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Lesson 5 - Shopping

This list is not exhaustive. There are more sounds for each letter but we have listed the main ones here.

ExampleEnglishPhonetic SymbolOur Sound Description
A a
alle
all[a]{short flat a}
abe
monkey[æː][long flat a]
kartoffel
potato[ɑ]{short open a}
far
father[ɑː]{long open a}
E e
se
see[e]{short e}
mene
think[eː]{long e}
denne
this[ɛ]{short ae}
sende
send[ə]{short oe}
rene
clean[ɛː]{long ae}
I i
fin
fine[i]{short sharp ee}
fine
fine[iː]{long sharp ee}
minde
memory[e]{short e}
ring
ring[ɛ]{short e}
O o
sol
sun[o]{short sharp o}
solskoldet
sun burnt[oː]{long o}
kold
cold
mon
i wonder if[ɔ]{short aa}
U u
ud
out[u]{short sharp oo}
kun
only[ɔ]{short aa}
Y y
syn
sight[y]{short sharp y}
synge
sing[ø]{short oe}
Æ æ
ænder
ducks[ɛ]{short ae}
kæle
cuddle[ɛː]{long ae}
Ø ø
øl
beer[ø]{short closed oe}
føle
feel[øː]{long closed oe}
børn
children[ɶ]{short half open oea}
gøre
do[ɶː]{long half open oea}
Å å
år
year[ʌ]{short open aa}
åben
open[ɔː]{short aa}
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