The Swedish K can take on two different sounds.
| kedja (en) | noun | chain | ||||
| kista (en) | noun | chest, coffin, casket | ||||
| kyrka (en) | noun | church | ||||
| källa (en) | noun | spring | ||||
| kök (ett) | noun | kitchen |
| kall | adj. | cold | ||||
| kopp (en) | noun | cup, mug | ||||
| kung (en) | noun | king | ||||
| kvinna (en) | noun | woman | ||||
| kål (en) | noun | cabbage |
In some loan words, K + E, I and Ö is also pronounced like a regular K because of the original pronunciation. kö [køː], queue, kör [kœr], choir, arkiv [ar’kiːv], archive, monarki [mʊnar’kiː], monarchy, moské [mɔs’keː], mosch, and kex [keks], biscuit. (Kex is pronounced the Swedish way [ɕeks] in some dialects. For instance in Gothenburg dialect.)
In softly emphasized syllable or ending syllable, K + E and I doesn’t turn into [ɕ]. Historiker [his’tuːrikər], historian, rike [”riːkə], kingdom, and tråkig [”troːkɪ(g)], boring.
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