Short description: Wikipedia key to pronunciation
 | This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Finnish on Wikipedia.It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Finnish in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them. Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here; do not change any symbol or its value without establishing consensus on the talk page first. | |
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 {{IPA-fi}} and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
See Finnish phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Finnish.
| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
|
| Consonants
|
| b
|
bussi[1]
|
big
|
| d
|
ladot
|
adept
|
| f
|
filmi[1]
|
film
|
| ɡ
|
gorilla[1]
|
go
|
| h
|
hevonen, vaha
|
horse
|
| j
|
joulu
|
yolk
|
| k
|
kala
|
scold
|
| kː
|
lakki
|
bookkeeping
|
| l
|
laulu
|
lack
|
| lː
|
pullo
|
taillight
|
| m
|
metsä, onpa[2]
|
may
|
| mː
|
kammio
|
roommate
|
| n
|
nenä
|
nanny
|
| nː
|
kannu
|
unnatural
|
| ŋ
|
vangita, kenkä[3]
|
sing
|
| p
|
puu
|
spill
|
| pː
|
lippu
|
stepparent
|
| r
|
rauta
|
rolled r, Spanish perro
|
| s
|
sinä
|
sole
|
| sː
|
kissa
|
dissatisfied
|
| ʃ
|
šakki[1]
|
shy
|
| t
|
tina
|
stand
|
| tː
|
hattu
|
nighttime
|
| ʋ
|
viha
|
Between vet and wet
|
| ʔ
|
vaa’an, linja-auto
|
the pause in uh-oh
|
| Stress
|
| ˈ
|
hevonen
|
Normally placed on the first syllable.
|
hernekeitto
[ˈherneˈkːei̯tːo]
|
Two syllables in some compound words.
|
| tule! [ˈtuˈle]
|
Both syllables in two-syllable imperatives.
|
|
| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
|
| Vowels
|
| ɑ
|
pouta
|
like father, but shorter
|
| ɑː
|
poutaa
|
father
|
| æ
|
pöytä
|
cat
|
| æː
|
päivää
|
mad
|
| e
|
terve
|
let
|
| eː
|
eesti
|
pay (GA), pair (RP)
|
| i
|
viha
|
like see, but shorter
|
| iː
|
siika
|
see
|
| o
|
oksa
|
like more, but shorter
|
| oː
|
koostaa
|
more
|
| ø
|
pöly
|
somewhat like nurse; French feu
|
| øː
|
säröön
|
somewhat like bird; German schön
|
| u
|
surma
|
like loo, but shorter
|
| uː
|
suu, ruoan
|
loo
|
| y
|
kesy
|
like cube but without the initial y sound; French une
|
| yː
|
ryyppy
|
like cute but without the initial y sound; German über
|
|
|
Finnish diphthongs
| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
|
| ɑi̯
|
aika
|
aisle, eye
|
| ɑu̯
|
aura
|
how (RP)
|
| æi̯
|
äiti
|
main in Australian dialects
|
| æy̯
|
täytyy
|
down (GA)
|
| ei̯
|
ei, hei
|
heyday
|
| eu̯
|
neutraali
|
No English equivalent. Spanish and Italian neutro.
|
| ey̯
|
keskeytyä
|
No English equivalent
|
| ie̯
|
kieli
|
No English equivalent. Somewhat like Spanish tierra.
|
| iu̯
|
viulu
|
somewhat like kiwi
|
|
| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
|
| iy̯
|
siistiytyä
|
No English equivalent
|
| oi̯
|
koittaa, koettaa
|
coin
|
| ou̯
|
outo
|
American pronunciation of no, oh
|
| øi̯
|
töitä
|
No English equivalent. French feuille.
|
| øy̯
|
pöyristyä
|
roughly like the British pronunciation of no, oh
|
| ui̯
|
muita
|
ruin
|
| uo̯
|
Suomi
|
Somewhat like woah. Italian suo (but with diphthong)
|
| yi̯
|
syitä
|
No English equivalent. Somewhat like French huit.
|
| yø̯
|
yö, työtä
|
No English equivalent. French pollueuse (but with diphthong)
|
|
|
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 [b], [f], [ɡ], and [ʃ] occur only in loanwords. In casual speech, they may be replaced with [p], [ʋ], [k], and [s], respectively.
- ↑ Allophone of /n/ before /p/.
- ↑ Allophone of /n/ before /k/.
References
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