How does finnish sound like?

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:11 am

ai nou hau tu hiit juu ap peipi!

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mookoo · Post by **mookoo** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 8:41 am

korppu wrote:
mookoo wrote:
korppu wrote:making the sound effects to a machine gun; takatakatakataka.
Or maybe a train takatakatakataka öööööö öööööö!
öööööööö öööööööö? and with an exclamation (!) mark?

hmm..I guess I have to add "like somebody with constipation" to the list

If you make a noise like a train whistle when you are constipated ... I think its time you change your diet!

WELSH79 · Post by **WELSH79** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 11:16 pm

Hank W. wrote:ai nou hau tu hiit juu ap peipi!

doesnt that mean i know how to hit you up or something? hmm just wondering

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 1:27 am

long /e/ sound, heat

you need to learn the vowels

raskarhu · Post by **raskarhu** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 3:32 pm

finnish sounds like japanese, sounds like finnish, sounds like japanese, sounds like...finnish. i think it's a human mistake to always want to compare languages to other languages. I think a lot of our opinions on languages are just due to indoctrination. think about that.

raskarhu

Helmi · Post by **Helmi** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:49 pm

PeterF wrote:To me French always sounds the most pleasing (sexy) to the ear.
Ça va mon chou ? -can mean "How are you my cabbage?" or "how are you my darling?" but depending on the occasion/accent I suppose.

The Swedes sound as though they are trying to clear phlem from their throats..
Their toungue twister that starts...
"77 sea sick nurses... etc..." is a real throat cleaner..

sjuttiosju sjösjuk sjuksköterska.....

or sju sjuka sjömen...really funny sound to try and pronounce the 'sj' - a mixture of 'wh' and 'f' dependant on the region.

Emi · Post by **Emi** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 4:46 pm

well, this sj in nurses (the swedish one) is rather sh

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 6:50 pm

suu söösuukka suuksköötterskor, or hwöö hwöööhwyykka whyywhöökwershkwööö

Helmi · Post by **Helmi** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 9:31 pm

Hank W. wrote:suu söösuukka suuksköötterskor, or hwöö hwöööhwyykka whyywhöökwershkwööö

Yep, that was how I was trying to define it! 10/10 Hank

The 'f' sound comes in when "feckit..I can't pronounce that"

khu · Post by **khu** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 2:42 am

Japanese backward?

'No' in Finnish: Ei.

'No' in Japanese: Iie.

'Struth!

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 3:50 am

wakarimasu ka?

Helmi · Post by **Helmi** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 5:04 pm

!"#¤%

oh dear it wont let me spell it... H A J I M E M A S H I T E ....ahh... yes it will now, must be something to do with the last 5 letters

Maybe 'Domo arigato' would be better

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