This document provides an overview of the Swedish alphabet including pronunciations of each letter in Swedish and English approximations. It lists all 29 letters of the Swedish alphabet under consonants and vowels. For each letter, it gives the phonetic pronunciation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as well as an English word that approximates the sound and a Swedish example word. This provides a basic introduction to the sounds of the Swedish alphabet.
This document provides an overview of the Swedish alphabet including pronunciations of each letter in Swedish and English approximations. It lists all 29 letters of the Swedish alphabet under consonants and vowels. For each letter, it gives the phonetic pronunciation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as well as an English word that approximates the sound and a Swedish example word. This provides a basic introduction to the sounds of the Swedish alphabet.
This document provides an overview of the Swedish alphabet including pronunciations of each letter in Swedish and English approximations. It lists all 29 letters of the Swedish alphabet under consonants and vowels. For each letter, it gives the phonetic pronunciation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as well as an English word that approximates the sound and a Swedish example word. This provides a basic introduction to the sounds of the Swedish alphabet.
Bb /beː/ be banan Cc /seː/ celebrate cd-spelare Dd /deː/ delerious dvd Ee /eː/ net ekollon Ff /ɛfː/ far fira Gg /ɡeː/ go gata Hh /hoː/ ham höst Ii /iː/ in is Jj /jiː/ yes ja Kk /koː/ keep kaffe Ll /ɛlː/ land lördag Mm /ɛmː/ must man Nn /ɛnː/ nest natt Oo /uː/ olive ost Pp /peː/ pay pris Qq /kʉː/ quick quiche Rr /ærː/ car ringa Ss /ɛsː/ sand sommar Tt /teː/ tall te Uu /ʉː/ rude under Vv /veː/ valley vår
Ww /2dɵbːɛlˌveː/ walk wok
Xx /ɛks/ axe exempel
Vowels
Lexicon (Name) English Approx Swedish Example
Yy /yː/ leave yxa
Zz /2sɛːta/ sing zon Åå /oː/ door åka Ää /ɛː/ say bära Öö /øː/ fur öl
Note: The provided alphabet list above offers phonetic pronunciation; the actual spelling for each letter is similar but not the same.