- Aika is time. The genitive of aika is ajan, which is also the first person conjugation of ajaa, to drive.
- Eläin is an animal. Elämä is life.
- Kokemus is an experience. Kokous is a meeting. Kokoomus is The National Coalition Party.
- Kotitehtävä is homework. Kotityö is a chore such as cleaning or washing the dishes.
- Kylä is a village, but it's also used in the expression käydä kylässä, to visit someone.
- Leikata is to cut. Leikkiä is to play as a child.
- Liha is meat, lihava is fat, lihas is a muscle, and lihaksikas is muscular.
- Liikenne is traffic. Liike is a movement or a store or a shop. Liikunta is sports.
- Luonto is nature. Luento is a lecture. Luonne is a personality, a temperament.
- Menestys is a success. Menetys is a loss.
- Menestyä is to succeed. Menehtyä is to die.
- Muuttaa is just tricky in general, so you should read this post.
- Myrsky is a strom. Myrkky is poison.
- Ohjelma is a programme. Ongelma is a problem.
- Patient is either a noun potilas or an adjective kärsivällinen.
- Rukata is to fix a little bit. Runkata is to masturbate. In newspapers, rukata is often in the past tense rukkasi, and it really makes you want to read the text twice.
- Sää is a weather. Säästää is to save, as in to save money. Säästä is both about the weather and the command Save!
- Tapaaminen is a meeting. Tappaminen is killing.
- Terveellinen is healthy. Turvallinen is safe.
- Varata is to book or to reserve. Varastaa is to steal. Verrata is to compare.
- Viallinen is faulty. Virallinen is official. Vaarallinen is dangerous.
- Mä tapaan sut. Mä tapan sut. You must know this one!
- Olen pahoillani is I'm sorry. Paholainen is a devil.
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– Hanna
Thanks for reading! If you enjoyed this post, feel free to share it.
Kiitos, kun luit! Jos pidit postauksesta, voit jakaa sen eteenpäin.
– Hanna
Kiitos, kun luit! Jos pidit postauksesta, voit jakaa sen eteenpäin.
– Hanna