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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Danish pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.
See Danish phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of this language.
| Consonants |
| IPA |
Examples |
Closest equivalent |
| m |
mod [ˈmoðˀ] 'courage' |
mood |
| n |
node [ˈnoːðə] 'note' |
noon |
| ŋ |
lang [ˈlɑŋˀ] 'long' |
long |
| b/b̥ |
bog [ˈb̥ɔʊ̯ˀ] 'book' |
book |
| p/pʰ |
pol [ˈpʰoːˀl] 'pole' |
pole |
| d/d̥ |
dåb [ˈd̥ɔːˀb̥] 'christening' |
do |
| t/tˢ |
tak [ˈtˢɑɡ̊] 'thank you' |
too |
| ɡ/ɡ̊ |
god [ˈɡ̊oðˀ] 'good' |
good |
| k/kʰ |
kone [ˈkʰoːnə] 'wife' |
cone |
| f |
fod [ˈfoðˀ] 'foot' |
foot |
| s |
sod [ˈsoðˀ] 'soot' |
soon |
| ɕ |
Sjælland [ˈɕɛˌlanˀ] 'Zealand' |
sheep |
| h |
hat [ˈhad̥] 'hat' |
hat |
| ʋ |
våd [ˈʋɔðˀ] 'wet' |
vote |
| ʊ̯ |
hav [ˈhɑʊ̯] 'sea' |
wave |
| ð |
øde [ˈøːðə] 'deserted' |
bathe |
| j |
jord [ˈjoɐ̯ˀ] 'earth' |
you |
| ɪ̯ |
vej [ˈʋɑɪ̯ˀ] 'way' |
way |
| ʁ |
rød [ˈʁœðˀ] 'red' |
French rôle |
| ɐ̯ |
hør [ˈhøɐ̯ˀ] 'hear' |
hear |
| l |
lov [ˈlɒʊ̯] 'law' |
louver |
|
| Vowels |
| IPA |
Examples |
Closest equivalent |
| ɑ |
tak [ˈtˢɑɡ̊] 'thank you' |
American/RP balm (but shorter) |
| ɑː |
barn [ˈbɑːˀn] 'child' |
American/RP balm |
| a |
kat [ˈkʰad̥] 'cat' |
Australian hut or Northern English/Scottish trap |
| æ |
frisk [ˈfʁæsɡ̊] 'fresh' |
latter |
| æː |
gade [ˈɡ̊æːðə] 'street' |
Australian ham |
| ɛ |
ven [ˈvɛn] 'friend' |
American/RP bed |
| ɛː |
hæl [ˈhɛːˀl] 'heel' |
RP there in non-rhotic dialects |
| e |
fed [ˈfeð] 'fat' |
Australian bed or French allez |
| e̝ː |
hel [ˈheːˀl] 'whole' |
Australian there or Scottish/Canadian save |
| i |
tisse [ˈtˢisə] 'pee' |
happy |
| iː |
si [ˈsiːˀ] 'sieve' |
leaf |
| o |
flod [ˈfloðˀ] 'river' |
Australian caught (but shorter) or French sot |
| oː |
kone [ˈkʰoːnə] 'wife' |
Australian caught or Scottish/Canadian stove |
| ɔ |
ost [ˈɔsd̥] 'cheese' |
American/RP moll, with round lips or Australian hot |
| ɔː |
måle [ˈmɔːlə] 'to measure' |
like the previous, but longer |
| u |
ud [ˈuðˀ] 'out' |
American/RP boot (but shorter) |
| uː |
hule [ˈhuːlə] 'cave' |
American/RP boot |
| ø |
nød [ˈnøðˀ] 'nut' |
Australian nurse (but shorter) or French vieux or German Österreich |
| øː |
løber [ˈløːb̥ɐ] 'runner' |
Australian nurse or German öl |
| œ |
bønne [ˈb̥œnə]) 'bean' |
French bœuf |
| œː |
afgrøde [ˈavgʁœːðə] 'crop' |
French bœuf (but longer) |
| ɶ |
tør [ˈtɶɐ̯ˀ]) 'dry' |
French sœur (but shorter) |
| ɶː |
fyrre [ˈfɶːɐ] 'fourty' |
French sœur |
| y |
tyk [ˈtyɡ̊] 'thick' |
Australian boot (but shorter) or French vue |
| yː |
synlig [ˈsyːnli] 'visible' |
Australian boot or German über |
| ʌ |
ånd [ˈʌnˀ] 'spirit' |
American/RP but |
| ɒ |
og [ˈɒw] 'and' |
American/RP off |
| ɒː |
i går [iˈɡɒːˀ] 'yesterday' |
like previous but longer |
| stød |
| ˀ |
ti [ˈtiːˀ] 'ten' |
button |
| unstressed |
| ə |
hoppe [ˈhʌb̥ə] 'jump' |
about |
| ɐ |
løber [ˈløːb̥ɐ] 'runner' |
English runner |
| ɪ |
kage [ˈkʰæːɪ] 'cake' |
hit |
| ʊ |
mave [ˈmæːʊ] 'stomach' |
foot |
|
[edit] Bibliography
- Grønnum, Nina. (1998a). Fonetik og fonologi, Almen og Dansk. (Akademisk Forlag, København) ISBN 87-500-3865-6
- Grønnum, Nina. (1998b). Illustrations of the IPA: Danish. Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 28 (1 & 2), 99-105.
- Grønnum, Nina. (2007) Rødgrød med fløde - En lille bog om dansk fonetik (Akademisk Forlag, København) ISBN-13 978-87-500-3918-1
[edit] See also
