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Työskennellä / tehdä töitä

 

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What do you do for a living?
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I am an intern.
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I do not earn much.
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That is my boss.
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I have nice colleagues.
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We always go to the cafeteria at noon.
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I am looking for a job.
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I have already been unemployed for a year.
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  What do you do for a living?
M_t_   t_e_t_   t_ö_s_n_e_   
   
Mitä teette työksenne?
M___   t_____   t_________   
   
Mitä teette työksenne?
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Mitä teette työksenne?
  My husband is a doctor.
M_e_e_i   o_   l_ä_ä_i_   
   
Mieheni on lääkäri.
M______   o_   l_______   
   
Mieheni on lääkäri.
_______   __   ________   
   
Mieheni on lääkäri.
  I work as a nurse part-time.
M_n_   t_ö_k_n_e_e_   o_a_a_k_i_e_t_   s_i_a_n_o_t_j_n_.   
   
Minä työskentelen osa-aikaisesti sairaanhoitajana.
M___   t___________   o_____________   s________________   
   
Minä työskentelen osa-aikaisesti sairaanhoitajana.
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Minä työskentelen osa-aikaisesti sairaanhoitajana.
 
 
 
 
  We will soon receive our pension.
P_a_   s_a_m_   e_ä_e_t_.   
   
Pian saamme eläkettä.
P___   s_____   e________   
   
Pian saamme eläkettä.
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Pian saamme eläkettä.
  But taxes are high.
M_t_a   v_r_t   o_a_   k_r_e_t_.   
   
Mutta verot ovat korkeita.
M____   v____   o___   k________   
   
Mutta verot ovat korkeita.
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Mutta verot ovat korkeita.
  And health insurance is expensive.
J_   s_i_a_v_k_u_u_   o_   k_r_e_.   
   
Ja sairasvakuutus on korkea.
J_   s_____________   o_   k______   
   
Ja sairasvakuutus on korkea.
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Ja sairasvakuutus on korkea.
 
 
 
 
  What would you like to become some day?
M_k_i   s_n_   h_l_a_   j_s_u_   t_l_a_   
   
Miksi sinä haluat joskus tulla?
M____   s___   h_____   j_____   t_____   
   
Miksi sinä haluat joskus tulla?
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Miksi sinä haluat joskus tulla?
  I would like to become an engineer.
H_l_a_   t_l_a   i_s_n_ö_i_s_.   
   
Haluan tulla insinööriksi.
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Haluan tulla insinööriksi.
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Haluan tulla insinööriksi.
  I want to go to college.
H_l_a_   o_i_k_l_a   y_i_p_s_o_s_.   
   
Haluan opiskella yliopistossa.
H_____   o________   y____________   
   
Haluan opiskella yliopistossa.
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Haluan opiskella yliopistossa.
 
 
 
 
  I am an intern.
O_e_   h_r_o_t_e_i_a_   
   
Olen harjoittelija.
O___   h_____________   
   
Olen harjoittelija.
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Olen harjoittelija.
  I do not earn much.
E_   t_e_a_   p_l_o_.   
   
En tienaa paljon.
E_   t_____   p______   
   
En tienaa paljon.
__   ______   _______   
   
En tienaa paljon.
  I am doing an internship abroad.
M_n_l_a   o_   t_ö_a_j_i_t_l_   u_k_m_i_l_.   
   
Minulla on työharjoittelu ulkomailla.
M______   o_   t_____________   u__________   
   
Minulla on työharjoittelu ulkomailla.
_______   __   ______________   ___________   
   
Minulla on työharjoittelu ulkomailla.
 
 
 
 
  That is my boss.
T_o   o_   p_m_n_.   
   
Tuo on pomoni.
T__   o_   p______   
   
Tuo on pomoni.
___   __   _______   
   
Tuo on pomoni.
  I have nice colleagues.
M_n_l_a   o_   m_k_v_a   t_ö_a_e_e_t_.   
   
Minulla on mukavia työkavereita.
M______   o_   m______   t____________   
   
Minulla on mukavia työkavereita.
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Minulla on mukavia työkavereita.
  We always go to the cafeteria at noon.
L_u_a_a_k_a_   k_y_m_   a_n_   r_o_a_a_s_.   
   
Lounasaikaan käymme aina ruokalassa.
L___________   k_____   a___   r__________   
   
Lounasaikaan käymme aina ruokalassa.
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Lounasaikaan käymme aina ruokalassa.
 
 
 
 
  I am looking for a job.
E_s_n   t_ö_a_k_a_.   
   
Etsin työpaikkaa.
E____   t__________   
   
Etsin työpaikkaa.
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Etsin työpaikkaa.
  I have already been unemployed for a year.
O_e_   o_l_t   t_ö_t_m_n_   j_   v_o_e_.   
   
Olen ollut työttömänä jo vuoden.
O___   o____   t_________   j_   v______   
   
Olen ollut työttömänä jo vuoden.
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Olen ollut työttömänä jo vuoden.
  There are too many unemployed people in this country.
T_s_ä   m_a_s_   o_   l_i_n   m_n_a   t_ö_ö_t_.   
   
Tässä maassa on liian monta työtöntä.
T____   m_____   o_   l____   m____   t________   
   
Tässä maassa on liian monta työtöntä.
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Tässä maassa on liian monta työtöntä.
 
 
 
 

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Long words, short words

The length of a word is dependent upon its informative content. This has been shown by an American study. Researchers evaluated words from ten European languages. This was achieved with the help of a computer. The computer analyzed various words with a program. In the process, it used a formula to calculate the informative content. The results were clear. The shorter a word is, the less information it conveys. Interestingly, we use short words more often than long words. The reason for this could lie in the efficiency of speech. When we speak, we concentrate on the most important thing. Therefore, words without much information mustn't be too long. This guarantees we don't spend too much time on unimportant things. The correlation between length and content has another advantage. It ensures that the informative content always remains the same. That is to say, we always say the same amount in a certain period of time. For example, we can use a few long words. But we can also use many short words. It doesn't matter what we decide: The informative content remains the same. As a result, our speech has a consistent rhythm. This makes it easier for listeners to follow us. If the amount of information were always varied, it would be difficult. Our listeners couldn't adapt well to our speech. Comprehension would thus be made difficult. He who wants the best chance of being understood should use short words. Since short words are better comprehended than long ones. Therefore, the principle goes: Keep It Short and Simple! In short: KISS!

 




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