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Swedish Alphabet, IPA Pronuncation, Video, Virtual Keyboard...
Hello Polyglots,
In today's lesson, you will learn how to write the different letters of the Swedish alphabet, how to pronounce these letters whether it is through the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), or through 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 language.
Swedish Alphabet and IPA Pronunciation
Alphabet
| Alphabet | Sound | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Swedish Alphabet and Pronunciation Approximant in other languages
| LETTERS IN
SWEDISH |
PRONUNCIATION IN
ENGLISH |
PRONUNCIATION IN
BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE |
| A | ah | a |
| B | b | b |
| CA / CO / CU / CÅ / CÄ / CÖ | kah / koh / kou / koh /
keh / ker |
ca / co / cu / co / ke / kê |
| CE / CI / CY | seh / sih / sew | se / si / sy |
| D | d | d |
| E | eh | e |
| F | f | f |
| GA / GO / GU | gah / goh / gou | ga / go / gu |
| GE / GI / GY / GÅ / GÄ / GÖ | yeh / yih / yih / yoh /
yeh / yer |
ie / ii / yy / io / ie / ie |
| H | h | r |
| I | ih | i |
| J | ih | i |
| K | k | k |
| LGA / LGO / LGU / LGÅ / | lgah / lgoh / lgou /
lgoh |
lga / lgo / lgu /
lgo |
| LGE / LGÄ / LGÖ | lyeh / lyeh / lyer | lie / lie / liê |
| M | m | m |
| N | n | n |
| OCH | ohk | ook |
| P | p | p |
| Q | q | q |
| RGA / RGO / RGU / RGÅ / | rgah / rgoh / rgou /
rgoh |
rga / rgo / rgu / rgó |
| RGE / RGÖ / | ryeh / ryer | rie / riê |
| S | S | s |
| T | T | t |
| U | U | u |
| V | V | v |
| W | W | u |
| X | KS | ks |
| Y | Y | y |
| Z | S | s |