16:30 Jul 15, 2008 |
Finnish to English translations [Non-PRO] Geography / place name in Finland | |||||||
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5 -1 | Kittilän Köngäs |
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Kittilän Köngäs Explanation: Kit- as in 'kitty' -ti as in 'teak', though with a shorter vowel -län approximately as in 'land', though with a shorter vowel Kö approximately as in 'fur', though closer to the french 'euh' ng as in 'driving' ä as in 'land' s as in 'rocks' The stress is as follows: Kittilän Köngäs with secondary (lighter) stress on Kittilän Köngäs Take care to pronounce the double 't' correctly: a slight pause, as though it were two words (or more like a glottal stop) might help: 'Kit-ti' -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 19 mins (2008-07-15 16:50:38 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry, I thought my post would accept bold text! I was trying to highlight the sounds I was referring to :( -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 21 mins (2008-07-15 16:52:48 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Here goes again, though this doesn't make as much sense! Kit- as in 'kitty' -ti as in 'teak', though with a shorter vowel -län approximately as in 'land', though with a shorter vowel Kö approximately as in 'fur', though closer to the french 'euh' ng as in 'driving' ä as in 'land' s as in 'rocks' -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 18 hrs (2008-07-16 11:18:45 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- You're welcome! The K in Köngäs is in fact pronounced, this is where my attempt at bold highlighting was supposed to come in useful...! |
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