Scandinavia and the World
Scandinavia and the World

Comments #9472144:


Karen

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In Finnish language there are more than 60 words for snow, b 8 4, 9:10pm

Both the number and the definition of "snow" are a stretch, although there are a lot:

http://www.ohmycake-helsinki.com/2013/04/finnish-snow-guide.html
https://www.reddit.com/r/DoesNotTranslate/comments/2qfwmm/finnish_words_for_snow/

Can you actually name 60, EyeOfTheStorm3? I can't find a reference for anything that high.

As for "please":

http://wikitravel.org/en/Finnish_phrasebook

"The word please doesn't translate very easily into Finnish, although starting requests with Saisinko... (Could I please have...) or Voisitko... (Could you please...) can often substitute. If you have been asked something (eg. "What would you like?", or "Where do you want to go?"), you can just state X, kiitos in response. Better yet, just smile! "