Swedish phrasebook - pronunciation guide

Vowels

a
like 'a' in "barn"

e
like first 'e' in "here"

i
like 'i' in "machine"

o
like 'oo' in "foot"

u
like 'ou' in "you"

y
like 'y' in "Nitroglycerin"

å
like 'aw' in "saw"

ä
like 'a' in "rare"

ö
like 'i' in "Sir"

Please note: in Swedish 'y' is a vowel and not a consonant.

Consonants

b
like 'b' in "bed"

c
like 'c' in "cat", or like S in Swedish

d
like 'd' in "dog"

f
like 'f' in "for"

g
like 'g' in "go", like 'y' in "yellow" when preceding e, i, y, ä or ö.

h
like 'h' in "help"

j
like 'y' in "yell"

k
like 'k' in "king", like 'sh' in "ship" when preceding e, i, y, ä, ö

l
like 'l' in "love"

m
like 'm' in "mother"

n
like 'n' in "nice"

p
like 'p' in "pig"

q
like 'q' in "quest" (with "u", almost always)

r
like 'r' in "row", like 'r' in "feather"

s
like 'ss' in "hiss", like 'sh" in "ship" when preceded by r

t
like 't' in "top"

v
like 'v' in "victory"

w
like 'v' in "victor"

x
like 'cks' in "kicks", like 'ehcks' at beginning of a word.

z
like 's' in "saw"

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