OT : question for my Swedish friends

[Belgar]

I hate to ask this on the AA board, but I cannot find any serious help here in the US.
Could any of you, give me a couple example of the correct way to pronounce the "å" and the "u", is the Swedish "u" different from a long Swedish "o" pronounced as in school? Is the short "u" pronounced like the German "u"? I am also confused with "å" being sometimes spelled "o" but sound like a short "å".
Tack in advance for your help and I might need more later.

 

[gcele]

"Å" - the long "å"-sound, that is - is pronounced pretty much like the vowel in "awe" (like this), and the short "å"-sound is the same as the vowel in "lock" (sort of like this). A fairly "british" pronounciation is assumed here.

Regarding the Swedish U, English doesn't have an equivalent (not many languages do, actually). The sound file at http://www.ipds.uni-kiel.de/ipa/cv18.wav is supposed to sound like long "U", but it doesn't because it's pronounced by someone who has as good as never pronounced a decent, Swedish U.
It's a closed, central, rounded vowel, if you've studied phonetics


The Swedish O is BTW pronounced like German U.

 

[Belgar]

Thanks a bunch Gcele, it helped me. Now it gives me a good idea about a lot of the pronounciation. Still sad that there are not many people in Florida to speak Swedish to. It really helps me refresh my German and Dutch and it keeps me busy.

 

[burning creation]

damn i need to learn swedish, saying prayers to the gods in english just doesnt sound right...damn english...

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BURN THEM ALL! BURN THEM ALIVE!

 

[Judas]

damn i need to learn swedish, saying prayers to the gods in english just doesnt sound right...damn english...

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BURN THEM ALL! BURN THEM ALIVE!

What do you want to say to them? I can teach you

 

[spaffe]

yeah just post it and we'll do our best to translate it