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== Finnish Pronunciation == | == Finnish Pronunciation == | ||
Finnish vowel harmony | Finnish is known for its vowel harmony, which means that the vowels in a word must all come from the same class of vowels. There are two classes of vowels: front vowels and back vowels. | ||
Front Vowels: i, e, ä, ö Back Vowels: u, o, a | |||
* " | When you speak Finnish, it's important to pay attention to the vowel harmony. For example, in the word "mies" (man), both vowels are back vowels. But in the word "nainen" (woman), the first vowel is front and the second vowel is back. If you were to mix front and back vowels, the word would sound unnatural to a Finnish speaker. | ||
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* " | Here are some other key pronunciation points to keep in mind: | ||
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* " | # Finnish is a syllable-timed language, which means that each syllable has an equal amount of time. This can make Finnish sound quite rhythmic and sing-songy. | ||
* " | # The stress in Finnish is always on the first syllable of a word. | ||
# Finnish has a few unique sounds that might be challenging for English speakers. For example, the letter "r" is rolled like in Spanish or Italian, and the letter "l" is pronounced by touching the tongue to the roof of the mouth just behind the teeth. | |||
# Finnish also has a few diphthongs, which are two vowel sounds pronounced together as one sound. The most common diphthongs are "ai", "ei", "oi", "ui", and "yi". | |||
Examples: | |||
* "Mies" - "Mee-es" | |||
* "Nainen" - "Nai-nen" | |||
* "Helsinki" - "Hel-sin-ki" | |||
* "Äiti" - "Äi-ti" | |||
* "Kuusi" - "Kuu-si" | |||
* "Öljy" - "Öl-jy" | |||
==Long and short sounds== | ==Long and short sounds== |