Glossary entry

Finnish term or phrase:

perhe

Finnish answer:

family

Added to glossary by Alfa Trans (X)
Nov 14, 2004 22:37
20 yrs ago
Finnish term

perhe

Non-PRO Finnish Other Religion
My niece needs to hear the pronunciation of family in several lanuages for a talk.
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family

Finnish is always pronounced as it is written. So perhe is pronounced as the words "per se" in Latin except that the last syllable "he" is short.
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Peer comment(s):

agree Erja Hirvonen
68 days
Kiitos, Erja!
agree Robert Donahue (X)
268 days
Kiitos, Robert!
agree Heikki Särkkä : Try Spanish perje (probably non-existent), and stress the first syllable. You cannot be misunderstood.
319 days
Kiitos, Heikki!
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