#Swedish a with umlaut series

BjР“В¶rn means bear! Thor is a major god in Norse mythology. ThorbjР“В¶rn:Р’В torРІР‚в„ў byuhrn Note: The Swedish o, with no umlaut, is also unique and hard to describe but I think the word РІР‚ВtourРІР‚в„ў in American or British English is a decent approximation here. Johan Theorin: yoРќРѓРІР‚в„ў hahn te or reenРќРѓРІР‚в„ў (the РІР‚ВhРІР‚в„ў in РІР‚ВhahnРІР‚в„ў is very soft) Sverige (Sweden, in Swedish): sverРІР‚в„ў (i) ye (barely pronounce that РІР‚ВiРІР‚в„ў) SkР“Тђne: skohРІР‚в„ў neh (the РІР‚ВohРІР‚в„ў is like the РІР‚ВoaРІР‚в„ў in РІР‚ВboatРІР‚в„ў) Maj SjР“В¶wall: my hwuhРќРѓРІР‚в„ў vahl (with a slight РІР‚ВyeРІР‚в„ў sound at the end of Maj) Also, the РІР‚В sjРІР‚в„ў sound can be pronounced as an РІР‚ВshРІР‚в„ў by posh, upper class Swedes. Note: everyone will know what you mean if you butcher these names and say РІР‚Вshow-wall and wall-ooРІР‚в„ў (it might even be less confusing!). SjР“В¶wallР’В and WahlР“В¶Р“В¶: hwuhРќРѓРІР‚в„ў vahl AND vah luhhРќРѓРІР‚в„ў (see notes below on РІР‚ВsjР“В¶РІР‚в„ў and РІР‚ВР“В¶РІР‚в„ў) PontonjР“В¤rgatan: pon ton yaerРІР‚в„ў gahР’В tahn Note: gatanР’В means street pon ton and yar are almost equal in stress, but ton has maybe a little less stress Nieminen: neeРІР‚в„ў mi nenР’В (again, this isnРІР‚в„ўt a Swedish name itРІР‚в„ўs Finnish, and I donРІР‚в„ўt know how the Finns would pronounce it) Niedermann: neeРІР‚в„ў der mahnР’В (itРІР‚в„ўs not mahhhhn itРІР‚в„ўs just a short ah soundРІР‚В¦also, this isnРІР‚в„ўt actually a Swedish name itРІР‚в„ўs Dutch or German) Lisbeth Salander: lizРќРѓРІР‚в„ў bett sah lahnРќРѓРІР‚в„ў der

Henning Mankell:Р’В hennРќРѓРІР‚в„ў ing man kellРќРѓРІР‚в„ў (some Swedes say ManРІР‚в„ў KellРІР‚в„ўРІР‚В¦I donРІР‚в„ўt know how Mankell himself says it) HР“В¤rnР“В¶sand: hairРІР‚в„ў nuhР’В sahndР’В (see my notes below on the Р“В¤ soundРІР‚В¦all I can say is itРІР‚в„ўs not pronounced РІР‚ВharРІР‚в„ў like РІР‚ВbarРІР‚в„ў!Р’В ) GР“В¶teborg (what Swedes call Gothenburg): yutРќРѓРІР‚в„ў uh bor(ye)РќРѓРІР‚в„ў Kjell Eriksson: (k)shell erРќРѓРІР‚в„ў ick sohn (the РІР‚ВkРІР‚в„ў is really almost not even pronounced) Р“вЂ¦keР’В Edwardson:Р’В ohРќРѓРІР‚в„ў ke edРќРѓРІР‚в„ў vardР’В sohn (that РІР‚В Р“вЂ¦РІР‚в„ўis really more like РІР‚ВoaРІР‚в„ў in РІР‚ВboatРІР‚в„ў note that often his name is given as AkeР’В Edwarson)Р”В®kstrР“В¶m: ekРІР‚в„ў struhm (see notes on Р“В¶ below) For personal names, I go by the last name.Р”В®rika Berger: erРќРѓРІР‚в„ў ick uh bareРќРѓРІР‚в„ў yer (note: Swedish has a slightly РІР‚ВrolledРІР‚в„ў РІР‚ВrРІР‚в„ў)Р”В«jР“В¶rck: byuhrkР’В (see notes on Р“В¶Р’В below) РІР‚вЂњ the bjР’В is a РІР‚ВbyuhРІР‚в„ў sound the Р“В¶ is an uh sound then thereРІР‚в„ўs just r and kРІР‚В¦so the whole thing is one strong syllable Swedish Pronunciation for Readers of РІР‚ВNordic NoirРІР‚в„ў *** Submit your own request for pronunciation clues to.

#Swedish a with umlaut series

But notably, Henning MankellРІР‚в„ўs Wallander series takes place in the south, in SkР“Тђne, where the accent is different-and too complicated to explain here!

For the audio clips IРІР‚в„ўll be using a РІР‚ВTV broadcasterРІР‚в„ў type of accent. Third, there are some regional differences in Swedish pronunciation. Second, below this list is a slightly more involved description of Swedish sounds for the extra curious reader. I recommend listening to the audio clips where possible (more coming soon). Thus, my phonetic transcriptions are approximations of correct pronunciation. First, a disclaimer: Phonetic symbology can be complicated, so I just use common sense and the regular English alphabet instead.