We’ve discussed Finnish short and long vowels and consonants before. Today, my spouse said that it is impossible to separate “tuuli” (wind) from “tuli” (fire) just by listening, and I promised to record a practice tape of Finnish words that are only separated by long/short sounds. Words on the audio are:

1. tili - an account (e.g. bank, Facebook) - счёт в банке
2. tilli - dill (the herb) - укроп
3. tiili - a brick - кирпич
4. tuuli - wind - ветер
5. tuli - fire - огонь
6. tulli - customs - таможня
7. siili - a hedgehog - ёжик
8. silli - herring (fish) - селёдка

Included here is a recording that has 30 randomly picked words from this set. If you want to test your Finnish listening skills close your eyes before the spoiler section:

*** Spoilers ***

Full transcript in Finnish:

Sanalista: 1. tili 2. tilli 3. tiili 4. tuuli 5. tuli 6. tulli 7. siili 8. silli Ja sitten kolmekymmentä satunnaista sanaa tältä listalta:

1. tiili
2. siili
3. tiili
4. tulli
5. tili
6. tili
7. tuuli
8. tilli
9. tuuli
10. tulli
11. tuli
12. tuli
13. tiili
14. tuli
15. silli
16. tulli
17. tulli
18. tuli
19. tuli
20. tuuli
21. tuli
22. tili
23. tili
24. siili
25. tuli
26. tili
27. siili
28. tulli
29. tulli
30. tiili