I love what you do. teaching simple finnish, i have respect for anyone who teaches our language, and i also have respect for people who decide to learn it, its not easy :D if you, the person reading this is learning finnish then i truly respect you in every way :)
I like how, at least in Helsinki, the "not in service" sign on the bus reads "ei linjalla" in Finnish. Literally "not on the line". For some reason that always gives me a chuckle. But it's a good reminder that bus is linja-auto, since you really never hear that spoken.
Thanks for making videos like this. Since I have nobody to speak finnish with, this style of videos is good for learning vocabulary, which can otherwise be hard.
Kat! Thank you for telling Finland about transportation!!! Korea can get a driver's license at the age of 20. I always knew a lot about Finland by watching your videos. I will always cheer for you and pray for you.😊💪🙏🫶❤️
We have the same system for mass transit in the city where I live( Portland, OR). A pass will allow you ride any bus/light-rail etc. for its timed duration. An all day pass costs 5$ US. You can also load money onto a monthly pass(100$ adult, 28$ youth and over 65). They deduct some money from your pass every time you use it, but it is good for the whole month even if you go over the amount on it. AND, f you do not use up all the money loaded on the pass, the balance left carries over to the next month( if you only use 10$ on a 28$ pass in July, it still has 18$ on it in August, and you'll only need to put 10$ on it to have a full pass again)
Thanks for the video--always good to know useful terms like this! In the US, the driving age is younger than in most countries, which I find interesting, because the minimum age to purchase alcohol (21) is older than in many (most?) countries. Depending on the state, the minimum driving age is usually between 14-17. In California, you can generally get a learner's permit at 15.5 years and a license at 16 (though there are some restrictions for drivers younger than 18).
In Poland, from quite a long time youths are allowed to start a driving licence course not sooner than 3 month before his/her birthday. If I'm not wrong, when you are 15 you can start in Poland a course for A2(?) tier licence which allows you to drive a vehicle kind like a car (microcar). Also: etymology is sometimes funny. Finns have their "flying machine", Polish have their samolot - "-lot" (a flight or a flying object in this case) "samo-" (by itself, doing an activity of being such thing by its own). The word "auto" in Polish (btw, pronounced more like äuto) is the abbreviation from "automobil" (yet old, deprecated Polish loan word) later further polonized to "samochód" (read: samo-hood), which directly means "self-walking" or "self-moving"... which is a direct cliché of Latin auto-mobile. Gosh - it was a lingo-historical ride, wasn't it?😄
Funny thing is I had a short in my recommended....satujuna-skipeduveinau. Helpful facts thank you. I use to ride motorcycles when I was younger, the off road type. Then I did one street bike and I put it into a lake. The curves were fun up until that last one. I too have yet to ride in a helicopter. You missed at least one....they had a couple in a nearby town to celebrate....hot air balloons. I have not rode in one of them either. I did attend a hot air balloon festival in Lake George New York several years back and they are neat to watch launch and then they have a night show where they stay on the ground and flare up. Wow, sorry long comment. Thanks for the video. Kiitos
@@KatChatsFinnish there are roads in Siberia which are available only in winter when the ground is frozen. winters are long, then 5-6 months per year or even more. in warm season the ground turns into impassable mud, even all-terrain vehicles get stuck.
Moikka Katya! Tässä Puolassa henkilö voi ilmoittautuaa ajokorttin kursille kolme kuukautta 18 syntymäpäivää ennen, ja koen liittyä syntymäpaivänä jopa, samoin kuin sinun maassasi ;) Kiitos tästä videosta, olen Suomessa ja Helsingissa seuravassa vikkossa ensimainen kerran ja nämä tiedot ovat tosi tarkeita ja arvokaita minulle. Olen löytänyt HSL-sovellus jo!
That is a speculated etymology for Venäjä, but I believe the more commonly accepted one is that it refers to Wends or Veneti, which are names for Slavic people used by ancient Germans and Romans. So, in that case Venäjä would basically mean "Slavland", not "Boatland".
I dont think it has connection as finn. Venäläiset is nicer term to call russians, when in the winter war finns used to call russians ryssät, that is bit more insulting towards russians.
Remember that there is three diffrent ways to say vene, that finns use, when talking about the specific type of boat. There is soutuvene, that means rowing boat. Purjevene, that means sailboat and moottorivene, that means motorboat. Yacht is jahti, but finns dont really own yachts. Laiva we always use, when talking about big ship, that goes to Stockholm or Talinna from Helsinki.
@@bufordghoons9981 No problem. I myself know all these types of boats, when im finn and I have used these terms before. There is also poliisivene, that means police boat, that is very rare to see, when I belive there are only two police boats operating in the Helsinki region in the summer time of course.
Moi Kat! hyvää päivää sulle.. kiitos for this video, voisitko opettaa about conjuctions? I would really love to hear about those from you.. kiitos paljon..
