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IPA |
Examples |
Nearest English |
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Swed. |
Norw. |
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abort ('abortion') |
about |
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Kina ('China') |
hue |
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dag |
do |
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nord ('north') |
order |
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fot ('foot') |
fold |
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god ('good') |
ago |
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hatt ('hat') |
hoot |
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Swedish: sjö, |
shoe |
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jojo ('yo-yo') |
you |
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kafé ('café') |
coo |
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lake (Norwegian and |
love |
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Karl (male first name) |
twirl |
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man ('mane') |
mood |
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natt ('night') |
noon |
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barn ('child') |
turner |
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ting ('thing') |
long |
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pappa ('father') |
pool |
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år ('year') |
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sabel ('sabre') |
soon |
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torsdag ('Thursday') |
marshal |
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torsdag ('Thursday') |
too |
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parti ('political party') |
cartel |
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vaktel ('quail') |
vote |
IPA |
Examples |
Nearest English |
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Swed. |
Norw. |
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ɑː |
mat [ˈmɑːt] "food" |
bra |
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fast [ˈfast]/[ˈfɑst] "steady, |
British stack |
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eː |
hel [ˈheːl] "whole" |
Scottish save |
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ɛː |
häl [ˈhɛːl] "heel" |
there |
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häll/helle [ˈhɛl] |
hell |
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æː |
ära [æːra]/" |
Australian ham |
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färsk/fersk |
trap |
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iː |
sil [ˈsiːl] "sieve" |
leaf |
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sill/sild [ˈsɪl]/ |
hill |
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oː |
mål [ˈmoːl] "goal" |
Scottish/Canadian |
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moll [ˈmɔl] "minor" |
moll, with round lips |
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øː |
dö/dø ['døː] "die" |
No English equivalent; |
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nött [ˈnœt] "worn" |
No English equivalent; |
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œː |
öra [œːra] "ear" |
No English equivalent; |
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ʉː |
ful [ˈfʉːl] "ugly, |
fuel, Australian food, |
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full [ˈfɵl]/[ˈfʉl] "full" |
British butcher |
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uː |
bot [ˈbuːt] "penance" |
boot |
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bott [ˈbʊt] "lived" |
put, with tight lips |
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yː |
syl [ˈsyːl] "awl" |
No English equivalent; |
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syll [ˈsʏl] "sleeper" |
No English equivalent; |
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unstressed |
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begå [bəˈgoː] "commit" |
about |
IPA |
Examples from a rich |
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Swedish |
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ˈa |
[ˈandɛn] |
Tone 1 / acute accent: |
ˈa.ˈa |
[ˈanˈdɛn] |
Tone 2 / grave accent: |