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A a
short a as in what [ʌ]
en ankel
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ʌng-kəl
an ankle
en bank
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bʌnk
a bank
en gaffel
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gʌf-l
a fork
en knap
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knʌp
a button
gammel
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gʌm-əl
old
rask
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ʁʌsk
healthy, well
kaffe
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kʌf-ə
coffee
long a as in car [ɑː]
at farve
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faah-və
to color
at spare
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spaah
to save (money)
at sparke
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spaah-kə
to kick
en fotograf
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fɔ-tɔ-gʁaahf
a photographer
et barn
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baahn
a child
et marked
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maah-gəð
a market
marts
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maahts
March
skarp
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skaahp
sharp
smart
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smaaht
smart
long a as in care [æː], but the glottal stop gives it a slight a as in late [eɪ]
en banan
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bə-naen
a banana
en soldat
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sɔl-daet
a soldier
gal
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gael
crazy
total
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toe-tael
total
at betale
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bə-tae-lə
to pay
en abe
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ae-bə
a monkey
en stat
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staet
a state
en tale
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tae-lə
a speech
en tomat
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tɔ-maet
a tomato
et kabel
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kae-bəl
a cable
et skab
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skaeb
a wardrobe, cupboard, closet
a as in hat [æ]
before s
et pas
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paes
a passport
en klasse
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klaes
a class
fantastisk
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faen-taes-teesk
fantastic
en flaske
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flaes-kə
a bottle
at kaste
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kaes-tə
to throw
et glas
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glaes
a glass
plastik
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plaes-tick
plastic
before t
en kat
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cat
a cat
en nat
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nat
a night
glat
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glat
smooth, slippery
en skat
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scat
a treasure, darling
before d (& no consonant after)
et bad
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baeð
a bath
flad
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flaeð
flat
glad
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glaeð
glad, happy
mad
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maeð
food
stadig
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stae-ðee
still
adgang
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aeð-gʌng
access
et blad
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blaeð
a leaf, magazine
et fad
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faeð
a vat, keg
ad
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aeð
by, at, along, down
at skade
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skae-ðə
to injure
before l
salt
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saelt
salt
smal
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smael
narrow
et tal
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tael
a number
en alder
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ael
an age
et valg
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vaelj
a choice
en stald
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stael
a stable
before n
Jan
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yaen
(a man's name)
en dansker
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dan-skə
a Dane
elegant
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ee-lə-gaent
elegant
en and
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aen
a duck
fanden
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faen-n
the devil
han
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haen
he
en mand
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maen
a man
at blande
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blaen
to mix, to blend

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