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Folk Dance Federation of California, South, Inc.
Swedish |
A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g,
H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p,
Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v,
X x, Y y, Z z, Ä ä, Å å, Ö ö
Swedish is a North Germanic language and has over nine million speakers. It is closely related to Danish and Norwegian. There are 29 letters in the Swedish language.
Letters not listed below are pronounced approximately as in English.
| A, a | - aw as in law |
| E, e | - ie as in pier |
| I, i | - i as in pin; i as in machine |
| O, o | - o as in note; also o as in gone |
| U, u | - u as in duke; eu as in fleur |
| Y, y | - eu as in fleur |
| Ä, ä | - o as in note |
| Å, å | - a as in tap |
| Ö, ö | - eu as in fleur; e as in her |
| D, d | - as in English but with the tip of the tongue touching the upper teeth |
| G, g |
- g as in go before a consonant or hard vowel (a, o u, å);
e as in pet |
| J, j | - y as in yes |
| K, k |
- k as in keep before a hard vowel;
ch as in check (but without the t) before a soft vowel (e, i, y, ä, ö) |
| L, l | - as in English but with the tongue not actually touching the teeth |
| R, r | - slightly rolled |
| X, x | - x as in exceed (never with the g sound of example) |
| Z, z | - s as in sing |