I'm trying to learn norwegian because Idk I want to... but when I look at the alphabet not everyone pronounce some letter the same like J some people say ioad or iod or even yeh I'm confused if someone speak norwegian pls help me 🥲
I'm trying to learn norwegian because Idk I want to... but when I look at the alphabet not everyone pronounce some letter the same like J some people say ioad or iod or even yeh I'm confused if someone speak norwegian pls help me 🥲
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⋆ 𝒜𝓂𝑒𝓉𝒽𝓎𝓈𝓉 𝒟𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓂 ⋆
The confusion happens because there is a difference between the formal name of the letter and the actual sound it makes in a word.
The Name: When reciting the alphabet, 'J' is called "je" (pronounced like "yeah" in English). The "iod" or "jod" you are hearing is the old, traditional linguistic name for the letter, which is shared with Danish and German. Most modern Norwegians just call it "je".
The Sound: When actually reading or speaking Norwegian words, 'J' is always pronounced like the English "Y" (as in "yellow").
Examples:
Ja (yes) is pronounced "ya".
Jente (girl) is pronounced "yen-teh".
Ignore the old "jod" name for now. Just remember the alphabet name is "yeah," and the spoken sound in words is "Y."
tysm much this is so much clearer now :) are you norwegian ?
by ˙⋆✮Spacemax14✮⋆˙; ; Report
No, but I did try to learn it as well a few years ago. I eventually moved on to Japanese and Spanish. Weird mix, I know. 🤣
by ⋆ 𝒜𝓂𝑒𝓉𝒽𝓎𝓈𝓉 𝒟𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓂 ⋆; ; Report
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Just do this row thing they did at the world cup and they will like you I thinks
if I learn their anthem they will for sure
by ˙⋆✮Spacemax14✮⋆˙; ; Report