Curriculum

Pronunciation

In this set of 5 lessons, you will learn the very basics about Finnish pronunciation. We break down all the sounds to make it easy for you to sound like a native!

PRONUNCIATION	Title	Topic	Function	Summary
#1	The Pronunciation of Consonants in Finnish	Finnish Consonants	Learning how to pronounce Finnish Consonants	Consonant sounds in Finnish and how they are pronounced and how they compare to English
#2	The Pronunciation of Vowels in Finnish	Finnish Vowels	Learning about Finnish Basic Vowels and Diphthongs	8 Finnish Vowels
#3	Feeling the ‘Stress’ in Finnish	Finnish Accent Marks	Learning the Difference Between Written and Spoken Finnish	The Finnish language always has the accent on the first syllable of the word, and there are no exceptions in this.
#4	Finnish Accents	Finnish Accents	Learning about accents in Finnish	Western Finland and Eastern Finland
#5	Common Finnish Pronunciation Mistakes	Pronunciation Tips	Learning how to avoid mistakes	#1: Remember to Trill Your -R's! #2: Correct Vowels #3: Mind the Double Consonants and Vowels #4: Learn to Be Comfortable with Non-Native Sounds #5: Watch Out for Similar Sounding Words!