Januarys book in Easy Finnish Book Club Ne lensivät tästä yli
Do you remember Selkokirjalukupiiri, the Easy Finnish Book Club? Januarys novel is Sanna-Leena Knuuttilas Ne lensiv�t t�st� yli. It is a fictional diary of a young woman during the Winter War 1939 - 1940, and its written in relatively easy Finnish. The cover of the book looks like this:
Because of the topic and the time period, the vocabulary in Ne lensiv�t t�st� yli is a bit more challenging than in an average easy Finnish novel. Heres a list of words that I have taken from the book. How many of these are new to you?
- ase
- armeija
- el�inten ruokkiminen
- este
- evakko
- haavoittua
- hautajaiset
- hein�lato
- hengiss�
- hy�kk�ys
- h�vi�
- ilmah�lytys
- ilta-askareet
- juoksuhauta
- kamari
- kamiina
- Kansanhuolto
- keinutuoli
- kertausharjoitus
- kev�tkylv�
- kirkonkyl�
- kotirintama
- korsu
- korppu
- kuolema
- leipomistalkoot
- liipaisin
- linnoitusty�
- lotta
- luoti
- lude, lutikka
- lypsyjakkara
- meijeri
- m��r�ys
- mylly
- navetta
- Neuvostoliitto
- ostokortti
- panssarivaunu
- puolustuslinja
- piikkilanka
- pommikone
- pommittaa
- puolustaa
- raja
- rauha
- reki
- rintama
- ruumisarkku
- sankarihautausmaa
- seurantalo
- sirpalesuoja
- sota
- sotavalaistus
- sotilas
- suitset
- sukankudin
- sukupolvi
- suojeluskunta
- suruliputus
- taistelu
- talikko
- talli
- tappio
- t�i
- vallata
- velvollisuus
- vihollinen
- viljell�
Translations after my easy Finnish novels ad:
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| Yes, now that I have several easy Finnish novels to advertise, I try to do that in all my posts.:) If you live in Finland, you can also get the books from the library. |
- ase - a weapon
- armeija - an army
- el�inten ruokkiminen - feeding the animals
- este - a barrier, an obstacle
- evakko - an evacuee
- haavoittua - to be wounded, to be injured
- hautajaiset - a funeral
- hein�lato - a hay barn
- hengiss� - alive
- hy�kk�ys - an attack, an offensive
- h�vi� - a defeat
- ilmah�lytys - an air alert
- ilta-askareet - evening chores
- juoksuhauta - a trench (direct translation would be a running grave)
- kamari - a chamber, a room
- kamiina - a stove
- Kansanhuolto - An activity organized by the state in order to take care of people during the difficult times
- keinutuoli - a rocking chair
- kertausharjoitus - a military refresher practice
- kev�tkylv� - spring planting
- kirkonkyl� - a village centre
- kotirintama - home front
- korsu - a dugout, an earth lodge
- korppu - a cracker, dried piece of bread or a bun
- kuolema - a death
- leipomistalkoot - a baking event for a good cause
- liipaisin - a trigger
- linnoitusty� - building a fortification
- lotta - a woman belonging to a Lotta Sv�rd organisation
- luoti - a bullet
- lude, lutikka - a bedbug
- lypsyjakkara - a milking stool
- meijeri - a dairy, a milk processing plant
- m��r�ys - an order
- mylly - a mill
- navetta - a cowshed
- Neuvostoliitto - Soviet Union
- ostokortti - a ration stamp card
- panssarivaunu - a tank
- puolustuslinja - a defense line
- piikkilanka - barbed wire
- pommikone - a bomber
- pommittaa - to bomb
- puolustaa - to defend
- raja - a border
- rauha - peace
- reki - a sleigh
- rintama - a battlefront
- ruumisarkku - a casket, a coffin
- sankarihautausmaa - a soldier graveyard
- seurantalo - a peoples house, a community hall
- sirpalesuoja - a shrapnel shield
- sota - a war
- sotavalaistus - the war lightning
- sotilas - a soldier
- suitset - a bridle, a rein, a part of a horses harness
- sukankudin - a sock knitting (five knitting needles and a ball of yarn)
- sukupolvi - a generation
- suojeluskunta - Finnish White Guard
- suruliputus - the act of flying flags half-staff
- taistelu - a battle
- talikko - a digging fork
- talli - a horse stable, a stall for horses
- tappio - a defeat, a loss
- t�i - a louse
- vallata - to occupy
- velvollisuus - a responsibility
- vihollinen - an enemy
- viljell� - to harvest
Related posts:
- Finnish war movies
- Selkokirjalukupiiri
- My posts about selkokieli