In Ilves13, the summer camp of Häme Scout District, I met John who is an exchange student from Australia.
John told me that he has learned Finnish phrases that are really odd. For instance, ’dick in forehead’–meaning that you are angry–sounded especially peculiar to John.
Well John, here’s some more. I hope that you’ll survive the rest of the year in Toijala with these.
- to be out of money = to have arse open (olla perse auki)
- to get drunk = to get tuba (vetää tuubat)
- to be drunk = to be in dough (olla taikinassa)
- to be drunk = to be in breeze (olla tuiskeessa)
- to be drunk = to be faces (olla lärvit, olla naamat)
- to be drunk = to have ones knob swollen (olla nuppi turvoksissa)
- to be drunk = to be in yeast (olla hiivassa)
- to be drunk = to be in tunnel (olla tunnelissa)
- to be drunk = to have wieners in your eyes (olla nakit silmillä)
- to be drunk = to be wieners and potato mash (olla nakit ja muusi)
- to be drunk = to have arses on your shoulder (olla perseet olalla)
- to be drunk = to be in little pretty (olla pienessä sievässä)
With these idioms, you’ll be fine in Finland.