Pronunciation

Alphabet D

The letter D is one of the most important letters to understand in Danish pronunciation because it has three main sounds: hard, soft, and silent. Getting them right will dramatically improve how well you are understood.
The hard d
At the beginning of a syllable, d is pronounced hard, just like the d in dog. This is the most straightforward sound for d.
Danmark	dan-mahk	Denmark
at danse	dan-sə	to dance
en dato	dei-toe	a date
en datter	daet-ə	a daughter
moderne	mɔ-dɛ:-nə	modern
et kondom	kɔn-doom	a condom
en deodorant	deo-də-ʁʌnt	a deodorant
en idiot	ee-dee-oot	an idiot

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