The Murderbot Diaries are finally being translated into my first language (Finnish) and I was super curious to see how ART’s name was going to be handled. So, I finally read Artificial Condition, and its name is Aivan Raivostuttava Tutkimuspaatti which translates to an Extremely Annoying Research-boat !
And it got me wondering how other translations have approached ART’s name. Has there been an effort to preserve the letters A, R and T or has ART been given a completely new acronym? Or has the original English name been kept?
Terve! Haluan kysya...Onko suomen kielessa kohtelias tyyli? Meille sanotiin, että suomalaiset eivät pidä siitä. Voinko käyttää prononimi "Te", jos puhun tuntemattoman kanssa?
folks in joker out fandom, anyone have any recommendations for materials to learn simple slovene, lmk. it doesn't seem to be available on many language apps and id like to learn a little bit
Finnish vocabulary game / Sanapeli suomeksi (beginner friendly)
In English below!
Haluaisitko opetella suomen sanastoa hauskasti pelaamalla? Järjestän huomenna skirbbl.io-pelitilaisuuden, jossa pääsee harjoittelemaan suomen sanoja piirtäen ja arvaten. Huomisen tilaisuuden sanastona ovat eläimet!
Mikä on skribbl.io?
Skribbl.io on nettipeli, jossa jokainen vuorollaan valitsee sanan piirrettäväksi, jota muut arvaavat. Peli toimii tietokoneella, tabletilla ja puhelimella selaimessa. Peliin ei tarvitse tunnuksia ja peliä voi pelata millä vain nimimerkillä. Linkki huomiseen peliin jaetaan huomenna, mutta peliä voi käytä kokeilemassa tietysti etukäteen.
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Do you want to learn Finnish vocabulary through a fun game? I will organize tomorrow a skribbl.io game, where you get to learn Finnish words by drawing and guessing them. We will use a small set of words, and tomorrow's topic will be animals, so the game is also beginner friendly!
What is skribbl.io?
Skribbl.io is a browser game, in which everyone takes turns to pick a word to draw that others will try to guess. The game works on desktops, tablets and smartphones. You do not need to reggister to play, and you can play with a nickname of your choice. Link to the upcoming game is shared tomorrow, but you can check out the game beforehand:
According to letters and previously unpublished manuscripts, J.R.R. Tolkien began writing stories about Middle-earth as far back as 1917 when he was deployed in the First World War. During this time of time of senseless destruction and tragedy, Tolkien created a hero that embodied these fears; Turin Turambar, the self-proclaimed “Master of Doom.”
There is no shortage of heroes in Middle-earth; the diverse cast of characters is a primary reason readers are attracted to Tolkien’s books. From the highest order of Elves and Gods to the smallest Hobbit in the Shire, anyone can be a hero. Manwe, Gandalf, Beren and Luthien, Eowyn, Frodo, Sam, and so on. These heroes of Middle-earth are generally positive figures, they show compassion for others, take council in wisdom, and put the needs of the helpless ahead of themselves; standard qualities for an archetypal fantasy protagonist by today’s standards.
Turin is different. He is disturbed, melancholic, and vainglorious, though he is capable of compassion and accomplishes much in the name of good; of Turin’s many exploits, the most remarkable is single-handedly slaying Glaurung the dragon, a scene reminiscent of Sigurd and Fafnir from the “Volsunga Saga.” Despite all of Turin’s achievements though, despair follows. His sister Lalaith dies from plague as a child and Turin never recovers emotionally; Turin’s father Hurin is captured in battle, believed to be dead, tortured for decades, and cursed to watch his family suffer from afar through dark magic; Turin’s homeland is overtaken by bandits and subjected to thralldom; Turin is forced to abandon his pregnant mother at the age of nine and the two never meet again; he is exiled from his foster home after murdering an advisor to the king, refusing to return on the one condition that he ask for forgiveness; he kills his best friend Beleg after mistaking him for an orc in the dark; most disturbing of all, he discovers that his pregnant wife, is actually his long lost sister Nienor. Upon realizing their act of incest, Nienor casts herself into the ocean and Turin falls upon his sword, thus ending his miserable life.
