A1 Idiom カジュアル

Tühja panema.

To talk nonsense.

意味

Literal: to put empty. Meaning to speak without point.

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文化的背景

Estonians value honesty and brevity. Calling someone out with 'tühja panema' is a common way to maintain social standards of truthfulness. Similar to Finnish 'puhua läpiä päähänsä', there is a shared cultural trait of dismissing 'flowery' or 'empty' speech in favor of concrete facts. During the Soviet occupation, 'tühja panema' was often used to describe official propaganda which everyone knew was empty of truth. In the startup scene, 'tühja panema' is used to describe 'vaporware' or companies that have a lot of marketing but no product.

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Use it for 'Misses'

Remember you can use this in sports! If you miss a shot in basketball, you can say 'Ma panin tühja'.

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Don't use with Elders

It can sound disrespectful to older Estonians who value formal speech. Stick to 'See ei ole päris õige' (That's not quite right).

意味

Literal: to put empty. Meaning to speak without point.

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Use it for 'Misses'

Remember you can use this in sports! If you miss a shot in basketball, you can say 'Ma panin tühja'.

⚠️

Don't use with Elders

It can sound disrespectful to older Estonians who value formal speech. Stick to 'See ei ole päris õige' (That's not quite right).

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The 'Täiega' boost

Add 'täiega' (totally) for emphasis: 'Sa paned täiega tühja!' (You are talking absolute nonsense!)

自分をテスト

Vali õige vorm (Choose the correct form):

Sina räägid valesid! Ära ____ tühja!

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: pane

After 'Ära' (don't), we use the command form (imperative), which is 'pane'.

Match the situation to the meaning of 'tühja panema':

1. Jalgpallur lööb pallist mööda. 2. Sõber valetab oma palga kohta.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: A. Missing the target, B. Talking nonsense

In sports, it means missing; in conversation, it means lying/nonsense.

Täida lünk (Fill the blank):

Ma arvasin, et täna on reede, aga ma panin täiesti ____.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: tühja

The idiom always uses the partitive form 'tühja'.

Complete the dialogue:

A: Ma kuulsin, et sa ostsid uue Ferrari! B: Kes seda ütles? Ta ____.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: pani tühja

The correct idiomatic expression for 'talking nonsense' is 'pani tühja'.

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Tühja panema vs. Valetama

Tühja panema
Informal Casual
Nonsense Hot air
Valetama
Formal/Neutral Serious
Deception Lying

練習問題バンク

4 問題
Vali õige vorm (Choose the correct form): Choose A1

Sina räägid valesid! Ära ____ tühja!

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: pane

After 'Ära' (don't), we use the command form (imperative), which is 'pane'.

Match the situation to the meaning of 'tühja panema': situation_matching A2

1. Jalgpallur lööb pallist mööda. 2. Sõber valetab oma palga kohta.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: A. Missing the target, B. Talking nonsense

In sports, it means missing; in conversation, it means lying/nonsense.

Täida lünk (Fill the blank): Fill Blank B1

Ma arvasin, et täna on reede, aga ma panin täiesti ____.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: tühja

The idiom always uses the partitive form 'tühja'.

Complete the dialogue: dialogue_completion A2

A: Ma kuulsin, et sa ostsid uue Ferrari! B: Kes seda ütles? Ta ____.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: pani tühja

The correct idiomatic expression for 'talking nonsense' is 'pani tühja'.

🎉 スコア: /4

よくある質問

10 問

It can be, but it's often used playfully among friends. It depends on your tone of voice.

Only if the atmosphere is very casual and you are close with everyone. Otherwise, it's too informal.

'Valetama' is 'to lie' (serious). 'Tühja panema' is more like 'talking nonsense' or 'bluffing' (less serious).

No, as mentioned, it can also mean missing a target in sports or failing a task.

You can say: 'Ma lihtsalt panin tühja!'

It appears frequently in modern dialogue-heavy novels and plays to show realistic speech.

No, for a machine running without output, use 'tühjalt käima'.

It is used equally by all genders in Estonia.

'Asja rääkima' (to talk about the matter/to speak sense).

It's understandable, but 'Ta ajas tühja juttu' is the more natural version.

関連フレーズ

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Tühja juttu ajama

synonym

To talk empty talk.

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Mulli puhuma

similar

To blow bubbles.

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Puusse panema

similar

To put into the tree.

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Tühja kah!

contrast

Never mind! / Forget it!

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