Interesting. I would have thought public transport would be more popular in Finland. In the UK you have to be 17 before you can apply for a provisional licence to drive a car. You can also take a driving test for a car at 17. It's 16 for mopeds and light quad bikes. To drive a heavy goods vehicle, such as a bus or lorry, you need a full driving licence, be 18 and take further driving tests. In Iowa in the USA you can start driving at 14!! 😲 (This big Train enthusiast notes down Juna for future reference). 😁 Would not the ships that go from Helsinki to Stockholm be called Ferries? (Finnish for ferry?) For instance. We would take the ferry from Newcastle to Amsterdam. We would not take the ship. Confusingly, ferries are always called boats even though they can be very large ships. What's the Finnish for cycling? Many years ago I had a motorcycle. A Suzuki 250GT. Did a ton on it once. 🏍 Also had mopeds and a motor scooter. A Vespa motor scooter had the nickname of 'sewing machine' because the noise they made sounded like a sewing machine. lol Have you ever ridden in a motorcycle sidecar? Do you have the equivalent of 'White van man' in Finnish? I have an ancient persons travel pass which allows me to use the bus or Metro for free after 10.00am. Our Metro is called the Metro. 😁 Do American tourists get charged more for riding in a Taksi in the same way as happens in London? (Cringes at the American spelling of aeroplane). 😫😁 The quiz? The only one I could remember was Juna. I have a terrible memory. 😭
and thank you for so useful video! Oh, 35 euros! 😨😨😨 Menin junalla ja maksoin vain 4.30 euroa! PS: I'll try to write a small text in Finnish how people travel by trains for days. it will be a good practice!
I paused the video to answer the age for license question. I was use to 15-16 years old until I got to Idaho and found out that they could get a license at 14 years old to work the farms. Now back to the video🤐
You forgot to mention snowmobiles in your vocabulary. And reindeer sledge I know except Santa no other person use it but c'mon Santa lives in Finland And also e-scooter (i have read about it)
What the heck happened? It seems as if everybody who speaks English stopped using the word "subway" a few months ago and started using the word "metro" in its place. Why didn't I get the memo? (Not that I plan on heeding it.)
Ah, doggo sledges are not used for the transportation even at the North, do they? in Russia and Uzbekistan, people have to be 18 years old to get the driving license, and can't start learning officially before. And it's not common for everyone to start driving classes when you turn 18, I think not so many people have cars. But it depends where people live - in the countryside or in the city, in some cities like Moscow and St.Petersburg people have higher income but the cities are always stuck in traffic jams... In the countryside, public transport connections are very bad, it's better to have a car - even better a jeep with their quality of roads... In the mountains in Uzbekistan people still use donkeys for the transportation. And some places in Russia are reachable only by helicopters. Trains are the most common way for long-distance travelling in postSoviet countries. It's very uncommon for Europeans that we travel for days by night trains, 2-3-4 days in the train is very common, everyone of us had this experience. The train has stops and people can go out to get fresh air, then board back to continue the journey (usually they don't change trains). For example, I traveled a couple of times from my home city to Moscow, it takes ca. 2.5 days (60-65 hours). And 60-65 hours back! The longest possible trip is 7 or 8 days, as I remember.
I think the dog sleds are only for tourists or people who have that as a hobby. And wow lots of super interesting info - thanks for taking the time to write it all down and share it with us! Kiitos paljon!
Moi,anteeksi... Voitko auttaa kääntää suomeksi "by public transport" ... "Se on julkinella liikennella?" Kiitos 🙆🏾♀️🙈... For license they do the same as in FIN.
I love what you do. teaching simple finnish, i have respect for anyone who teaches our language, and i also have respect for people who decide to learn it, its not easy :D if you, the person reading this is learning finnish then i truly respect you in every way :)
I like how, at least in Helsinki, the "not in service" sign on the bus reads "ei linjalla" in Finnish. Literally "not on the line". For some reason that always gives me a chuckle. But it's a good reminder that bus is linja-auto, since you really never hear that spoken.
Omg that is true! I will always remember your comment now when seeing that sign 😂
Thanks for making videos like this. Since I have nobody to speak finnish with, this style of videos is good for learning vocabulary, which can otherwise be hard.
