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Today I would like to help you with Finnish counting.
Today I would like to help you with Finnish counting.


Some tips about reading in Finnish.
==Counting==
 
Unfortunately there is no alternative in English for Finnish y sound. It resembles dejavU sound in French or Über in German.
 
Mind that stress in Finnish is always set on the first vowel.


*'''1''' = yksi [u'ksi]
*'''1''' = yksi [u'ksi]
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*'''10''' = kymmenen [ku'mmenen]
*'''10''' = kymmenen [ku'mmenen]
==Reading==
Some tips about reading in Finnish.
Unfortunately there is no alternative in English for Finnish "'''y'''" sound. It resembles dejav'''U''' sound in French or '''Ü'''ber in German.
Mind that stress in Finnish is always set on the first vowel.


==Video==
==Video==

Revision as of 10:03, 31 October 2016

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Hey!

Today I would like to help you with Finnish counting.

Counting

  • 1 = yksi [u'ksi]
  • 2 = kaksi [ka'ksi]
  • 3 = kolme [ko'lme]
  • 4 = neljä [ne'ljæ]
  • 5 = viisi [vi:si]
  • 6 = kuusi [ku:si]
  • 7 = seitsemän [se'jtsemæn]
  • 8 = kahdeksan [ka'hdeksan]
  • 9 = yhdeksän [u'hdeksæn]
  • 10 = kymmenen [ku'mmenen]

Reading

Some tips about reading in Finnish.

Unfortunately there is no alternative in English for Finnish "y" sound. It resembles dejavU sound in French or Über in German.

Mind that stress in Finnish is always set on the first vowel.

Video

Authors

Alexofwermland