tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post4987429892111353147..comments2024-03-12T12:35:37.484+00:00Comments on Finnish from Afar Blog: Underthtanding Finnith KidthTelefinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02416099919182532105noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-53533963880726563402013-04-15T22:41:50.234+01:002013-04-15T22:41:50.234+01:00I had rhotacism or "ärrävika", as it is ...I had rhotacism or "ärrävika", as it is called in finnish, when I was younger. It led to several amusing pronounciations, as I pronounced R as L.<br />One word I struggled the most I remember being "murkku" (short for "muurahainen", an ant) as it came out as "mulkku" (dick, penis...).<br />Funny enough, there was this rather famous Finnish icehockey player, Jari Kurri, whose name I pronounced "Jari Kulli" (kulli is again, rude term for male genitalia).<br /><br />I'm certain the language and names were designed to embarras kids with "ärrävika" :P<br />Tapionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-1432979733959275342012-02-27T07:43:21.258+00:002012-02-27T07:43:21.258+00:00Thanks for the vocab lesson! And, as an aside, I t...Thanks for the vocab lesson! And, as an aside, I think it's impossible not to love Finnish compound words. So literal. So utilitarian. :)Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648484965005836045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-54268177696937359772012-02-27T06:05:22.238+00:002012-02-27T06:05:22.238+00:00LOL LOL LOOOOLLLLLLLL...I've found also some k...LOL LOL LOOOOLLLLLLLL...I've found also some kids who have trouble pronouncing "y" - it becomes "u" instead.Amelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-30706992727676242562012-02-26T17:59:23.299+00:002012-02-26T17:59:23.299+00:00nice one!!nice one!!Katriinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403719183047819222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896195978622826735.post-64787907388876251512012-02-26T17:34:20.700+00:002012-02-26T17:34:20.700+00:00Ah ah ah that's one word I'm gonna remembe...Ah ah ah that's one word I'm gonna remember, thanks for this :)Nathaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03462512653215895824noreply@blogger.com