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 bil bee ç kjip hue d dag day, but dental ɖ sardin hard f fot foot ɡ god good h hatt hat j jojo yoyo k kafé coffee l lake, Karl, Hordaland lack l̩ Abel little, but without velarization; German Esel ɫ falsk pull m man man n natt night, but dental n̩ natten chosen ɳ barn night ɳ̍ Kristoffersen unnecessary ŋ ting thing p pappa papa r år GA atom ɽ Vålerenga GA atom, but retroflex s sabel sabre ʂ sjø, torsdag shoe, but retroflex t tirsdag time, but dental ʈ parti time v vaktel vat Non-native consonants ʈʂ 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 ɑ fast art ɑː mat bra, RP car æ fersk, æsj trap æː ære Australian mad ɛ helle, ætt set eː hel, græle Scottish save ɪ sill hill iː i need ɔ åtte off oː mål story œ nøtt> roughly like bet, but with rounded lips; German Röcke øː dø roughly like Scottish save, but with rounded lips; German schön ʊ ond put uː bot fool ʉ full Australian goose; German müssen ʉː ful Australian choose; German üben ʏ nytt roughly like hit, but with rounded lips; Swedish syll yː 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 ə påle about

References

• Berulfsen, Bjarne (1969), Norsk Uttaleordbok (in Norwegian), Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co (W Nygaard)
• 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
• Vanvik, Arne (1979), Norsk fonetikk (in Norwegian), Oslo: Universitetet i Oslo, ISBN 82-990584-0-6
• 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.