Vokalerne[pagetitle]
This list is not exhaustive. There are more sounds for each letter but we have listed the main ones here.
| Example | EN | Phonetic Symbol | Our Sound Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| A a | |||
alle | all | [a] | {short flat a} |
abe | monkey | [æː] | [long flat a] |
kartoffel | potato | [ɑ] | {short open a} |
far | father | [ɑː] | {long open a} |
| E e | |||
se | see | [e] | {short e} |
mene | think | [eː] | {long e} |
denne | this | [ɛ] | {short ae} |
sende | send | [ə] | {short oe} |
rene | clean | [ɛː] | {long ae} |
| I i | |||
fin | fine | [i] | {short sharp ee} |
fine | fine | [iː] | {long sharp ee} |
minde | memory | [e] | {short e} |
ring | ring | [ɛ] | {short e} |
| O o | |||
sol | sun | [o] | {short sharp o} |
solskoldet | sun burnt | [oː] | {long o} |
kold | cold | ||
mon | i wonder if | [ɔ] | {short aa} |
| U u | |||
ud | out | [u] | {short sharp oo} |
kun | only | [ɔ] | {short aa} |
| Y y | |||
syn | sight | [y] | {short sharp y} |
synge | sing | [ø] | {short oe} |
| Æ æ | |||
ænder | ducks | [ɛ] | {short ae} |
kæle | cuddle | [ɛː] | {long ae} |
| Ø ø | |||
øl | beer | [ø] | {short closed oe} |
føle | feel | [øː] | {long closed oe} |
børn | children | [ɶ] | {short half open oea} |
gøre | do | [ɶː] | {long half open oea} |
| Å å | |||
år | year | [ʌ] | {short open aa} |
åben | open | [ɔː] | {short aa} |
We're working really hard to get all the sounds ready for you and certain parts of the website is still under construction,
so we apologise in advance for any incomplete features. But please have a go and enjoy anyway :o)