The Swedish alphabet Posted by Stephen Maconi on Apr 19, 2011 in Swedish Language, Vocabulary
Today’s video is all about the Swedish alfabetet. Although it’s pretty much the same as the English one, it might be helpful to review each letter’s pronunciation.
Also, tell me if you feel that it’s easier to concentrate with or without background music. Of course, this might depend on who’s watching, but majority rules, I guess! 😉 Take also into account the atmosphere of the video with and without music. Tack sÃ¥ mycket!
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About the Author: Stephen Maconi
Stephen Maconi has been writing for the Transparent Swedish Blog since 2010. Wielding a Bachelor's Degree in Swedish and Nordic Linguistics from Uppsala University in Sweden, Stephen is an expert on Swedish language and culture.
Comments:
Luke:
bra! just what I have been looking for.
rod:
Very well done.
Chris Murphy:
Thanks. Very helpful video. Do you have a song like English and Spanish do?
Judy:
I can never get “u” and “o” pronunciation correct. They both sound the same to me! I will try to hear the difference in your video.
Judy:
“Ã…” and “o” are sometimes troublesome for me, too! I think a lot has to do with the regional pronunciation. I lived in SkÃ¥ne, and vowels are very different sounding than the way you pronounced them on the video.
Steve:
@Judy Ah, yes, you’re absolutely right. Since I have only lived in the Stockholm-Uppsala area, that’s the pronunciation I used in the video. (The dialect is as close as you can get to rikssvenska, or standard Swedish, so even though you’ve learned Swedish in SkÃ¥ne, at least being able to recognize standard Swedish pronunciation would definitely be to your advantage.)