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Hello Polyglots, 👋
In today's lesson, you will learn how to write the different letters of the Swedish alphabet, how to pronounce these letters using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), or by watching a video with the pronunciation of the letters by a native speaker. 🇸🇪
You will also find at the end of this lesson a virtual keyboard to be able to type each special character of this beautiful language. 🖥️
Happy learning! 🌟
After mastering the Swedish alphabet and pronunciation, you can further enhance your language skills by exploring other related lessons such as Swedish Vocabulary: Jobs and Professions, Swedish Vocabulary → Colors and Numbers → Numbers 0-20, and Swedish Grammar → Swedish Nouns → Plural nouns. These lessons will help you build a strong foundation in Swedish and make your learning journey more enjoyable and fruitful. 📚
Swedish Alphabet and IPA Pronunciation
Alphabet
Alphabet | Sound | Example |
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A a | /ɑː/ | a as in ask |
B b | /beː/ | b as in bank |
C c | /seː/ | s before i,e,y else "k" as in Canada |
D d | /deː/ | d as in David |
E e | /eː/ | e as in elevated, "a" before "g" |
F f | /æf/ | f as in Frank |
G g | /ɡeː/ | s as in pleasure before e,i,y,ä,ö. Or "g" as in God elsewhere |
H h | /hoː/ | h as in holiday |
I i | /iː/ | dans le mot ink |
J j | /jiː/ | j as in 's' de pleasure |
K k | /koː/ | k as in kid |
L l | /æl/, /ˈæl.læ/ | l as in life |
M m | /æm/, /ˈæm.mæ/ | m as in mom |
N n | /æn/, /ˈæn.næ/ | n as in noon |
O o | /oː/ | o as in old |
P p | /peː/ | p as in pope |
Q q | /kuː/ | Q is no longer used |
R r | /ær/, /ˈær.ræ/ | as in brother |
S s | /æs/, /ˈæs.sæ/ | s as in Sam |
Š š | /ˈhat.tuˌæs/ | sh as in ship, sometimes 's' as in small |
T t | /teː/ | t as in table, sometimes 'd' as in mad |
U u | /uː/ | as in the ultra |
V v | /ʋeː/ | sounds as a "b" as in bike |
W w | /ʋeː/ | v as in vast |
X x | /æks/, /ˈæk.sæ/ | ks as in wax |
Y y | /yː/ | y as in year |
Z z | /tset/, /ˈtse.tɑ/ | s as in small |
Ž ž | /ˈhat.tuˌtset/, | sh before e,i,y,ä,ö, "chs" before a,o,å,u |
Å å | /oː/ | oo as in poor |
Ä ä | /æː/ | ae as in ache |
Ö ö | /øː/ | u as in ultra |
Video - Swedish Alphabet Pronunciation by a Native Speaker
Swedish Online Virtual Keyboard
Videos
The Swedish Alphabet | Learn Swedish in a Fun Way! - YouTube
The Swedish Alphabet - YouTube
The Swedish Alphabet | Det Svenska Alfabetet (HD) - YouTube
Swedish with Steve! Episode 15: The Swedish alphabet - YouTube