pronunciation Archives - Uusi kielemme

Boundary Gemination – Loppukahdennus – Advanced Finnish

May 20, 2020

Menep pois! Tulet tänne! Boundary gemination (rajageminaatio) or "end doubling" (loppukahdennus) is an advanced phonological phenomenon in Finnish.

Tuli Tulli Tuuli Tyyli – Finnish Pronunciation

January 14, 2020

Vocabulary Lists

Finnish' pronunciation matches its written form fairly closely. As such, the words tuli, tulli, tuuli and tyyli are all pronounced differently. Read more!

Pöydällä vs Pöyrällä – Finnish Phonology Issues

January 10, 2020

Phonology

The letter d gets replaced by certain other sounds in spoken language. So what's the genitive form of "pöytä" in your dialect, pöydän vs pöyrän?

Kolme as Kolome – Svaavokaali – Schwa Vowel

September 9, 2019

Phonology

Some Finns say kolme as "kolome", kylmä as "kylymä" and helppo as "heleppo". Learn more about the phenomenon called schwa vowel or svaavokaali in Finnish.

Vanha vs Wanha – Finnish Phonology Issues

August 8, 2019

Phonology

Phonology (the study of speech sounds) is interesting in many ways. Learn more about the history behind wanha vs vanha in this article!

Banaani vs Panaani – Finnish Phonology Issues

August 7, 2019

Phonology

Have you ever noticed that Fins don't clearly pronounce the b-sound? Think of banaani vs panaani for example. Learn whyFinns have problems with the b!