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I would like to know the pronunciation of the letter ”g” in Swedish because I feel like it changes depending on what follows it or sth. The g in ”gör” isn’t pronounced the same as in ”god” right?

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GarrettGiles222 profile picture GarrettGiles222March 2017
Hey,

I am not a native Swedish speaker, but as I understand it, 'g' is pronounced the same as in English, If the letter after the g is a soft vowel, 'ö', 'ä', 'e', 'i', 'y', it is pronounced like the 'y' in the words yolk or yellow.

'K' and 'Sk" also change before these soft vowels. The 'k' is pronounced like a 'sh' and the 'sk' sounds like the 'sj' of sju (the number 7).

Hope this helps!
  • vicky08 profile picture vicky08August 2017
    Sorry, I just saw your answer, thank you very much, it really helped! I understand it better now
Aryamehr profile picture AryamehrJune 2017
Hej, Jag heter Arya och är lärare på svenska som andra språk. jag kan mer än gärna hjälpa dig med svenska. hör gärna av dig.
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MIKAEL33 profile picture MIKAEL33May 2017
I'm a native speaker. The g in "gör" is pronounced the same way as j in "jag".