Pronouncation

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Post by satunnainen » Sat Feb 25, 2006 12:20 pm

Hi...ok this is a bit embarrassing...but user name satunnainen mean 'random' in finish but i can't find out how to pronouce it properly. Can anyone help me......I am an english speaker from Australia.



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Post by Hank W. » Sat Feb 25, 2006 12:30 pm

Well, you prononce it the way you write it, of course. :lol:
(knowing the Finnish alphabet might help)
the robot will be close enough:
http://www.mikropuhe.com/demo.asp

Now of course you need to consider
satu nainen is a fairytale woman and
satun nainen is Satu's missus (Satu=fairytale being a girl's name...)

So no random pauses there :lol:
Cheers, Hank W.
sitting here like a lemon looking for a gin.

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Re: Pronouncation

Post by kalmisto » Sat Feb 25, 2006 1:16 pm

satunnainen wrote:Hi...ok this is a bit embarrassing...but user name satunnainen mean 'random' in finish but i can't find out how to pronouce it properly. Can anyone help me......I am an english speaker from Australia.
See the posts in this discussion ! :

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