Pronunciation
Alphabet V
| V is a versatile letter. It can sound like the English v, but after a vowel, it often changes the vowel sound itself, creating a variety of diphthongs. | |||
| Standard v sound (like in victory) | |||
| At the beginning of a syllable, v is pronounced just like in English | |||
| venstre | ![]() |
vɛns-tʁə | left (not right) |
| at vaske | ![]() |
vɛs-kə | to wash |
| at vente | ![]() |
vɛnt-ə | to wait |
| at ville | ![]() |
veel-ə | will, want to |
| at vise | ![]() |
vees-ə | to show |
| at være | ![]() |
vɛ: | to be |
