Help:IPA/Norwegian

The chart below shows how the International Phonetic Alphabet shows Norwegian pronunciation.

This page is based on Bokmål, not Nynorsk.

Consonants IPA Examples Nearest English sound bil bee kjip hue dag day, but dental sardin hard fot foot god good hatt hat jojo yoyo kafé coffee lake, Karl, Hordaland lack Abel little, but without velarization; German Esel falsk pull man man natt night, but dental natten chosen barn night Kristoffersen unnecessary ting thing pappa papa år GA atom  Vålerenga (info • help) GA atom, but retroflex sabel sabre sjø, torsdag shoe, but retroflex tirsdag time, but dental parti time vaktel vat Non-native consonants Chile, match challenge, but retroflex Other symbols ◌ː sommer [ˈsɔ̂mːər] roommate Stress and tone IPA Examples Explanation ˈ◌̀ bønder [ˈbœ̀nːər] Low tone / tone 1 / acute accent ˈ◌̂ bønner [ˈbœ̂nːər] Falling tone / tone 2 / grave accent ˌ◌ skoledisippel [ˈskûːɽədɪˌsɪpːl̩] Secondary stress

Vowels IPA Examples Nearest English sound Monophthongs fast art mat bra, RP car fersk, æsj trap ære Australian mad helle, ætt set hel, græle Scottish save sill hill i need åtte off mål story nøtt> roughly like bet, but with rounded lips; German Röcke dø roughly like Scottish save, but with rounded lips; German schön ond put bot fool full Australian goose; German müssen ful Australian choose; German üben nytt roughly like hit, but with rounded lips; Swedish syll syl roughly like leave, but with rounded lips; Swedish syl Diphthongs ɑɪ kai price æɪ bein Australian day æʉ hauk have ɛɪ mail day ɔʏ boi boy œʏ røyk Canadian ice ʉɪ hui fluid Reduced vowels påle about

References

• Berulfsen, Bjarne (1969), Norsk Uttaleordbok (in Norwegian), Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co (W Nygaard){{citation}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Kristoffersen, Gjert (2000), The Phonology of Norwegian, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-823765-5
• Kvifte, Bjørn; Gude-Husken, Verena (2005) [First published 1997], Praktische Grammatik der norwegischen Sprache (3rd ed.), Gottfried Egert Verlag, ISBN 3-926972-54-8
• Skaug, Ingebjørg (2003) [First published 1996], Norsk språklydlære med øvelser (in Norwegian) (3rd ed.), Oslo: Cappelen Akademisk Forlag AS, ISBN 82-456-0178-0{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Vanvik, Arne (1979), Norsk fonetikk (in Norwegian), Oslo: Universitetet i Oslo, ISBN 82-990584-0-6{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Vanvik, Arne (1985), Norsk Uttaleordbok: A Norwegian pronouncing dictionary, Oslo: Fonetisk institutt, Universitetet i Oslo, ISBN 978-8299058414

External links

• "Lexin". Uni Research Computing.
• "Nordavinden og sola: Opptak og transkripsjoner av norske dialekter" (in Norwegian). Trondheim: Institutt for språk- og kommunikasjonsstudier, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)