Pronunciation

2 important pronunciation rules

1. Long and short vowel

2. G- and K-sound
Lng och kort vokal
A hat-hatt, mat-matt
ms-mste
O bo-boll, kola-kolla
U ful-full, bula-bulle
E vet-vett
lt-ltt (same as short e)
I hit-hitt, fin-finns
Y by-bytt
nt-ntt
Ngra svra vokalljud
I E
apelsin brev lget
bil Emil lkare

I Y U
fin flyg sluta
Isak fyra hus
Hrda och mjuka vokaler

There are nine vowels in Swedish. Four of them are so called hard
vowels and five are soft vowels.

Hrda: A O U
Mjuka: E I Y
Hrda och mjuka vokaler
A soft g-, k- (sk-) sound precede the soft vowels: E, I, Y, ,

G-ljudet: is pronounced as y in yell for example:

ge gilla gym grna gra

Note: G is also soft in most words ending in g: berg, also in

compounds Bergstrm

K- (och sk-)ljudet: is pronounced as like ch in church but softer:

kela killing kyla klla kpa
Ngra vanliga ord
Stavas Uttalas
jag (I) ja
han/hon (he/she) hann/honn
det (it) de
de/dem (they) dom (dmm)
att (to) , att
lade (laid), sade (said) la, sa
mig/dig (me/you) mej/dej
och (and) ock,
Repetera - Prepositioner
The Swedish prepositions:
Has both abstract and concrete meanings
Usually has a general meaning in common with Swedish:
p bordet = on the table
vid drren = at the door (always concrete, however vid also means
next to)
med en vn = with with a friend
i rummet = in the room
mellan klockan 8 och 9 = between 8 and 9 (always concrete)

However there are many exceptions.

Prepositionen p
Location
on p tget, p hger sida
in p landet, jobba p en bank, p rummet
at p apoteket

Activities (focus on the activity not how to get there)

to p bio/teater/restaurang/konsert

Time
on + day p sndag
in + season p sommaren
part of the day p kvllen
decade p 2000-talet
Prepositionen i
in Jag bor i London. Jag sitter i bilen. I april
at Han r i skolan. I brjan av ret.
on Tala i telefon. Sitta i soffan.
of Mitt i staden. Borgmstare i London.
to G i skolan/kyrkan. Fem minuter i tio.
for Jag har bott hr i tre r.
per En gng i veckan/mnaden. 70 km i timmen
Also I fredags (last Friday). I dag (today). I r (this year)
Andra prepositioner
Om = about (on) en bok om Stockholm,
Med = with (by) kaffe med grdde, ka med (by) buss
Till = to, until (for) mndag till fredag, stanna till imorgon, kp
en till (for) Lisa
Frn = from frn England, en film frn 80-talet
ver = over, past lampan ver bordet, tio ver elva,
Vid = by, at, around affren ligger vid torget, sitta vid bordet, vi
ses vid 8
Kortsvar
Arbetar du? Ja, det gr jag.
Studerar du? Nej, det gr jag inte.
Kommer du frn Grekland?
Heter du Filip?

Har du barn? Ja/Nej, det har jag (inte).

Kan du tala svenska? Ja/Nej, det kan jag (inte).
Ska du ka till Danmark? Ja/Nej, det ska jag (inte).
r du amerikan? Ja/Nej, det r jag (inte).
Swedish term 2
Starts on January 14 Functions
Buying and selling things and asking
Topics for prices
Shopping Talking about hobbies and interests
Hobbies and interests Planning events in the future
Entertainment
Talking about likes and dislikes
Films and television
Talking about ones family and friends
Family, friends
Talking about events in the past
Famous people