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 'b'ilcode: no is deprecated bee 'kj'ipcode: no is deprecated hue 'd'agcode: no is deprecated day, but dental sa'rd'incode: no is deprecated hard 'f'otcode: no is deprecated foot 'g'odcode: no is deprecated good 'h'attcode: no is deprecated hat 'j'o'j'ocode: no is deprecated yoyo 'k'afécode: no is deprecated coffee 'l'akecode: no is deprecated , Ka'rl'code: no is deprecated , Horda'l'andcode: no is deprecated lack Ab'el'code: no is deprecated little, but without velarization; German Esel fa'l'skcode: no is deprecated pull 'm'ancode: no is deprecated man 'n'attcode: no is deprecated night, but dental natt'en'code: no is deprecated chosen ba'rn'code: no is deprecated night Kristoffers'en'code: no is deprecated unnecessary ti'ng'code: no is deprecated thing 'p'a'pp'acode: no is deprecated papa å'r'code: no is deprecated GA atom  Vå'ler'engacode: no is deprecated  (info • help) GA atom, but retroflex 's'abelcode: no is deprecated sabre 'sj'øcode: no is deprecated , to'rs'dagcode: no is deprecated shoe, but retroflex 't'irsdagcode: no is deprecated time, but dental pa'rt'icode: no is deprecated time 'v'aktelcode: no is deprecated vat Non-native consonants Chile, match challenge, but retroflex Other symbols ◌ː so'mm'ercode: no is deprecated [ˈsɔ̂mːər] roommate Stress and tone IPA Examples Explanation ˈ◌̀ bøndercode: no is deprecated [ˈbœ̀nːər] Low tone / tone 1 / acute accent ˈ◌̂ bønnercode: no is deprecated [ˈbœ̂nːər] Falling tone / tone 2 / grave accent ˌ◌ skoledisippelcode: no is deprecated [ˈskûːɽədɪˌsɪpːl̩] Secondary stress

Vowels IPA Examples Nearest English sound Monophthongs f'a'stcode: no is deprecated art m'a'tcode: no is deprecated bra, RP car f'e'rskcode: no is deprecated , 'æ'sjcode: no is deprecated trap 'æ'recode: no is deprecated Australian mad h'e'llecode: no is deprecated , 'æ'ttcode: no is deprecated set h'e'lcode: no is deprecated , gr'æ'lecode: no is deprecated Scottish save s'i'llcode: no is deprecated hill 'i'code: no is deprecated need 'å'ttecode: no is deprecated off m'å'lcode: no is deprecated story n'ø'ttcode: no is deprecated > roughly like bet, but with rounded lips; German Röcke d'ø'code: no is deprecated roughly like Scottish save, but with rounded lips; German schön 'o'ndcode: no is deprecated put b'o'tcode: no is deprecated fool f'u'llcode: no is deprecated Australian goose; German müssen f'u'lcode: no is deprecated Australian choose; German üben n'y'ttcode: no is deprecated roughly like hit, but with rounded lips; Swedish syll s'y'lcode: no is deprecated roughly like leave, but with rounded lips; Swedish syl Diphthongs ɑɪ k'ai'code: no is deprecated price æɪ b'ei'ncode: no is deprecated Australian day æʉ h'au'kcode: no is deprecated have ɛɪ m'ai'lcode: no is deprecated day ɔʏ b'oi'code: no is deprecated boy œʏ r'øy'kcode: no is deprecated Canadian ice ʉɪ h'ui'code: no is deprecated fluid Reduced vowels pål'e'code: no is deprecated about

References

• Berulfsen, Bjarne. Norsk Uttaleordbok (in Norwegian) (1969). Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co (W Nygaard).
• Kristoffersen, Gjert. The Phonology of Norwegian (2000)Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-823765-5.
• Kvifte, Bjørn. Praktische Grammatik der norwegischen Sprache (2005)Gottfried Egert Verlag. ISBN 3-926972-54-8.
• Skaug, Ingebjørg. Norsk språklydlære med øvelser (in Norwegian) (2003). Oslo: Cappelen Akademisk Forlag AS. ISBN 82-456-0178-0.
• Vanvik, Arne. Norsk fonetikk (in Norwegian) (1979). Oslo: Universitetet i Oslo. ISBN 82-990584-0-6.
• Vanvik, Arne. Norsk Uttaleordbok: A Norwegian pronouncing dictionary (1985). Oslo: Fonetisk institutt, Universitetet i Oslo. ISBN 978-8299058414.

External links

• LexinUni Research Computing.
• Nordavinden og sola: Opptak og transkripsjoner av norske dialekter (in Norwegian). Trondheim: Institutt for språk- og kommunikasjonsstudier, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet.