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== Vokaler ~ Vowels ==

There are nine vowels in the Danish/Norwegian alphabet, '''a''', '''e''', '''i''',
'''o''', '''u''', '''y''', '''æ''', '''ø''' and '''å'''. For people who only speak English they are often not pronounced quite the way you would expect.

The five first vowels are pronounced as in most European languages other than
English.

* '''i''' is pronounced 1) as '''ee''' in '''bee'''.
* '''y''' is pronounced 1) as '''ee''' in '''bee''' but with rounded lips. This sound does not occur in English, but it's similar to the French ''t'''u'''''.
* '''æ''' is pronounced 1) as in ''h'''a'''t'' or 2) as in '''''a'''ny'' or '''''e'''nd''.
* '''ø''' is pronounced as in '''''ea'''rn'' or ''h'''ur'''t''.
* '''å''' is pronounced 1) as '''''awe''''' and '''''or''''' or 2) sort of like as in ''n'''o''''' or ''l'''o'''w''.

It is important to distinguish between ''long'' and ''short''
vowels. A short vowel is often indicated by doubling the consonant ''after''
it.


For instance '''skulle''' with a short '''u''' means '''should''', but '''at skule''' means '''to stare'''. '''Pile''' means '''darts''' but '''pille''' means '''pill'''.

== Konsonanter ~ Consonants ==

'''b''', '''f''', '''h''', '''k''', '''l''', '''m''', '''n''',
'''p''', '''s''', '''t''' and '''v''' are pronounced more or less as in
English.

*'''d''' is silent if found after an ''n'', as in ''hen'''d'''e''. If doubled in the middle of a word, as in ''he'''dd'''er'', it is pronounced as ''th'' in the English '''''th'''e''. The Danish '''d''' can also take on an '''L''' sound, as in the Danish word ''rø'''d'''''.
*'''g''' is usually pronounced as in '''''g'''uess''. Sometimes pronounced as a soft ''g'' if the word is of foreign origin, for example: ''teenagere''
*'''j''' is pronounced as the ''y'' in '''''y'''es''.

'''c''', '''q''', '''w''', '''x''' and '''z''' are only used in foreign
words.

*'''c''' is pronounced as '''s''' when it comes before '''e''', '''i''', '''y''' and '''æ''', and as '''k''' in all other cases. (Exception: '''Cypern''' (meaning '''Cyprus''') is pronounced with a '''k''' sound))

*'''q''' is pronounced as '''k'''.

*'''w''' is pronounced as '''v''' (never as English ''w''.)

*'''x''' is pronounced as '''s''' if it is the ''first'' letter in a word and if pronounced as '''ks''' if it is ''not''.

*'''z''' is pronounced as '''s'''.

Note that Danish does not have the voiced ''z''-sound, so Danish '''s''', '''x''' and '''z''' are never pronounced as in English ''is'', ''example'' or ''zoo''.

Eksempler ~ Examples:

''xylofon'' ('''x''' pronounced like '''s''')

''fax'' ('''x''' pronounced like '''ks''')

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