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Re:Re:basic terms (ex: hello, how are you...)
[About Finnish pronunciation]
> K is softer than English K
> P is softer than English P
> T is softer than English T
English speakers should also
note the lack of aspiration, i.e.
pronounce K rather as in "skate"
than as in "Kate". Ditto with
P and T.
> Ö (O with two dots above it) is roughly
> like the same letter as in
> German or EU in French; the nearest
> equivalent in English is the
> (long) vowel in "fur" which would be
> written in Finnish as "föö"
> or "föör"
Also note that Finnish Ö is pronounced
with rounded lips and the tongue is not
even near to touching the palate. You
can produce it by modifying the E of "get"
by rounding your lips and lowering your
lower jaw just a little bit.
Puti
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Juha-Petri T.
June 16, 2005
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Re:basic terms (ex: hello, how are you...)
Hi Tina!
Here are the expressions you wanted to know, and how to pronounce them:
"Hello" = hei / moi/ terve
"How are you?" = Miten voit?/ Mitä kuuluu?/ Miten menee?
"My name is..." = Minun nimeni on...
"I love you." = Minä rakastan sinua.
"Thank You." = Kiitos.
"You're welcome." = Ole hyvä./Ei kestä.
A is roughly the same sound as in German or French; thus AA
is pronounced roughly as A in AFTER (in British pronunciation);
short A resembles u in British English "cup" or o in American
English "hot"
D is a normal D (but often replaced by other sounds or just
omitted in dialects)
E is like E in HEN; you might find Finnish long E (EE) difficult
since it does not occur in English, but it is simply a
prolonged E
G occurs, in purely Finnish words, only in the combination NG
which is a double consonant: the last sound of SING doubled (so
there is no G-sound in Finnish NG)
H is like H in HAT
I is like I in FIT
J is like consonantal Y in English
K is softer than English K
L is normal L
M is normal M
N is normal N (except in NG, see above, and in NK, which is
pronounced as in English)
O is like O in TOP
P is softer than English P
R is a relatively clear R-sound (much stronger than American R in
ARE and even stronger than R in RAIN); just let your tongue
tremble; long R (RR) may require some practice
S is a rather neutral S-sound, near to English S, but pronounced
less acutely (since the contrasts to Z and SH are missing)
T is softer than English T
U is like U in FULL
V is normal V
Y is like French U or German U-umlaut (Ü, i.e. U with two dots
above it); this can cause some difficulties for English-speaking
people, but you might try the following: prepare your mouth for
pronoucing the i sound (as in "hit") but round your lips and
breathe out
Ä (A with two dots above it) is roughly like A in HAT
Ö (O with two dots above it) is roughly like the same letter as in
German or EU in French; the nearest equivalent in English is the
(long) vowel in "fur" which would be written in Finnish as "föö"
or "föör"
The first syllable always takes the main stress, but the stressing is usually not very emphatic. (This is one of the causes of the somewhat melancholic "melody" in Finnish.) In long words, other syllables (usually the 3rd or 4th) may have secondary stress.
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Hanna H.
June 15, 2005
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Latest: June 16, 2005
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Re:basic terms (ex: hello, how are you...)
Hi Tina!
Here are the expressions you wanted to know, and how to pronounce them:
"Hello" = hei / moi/ terve
"How are you?" = Miten voit?/ Mitä kuuluu?/ Miten menee?
"My name is..." = Minun nimeni on...
"I love you." = Minä rakastan sinua.
"Thank You." = Kiitos.
"You're welcome." = Ole hyvä./Ei kestä.
A is roughly the same sound as in German or French; thus AA
is pronounced roughly as A in AFTER (in British pronunciation);
short A resembles u in British English "cup" or o in American
English "hot"
D is a normal D (but often replaced by other sounds or just
omitted in dialects)
E is like E in HEN; you might find Finnish long E (EE) difficult
since it does not occur in English, but it is simply a
prolonged E
G occurs, in purely Finnish words, only in the combination NG
which is a double consonant: the last sound of SING doubled (so
there is no G-sound in Finnish NG)
H is like H in HAT
I is like I in FIT
J is like consonantal Y in English
K is softer than English K
L is normal L
M is normal M
N is normal N (except in NG, see above, and in NK, which is
pronounced as in English)
O is like O in TOP
P is softer than English P
R is a relatively clear R-sound (much stronger than American R in
ARE and even stronger than R in RAIN); just let your tongue
tremble; long R (RR) may require some practice
S is a rather neutral S-sound, near to English S, but pronounced
less acutely (since the contrasts to Z and SH are missing)
T is softer than English T
U is like U in FULL
V is normal V
Y is like French U or German U-umlaut (Ü, i.e. U with two dots
above it); this can cause some difficulties for English-speaking
people, but you might try the following: prepare your mouth for
pronoucing the i sound (as in "hit") but round your lips and
breathe out
Ä (A with two dots above it) is roughly like A in HAT
Ö (O with two dots above it) is roughly like the same letter as in
German or EU in French; the nearest equivalent in English is the
(long) vowel in "fur" which would be written in Finnish as "föö"
or "föör"
The first syllable always takes the main stress, but the stressing is usually not very emphatic. (This is one of the causes of the somewhat melancholic "melody" in Finnish.) In long words, other syllables (usually the 3rd or 4th) may have secondary stress.
