“*Voi*” means butter, but “*voi, voi, [voi]*” just means “uh oh”. “*Voi*” also means “*can*” (as in “*it can*”).
As an aside, in my early days of learning Finnish, I was taken to a karaoke place and was surprised that so many Finnish songs were about butter (or so I thought)!
Just wait when you hear the one about kokko (bonfire)
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“*Voi*” means butter, but “*voi, voi, [voi]*” just means “uh oh”. “*Voi*” also means “*can*” (as in “*it can*”).
As an aside, in my early days of learning Finnish, I was taken to a karaoke place and was surprised that so many Finnish songs were about butter (or so I thought)!
Just wait when you hear the one about kokko (bonfire)
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