The Vowels[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} |