Pronunciation

Alphabet U

The Danish U has a few different sounds. Its main pronunciation is like the oo in moon, but it often changes to a sound closer to the o in shot when it comes before certain consonant clusters.
Oo sound (like in moon or put)
This is the default sound for u in both short and long forms.
en bus	boos	a bus
et hus	hoos	a house
brun	bʁoon	brown
jul	yool	Christmas
en muskel	moos-kəl	a muscle

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