IPA | Examples | English approximation |
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Consonants | |||
d | Finnish ladot | ladder | |
h | hevonen | horse | |
j | joulu | yoyo | |
k | kala | scold | |
l | laulu | lack | |
lʲ[1] | Estonian only | leep | |
m | metsä | mocha | |
n | nenä | nanny | |
nʲ[1] | Estonian only | new | |
p | puu | spill | |
r | rauta | rolled r | |
s | sinä | sole | |
sʲ[1] | Estonian only | super (some dialects) | |
t | tina | stand | |
tʲ[1] | Estonian only | tune | |
ʋ | viha | Between v and w | |
Stress | |||
ˈ | hevonen | (placed on the first syllable) |
IPA | Examples | English approximation |
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Vowels | ||
ɑ | pouta | Same as but shorter than a in father |
ɑː | poutaa | father |
æ | pöytä | cat |
æː | päivää | mad |
e[2] | tere | let |
eː[2] | eesti | émigré |
i | klid | kid |
iː | siika | see |
o[2] | oksa | chore |
oː[2] | koostaa | No English equivalent, similar to French bureau |
ø[2] | pöytä | Similar to RP word or bird, Swedish öl, |
øː[2] | säröön | Similar to RP bird, German schön |
ɤ | Estonian only: õlu | Similar to (oʊ) in Estonia, code, boat, goal, bone, go |
ɤː | Estonian only: õõnsus | Same as above but longer |
u | surma | wood |
uː | suu | coop |
y | Finnish kesy Estonian küla |
No English equivalent; similar to French tu, German füllen |
yː | Finnish ryyppy Estonian rüüpa |
No English equivalent; similar to French Lune, German führen |