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Re: Uusisuom language (Online lesson)

From:D Tse <exponent@...>
Date:Thursday, March 29, 2001, 7:14
So _u_ corresponds to [U] ("lax" u)
and _y_ corresponds to [u] ("tense" u)?

If there's anyone who can clear this up :)

Imperative


> > > Thanks for helping me try to clear this up. > > > > 'y' is pronounced like 'oo' in 'bOOt'. It is perhaps more > rounded than the > > Finnish version. Just make the lips into a perfectly round > shape and make > > the 'oo' sound. The german 'u' is a fair approximation. > > > > 'u' is pronounced like the 'oo' in 'tOOk'. This would seem to correspond > > with the 'y' sound in Finnish. > > > > Apologies for any misunderstanding and many thanks. Lesson Three will be > > available online tomorrow and I will post it here when it is ready. > > > > Daniel > > daniel44@btinternet.com > >