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Swedish has a large vowel inventory, with nine vowels distinguished in quality and to some degree in quantity, making 18 vowel phonemes in most dialects. Another notable feature is the pitch accent, a development which it shares with Norwegian. Swedish pronunciation of most consonants is similar to that of other Germanic languages.
The Sweden pronunciation is based primarily on Central Standard Swedish, and the Finland one on Helsinki pronunciation. Recordings and example transcriptions in this help are in Sweden Swedish, unless otherwise noted. See Swedish phonology and Swedish alphabet § Sound–spelling correspondences for a more thorough look at the sounds of Swedish.
The Swedish alphabet (Swedish: Svenska alfabetet) is a basic element of the Latin writing system used for the Swedish language. The 29 letters of this alphabet are the modern 26-letter basic Latin alphabet ( a to z ) plus å , ä , and ö , in that order. It contains 20 consonants and 9 vowels ( a e i o u y å ä ö ).
Map showing the Swedish dialects traditionally spoken. (Even the northernmost part of Sweden now speaks Swedish, and the Estonian dialects are almost extinct.) The linguistic definition of a Swedish traditional dialect , in the literature merely called 'dialect', is a local variant that has not been heavily influenced by Standard Swedish and ...
See Portuguese phonology: Slovak: Some speakers [35] a [ɒ] 'and' Under Hungarian influence, some speakers realize the short /a/ as rounded. [35] See Slovak phonology: Swedish: Central Standard [36] [37] jаg [jɒ̝ːɡ] 'I' Near-open fully back weakly rounded vowel. [36] Typically transcribed in IPA with ɑː . See Swedish phonology ...
Archaic in Sweden. From English noise: Nåssådå! exp. — — Consoling expression used when something does not go as expected si v. se: see: Åland Swedish pronunciation of se (see Swedish phonology) Siddu barra! exp. lit. Ser du bara, i.e. Ser man på: Just watch: småkusin n. syssling: second cousin: Possibly a semantic loan from Finnish ...
In Sweden, the Swedish Language Council is similarly funded by the Swedish government and may be said to have a semiofficial status as a regulatory body being a joint effort that includes the Swedish Academy, Swedish Radio, Swedish Broadcasting Corporation and several other organizations representing journalists, teachers, actors, writers and ...
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... This page used to be a joint pronunciation table for both Norwegian and ...