Swedish pronunciation guide

Phonetical alphabet IPA

Consonants

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

a katt [katː](cat)
ɑː lat [lɑːt](lazy)
sen [seːn](late)
ɪ simma [ˇsɪmːa](swim)
tid [tiːd](time)
ɔ och [ɔkː](and)
ʊ apor [ˇɑːpʊr](monkeys)
sol [suːl](sun)
ɵ undra [ˇɵnːdra](wonder)
ʉ duell [dʉˈɛlː](duell)
ʉː mur [mʉːr](wall)
ʏ lykta [ˇlʏkːta](lantern)
myra [ˇmyːra](ant)
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

ːLong sound
ˈMain stress
ˌSecondary stress
ˇGrave accent, accent 2