Finnish vowels and dipthongs
Terms
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- a
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ah
a in father
e.g. ja
(Back vowel) - aa
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argh
as in calm
e.g. taas
(Back vowel) - e
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eh
e in net
e.g. ehkä
(Middle vowel) - ee
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ehhh
e as in net, but double length
e.g. eteenpäin
(Middle vowel) - i
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ih
i as in sit
e.g. kippis
(Middle vowel) - ii
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ee
as in seat
e.g. kiitos
(Middle vowel) - o
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ogh
o as in rot
e.g. jo
(Back vowel) - oo
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awe
as in taught
e.g. joo
(Back vowel) - u
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ooh (but short)
as in o as the end of who
e.g. usein => (ooh-sane)
kuka => (kooh-ka)
(Back vowel) - uu
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ooh (hold it)
as in boom
e.g. muuten
(Back vowel) - y
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ew (but short)
as in über
e.g. hyvä (rhymes with über)
(Front vowel) - yy
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eww
e.g. myyjä (meww-yah)
(Front vowel) - ä
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a
a in hat / apple
e.g. missä
(Front vowel) - ää
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aa
as in cat, but double
e.g. sisään
(Front vowel) - ö
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er
as in better
e.g. söpö
(Front vowel) - öö
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err
as in murder
e.g. insinööri
(Front vowel) - ai
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I
as in aisle
e.g. aina - ei
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ay
as in eight
e.g. okei - oi
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oy
as in voice
e.g. noin - ui
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ooee
as in Spanish muy
e.g. kuinka - yi
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ewwee
as in French suis
e.g. hyi - äi
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I-E (but flowing as one)
e.g. näin (pronounced 'nine')
e.g. äiti - öi
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O-E (but flowing as one)
e.g. töihin - au
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ow (as in cow)
e.g. kaunis - eu
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ehoo
e.g seuraava - iu
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E-oo
e.g. tiukka - ou
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O-ooh
(O starting at the back of the mouth, moving to the front)
e.g. kokous - äy
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a-ew
e.g. täynna - öy
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O-ew
e.g. löyly - ie
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E-eh
as is spanish Bien
mies - uo
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oo-Oh
(oo starting at the front of the mouth, moving to 'O' at the back)
e.g. Suomi - yö
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ew-er
e.g. yötä