Kumpi nys sit hääly, mina taik alos? Kysys merimiäs hammin krouvis.

English translation: sway

22:48 Oct 1, 2005
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang / sananparsia
Finnish term or phrase: Kumpi nys sit hääly, mina taik alos? Kysys merimiäs hammin krouvis.
Varsinais-Suomalainen sananparsi... ei sitte käryäkään mitä tää tarkottaa. :)
Setti Mulari
New Zealand
Local time: 16:08
English translation:sway
Explanation:
Olisiko, "kumpi tässä keinuu, minä vai alusta/lattia?"
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Irja Frank (X)
Local time: 00:08
Grading comment
Kiitos - keitoissa tai aalloilla... swaying is pretty accurate term to describe the feeling. :)
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Kumpi nys sit hääly, mina taik alos? Kysys merimiäs hammin krouvis.
sway


Explanation:
Olisiko, "kumpi tässä keinuu, minä vai alusta/lattia?"

Irja Frank (X)
Local time: 00:08
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Kiitos - keitoissa tai aalloilla... swaying is pretty accurate term to describe the feeling. :)
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Kumpi nys sit hääly, mina taik alos? Kysys merimiäs hammin krouvis.
move


Explanation:
Häälyä tarkoittaa "liikkua" Laitlan murteessa eli
Kumpi tässä nyt sitten liikkuu, minä vai lattia?

Alfa Trans (X)
Local time: 07:08
Native speaker of: Finnish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Melina Kajander: Tuo 'alos' voisi ehkä olla myös 'alus', merimiehestä kun on kyse? Noin niin kuin humoristisesti, vaikka krouvissa ollaankin...
7 hrs
  -> Kiitos, Melina!
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