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Swedish
Alphabet
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Always wanted to speak Swedish?
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This PDF is great for writing practice. But, if you want to speak, you’ll want a resource

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that’s designed to get you speaking — our special conversational lessons. So access our
FREE SwedishPod101 lessons and start speaking in the next few minutes.
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Swedish Alphabet
Worksheet
The modern Swedish alphabet is derived from the Latin alphabet but consists of 29 letters
rather than the 26 standard Latin letters. The three extra letters Åå, Ää, and Öö are found
at the end of the alphabet. 20 consonants and nine vowels make up the whole of the Swedish
alphabet though some letters, such as Gg, are rarely used except in foreign words. You will
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also find foreign letters applied to non-native words or names, even in official documents,
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but those letters are not considered part of the Swedish alphabet.

The vowels themselves can be grouped into hard (Aa, Oo, Uu, Åå) and
soft (Ee, Ii, Yy, Ää, Öö). Note that Yy is considered a vowel, not a consonant,
in the Swedish language.

1 The Swedish alphabet and phonetic pronunciation:

A a /ɑː/ K k /koː/ U u /ʉː/

B b /beː/ L l /ɛlː/ V v /veː/

C c /seː/ M m /ɛmː/ W w /²dɵbːɛlˌveː/

D d /deː/ N n /ɛnː/ X x /ɛks/

E e /eː/ O o /uː/ Y y /yː/

F f /ɛfː/ P p /peː/ Z z /²sɛːta/

G g /ɡeː/ Q q /kʉː/ Å å /oː/

H h /hoː/ R r /ærː/ Ä ä /ɛː/

I i /iː/ S s /ɛsː/ Ö ö /øː/

J j /jiː/ T t /teː/

Note: The provided alphabet list above offers phonetic pronunciation; the actual spelling for each letter is similar but not the same.

SwedishPod101.com
A language’s alphabet is its building blocks. Trying to learn how to write in Swedish without first learning
its alphabet is a bit like trying to build a brick house without touching the individual bricks! It is impossible
to do a good job that way. So don’t believe language schools and methods that try to teach you otherwise.
You will regret it later.

Also, once you start recognizing symbols and words, you will be encouraged by your own progress
and motivated to learn even faster. Even just learning the basics of the alphabet will allow you to start
recognizing simple Swedish words, and it will feel great!

Furthermore, knowing the alphabet even helps with pronunciation, as learning the individual letters of any
language will start uncovering nuances and intricacies that are not always apparent when you’re simply
listening to the words.

Completely mastering the Swedish alphabet, no matter how long it takes, will give you an excellent head
start in learning how to write and read the language. It will offer you a solid foundation on which to build
the other language skills, so set a goal to learn the alphabet so well that you’re able to recite it in your
sleep!

2 Vocabulary and Pronunciation Practice:

Using the correct pronunciation of the Swedish alphabet practice saying the words below;

glad sax hund att äta vatten


happy scissors dog to eat water

klocka sko katt bok tand


clock shoe cat book tooth

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3 Vocabulary and Alphabet Practice:

Fill in the Swedish word for the vocabulary;

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happy

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scissors

H U D
dog

T T A
to eat

V T N
water

K O K
clock

S K
shoe

K T
cat

O K
book

T D
tooth

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