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Originally Posted by Ingrid

hei

Could someone help me a little please and translate the following? I just want to check if I understand it correctly

Lähtökohtaisesti kyllä pokkarilla. Järjestelmäkameran ja videokameran ollessa kyseessä kannattaa asia varmistaa lipunmyynnissä, ettei tomera järjestysmies ota ja takavarikoi kameraa. Lipunmyynnin läheisyydessä/sisäänkäynnissä on lappu, jos kuvaus on kaikissa muodoissa kiellettyä.

Thank you so much for the help already!

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Not knowing the whole context, I'll take a shot at translating this. "Technically you can with a regular camera (not sure about the term pokkari). With a professional (freely translated jarjestelmakamera) or video camera it's best to check at the ticket office, so that the sturdy security officer doesn't take it and confiscate the camera. There will be a sign by the ticket office or entrance that will let you know if all photography is prohibited."

I'm guessing this refers to a concert. To translate it freely to make the point.. You can bring a regular flash camera but not a professional one or a video camera, but to check with the ticket agent/agency when buying your tickets if you can bring one with you. Also, there will be signs posted whether or not you can take pictures at the venue.

I hope this helps. If someone has better terms for my translation, feel free to fix them.

Thanks, it's basically what I understood as well, just wanted to make sure if I understood the same way as someone better in Finnish as me

And yes, it's about taking photographs in one club at concerts. It seems I might have some problems with my camera...

Do you have just a regular digital camera? If so, I wouldn't see it a problem, but I'd still check with the ticket agency or the venue itself. The "jarjestelmakamera" is like a professional camera with interchangeable lenses, etc. Also specific video cameras are not permitted. With today's technology, I don't know if they allow digital cameras that can capture video as well.

No it's not a regular digital camera. I'm using one with changeable lenses and that makes it professional. But I'll check all the stuff with the venue and maybe I can work out an agreement with them or something.

mitä = what and mikä = which
mitä may also be "how"

Originally Posted by maniya

ai kiiti

well I've read somewhere that both of them mean "what" thats why I was mixed up! thanks again

They can both mean what. Mitä is the partative form which would be used for non-countable stuff, mitä is the nominative form used for discrete objects. So if you were to ask what was in a bowl of puuro you would say "Mitä tämä on?" If you were asking about the spoon next to the bowl you would say "Mikä tämä on?"

... hi this is gopi from nepal .... nepal is a country which is located near india ...
... and i was woundering about coming finland .... but ther r no good consultancy in here so that i can apply for the visa process ....
.. i would be really glad if someone could help me out finding a job in ther and i also want to study in ther ...
.. i can do any kind of works ...
... hope to get a good responce ....
...

you can get a student visa and come here...guess thats the only possible way...finding a job here is a different story. With a Student Visa you can max work 20h/week as far as I know.

Originally Posted by maniya

joten voin käyttää: mikä on suomen rahayksikkö on? tai, mikä on suomen pääkaupunki? koska he ovat "countble"...
ja mitä: mitä kieltä suomessa puhutaan? koska kieli on "non-countable"
kiitos paljon

Obviously, I grossly oversimplified the grammar relating to the use of the partative. But in any case, mitä is the partative form of mikä. And when speaking of stuff such as puuro one would generally use mitä, whereas when speaking of the bowl that contains it one would use mikä. In each case mitä or mikä would translate to what in English. I will leave it to others more knowledgeable in the language to explain the complexities of Finnish grammar as they may apply to the question at hand (mitä vs mikä).

Originally Posted by gopi

... hi this is gopi from nepal .... nepal is a country which is located near india ...
... and i was woundering about coming finland .... but ther r no good consultancy in here so that i can apply for the visa process ....
.. i would be really glad if someone could help me out finding a job in ther and i also want to study in ther ...
.. i can do any kind of works ...
... hope to get a good responce ....
...

Change your country flag to Nepal
You need to have a good reason to enter Finland from Nepal. You don't seem to have a good reason other than just a wish. Since you want to study, apply for schools here. If you get selected and have necessary financial supports, take an express plane