Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
native language
Finnish translation:
äidinkieli
Added to glossary by
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Dec 13, 2011 10:50
12 yrs ago
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Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
BDÜ Law Marketing Med Techn - since 1990
Native in: Italian
Works in: German to Italian, English to Italian, French to Italian, and 11 more.
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Good morning.
Official expression used for "native speaker", please.
Thank you.
Official expression used for "native speaker", please.
Thank you.
Proposed translations
(Finnish)
| 4 | kieltä äidinkielenään puhuva |
ktirk
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| 4 +2 | syntyperäinen puhuja |
Asta Arminen (X)
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Proposed translations
46 mins
Selected
kieltä äidinkielenään puhuva
'one who speaks the language as her mother tongue'
Or, context permitting, the direct Anglicism, natiivipuhuja.
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-12-13 12:15:10 GMT)
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I agree with Asta, "englanti (äidinkieli)" sounds natural and concise.
Or, context permitting, the direct Anglicism, natiivipuhuja.
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-12-13 12:15:10 GMT)
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I agree with Asta, "englanti (äidinkieli)" sounds natural and concise.
Note from asker:
| Good morning, Kalevi. Also in English you can say: "English (native speaker)" or "English (mothertongue)". I do prefer "English (native speaker)"... What would be the best expression in Finnish to describe your language knowledge? 1. "englantia (äidinkieli); 2. "englantia (syntyperäinen puhuja)" or 3. the Anglicism "englantia (natiivipuhuja)"? ... Thank you again. |
| Thank you, Kalevi. Without knowing the Finnish language, I preferred "englanti (äidinkieli)" for "English (native speaker)", too. |
| Olen teille hyvin kiitollinen, Kalevi! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Olen teille hyvin kiitollinen!"
+2
34 mins
syntyperäinen puhuja
"syntyperäinen puhuja" is literally "born speaker", or you could say "äidinkieli" (native language)
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-12-13 12:04:23 GMT)
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Hi Cristina,
I would say "englanti (äidinkieli)" in Finnish.
BR,
Asta
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-12-13 12:04:23 GMT)
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Hi Cristina,
I would say "englanti (äidinkieli)" in Finnish.
BR,
Asta
Example sentence:
Olen syntyperäinen puhuja. (I am a native speaker.)
Äidinkieleni on suomi. (Finnish is my native language.)
Note from asker:
| Good morning. Also in English you can say: "English (native speaker)" or "English (mothertongue)". I do prefer "English (native speaker)"... What would be the best expression in Finnish to describe your language knowledge? 1. "englantia (äidinkieli); 2. "englantia (syntyperäinen puhuja)" or 3. the Anglicism "englantia (natiivipuhuja)"? ... Thank you again. |
| Thank you, Asta. Without knowing the Finnish language, I preferred "englanti (äidinkieli)" for "English (native speaker)", too. |
| Olen teille hyvin kiitollinen, Asta Arminen! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jussi Rosti
48 mins
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Thanks, Jussi!
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| agree |
Niina Lahokoski
6 hrs
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Thanks, Niina!
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Discussion
not sure if this is possible but how about awarding points to both since both answers were helpful?
No biggy either way, happy to help points or no points ;)
BR,
Asta
Thanks for your suggestion. For sure, both suggestions were helpful.
And your reply contained the selected word "äidinkieli":
"kieltä äidinkielenään puhuva", 'one who speaks the language as her mother tongue'.
If you chose my entry by mistake, and you are unable to change the selection, perhaps the KudoZ admin could help.
Best,
Kalevi
I wanted to select Asta Arminen's answer.