I teach Finnish to Egyptians

Finnish translation: opetan suomea egyptiläisille

14:54 Jul 13, 2011
English to Finnish translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: I teach Finnish to Egyptians
Is it , Opetan Suomea egyptilaisille?
Ahmed Kamal
Local time: 14:44
Finnish translation:opetan suomea egyptiläisille
Explanation:
So, correct, just use an Ä!
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Hannele Marttila
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:44
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5 +1opetan suomea egyptiläisille
Hannele Marttila
5 +1Opetan suomea egyptiläisille
Susan Ruusunen
5ps
Hannele Marttila


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
i teach finnish to egyptians
opetan suomea egyptiläisille


Explanation:
So, correct, just use an Ä!

Hannele Marttila
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish, Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Luojan Kiitos!!


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agree  Simo Blom
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
i teach finnish to egyptians
Opetan suomea egyptiläisille


Explanation:
Very close to what you wrote; small 's' when referring to the language, and 'ä' in 'egyptiläisille', due to the pronunciation

Susan Ruusunen
Finland
Local time: 14:44
Native speaker of: Finnish
Notes to answerer
Asker: kiitos taas!! minä tiedän this rule , it is called vowel harmony , a , o , and u never come with ä ,ö , and y


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i teach finnish to egyptians
ps


Explanation:
ps. There is a book I saw on sale on Finnish flexions in the Akateeminen kirjakauppa just 2 weeks ago.

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Note added at 17 mins (2011-07-13 15:11:45 GMT)
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they do web sales.... just google....

Hannele Marttila
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish, Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: great! but I don't live in Finland! I just wanna learn your language

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