The Swedish J is commonly pronounced like [j]. This means that it’s rather pronounced like a Y (e.g. yum) than an English J [ʤ] (dj) (e.g. jar).
| hej | interj. | hello#hi | ||||
| jag | personal pron. | I | ||||
| jakt (en) | noun | hunt |
Also English loan words are pronounced the Swedish way. Jeans is rather pronounced like yeens. French loan words get a ske-sound [ɧ] instead.
English loans → [j]
| jeans | noun | jeans | ||||
| jeep (en) | noun | jeep | ||||
| jet (en) | noun | jet | ||||
| joystick (en) | noun | joystick |
French loans → [ɧ]
| jargon (en) | noun | jargon | ||||
| projekt (ett) | noun | project |
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