Kat! Thank you for telling Finland about transportation!!! Korea can get a driver's license at the age of 20. I always knew a lot about Finland by watching your videos. I will always cheer for you and pray for you.😊💪🙏🫶❤️
AGE TWENTY??? One will be old before the license is received xD
🎶Auto jää, auto jää
🎼Nyt kun miettii ni tää on järkevää
🎵Luonto kiittää saadaan talous elpymään
🎶Kun auto jää, auto jää
We have the same system for mass transit in the city where I live( Portland, OR). A pass will allow you ride any bus/light-rail etc. for its timed duration. An all day pass costs 5$ US. You can also load money onto a monthly pass(100$ adult, 28$ youth and over 65). They deduct some money from your pass every time you use it, but it is good for the whole month even if you go over the amount on it. AND, f you do not use up all the money loaded on the pass, the balance left carries over to the next month( if you only use 10$ on a 28$ pass in July, it still has 18$ on it in August, and you'll only need to put 10$ on it to have a full pass again)
Thanks for the video--always good to know useful terms like this! In the US, the driving age is younger than in most countries, which I find interesting, because the minimum age to purchase alcohol (21) is older than in many (most?) countries. Depending on the state, the minimum driving age is usually between 14-17. In California, you can generally get a learner's permit at 15.5 years and a license at 16 (though there are some restrictions for drivers younger than 18).
most households in quebec province where i live have 2 cars and more often than not, they are enormous pickup trucks.
In Poland, from quite a long time youths are allowed to start a driving licence course not sooner than 3 month before his/her birthday. If I'm not wrong, when you are 15 you can start in Poland a course for A2(?) tier licence which allows you to drive a vehicle kind like a car (microcar).
Also: etymology is sometimes funny. Finns have their "flying machine", Polish have their samolot - "-lot" (a flight or a flying object in this case) "samo-" (by itself, doing an activity of being such thing by its own). The word "auto" in Polish (btw, pronounced more like äuto) is the abbreviation from "automobil" (yet old, deprecated Polish loan word) later further polonized to "samochód" (read: samo-hood), which directly means "self-walking" or "self-moving"... which is a direct cliché of Latin auto-mobile. Gosh - it was a lingo-historical ride, wasn't it?😄
Kiitos
In Japan, you can obtain a driver license from 18. So, the most common timing to get one is after graduation from high school.
Here in OZ you can get your learner's car license starting at 16 and motorbike license at 16 years and 9 months.
Funny thing is I had a short in my recommended....satujuna-skipeduveinau. Helpful facts thank you. I use to ride motorcycles when I was younger, the off road type. Then I did one street bike and I put it into a lake. The curves were fun up until that last one. I too have yet to ride in a helicopter. You missed at least one....they had a couple in a nearby town to celebrate....hot air balloons. I have not rode in one of them either. I did attend a hot air balloon festival in Lake George New York several years back and they are neat to watch launch and then they have a night show where they stay on the ground and flare up. Wow, sorry long comment. Thanks for the video. Kiitos
I've noticed myself that usually "linja-auto" is used when talking about the long-distance buses, and "bussi" is the city bus! :)
I still use bussi, even if its long distance from Helsinki to Turku.
Linja-auto is just old orginal term nobody really uses anymore.
Pikappi or lava-auto for pickup truck. Just in case anyone is curious.
Number one mode of transportation in Finland is by foot!
And cars are very expensive to own because of high taxes.
Source: I live in Finland. 😄
That's why no traffic
Understanding style wow
Rekka (truk)
Juna (metro)
Ratikka ( tram)
And a tricky question for you because you live in Finland, the country with long winters - have you heard about "winter roads"?
I have not actually! What is it?
@@KatChatsFinnish there are roads in Siberia which are available only in winter when the ground is frozen. winters are long, then 5-6 months per year or even more. in warm season the ground turns into impassable mud, even all-terrain vehicles get stuck.
@@merclangrat Wow!!
I live in Florida and i got my restricted license at 15 and the regular one at 16.
Moikka Katya! Tässä Puolassa henkilö voi ilmoittautuaa ajokorttin kursille kolme kuukautta 18 syntymäpäivää ennen, ja koen liittyä syntymäpaivänä jopa, samoin kuin sinun maassasi ;)
Kiitos tästä videosta, olen Suomessa ja Helsingissa seuravassa vikkossa ensimainen kerran ja nämä tiedot ovat tosi tarkeita ja arvokaita minulle. Olen löytänyt HSL-sovellus jo!
If vene means boat, I wonder if Venäjä means "Boat people", their term to describe the early Russians raiding from boats like the Vikings.
That is a speculated etymology for Venäjä, but I believe the more commonly accepted one is that it refers to Wends or Veneti, which are names for Slavic people used by ancient Germans and Romans. So, in that case Venäjä would basically mean "Slavland", not "Boatland".
I dont think it has connection as finn. Venäläiset is nicer term to call russians, when in the winter war finns used to call russians ryssät, that is bit more insulting towards russians.
Remember that there is three diffrent ways to say vene, that finns use, when talking about the specific type of boat. There is soutuvene, that means rowing boat. Purjevene, that means sailboat and moottorivene, that means motorboat. Yacht is jahti, but finns dont really own yachts. Laiva we always use, when talking about big ship, that goes to Stockholm or Talinna from Helsinki.
@@jout738 I found your response interesting. Thank you for that.
