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Pronunciation

The Pronunciation of Vowels in Norwegian

Grammar Points

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The Focus of This Lesson is Norwegian Basic Vowels and Diphthongs

Vowels

There are nine vowels as we saw in the last lesson ([a], [e], [i], [o], [u], [y], [æ], [ø], [å]).

1. "-A"

Pronounced as [ah] as in "father," never as the [a] in "cat."

For Example:

alt

("all")

aske

("ash")

2. "-E"

Pronounced like [eh] as in "best." This is the sound however and while some words might use the

letter "-e" their pronunciation is that of "-i" or "-æ" (see further down)

For Example:

Eske

("box")

Selge

("to sell")

3. "-I"

Pronounced like [i] as in "fit."

For Example:

Sint

("angry")

Mine

("mine")

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4. "-O"

Pronounced like [o] as in "note," or "school." However pronounce it as round as possible. Again the

letter "-o" might also be pronounced like "-å" in certain words.

For Example:

sol

("sun")

bok

("book")

5. "-U"

Pronounced like [u] as in "duke," or [oo] in "book." The letter "-u" can be pronounced as "-o" as well.

For Example:

smule

("crumb")

munn

("mouth")

6. "-Y"

Pronounced like [y] as in "syrup."

For Example:

("to sew")

syltetøy

("jam")

7. "-Æ"

Pronounced like [a] as in "sad," or "band."

For Example:

Lærer

("teacher")

Bære

("to carry")

8. "-Ø"

Pronounced like [u] as in "burn," or "sun."

For Example:

sønn

("son")

bølge

("wave")

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9. "-Å"

Pronounced like [o] as in "born," or "song."

For Example:

bål

("bonfire")

skål!

("Cheers!")

Diphthongs

Diphthongs are sounds with two vowel qualities acting as a single vowel. There are four basic

diphthongs in Norwegian: ([ai], [au], [ei], [øy]).

1. "-AI"

Pronounced like the [ai] as in "kaiser."

Kai

("Harbor")

Mai

("May (month)")

2. "-AU"

Pronounced like the [au] as in "sauerkraut."

("sheep")

maur

("ant")

3. "-Ei"

Pronounced like the [y] as in "psycho."

Meg

("me")

Sei

("Pollock/saithe (fish)")

4. "-Øy"

Pronounced like the [ui] as in "ruin (pronounced quickly)."

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Øy

("island")

Søyle

("column")

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