Thread: Joona Puhakka

There is a finnish sportsman Joona Puhakka. How is his name pronounced?

Thank you.

I hate trying to write Finnish phonetically in English, so I hope cyrillics are ok:

Ёна Пухакка (yes, it's that easy)

Stress is on the first syllable.

Kiitos

(I like his dives )

But
Йо-она.

Originally Posted by Adept

But
Йо-она.

йо=ё

Originally Posted by EmDii

Ёна Пухакка (yes, it's that easy)

But isn't "oo" long vowel in Joona, shouldn't it be Йоона then?

Gah, yes, I suppose.

You see, we call ё "joo" in Finnish.

I would say Ёна the same way as Joona, but I suppose that could be different for a native Russian speaker.

I was, however, trying to make a transscription, not to transliterate.

Originally Posted by EmDii

You see, we call ё "joo" in Finnish.

Would there be a difference in pronunciation of, say, "Joona" and "Jona"?

Originally Posted by Alware

Would there be a difference in pronunciation of, say, "Joona" and "Jona"?

Yes. The "o" in Jona would be shorter than "oo" in Joona.