@@bufordghoons9981
No problem. I myself know all these types of boats, when im finn and I have used these terms before. There is also poliisivene, that means police boat, that is very rare to see, when I belive there are only two police boats operating in the Helsinki region in the summer time of course.
In the 60's, you got your learners at 15 and drivers at 16. Not sure if its just the same now!
In vietnam we can drive on 18 years old.
Moi Kat! hyvää päivää sulle.. kiitos for this video, voisitko opettaa about conjuctions? I would really love to hear about those from you.. kiitos paljon..
Interesting. I would have thought public transport would be more popular in Finland.
In the UK you have to be 17 before you can apply for a provisional licence to drive a car. You can also take a driving test for a car at 17. It's 16 for mopeds and light quad bikes. To drive a heavy goods vehicle, such as a bus or lorry, you need a full driving licence, be 18 and take further driving tests.
In Iowa in the USA you can start driving at 14!! 😲
(This big Train enthusiast notes down Juna for future reference). 😁
Would not the ships that go from Helsinki to Stockholm be called Ferries? (Finnish for ferry?) For instance. We would take the ferry from Newcastle to Amsterdam. We would not take the ship. Confusingly, ferries are always called boats even though they can be very large ships.
What's the Finnish for cycling?
Many years ago I had a motorcycle. A Suzuki 250GT. Did a ton on it once. 🏍 Also had mopeds and a motor scooter. A Vespa motor scooter had the nickname of 'sewing machine' because the noise they made sounded like a sewing machine. lol Have you ever ridden in a motorcycle sidecar?
Do you have the equivalent of 'White van man' in Finnish?
I have an ancient persons travel pass which allows me to use the bus or Metro for free after 10.00am. Our Metro is called the Metro. 😁
Do American tourists get charged more for riding in a Taksi in the same way as happens in London?
(Cringes at the American spelling of aeroplane). 😫😁
The quiz? The only one I could remember was Juna. I have a terrible memory. 😭
👍👍 hyvää viikonloppua / schönes Wochenende
Fun fact rekka = Lastkraftwagen (LKW) juna =Zug ratikka = Tram/Straßenbahn 😂😂 ( I am 50% Finnish / 50% German)
Deutchland very gud.
Nice
and thank you for so useful video! Oh, 35 euros! 😨😨😨 Menin junalla ja maksoin vain 4.30 euroa!
PS: I'll try to write a small text in Finnish how people travel by trains for days. it will be a good practice!
Tosi halpa!!
What about Pulkka?
I paused the video to answer the age for license question. I was use to 15-16 years old until I got to Idaho and found out that they could get a license at 14 years old to work the farms. Now back to the video🤐
Voisiko olla niin, että on unohdettu pirulliset E skootterit, jotka lisääntyvät kaupungeissa kuin jänikset?
There is a word for a sport utility vehicle, but I don't remember what it is in Finnish.
You forgot to mention snowmobiles in your vocabulary. And reindeer sledge I know except Santa no other person use it but c'mon Santa lives in Finland
And also e-scooter (i have read about it)
What the heck happened? It seems as if everybody who speaks English stopped using the word "subway" a few months ago and started using the word "metro" in its place. Why didn't I get the memo? (Not that I plan on heeding it.)
Hyvää
Kiitos!
mä tykkään opin suomesta
Ah, doggo sledges are not used for the transportation even at the North, do they?
in Russia and Uzbekistan, people have to be 18 years old to get the driving license, and can't start learning officially before.
And it's not common for everyone to start driving classes when you turn 18, I think not so many people have cars. But it depends where people live - in the countryside or in the city, in some cities like Moscow and St.Petersburg people have higher income but the cities are always stuck in traffic jams... In the countryside, public transport connections are very bad, it's better to have a car - even better a jeep with their quality of roads...
In the mountains in Uzbekistan people still use donkeys for the transportation. And some places in Russia are reachable only by helicopters.
Trains are the most common way for long-distance travelling in postSoviet countries. It's very uncommon for Europeans that we travel for days by night trains, 2-3-4 days in the train is very common, everyone of us had this experience. The train has stops and people can go out to get fresh air, then board back to continue the journey (usually they don't change trains).
For example, I traveled a couple of times from my home city to Moscow, it takes ca. 2.5 days (60-65 hours). And 60-65 hours back!
The longest possible trip is 7 or 8 days, as I remember.
I think the dog sleds are only for tourists or people who have that as a hobby. And wow lots of super interesting info - thanks for taking the time to write it all down and share it with us! Kiitos paljon!
Moi,anteeksi... Voitko auttaa kääntää suomeksi "by public transport" ... "Se on julkinella liikennella?" Kiitos 🙆🏾♀️🙈...
For license they do the same as in FIN.
Truck
Train
Tram
😃🤩😍🤗🙃😘😘
Joo