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=== In the sauna === | === In the sauna === | ||
* fi."'''lisää'''" == en."more [of x]" | * fi."'''lisää'''" == en."more [of x]" | ||
* fi."'''heitä'''" == en."[you] throw" | |||
* fi."'''löyly'''", plural '''löylyt''' could be translated to "steam" but in fact löyly is a far wider concept i.e. it is not only about the heat and humidity percent. Löyly can also be used to refer to the quality of the löyly in a certain sauna. | * fi."'''löyly'''", plural '''löylyt''' could be translated to "steam" but in fact löyly is a far wider concept i.e. it is not only about the heat and humidity percent. Löyly can also be used to refer to the quality of the löyly in a certain sauna. | ||
* The suffix ''''-ä'''' or ''''-a'''' (determined if there are umlauted characters present in the word body or not) forms the partitive case. | * The suffix ''''-ä'''' or ''''-a'''' (determined if there are umlauted characters present in the word body or not) forms the partitive case. | ||
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::* -> fi."Lisää löylyä." == en."Throw some more water on the stones." | ::* -> fi."Lisää löylyä." == en."Throw some more water on the stones." | ||
::* -> fi."Heitä löylyä" == same thing | |||
* fi."'''Vihdo'''" == en."[you] whack with vihta" | * fi."'''Vihdo'''" == en."[you] whack with vihta" | ||