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* /s/ is a fricative dental voiceless consonant. There are two things about this sound. The first (and the most important) one is that this consonant is dental, which mean you should again apply the well known rule. The other point is that this sound has no voice parallel in Swedish, and the letter “s” is never pronounced like “z”. sorg /’sɔrj/ (misery), saga /`sɑ:ga/ (story).  
 
* /s/ is a fricative dental voiceless consonant. There are two things about this sound. The first (and the most important) one is that this consonant is dental, which mean you should again apply the well known rule. The other point is that this sound has no voice parallel in Swedish, and the letter “s” is never pronounced like “z”. sorg /’sɔrj/ (misery), saga /`sɑ:ga/ (story).  
 
* /r/ is a tongue tip trill. The tip of the tongue must hit the alveolar ridge a few times as you say this sound. rita /`ri:ta/ (to draw), ropa /`ru:pa/ (to call for; to cry).
 
* /r/ is a tongue tip trill. The tip of the tongue must hit the alveolar ridge a few times as you say this sound. rita /`ri:ta/ (to draw), ropa /`ru:pa/ (to call for; to cry).
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* /ʈ/ is an alveolar voiceless stop. Now, you can relax and remember you native language. This sounds is the same as the English t-sound. kort /’kɔʈh:/ (short), fort /’fu:ʈh/ (fast).
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* /ʈ/ is an alveolar voiceless stop. Now, you can relax and remember you native language. This sounds is the same as the English t-sound. kort /’kɔʈ:/ (short), fort /’fu:ʈ/ (fast).
 
* /ɖ/ is an alveolar voiced stop. This sound is like “d” in English. bord /’bu:ɖ/ (table, board), gjorde /`ju:ɖə/ (did, made).
 
* /ɖ/ is an alveolar voiced stop. This sound is like “d” in English. bord /’bu:ɖ/ (table, board), gjorde /`ju:ɖə/ (did, made).
 
* /ɳ/ is an alveolar voiced nasal vowel. kvarn /’kvɑ:ɳ/ (mill), örn /’œ:ɳ/ (eagle).
 
* /ɳ/ is an alveolar voiced nasal vowel. kvarn /’kvɑ:ɳ/ (mill), örn /’œ:ɳ/ (eagle).
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* /ɭ/ is an alveolar lateral consonant. This sound resembles English “l” a lot. pärla /`phæ:ɭa/ (pearl).
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* /ɭ/ is an alveolar lateral consonant. This sound resembles English “l” a lot. pärla /`pæ:ɭa/ (pearl).
 
* /ʂ/ is a fricative alveolar voiceless consonant. This sounds resembles “s” in English, but is slightly similar to //, like in “sheep”. norska /`nɔʂka/ (Norwegian language).
 
* /ʂ/ is a fricative alveolar voiceless consonant. This sounds resembles “s” in English, but is slightly similar to //, like in “sheep”. norska /`nɔʂka/ (Norwegian language).
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* /ɕ/ is a fricative palatal (tongue comes close to the palate) voiceless consonant. To say this sound, bring the tongue close to the hard palate (as if you were going to start saying “y-y-y-y-es”) and say a voiceless “y”. If you know German, you can remember a similar sound in “ich”. tjock /’ɕɔkh:/ (thick), kirurg /ɕi’rʉrj/ (surgeon).
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* /ɕ/ is a fricative palatal (tongue comes close to the palate) voiceless consonant. To say this sound, bring the tongue close to the hard palate (as if you were going to start saying “y-y-y-y-es”) and say a voiceless “y”. tjock /’ɕɔk:/ (thick), kirurg /ɕi’rʉrj/ (surgeon).
 
* /j/ is the voiceless variant for /ɕ/. Thus, this sound resembles “y” in “yield”, but it is a bit more fricative (which means that the noise must be harsher). djur /’jʉ:r/ (animal), jaga /`jɑ:ga/ (to hunt).
 
* /j/ is the voiceless variant for /ɕ/. Thus, this sound resembles “y” in “yield”, but it is a bit more fricative (which means that the noise must be harsher). djur /’jʉ:r/ (animal), jaga /`jɑ:ga/ (to hunt).
 
* /ɧ/ is a fricative back voiceless sound. It is actually very difficult to say. The lips are rounded quite a lot. The best way to learn this sound is listening and repeating. skjuta /`ɧʉ:ta/ (to shoot), skälla /`ɧɛl:a/ (to bark).
 
* /ɧ/ is a fricative back voiceless sound. It is actually very difficult to say. The lips are rounded quite a lot. The best way to learn this sound is listening and repeating. skjuta /`ɧʉ:ta/ (to shoot), skälla /`ɧɛl:a/ (to bark).
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* /k/ is a back voiceless aspirated stop. kalla /`khal:a/ (to call), kunna /`khʉn:a/ (can, to be able).  
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* /k/ is a back voiceless aspirated stop. kalla /`kal:a/ (to call), kunna /`kʉn:a/ (can, to be able).  
 
* /g/ is a back voiced stop like “g” in English. gå /’go:/ (to go), gåva /`go:va/ (gift).  
 
* /g/ is a back voiced stop like “g” in English. gå /’go:/ (to go), gåva /`go:va/ (gift).  
 
* /ŋ/ is a back voiced nasal consonant. It is actually nothing different from /ŋ/ (ng) in English. hänga /`hɛŋ:a/ (to hang), ring /riŋ:/ (a ring).
 
* /ŋ/ is a back voiced nasal consonant. It is actually nothing different from /ŋ/ (ng) in English. hänga /`hɛŋ:a/ (to hang), ring /riŋ:/ (a ring).
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