The Finnish alphabet consists of 29 letters. Here's a list of the Finnish alphabet with their approximate English pronunciation:
- A (a) - Similar to the 'a' in "car."
- B (bee) - Similar to the 'b' in "be."
- C (kee) - In Finnish, 'c' is primarily used in loanwords and foreign proper nouns and is pronounced like 'k.'
- D (dee) - Similar to the 'd' in "dog."
- E (e) - Similar to the 'e' in "let."
- F (ef) - Similar to the 'f' in "fun."
- G (gee) - Similar to the 'g' in "go."
- H (hoo) - Similar to the 'h' in "hat."
- I (ee) - Similar to the 'ee' in "see."
- J (yoh) - Similar to the 'y' sound in "yes."
- K (kah) - Similar to the 'k' in "kick."
- L (el) - Similar to the 'l' in "let."
- M (em) - Similar to the 'm' in "man."
- N (en) - Similar to the 'n' in "no."
- O (oh) - Similar to the 'o' in "go."
- P (pee) - Similar to the 'p' in "pen."
- Q (koo) - In Finnish, 'q' is used in loanwords and is pronounced like 'k.'
- R (er) - The Finnish 'r' is rolled or tapped with the tip of the tongue, similar to the Spanish 'r.'
- S (ess) - Similar to the 's' in "see."
- T (tee) - Similar to the 't' in "time."
- U (oo) - Similar to the 'oo' in "food."
- V (veh) - Similar to the 'v' in "very."
- W (kaksosveh) - In Finnish, 'w' is used in foreign words and is pronounced like 'v.'
- X (eks) - In Finnish, 'x' is used in loanwords and is pronounced like 'ks.'
- Y (uuh) - Similar to the 'u' in "music."
- Z (tset) - In Finnish, 'z' is used in loanwords and is pronounced like 'ts.'
- Å (ooh) - Similar to the 'aw' in "law."
- Ä (ah) - Similar to the 'a' in "cat."
- Ö (uh) - Similar to the 'e' in "herd."
Finnish pronunciation is generally quite straightforward as the language is largely phonetic, meaning that words are typically pronounced as they are spelled. However, some sounds like 'ä' and 'ö' have unique vowel sounds that may not have exact equivalents in English.
