't, and I might not be understanding the concepts correctly.
The definitions are in the way I feel the words are defined, but other native speakers could define the words a bit differently. In Denmark, it is common to see "venligst", litterally "friendliest" but often better translated "kindly", pressed into service as "please". Both the number and the definition of "snow" are a stretch, although there are a lot:
I'm guessing that if someone were to list every word for snow in every dialect of Finnish, there could possibly be over a hundred. [Finnish] Words for snow I thought of writing up a short list of the most common words for snow in Finnish. Visit our website and master Finnish! But it was a fun exercise to think about how complicated winter must seem to people from warmer climates! :)snowpack -- the accumulated snow over a season that melts in the spring to feed the riversNew comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be castPost quirky and niche words/phrases from foreign languages that can't easily be translated.Press J to jump to the feed. Does any of the Scandinavian languages? Finnish words for snow. I would be interested to see what kind of words other languages have for the different types of snow.These are the general ones that most people know throughout Finland, but every dialect has their own words snow. It even gets placed in the sentence where "please" would go in English, leading to absurdities like "venligst luk døren" in stead of the correct "luk venligst døren" or better "vær venlig at lukke døren", literally "be friendly to close the door."
Learn how to say snow in Finnish and a lot of other related words. valli : wall, blockage; a wall of snow (natural or manmade) By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies.
The purpose is just to give the general idea. quite a few of these nouns could also be made into verbs or adjectives. Pyydän saisinko kahvia, for example. Danish also have no single word for please. pulveri : powder; very cold, fine, powdery snow. I do love Finnish, it's so much fun to say out loud.Thank you, this is really cool! Please note that absolutely no compound word s are included, and I have even attempted to avoid including multiple words from the same root, eg.
I'm trying to think of the English words used for these things in Canada. What you probably did not know, however, is that Finnish does have over 40 words for snow – at least if we stretch the definition a bit to include all forms of frozen precipitation. If you want to know how to say snow in Finnish, you will find the translation here.
Mostly compound words.Kramsnö, lössnö, skare, firn, snödrev, kornsnö, snöhagel, isnålar, klubbsnö, konstsnö, spårsnö, snöslask, upplega, nysnö, pulversnö, dagsmöjaI suspect it's common for countries in snowy areas where knowing the type of snow is very valuable information.This is neat! We hope this will help you to understand Finnish better. The definitions are in the way I feel the words are defined, but other native speakers could define the words a bit differently. Who knows.Huurre...I'd advise to not say that to anyone in Germanynice collection! It translates "Please, can I get Coffee? I thought of writing up a short list of the most common words for snow in Finnish. If we put please at the end, It would just sound Silly. I really like Finnish.Swedish has a lot of words too. Well kinda you can say please. In Finnish language there are more than 60 words for snow, but not a single one for "please" on Scandinavia and the World. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcutsCookies help us deliver our Services. In Finnish language there are more than 60 words for snow, but not a single one for "please"