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Swedish Research: Tips for Beginners (view source)
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There are letters beyond "z" in the Swedish alphabet, which are also used in the middle of words, and in people and place names. Their sounds must be taken into account when trying to figure out what people and place names really are. Those letters are Å å Ä ä, Ö ö, ocurring in both upper and lower case. Each of them represents a vowel that we do not have in English. | There are letters beyond "z" in the Swedish alphabet, which are also used in the middle of words, and in people and place names. Their sounds must be taken into account when trying to figure out what people and place names really are. Those letters are Å å Ä ä, Ö ö, ocurring in both upper and lower case. Each of them represents a vowel that we do not have in English. | ||
The Å å or two a's together make a sound that is extremely similar to a long english "o" sound, but there is a subtle difference. Shape your mouth like you are going to make a long A and then make the sound of a long "o". It sounds almost like en English "o" but is slightly different. The Ä ä is pronounced like "eh." The Ö ö is pronounced like " | The Å å or two a's together make a sound that is extremely similar to a long english "o" sound, but there is a subtle difference. Shape your mouth like you are going to make a long A and then make the sound of a long "o". It sounds almost like en English "o" but is slightly different. The Ä ä is pronounced like "eh." The Ö ö is pronounced like an "oo" that is more forward in your mouth. The Y is pronounced even more forward. Shape your mouth like you want to make a long E but then try to say "oo." The difference between U, Ö, and Y is slight and may be difficult for an English speaker. If you just say "oo" for all of them, people will still be able to understand you. In older usage, the Ä ä might have been replaced by "E e" i.e. Elfsborg County instead of Älvsborg. | ||
If a personal or place name begins with one of these letters, they will be alphabetized totally after "Z" in any indexes or alphabetical listings using the Swedish alphabet. | If a personal or place name begins with one of these letters, they will be alphabetized totally after "Z" in any indexes or alphabetical listings using the Swedish alphabet. | ||