Swedish Pronunciation Guide
The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
Consonants
| IPA | Example and pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| b | bil [biːl] | (car) |
| d | din [dɪnː] | (yours) |
| ɖ | bord [buːɖ] | (table) |
| f | flöjt [fløjːt] | (flute) |
| g | gul [gʉːl] | (yellow) |
| h | hon [hʊnː] | (she) |
| k | kram [krɑːm] | (hug) |
| l | lista [ˇlɪsːta] | (list) |
| ɭ | pärla [ˇpæːɭa] | (pearl) |
| m | mage [ˇmɑːgɛ] | (stomach) |
| n | Norden [nuːɖɛn] | (the north) |
| ɳ | barn [bɑːɳ] | (child) |
| ŋ | sång [sɔŋː] | (song) |
| p | pipa [ˇpiːpa] | (pipe) |
| r | räv [rɛːv] | (fox) |
| s | sur [sʉːr] | (sour) |
| ʂ | mars [maʂː] | (March) |
| t | tro [truː] | (believe) |
| ʈ | lort [lʊʈː] | (dirt) |
| v | vecka [ˇvɛkːa] | (week) |
| ɕ | kök [ɕøːk] kjol [ɕuːl] tjuv [ɕʉːv] | (kitchen) (skirt) (thief) |
| ɧ | själ [ɧɛːl] skäl [ɧɛːl] stjärna [ˇɧæːɳa] skjorta [ˇɧʊʈːa] station [staˈɧuːn] choklad [ɧʊklɑː(d)] giraff [ɧɪˈrafː] pension [paŋˈɧuːn] passion [paˈɧuːn] | (soul) (reason) (star) (shirt) (station) (chocolate) (giraffe) (pension) (passion) |
Vowels
| IPA | Example and pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| a | katt [katː] | (cat) |
| ɑː | lat [lɑːt] | (lazy) |
| eː | sen [seːn] | (late) |
| ɪ | simma [ˇsɪmːa] | (swim) |
| iː | tid [tiːd] | (time) |
| ɔ | och [ɔkː] | (and) |
| ʊ | apor [ˇɑːpʊr] | (monkeys) |
| uː | sol [suːl] | (sun) |
| ɵ | undra [ˇɵnːdra] | (wonder) |
| ʉ | duell [dʉˈɛlː] | (duell) |
| ʉː | mur [mʉːr] | (wall) |
| ʏ | lykta [ˇlʏkːta] | (lantern) |
| yː | myra [ˇmyːra] | (ant) |
| oː | så [soː] | (so) |
| ɛ | tänka [ˇtɛŋːka] | (think) |
| ɛː | räkna [ˇrɛːkna] | (calculate) |
| æ | ärr [ærː] | (scar) |
| æː | lärare [ˇlæːrarɛ] | (teacher) |
| ø | önska [ˇønːska] | (wish) |
| øː | lök [løːk] | (onion) |
| œ | dörr [dœrː] | (door) |
| œː | lördag [lœːɖɑːg] [lœːɖa] | (Saturday) |
Special characters
| ː | Long sound | |
| ˈ | Main stress | |
| ˌ | Secondary stress | |
| ˇ | Grave accent, accent 2 |