A couple of weeks ago, I think it was Daniel, who mentioned that he would like to know how Swedish should be pronounced. I have not responded right away, simply because I was thinking about what the proper answer should be.<\/p>\n
You see, there are as many ways to properly pronounce Swedish as there are regions in Sweden. People in Sk\u00e5ne<\/strong> say things their way, people in J\u00e4mtland<\/strong> say things their way and people on the border with Finland say things in a way that\u2026 oh well, I\u2019m not even going there \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n My hairdresser is from J\u00e4mtland<\/strong> and her accent is so thick you could slice bread with it. I have seen and heard her switching between Swedish and English when other Swedish customers can’t understand her.<\/p>\n There is such an animal as rikssvenska<\/strong> (rikssvenska eller standardsvenska \u00e4r det svenska standardspr\u00e5ket som talas i Sverige<\/strong>), and people do learn it in school, but what they learn and how they actually speak in daily life are two different things. But compared to other languages (like English, for example) Swedish is pronounced pretty much the way it\u2019s written.<\/p>\n There are certain rules and if you follow them, chances are people will understand you.<\/p>\n Normally, the letter combinations that give Swedish learners the most trouble are:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A couple of weeks ago, I think it was Daniel, who mentioned that he would like to know how Swedish should be pronounced. I have not responded right away, simply because I was thinking about what the proper answer should be. You see, there are as many ways to properly pronounce Swedish as there are…<\/p>\n
\nYou see it even on TV. There is no one standard accent \u2013 different presenters and newscasters say things their way.<\/p>\n\n