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Hanna H.
June 15, 2005
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Latest: June 16, 2005
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Re:basic terms (ex: hello, how are you...)
Hi Tina!
Here are the expressions you wanted to know, and how to pronounce them:
"Hello" = hei / moi/ terve
"How are you?" = Miten voit?/ Mitä kuuluu?/ Miten menee?
"My name is..." = Minun nimeni on...
"I love you." = Minä rakastan sinua.
"Thank You." = Kiitos.
"You're welcome." = Ole hyvä./Ei kestä.
A is roughly the same sound as in German or French; thus AA
is pronounced roughly as A in AFTER (in British pronunciation);
short A resembles u in British English "cup" or o in American
English "hot"
D is a normal D (but often replaced by other sounds or just
omitted in dialects)
E is like E in HEN; you might find Finnish long E (EE) difficult
since it does not occur in English, but it is simply a
prolonged E
G occurs, in purely Finnish words, only in the combination NG
which is a double consonant: the last sound of SING doubled (so
there is no G-sound in Finnish NG)
H is like H in HAT
I is like I in FIT
J is like consonantal Y in English
K is softer than English K
L is normal L
M is normal M
N is normal N (except in NG, see above, and in NK, which is
pronounced as in English)
O is like O in TOP
P is softer than English P
R is a relatively clear R-sound (much stronger than American R in
ARE and even stronger than R in RAIN); just let your tongue
tremble; long R (RR) may require some practice
S is a rather neutral S-sound, near to English S, but pronounced
less acutely (since the contrasts to Z and SH are missing)
T is softer than English T
U is like U in FULL
V is normal V
Y is like French U or German U-umlaut (Ü, i.e. U with two dots
above it); this can cause some difficulties for English-speaking
people, but you might try the following: prepare your mouth for
pronoucing the i sound (as in "hit") but round your lips and
breathe out
Ä (A with two dots above it) is roughly like A in HAT
Ö (O with two dots above it) is roughly like the same letter as in
German or EU in French; the nearest equivalent in English is the
(long) vowel in "fur" which would be written in Finnish as "föö"
or "föör"
The first syllable always takes the main stress, but the stressing is usually not very emphatic. (This is one of the causes of the somewhat melancholic "melody" in Finnish.) In long words, other syllables (usually the 3rd or 4th) may have secondary stress.
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Hanna H.
June 15, 2005
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Latest: June 16, 2005
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LOOKING for FINNISH and ESTONIAN native speakers :)
Hi folks! I'm Daniel. I'm a would-be university graduate. My major is computational linguistics.
I'm really desperate for help! I'm in search of a Finnish/Estonian native speaker who needs someone to help her/him learn some Russian or ENGLISH. I'm doing a paper on Finnish and Estonian morphology and ANY help would be highly appreciated!!!!!!! At its best it would be great if you could help me translate some sentences into your language. And let me know what I can do for you. I speak ENGLISH, GERMAN, RUSSIAN and a little bit POLISH. Please, e-mail me if you are interested!!!! IT'S URGENT!
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Daniil Y.
May 8, 2004
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Re:Help with translation from Finnish
Hello Lynne,
It has nothing to do with woods although the word "metsä" is mentioned.
It is a proverb actually and means that "the wood" answers the same way that you shout to it. In other words if you behave rudly towards people they will behave rudly to you. If you are nice the others are nice too.
Helena
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Language pair: Finnish; All
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Hilkka H.
March 28, 2004
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american version
December 31, 2003
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Latest: December 31, 2003
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Re:The finnish language
Hello from Finland!
Finnish language, also called Suomi, member
of the Finnic group of the Finno-Ugric
languages. These languages form a subdivision
of the Uralic subfamily of the
Ural-Altaic family of languages.
I don't understand a word of Hungarian but
Estonian sounds very familiar.
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Language pair: Finnish; English
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Hilkka H.
December 30, 2003
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Latest: December 31, 2003
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Re:Re:The finnish language
Thanks,Nicole.
That means that if it had a latin root, it would be basically indoeuropean.But still, is there any possibility of it having some kind of connetion with the eskimo language?
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Language pair: English; Finnish
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american version
December 28, 2003
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Latest: December 31, 2003
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Re:can you help me translate a sentence
I have been learning Finnish for two years and i will try to translate:
I'm very stunned with your good knowledge of the Finnish language.
You have surprised ( me ) with your perseverance/force of decision.
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Johannes D.
October 6, 2003
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