Pronunciation
Glottal stop (stød)
| What is the stød? | |||
| The Danish stød is a brief squeeze or "catch" in the voice that happens in the middle of certain stressed syllables. It is not a letter and never appears in normal Danish writing - you only hear it. | |||
| Think of the tiny break in the English exclamation uh-oh! - the small interruption between uh and oh is a glottal stop. The Danish stød is a gentler version of the same gesture, but it sits inside a syllable rather than between two of them. Some learners describe it as a momentary "creak" or "crack" in the voice. |
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