| Consonants
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| IPA |
Examples |
Closest equivalent
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| m
|
mod [ˈmoðˀ] 'courage'
|
mood
| | n
|
node [ˈnoːðə] 'note'
|
noon
| | ŋ
|
lang [ˈlɑŋˀ] 'long'
|
long
| | b/b̥
|
bog [ˈb̥ɔʊ̯ˀ] 'book'
|
book
| | p/pʰ
|
pol [ˈpʰoːˀl] 'pole'
|
pole
| | d/d̥
|
dåb [ˈd̥ɔːˀb̥] 'christening'
|
do
| | t/tˢ
|
tak [ˈtˢɑɡ̊] 'thank you'
|
too
| | ɡ/g̊
|
god [ˈɡ̊oðˀ] 'good'
|
good
| | k/kʰ
|
kone [ˈkʰoːnə] 'wife'
|
cone
| | f
|
fod [ˈfoðˀ] 'foot'
|
foot
| | s
|
sod [ˈsoðˀ] 'soot'
|
soon
| | ɕ
|
Sjælland [ˈɕɛˌlanˀ] 'Zealand'
|
sheep
| | h
|
hat [ˈhad̥] 'hat'
|
hat
| | ʋ
|
våd [ˈʋɔðˀ] 'wet'
|
vote
| | ʊ̯
|
hav [ˈhɑʊ̯] 'sea'
|
wave
| | ð
|
øde [ˈøːðə] 'deserted'
|
bathe
| | j
|
jord [ˈjoɐ̯ˀ] 'earth'
|
you
| | ɪ̯
|
vej [ˈʋɑɪ̯ˀ] 'way'
|
way
| | ʁ
|
rød [ˈʁœðˀ] 'red'
|
French rôle
| | ɐ̯
|
hør [ˈhøɐ̯ˀ] 'hear'
|
hear
| | l
|
lov [ˈlɒʊ̯] 'law'
|
louver
|
|
| Vowels
|
|---|
| IPA |
Examples |
Closest equivalent
|
|---|
| ɑ
|
tak [ˈtˢɑɡ̊] 'thank you'
|
like balm, but shorter
| | ɑː
|
barn [ˈbɑːˀn] 'child'
|
balm
| | a
|
kat [ˈkʰad̥] 'cat'
|
Northern English/Scottish trap
| | æ
|
frisk [ˈfʁæsɡ̊] 'fresh'
|
latter
| | æː
|
gade [ˈɡ̊æːðə] 'street'
|
Australian ham
| | ɛ
|
ven [ˈvɛn] 'friend'
|
hell
| | ɛː
|
hæl [ˈhɛːˀl] 'heel'
|
there
| | e
|
fedt [ˈfeð] 'fat'
|
allez in French
| | e̝ː
|
hel [ˈheːˀl] 'whole'
|
Scottish/Canadian save
| | i
|
tisse [ˈtˢisə] 'pee'
|
happy
| | iː
|
si [ˈsiːˀ] 'sieve'
|
leaf
| | o
|
flod [ˈfloðˀ] 'river'
|
French sot
| | oː
|
kone [ˈkʰoːnə] 'wife'
|
Scottish/Canadian stove
| | ɔ
|
ost [ˈɔsd̥] 'cheese'
|
moll, with round lips
| | ɔː
|
måle [ˈmɔːlə] 'to measure'
|
like the previous, but longer
| | u
|
ud [ˈuðˀ] 'out'
|
like fool, but shorter
| | uː
|
hule [ˈhuːlə] 'cave'
|
boot
| | ø
|
nød [ˈnøðˀ] 'nut'
|
French vieux or German Österreich
| | øː
|
løber [ˈløːb̥ɐ] 'runner'
|
German öl
| | œ
|
bønne [ˈb̥œnə]) 'bean'
|
French bœuf
| | œː
|
afgrøde [ˈavgʁœːðə] 'crop'
|
French bœuf (but longer)
| | ɶ
|
tør [ˈtɶɐ̯ˀ]) 'dry'
|
French sœur (but shorter)
| | ɶː
|
fyrre [ˈfɶːɐ] 'fourty'
|
French sœur
| | y
|
tyk [ˈtyɡ̊] 'thick'
|
French vue
| | yː
|
synlig [ˈsyːnli] 'visible'
|
German über
| | ʌ
|
ånd [ˈʌnˀ] 'spirit'
|
but
| | ɒ
|
og [ˈɒw] 'and'
|
off
| | ɒː
|
i går [iˈɡɒːˀ] 'yesterday'
|
off
| | stød
|
|---|
| ˀ
|
ti [ˈtiːˀ] 'ten'
|
Cockney city
| | unstressed
|
|---|
| ə
|
hoppe [ˈhʌb̥ə] 'jump'
|
about
| | ɐ
|
løber [ˈløːb̥ɐ] 'runner'
|
British English runner
| | ɪ
|
kage [ˈkʰæːɪ] 'cake'
|
hit
| | ʊ
|
mave [ˈmæːʊ] 'stomach'
|
foot
|
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