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Should you bump into someone in the crowd it is good to know the word "'''anteeksi'''". It conveys both "(I'm) sorry" and "excuse me". A slang expression for saying "sorry" that has become so widespread that it can almost be considered proper Finnish is "'''sori'''", pronounced exactly like the English word "sorry". | Should you bump into someone in the crowd it is good to know the word "'''anteeksi'''". It conveys both "(I'm) sorry" and "excuse me". A slang expression for saying "sorry" that has become so widespread that it can almost be considered proper Finnish is "'''sori'''", pronounced exactly like the English word "sorry". | ||
Vast majority of Finns will switch to English if they encounter foreigners trying to | Vast majority of Finns will switch to English if they encounter foreigners trying to learn Finnish. This does not mean they do not appreciate the effort to try to learn some command of Finnish. | ||
Knowing the [[w:International Phonetic Alphabet|International Phonetic Alphabet]] (IPA) helps greatly in this task as nearly all Finnish letters are pronounced as they are written and the IPA equivalent reads pretty much the same. | Knowing the [[w:International Phonetic Alphabet|International Phonetic Alphabet]] (IPA) helps greatly in this task as nearly all Finnish letters are pronounced as they are written and the IPA equivalent reads pretty much the same. |