Estonian or Finnish

[Neelya]

Which language sounds better Finnish or Estonian?
Or do you even notice any differences between those two =)

Here is a song in finnish and in estonian

Finnish:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WLMMnDfw4Q

Estonian:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpwWKGPyqXU

A bit silly question but I'd like to know what foreigners would say about the languages.

 

[94ayd]

They do sound similar and I do like 'em both but I guess Estonian by a bit! A little bit more rare and exotic.

 

[Blush]

i prefer finnish since i was in highschool and i was trying to learn "Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan" from Nightwish

 

[Blush]

plus i find finnish more easy to learn .

 

[94ayd]

I prefer harder languages.

 

[alca]

i prefer finnish since i was in highschool and i was trying to learn "Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan" from Nightwish

That was the first song I tried to sing in finnish!! I love it!

 

[Blush]

i loooove that song! Tarja is awesome!! too bad she left the band

 

[alca]

^ Well she didn't leave. THEY kicked her out! :evil: :evil: :evil:

 

[wittgenstein]

strange topic.

i'l say both. depending on the melody..

 

[94ayd]

Well, what about them in real life? When they're spoken/written and not sung?

 

[Neelya]

Here are different songs which language sounds better or exotic now =)


Estonian:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcO08bTzCzA

Finnish:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu19IWuIArY

 

[Etl]

Finnish sounds more interesting to me.

 

[wittgenstein]

Well, what about them in real life? When they're spoken/written and not sung?

i think both have their highlights!

 

[Milos-BC]

I like both

 

[Neelya]

I'm asking this because my estonian "friends" said that "Työlki ellää" song sounds awful because they sing in finnish and estonian is much more prettier language :?
I just wanted to ask if you foreigners can see any big difference between them.

Here are some random interviews, if you want to check them out and tell is finnish so awful and estonian so pretty? :-)

e:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZMaMJ9u5nQ

f:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFGXHxmPyHE

 

[94ayd]

As I've already said, I love both. Don't think Estonian is a lot better, when it comes to sounding. I do kinda find differences when I hear they're accent but I don't know how to explain them.

 

[Gerly]

Im native Estonian, then I prefer Estonian more.
Finnish sounds too funny to me