Pronunciation #2 – A | Say It In Swedish

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The letter A in Swedish is not pronounced like two sounds (EY) like in English. Instead we have two possible pronunciations.

The long A [ɑː]

is dark
is spoken far back

glas (ett)	noun	vguqma, iggp, tkbtgu [utjz]	glass
hat (ett)	noun	fpndl, jmd, zhyvn [tma]	hate, hatred
kal	adj.	tuhakb, kluqfp [kpo]	bare, bleak, bald
mat (en)	noun	pfctq [lgu]	food
tak (ett)	noun	kotgc, msc, fmjfx [kpi]	ceiling, roof

The short A [a]

is light
is spoken close to the opening of the mouth

glass (en)	noun	govrejh, kmbbxhv, iwooyahaf [uklrv]	ice cream
hatt (en)	noun	babiow, ztggds, ieppaymo [mkpt]	hat
kall	adj.	lvovgfr, ifsquoq [nuxr]	cold
matt	adj.	nfvcvwb, hknrzhc [vvyb]	faint, faded
tack	interj.	[bpjg]	thanks, thank you

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