Vowels |
IPA |
Examples |
Closest equivalent |
ɑ |
tak [ˈtˢɑɡ̊] 'thank you' |
American/RP balm
(but shorter) |
ɑː |
barn [ˈbɑːˀn] 'child' |
American/RP balm |
a |
kat [ˈkʰad̥] 'cat' |
Australian hut or Northern
English/Scottish trap |
æ |
frisk [ˈfʁæsɡ̊] 'fresh' |
latter |
æː |
gade [ˈɡ̊æːðə] 'street' |
Australian ham |
ɛ |
ven [ˈvɛn] 'friend' |
American/RP bed |
ɛː |
hæl [ˈhɛːˀl] 'heel' |
RP there in
non-rhotic dialects |
e |
fed [ˈfeð] 'fat' |
Australian bed or
French allez |
e̝ː |
hel [ˈheːˀl] 'whole' |
Australian there or
Scottish/Canadian save |
i |
tisse [ˈtˢisə] 'pee' |
happy |
iː |
si [ˈsiːˀ] 'sieve' |
leaf |
o |
flod [ˈfloðˀ] 'river' |
Australian caught
(but shorter)
or French sot |
oː |
kone [ˈkʰoːnə] 'wife' |
Australian caught or
Scottish/Canadian stove |
ɔ |
ost [ˈɔsd̥] 'cheese' |
American/RP moll, with
round lips or
Australian hot |
ɔː |
måle [ˈmɔːlə] 'to measure' |
like the previous,
but longer |
u |
ud [ˈuðˀ] 'out' |
American/RP boot
(but shorter) |
uː |
hule [ˈhuːlə] 'cave' |
American/RP boot |
ø |
nød [ˈnøðˀ] 'nut' |
Australian nurse
(but shorter)
or
French vieux or
German Österreich |
øː |
løber [ˈløːb̥ɐ] 'runner' |
Australian nurse or
German öl |
œ |
bønne [ˈb̥œnə]) 'bean' |
French bœuf |
œː |
afgrøde [ˈaʊ̯gʁœːðə] 'crop' |
French bœuf (but longer) |
ɶ |
tør [ˈtɶɐ̯ˀ]) 'dry' |
French sœur (but shorter) |
ɶː |
fyrre [ˈfɶːɐ] 'fourty' |
French sœur |
y |
tyk [ˈtyɡ̊] 'thick' |
Australian boot
(but shorter)
or French vue |
yː |
synlig [ˈsyːnli] 'visible' |
Australian boot or
German über |
ʌ |
ånd [ˈʌnˀ] 'spirit' |
American/RP but |
ɒ |
og [ˈɒw] 'and' |
American/RP off |
ɒː |
i går [iˈɡɒːˀ] 'yesterday' |
like previous but longer |
stød |
ˀ |
ti [ˈtiːˀ] 'ten' |
button |
unstressed |
ə |
hoppe [ˈhʌb̥ə] 'jump' |
about |
ɐ |
løber [ˈløːb̥ɐ] 'runner' |
English runner |
ɪ |
kage [ˈkʰæːɪ] 'cake' |
hit |
ʊ |
mave [ˈmæːʊ] 'stomach' |
foot |