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