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minus-squareTonava@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoThe Finnish word for love is indeed “rakkaus” (I love you = (minä) rakastan sinua), for anyone wondering. With a hard r and two hard k’s I doubt many non-natives would guess it means love
minus-squarestate_electrician@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoNow let a German pronounce it.
minus-squareDasus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoJust like all PIE-speakers, they absolutely butcher Finnish pronunciation. It’s much easier to learn to pass of as a native English speaker than it ever would to pass off as a native Finnish speaker. German is very melodic, sing-songy, and fair, compared to Finnish.
minus-squarestate_electrician@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoThat’s funny, because that’s how I would describe spoken Finnish. I guess it’s all in the eye of beholder.
The Finnish word for love is indeed “rakkaus” (I love you = (minä) rakastan sinua), for anyone wondering. With a hard r and two hard k’s I doubt many non-natives would guess it means love
Now let a German pronounce it.
Just like all PIE-speakers, they absolutely butcher Finnish pronunciation.
It’s much easier to learn to pass of as a native English speaker than it ever would to pass off as a native Finnish speaker.
German is very melodic, sing-songy, and fair, compared to Finnish.
That’s funny, because that’s how I would describe spoken Finnish. I guess it’s all in the eye of beholder.