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Do you have to change buses?

Finnish translation: Täytyykö (matkalla) vaihtaa bussia?

13:20 May 19, 2002
English to Finnish translations [Non-PRO]
Tourism & Travel / travel
English term or phrase: Do you have to change buses?
to do with changing a buses on a journey, do you have to get a different bus.
Travis
Finnish translation:Täytyykö (matkalla) vaihtaa bussia?
Explanation:
I think this is a question to find out whether, in order to get to a certain place, one needs to change buses.
It is NOT a straightforward question addressed to the other person ('you').

As we don't have this kind of a pronoun to refer to any person/people in general, I would translate this in the sense of
'Do I have to change buses' (if the asker him/herself is going to travel) = 'Täytyykö minun vaihtaa bussia?'
OR in general in the sense of 'Does the journey require a bus change' = 'Täytyykö matkalla vaihta bussia?'


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Note added at 2002-05-19 18:29:57 (GMT)
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Sorry the second Finnish sentence has got a typo. It should be:
\'Täytyykö matkalla vaihtaa bussia?\'
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Minna Wood MITI (Purring CAT Ltd.) (X)
United Kingdom
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5 +2Täytyykö (matkalla) vaihtaa bussia?
Minna Wood MITI (Purring CAT Ltd.) (X)
4Onko sinun pakko vaihtaa bussia?
Anneliisa


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Onko sinun pakko vaihtaa bussia?


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Literal translation

Anneliisa
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neutral  Annira Silver (X): Depending on who 'you' is (it could be 'I' or 'one'), it could be "Pitääkö vaihtaa bussia?"
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Täytyykö (matkalla) vaihtaa bussia?


Explanation:
I think this is a question to find out whether, in order to get to a certain place, one needs to change buses.
It is NOT a straightforward question addressed to the other person ('you').

As we don't have this kind of a pronoun to refer to any person/people in general, I would translate this in the sense of
'Do I have to change buses' (if the asker him/herself is going to travel) = 'Täytyykö minun vaihtaa bussia?'
OR in general in the sense of 'Does the journey require a bus change' = 'Täytyykö matkalla vaihta bussia?'


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Note added at 2002-05-19 18:29:57 (GMT)
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Sorry the second Finnish sentence has got a typo. It should be:
\'Täytyykö matkalla vaihtaa bussia?\'


Minna Wood MITI (Purring CAT Ltd.) (X)
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Finnish
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agree  klehti: This is much a more idiomatic way of saying it.
4 days
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agree  Simo Blom
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