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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Finnish language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.

See Finnish phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Finnish.

Consonants[1]
IPAExamplesEnglish approximation
bbussi[2]big
dladotadept
ffilmi[2]film
ɡmagia[2]go
hhevonen, vahahorse
jjouluyolk
kkalascold
kːlakkibackgammon
llaululack
lːpullotaillight
mmetsä, onpa[3]may
mːkammio, Ahvenanmaa[3]roommate
nnenänanny
nːkannuunnatural
ŋkenkä[3]sing
ŋːvangitasinging
ppuupool
pːlippuflipbook
rrautarolled r, like Spanish perro
ssinäbetween sip and ship (retracted)
sːkissabetween this sip and trash ship (retracted)
ʃšakki[2]ship
ttinastand
tːhattuoutdo
ʋvihabetween vet and wet
ʔvaa’an, linja-autothe pause in uh-oh
Stress
IPAExamplesExplanation
ˈhevonen
[ˈheʋonen]		Normally placed on the first syllable.
ˌhernekeitto
[ˈherneˌkːei̯tːo]		A second syllable in some compound words.
tule! [ˈtuˌle]The second syllable in two-syllable imperatives.
Vowels[4]
ShortLong
IPAExamplesEnglish approximationIPAExamplesEnglish approximation
ɑpoutalike father, but shorterɑːpoutaafather
æpöytäcatæːpäiväämad
eterveleteːeestipay
ivihacityiːsiikasee
ooksalike more, but shorteroːkoostaamore
øpölysomewhat like nurseøːsäröönsomewhat like bird
usurmainfluenceuːsuu, ruoancool
ykesysomewhat like cuteyːryyppysomewhat like cube
Diphthongs
IPAExamplesEnglish approximation
ɑi̯aikaeye
ɑu̯aurahow
æi̯äitimain (Australia)
æy̯täytyysomewhat like mouth (Estuary English)
ei̯ei, heipay
eu̯neutraalisomewhat like mouth (Dublin English), Spanish or Italian neutro
ey̯keskeytyäno English equivalent
ie̯kielisomewhat like yes
iu̯viulufew
iy̯siistiytyäno English equivalent
oi̯koittaa, koettaacoin
ou̯outorole
øi̯töitäno English equivalent: French feuille
øy̯pöyristyärope (Received Pronunciation)
ui̯muitaruin
uo̯Suomisomewhat like woah
yi̯syitäsomewhat like we
yø̯yö, työtäno English equivalent: French pollueuse

Notes

References

  • Suomi, Kari; Toivanen, Juhani; Ylitalo, Riikka (2008), Finnish sound structure, ISBN 978-951-42-8983-5

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External links

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