Do you know the difference between these words that mean some kind of a group in Finnish?
- jengi: Kiva, kun jengi diggaa!
- joukkue: Meidän joukkue oli paras!
- porukka: Mikä porukka te oikein olette?
- luokka: Meidän luokka on tosi kiva.
Here are the definitions:
- jengi - a gang. Jengi can be a criminal gang, but it can also be a group of friends or fans.
- joukkue - a (sports) team
- porukka - a group of people, often used in spoken language. In some dialect, porukat means parents.
- ryhmä - a group, can be people or things.
- tiimi - a team, often at work. A loan word from the English team.
- luokka - a group of school students, but also a class room.
Here are the translations:
- Kiva, kun jengi diggaa! - It's nice that people like (me)!
- Meidän joukkue oli paras! - Our team was the best!
- Mikä porukka te oikein olette? - What (kind of a) group are you?
- Meidän ryhmä voi aloittaa. - Our group can start.
- Kuinka monta koodaajaa teidän tiimissä on? - How many coders do you have in your team?
Ryhmä Hau. Hau is what a dog says in Finnish. |
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