An amount of, a number of July 23, 2010

AN AMOUNT OF + YKSIKKÖ

A NUMBER OF + MONIKKO

rahan määrä = the amount of money

viestien määrä = the number of messages

Ihan sekalaista sanastoa July 22, 2010

one in ten = one out of ten

the North of Finland

northern Finland

having spent = after spending

the same + as: He lives in the same house as I do.

dye, dyed, dyed

I’m dyeing my hair.

Is your hair dyed?

every + yksikkö

all + monikko

Every person is important.

All people are important.

on purpose = by design ≠ by chance = by accident

(dis)agree with somebody on something

buy something at a low ≠ high price

Don’t make so much noise.

Sekalaisia aikajuttuja ym. July 21, 2010

before the mid-90s

prior to

soon after = pian sen jälkeen

before long = ennen pitkää

beforehand = in advance

vasta kun:

not until

not till

only when

not before

at the latest = viimeistään

early ≠ late

former = previous ≠ latter

over and over again

again and again

at the end of the year = lopussa

in the end everything turned out well = lopulta, lopuksi

Discuss July 21, 2010

to discuss something (ei prepositiota!)

a discussion of / about / on something

In general, generally July 20, 2010

in general = usually

generally = yleisesti

Advice, advise July 19, 2010

to do something on somebody’s advice (yksikkö!)

to advise somebody on something

two hours’ practice on the piano

to practise the piano

Työ July 18, 2010

an occupation (formal) = työ, ammatti, elinkeino

Please, state your name, address and occupation.

a profession – a type of job that requires special training, e. g. work connected with law, medicine or education = ammatti, ammattikunta

I’m in the legal profession. I’m a lawyer.

work (uncount noun) – the tasks and duties which form your job and which you are paid to do = työ, työt, työnteko

I’m a doctor. I have too much work.

a job – the work a person does regularly to earn money = työ, tehtävä, urakka, työpaikka

I’ve got a good job. I’m a plumber.

Alike, similar July 18, 2010

They are alike.

They are similar to each other.

It’s unlike you to be away.

likeness between = yhdennäköisyys

similarity between = samankaltaisuus, yhtäläisyys

to treat everybody alike = the same way

Take July 17, 2010

to take temperature = mitata

I’m ready to take the consequences. = vastaamaan

It took us half an hour to walk here.

Do July 16, 2010

He’s doing well at school.

It doesn’t do to be rude. = ei käy päinsä

I can’t do without coffee. = tulla toimeen