Turin, a complicated anti-hero that isn’t quite sympathetic, but pitiable, is a jarring departure from the other heroes of Middle-earth. There is never a triumph for Turin; the weight of the world just keeps packing on. While Tolkien was certainly in the headspace to create such a character during the turmoil of World War One, the genesis of Turin and his family is derived from “The Kalevala,” a collection of ancient songs, poems, and folk stories from Finland. Turin’s life was inspired by the rune songs of Kullervo, a deeply troubled youth who experiences many hardships and goes through life inflicting disaster upon himself and his people; sometimes by accident, other times in a fit of rage. Kullervo is a national icon in Finland, not just for his appearance in “The Kalevala,” but as the subject for Finnish composer Jean Sibelius’ first major symphony, “Kullervo. Op. 7.” Through this creation, Sibelius raised the international awareness of this tragic character, as well as the literary and cultural merit of “The Kalevala.”
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I believe a lot of people have made this post in the past but because I'm so excited about attending Helsinki pride this year, I decided to make this post as a refresher! Are any of you guys coming?
The acronym is HLBT+ in Finnish, with H standing for Homo (gay) at the front for some reason. Some people use LGBTQ+ in Finnish too.
L stands for lesbo (lesbian) which, unlike in english, isn't a slur when talking in Finnish.
B is for biseksuaali, meaning bisexual and T is for trans, which has the same meaning in English.
One of my personal favorites among LGBTQ+ vocabulary is kvääri (queer), which also has many other translations but this one is the most used. I also love muusu, a shortening from muunsukupuolinen (nonbinary) which can also be ei-binääri. Some people prefer sukupuoleton (genderless) and I love that too. Another useful term is androgyyni (androgynous). A third gender can be expressed as a direct translation; kolmas sukupuoli. A neutral gender could be neutri. I absolutely adore how many different words there are for this non-male non-female spectrum.
I haven't told this yet, but I am a trans guy! That would be transmies in Finnish. A trans woman would be transnainen.
OTHER WORDS:
Gender - sukupuoli
Gender diversity - Sukupuolen moninaisuus
Asexual - aseksuaali
Pansexual - panseksuaali
Straight - hetero
Homophobia - homofobia
Sexual orientation - seksuaalinen suuntautuminen
A family with same-sex parents - sateenkaariperhe (rainbow family)
Tasa-arvo - equality
To come out of the closet - Tulla kaapista (ulos)
"Related to LGBTQ+ topics" - sateenkaareva (rainbow-y)
I’ve come back to Tumblr after 2 years and it seems like most of the langblrs I knew decided to leave so if you’re a langblr out there and are at least one of the following, please like or reblog so I can follow:
19/01/2024
Hei! Tänään on perjantai (muistutan). Haluaisin kertoa päivästäni. Minä kävin kauppassa äitini kanssa, sitten minä harjoitelin korean kielin (1t25m). Mä opiskelin ensimmäisenä osa oppikirja (mitä?)
Sitten me söimme pitsa, maukas! Ja myös söin jäätelö, minun lempimaku on suklainen, entä sinä?
Illalla pelasin Sims 4, se oli hauska, mutta minä värkäilin kauan mod (?mods, mitä se on suomeksi?). Joo, nyt haluaisin piirtää vähän.
Näin tästä animen kuva pinterestesta usein ja haluaaan katsoa! sen nimi on: Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru
Hyvää viikonloppuna!
Korjaus:
1. P: pitsaa, jäätelöä
2. Sims neljää (puhekielessä)
3. Modi, sisältölaajennus, luomus, muokkausskripti
4. Lempimaku on suklainen -> Lempimakuni on suklaa
5. Entä sinä? -> Entä sinun?
Do yall have any funny, stupid, amusing podcast recommendations in swedish? My swedish matriculation exam (a big ass test) is coming up and I am trying to find low-effort ways to study