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Koko Juhannuskokko (Tongue Twisters 6)

Koko Juhannuskokko (Tongue Twisters 6)

Höfundur Minna OLS Community Manager -
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Lets go back to the Finnish language world of funny tongue twisters and sayings. This one is related to the upcoming Midsummers festivities. We are talking about kokko, bonfire!  

Here we have the following dialogue:

– Kokko, kokoa kokoon koko kokko. 

– Koko kokkoko? 

– Koko kokko.


Do you think you can you translate it? 

Here is a little vocabulary:

Vocabulary
Kokko last/family name
kokko bonfire
koota imperative: kokoa
koossa, kokonainen  kokoon (kerätä) 

Now let¨s take a listen to it:

 

 

Does it make any sense to you? It might be a little bit challenging, but hopefully you will understand with the vocabulary. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask!  

Hyvää Juhannusta

Minna, OLS Community Manager – Finnish