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Vowels

Practise pronouncing Finnish vowels. Although these parts of the video series focus on individual sounds and the differences between two different sounds, all of them contain plenty of whole phrases for you to practice.
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1. Tänään: How to pronounce Finnish words with Ä [æ]?


How do you pronounce the vowel [æ]?

2. Ala – älä: How to pronounce Finnish words with A [ɑ] and Ä [æ]?

What is the difference between the vowels [a] and [æ]?

3. Ele - elä - älä: How to pronounce Finnish words with E [e] and Ä [æ]?  

What is the difference between the vowels [e] and [æ]?

4. Söitkö? How to pronounce Finnish words with Ö [ø]?

How do you pronounce the vowel [ø]?

5. Soi - söi: How to pronounce Finnish words with O [o] and Ö [ø]?  


What is the difference between the vowels [o] and [ø]?

6. Yksi: How to pronounce Finnish words with Y [y]?  

How do you pronounce the vowel [y]?

7. Ulos - ylös: How to pronounce Finnish words with U [u] and Y [y]? 

What is the difference between the vowels [u] and [y]?

8. Moi! Pronouncing Finnish diphthongs

What are diphthongs? How do you pronounce them? 

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