Swedish Pronunciation

My notes on Swedish pronunciation after advice from Emma Eurenius. These are currently only the long vowel sounds.

• a: are
• b: -
• c: ss
• d: -
• e: ay from ‘okay’ but more ugh, reminds me of welsh ‘ehh, no’
• f: -
• g: could be g, ch, ee
• h: -
• i: ee
• j: yuhee with friction
• k: -
• l: eluh
• m: -
• n: -
• o: ooo like the shock of seeing someone get hurt, with rounded lips though
• p: -
• q: k
• r: trilled
• s: ss
• t: -
• u: no analogy, maybe ghosty but not, try starting with french ‘u’ then go back and down
• v: -
• w: v
• x: ks
• y: french ‘u’, but much more open rounded lips
• z: ss
• å: or
• ä: the ai from air
• ö: long schwa