Vowels
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IPA |
Examples |
Nearest English equivalent
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Swed. |
Norw.
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ɑː
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mat [ˈmɑːt] "food"
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bra
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[[ਫਰਮਾ:IPAsym|a]]
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[[ਫਰਮਾ:IPAsym|ɑ]]
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fast [ˈfast]/[ˈfɑst] "steady, unmoving"
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British stack
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eː
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hel [ˈheːl] "whole"
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Scottish save
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ɛː
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häl [ˈhɛːl] "heel"
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there
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[[ਫਰਮਾ:IPAsym|ɛ]]
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häll/helle [ˈhɛl] "flat rock"
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hell
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æː[4] |
ära [æːra]/ære [æːre] "honour"
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Australian ham
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[[ਫਰਮਾ:IPAsym|æ]][4] |
färsk/fersk [ˈfæʂːk] "fresh"
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trap
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iː
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sil [ˈsiːl] "sieve"
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leaf
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[[ਫਰਮਾ:IPAsym|ɪ]]
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sill/sild [ˈsɪl]/[ˈsɪl(d)] "herring"
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hill
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oː
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mål [ˈmoːl] "goal"
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Scottish/Canadian stove
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[[ਫਰਮਾ:IPAsym|ɔ]]
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moll [ˈmɔl] "minor" (music)
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moll, with round lips
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øː
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dö/dø [ˈdøː] "die"
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No English equivalent; German long ö
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[[ਫਰਮਾ:IPAsym|œ]]
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nött [ˈnœt] "worn" /nøtt "nut"
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No English equivalent; German short ö
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œː[4] |
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öra [œːra] "ear"
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No English equivalent; French sœur
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ʉː[5] |
ful [ˈfʉːl] "ugly, cunning, sly"
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fuel, Australian food, with tight lips[6] |
[[ਫਰਮਾ:IPAsym|ɵ]]
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[[ਫਰਮਾ:IPAsym|ʉ]]
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full [ˈfɵl]/[ˈfʉl] "full"
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British butcher
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uː[5] |
bot [ˈbuːt] "penance"
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boot
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[[ਫਰਮਾ:IPAsym|ʊ]][5] |
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bott [ˈbʊt] "lived"
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put, with tight lips
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yː[5] |
syl [ˈsyːl] "awl"
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No English equivalent; French long u
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[[ਫਰਮਾ:IPAsym|ʏ]][5] |
syll [ˈsʏl] "sleeper" (railroad) in Swedish; fylle "fill" in Norwegian
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No English equivalent; German short ü
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unstressed
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[[ਫਰਮਾ:IPAsym|ə]]
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begå [bəˈgoː] "commit"
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about
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