Inspired by my student's struggle between pussi and kassi, here's a post about different bags in Finnish:
Kassi- muovikassi - a plastic bag
- kestokassi - a reusable bag (kestää = to last)
- kangaskassi - a tote bag (kangas = fabric)
- lahjakassi - a gift bag
- putkikassi - a duffel bag, a tube-shaped bag
- treenikassi - a sports bag
- kassit - balls, a slang word for testicles (I have a post about balls in Finnish)
- verkkokassi - a mesh bag
Pussi
Often smaller than kassi. But not always!
- karkkipussi - a candy bag
- kakkapussi - a poop bag (for animals and for hikers in certain areas)
- makuupussi - a sleeping bag
- muovipussi - a plastic bag
- oksennuspussi - a sick bag (oksennus = vomit)
- paperipussi - a paper bag
- pukupussi - a garment bag
- pussijuoksu - a sack race (juosta = to run)
- pussilakana - a duvet cover (lakana = a sheet)
- pölypussi - a dust bag in a vacuum cleaner
- roskapussi - a garbage bag
- ruumispussi - a body bag
A small pussi is pussukka. You can never have too many Marimekko pussukkas!
Laukku
- käsilaukku - a handbag, a purse
- matkalaukku - a suitcase (matka = a trip, a journey)
- olkalaukku - a shoulder bag
- vetolaukku - a trolley suitcase (vetää = to pull)
- vyölaukku - a fanny bag (vyö = a belt)
- yliolanlaukku - a crossbody bag (a bag that looks like vyölaukku but you wear it over your shoulder)
Muita kantovälineitä - Other tools for carrying objects
- juoksuvyö - a running belt
- jätesäkki - a really big garbage bag
- kori - a basket
- narureppu - a string bag, a gym bag
- reppu - a backback
- rinkka - a large backback for hiking
- salkku - a briefcase
- säkki - a sack
- ämpäri - a bucket
Lue lisää
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– Hanna
– Hanna
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