| Letter |
Pronunciation |
Example |
| A |
Pronounced like 'a' in "father." |
apa (monkey) |
| E |
Pronounced like 'e' in "bed." |
ett (one) |
| I |
Pronounced like 'ee' in "see." |
is (ice) |
| O |
Pronounced like 'oo' in "tool." |
sol (sun) |
| U |
Pronounced like 'oo' in "food" but shorter. |
hund (dog) |
| Y |
Similar to the 'ee' in "eel" but with rounded lips. |
yra (dizzy) |
| Å |
Pronounced like 'aw' in "saw." |
fågel (bird) |
| Ä |
Pronounced like 'a' in "cat." |
vän (friend) |
| Ö |
Similar to the 'i' in "bird" or 'u' in "fur." |
söt (sweet) |
| B |
Pronounced like 'b' in "bat." |
boll (ball) |
| C |
Pronounced like 'k' in "cat" before 'a', 'o', 'u', and 'å'; like 's' in "see" before 'e', 'i', 'y', 'ä', and 'ö.' |
centimeter (centimeter) |
| D |
Pronounced like 'd' in "dog." |
docka (doll) |
| F |
Pronounced like 'f' in "fun." |
fisk (fish) |
| G |
Pronounced like 'g' in "go" before 'a', 'o', 'u', and 'å'; like 'y' in "yes" before 'e', 'i', 'y', 'ä', and 'ö.' |
gå (walk), genom (through) |
| H |
Pronounced like 'h' in "hat." |
hund (dog) |
| J |
Pronounced like 'y' in "yes." |
ja (yes) |
| K |
Pronounced like 'k' in "kite" before 'a', 'o', 'u', and 'å'; like 'sh' in "ship" before 'e', 'i', 'y', 'ä', and 'ö.' |
katt (cat), kär (dear) |
| L |
Pronounced like 'l' in "love." |
lampa (lamp) |
| M |
Pronounced like 'm' in "man." |
mor (mother) |
| N |
Pronounced like 'n' in "not." |
natt (night) |
| P |
Pronounced like 'p' in "pat." |
päron (pear) |
| Q |
Pronounced like 'k' in "kite." |
quorn (a brand name for a meat substitute) |
| R |
Rolled 'r' as in Spanish. |
röd (red) |
| S |
Pronounced like 's' in "sit." |
sol (sun) |
| T |
Pronounced like 't' in "top." |
tak (roof) |
| V |
Pronounced like 'v' in "victory." |
väska (bag) |
| W |
Pronounced like 'v' in "victory." |
webb (web) |
| X |
Pronounced like 'ks' in "box." |
extra (extra) |
| Z |
Pronounced like 's' in "sit." |
zebra (zebra) |