Käärijä - Cha Cha Cha

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rankka
heavy, intense
rankka sade
viikko
week
ja
and
ananasmehu, kookosmaito ja rommi

Avoid starting a sentence with paljon. More info: https://uusikielemme.fi/finnish-grammar/syntax/constructions/paljon-monet-many-people-sentences

paljon
many, a lot
Takana on paljon pitkiä päiviä.
pitkä
long
päivä
day
Tänään on kaunis päivä.
pitkiä päiviä; (colloquial) pitkii päiviä
long days (plural partitive case, suitable after "paljon")
paljon pitkiä päiviä
takana; takan'
behind, in the back
Takana on paljon pitkiä päiviä.
mielenkiinto
interest, attention

-na/-nä (essive case) roughly means "within a state of", "having the function/occupation of". More info: https://uusikielemme.fi/finnish-grammar/finnish-cases/grammatical-cases/the-essive-case-na-essiivi
mielenkiintona
of interest
Minulla on mielenkiintona uusi kirja.
mieli
mind
piña colada
piña colada
rata
track, lane, course, trajectory; (slang) nightlife
ilta
evening
olla
to be
on
is
Käärijä on voittaja!
vielä
still, yet; again, once more
nuori
young
aika
time, the time
aikaa
time (singular partitive case, expressing "some/a certain amount of")
Tämä projekti kestää kaksi viikkoa aikaa.
kumota
to flip over, capsize; to undo, cancel, deny; to overthrow; (colloquial) to drink, to down a drink
tämä; (colloquial) tää
this
jäinen
icy
ulkokuori
outer shell
ulko
external
kuori
shell, peel, casing, (tree) bark

Some verbs require their object to be in the accusative case. In Finnish, this case can take on the endings -n (just like the genitive case), -t (like the T-plural) or no ending at all (like the nominative case). The accusative in Finnish is a subject of controversy due to having those different forms. More info: https://uusikielemme.fi/finnish-grammar/finnish-cases/grammatical-cases/the-accusative-case-akkusatiivi A scientific article on the Finnish accusative: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/274501023_The_Finnish_Accusative
tuhota
destroy
pitää
hold, keep, maintain, organise; wear; be fond of
kiinni; (colloquial) kii
closed; attached, fastened; very near; (colloquial) busy, unavailable, engaged
pitää kiinni (+ noun in elative case)
hold onto
pidän kiinni
I'm holding onto; I'll hold onto
kaksi
two
käsi
hand, arm

The instructive case is one of rarely used cases. It expresses the meaning of "by means of". More info: https://uusikielemme.fi/finnish-grammar/finnish-cases/grammatical-cases/instructive-instruktiivi-nain-sen-omin-silmin
kaksin käsin
with both hands
juoma
beverage, drink

-sta/-stä (elative case) can roughly mean "from" or "about" and is used with certain verbs. More info: https://uusikielemme.fi/finnish-grammar/syntax/rections/verb-rections-rektiot-verbit#mist%C3%A4
juomista
drinks (plural elative case, suitable after "pitää")
niin kuin; (colloquial) niinku
just like, as if
ei
no (infinitive and 3rd person singular)
en
I don't
miettiä
think over, ponder
mietin
I think over, I ponder
en mieti
I do not think about
huominen
tomorrow (noun or adjective)
huomista
tomorrow (singular partitive case)
kun; (colloquial) ku
when (in declarative sentences)
tarttua
grab, seize, catch; stick to, cling to; be contagious
tartun
I catch, I grab
tuoppi
tankard, beer mug
tuopista
tankard, beer mug (singular elative case)
haluta
want
haluan; (colloquial) haluun
I want
sekaisin
in disorder, in confusion, messy; insane
vapaa
free (unconstrained); vacant
huoli
worry, concern
huolista
worries, concerns (plural elative case)
vapaa huolista
free from worries
minä; (colloquial) mä
I
jatkaa
continue; stretch, extend; dilute
jatkan
I will continue
kunnes
until
ei enää
no more, no longer
Ei mahdu enää
en enää X (verb in present-tense minä form, without -n)
I don't X anymore
pysyä
stay
pysyn
I stay
en enää pysy
I can no longer stay
tuoli
chair

-ssa/-ssä (inessive case) means "in", "inside of", "at" or "on"
tuolissa
in the chair
muutama (+ singular nominative case)
a few
jo
already
silti
however, nevertheless
minulla on; (colloquial) mulla on; (colloquial) mul on
I have
(colloquial) naamataulu
mug, face
naama
face (noun)
taulu
picture, painting; board; dial; (colloquial) face
vakava
serious
Hän on vakava ihminen.
parketti
parquet; dancefloor
kutsua
call for, summon; invite
kutsu
invitation
Lähetin kutsut syntymäpäiväjuhliin.
minua; (colloquial) mua
me (partitive)
olen; (colloquial) oon
I am
en ole; (colloquial) en oo
I'm not
lukko
a lock
lukossa
locked (in a state of being locked)
tulla
come; become
tulo
arrival; income; input
tulossa
on one's way
Mä oon tulossa.
I'm coming.
Vou!
Woah!
nyt
now
lähteä
leave, depart
lähden
I'm leaving
tanssia
to dance

3rd infinitive is used for combining two verbs. Illative case carries the meaning of "to, into". In case of verbs, it signifies that a certain action is the goal. More info: https://uusikielemme.fi/finnish-grammar/verbs/infinitives/the-third-infinitive-kolmas-infinitiivi Illative case: https://uusikielemme.fi/finnish-grammar/finnish-cases/grammatical-cases/the-illative-case-mihin
tanssimaan
to dance (illative of the 3rd infinitive)
Nyt lähden tanssimaan!
Now I'm off to dance!
eikä
nor; and not; rather than
En halua mennä ulos eikä katsoa televisiota.
enkä
and I don't; nor do I
pelätä/en pelkää
be afraid of
Pelkään hämähäkkejä.
pelkään
I'm afraid
en pelkää
I am not afraid

-kin (mainly in positive sentences) and -kaan/kään (mainly in negative sentences) can have many different meanings depending on the context and what part of speech they modify. More info: https://uusikielemme.fi/finnish-grammar/syntax/liitepartikkelit/kin-kaan-liitepartikkeli-clitic-minakin-minakaan
-kaan/-kään (as verb suffix)
after all; even; either (as verb suffix)
Enkä pelkääkään tätä maailmaa. En matkustakaan Italiaan, vaan menen tervehtimään vanhaa äitiäni.
tätä
this (singular partitive case)
maailma
world
maailmaa
world (singular partitive case)
kaataa
pour, spill; knock down; overthrow
kaadan
I pour
päälle
on, onto
-ni (a possessive suffix)
my, myself, me
päälleni
onto myself
samppanja
champagne
samppanjaa
champagne (singular partitive case)
toinen
other, another
silmä
eye
karsastaa
squint (have eyes turned into different directions); he/she/it is squinting
puhe
speech
sammaltaa
slur (words); he/she/it is slurring
puoli
half
minusta; (colloquial) musta; (colloquial) must
about me; of me; in my opinion
valta
power, rule; country
vallan
power, rule; country (singular genitive case)
saada
get, receive; cause to; be allowed
Sain kirjeen postissa tänään.
saa
gets
arki
weekday; everyday life
arkena
on a weekday (singular essive case)
mies
man
laisinkaan
at all
mutta; (colloquial) mut
but
tänään
today
se
it; that; (colloquial) the
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