"Ett djur"

Translation: An animal

[calhob8]

OK, I tried to compile some links to Swedes saying "djur." Different regions of Sweden have different accents, these include a few different ones:

http://www.tubechop.com/watch/4185196
"från djurprataren, djurproffset den pro..."

http://www.tubechop.com/watch/4185230
"Jag pratar om djur, och det som händer om djur"

http://www.tubechop.com/watch/4185292
"Programmet för skog, mark och djur är ett..."

http://www.tubechop.com/watch/4185322

http://www.tubechop.com/watch/4185340
"Hej och välkommen till djur i naturen"
Northern Sweden

http://www.tubechop.com/watch/4185457
"Idag tänkte jag att vi skulle prata om djur"
Southern Sweden

I hope that helps!!!

[ElDwyer1]

Can't listen to any, as they are all private.

[Guidder]

Someone give this man a cookie.
Thanks, man, I was getting a bit mad about this word.

[Luqca]

They all seem like saying the same pronunciation which is "jur"

[LolaValentine]

Is the pronunciation correct here? Sounds like she's saying iugure

[heimaey]

Sounds odd to me - too many syllables.

[Willowfae]

That was my problem. I get that the dj is pronounced that way - but definitely sounded like too many syllables

Can one of the Swedish team please confirm on this one?

[Blehg]

Yes, <d> is silent in the initial combination <dj->.

[LolaValentine]

No, I mean the ending, it sounds like she's saying gr at the end or something :S

[AnUnicorn]

I think Swedish flaps its /r/, like in Russian and Japanese--the tip of your tongue should hit against the ridge just behind your upper teeth quickly.

[votears]

Are you refering to a tap instead of a trill?

[Saerbhreathach]

that's exactly what they're saying. the most ¨standard¨ pronunciation of Swedish R would be a tap, but many dialects trill, and many use the French uvular R, so it varies from place to place. a tap is apparently accepted in most places though....

[AnUnicorn]

Probably.

[cc08_]

It's 100% correct.

[deactivated user]

This is what I found on Forvo: http://www.forvo.com/word/djur/#sv

[LolaValentine]

Yeah, in my opinion, which could be wrong obviously, as I'm not a native, it sounds different.

[heimaey]

My Swedish friend says this is more accurate: http://vocaroo.com/i/s1q1WR4tsPsY

[calhob8]

The pronunciation is definitely correct, maybe with a hint of a Stockholm accent?

[Zesty_Crunch]

Well, people seem to be agreeing that the pronunciation is correct, but... I don't know, man. I'm no Swedish expert but I couldn't even ballpark this one.

[RaptorsOnBikes]

Yeah I'm having a LOT of trouble with many of the 'type what you hear' words. The pronunciation may be correct, but the voice is far too robotic and stilted that it doesn't even sound human.

[flyinghigh707]

dude preach, i can barely understand what it is saying

[Aprilhaexan]

To me, Swedish boorn, it sounds perfect.

[brunodOut]

Why do I use <<"Ett" djur>>, instead of <<"En" djur>>?

[Zmrzlina]

Every Swedish noun is either en or ett. It's irregular and has to be learned with the word.

[brunodOut]

tack so mycket, Zmrzlina :D

[Aberrant.Alex]

I was wondering this also, i was thinking it was the equivalent to the english "A" and "An". Is that true?

[csherm2002]

when I had the picture slide it showed a deer for this. why..?

[dbf12]

Beats me!

[Clos0]

When I have translated "ett djur" to "a animal" it tells me my result is incorrect and the correct answer/translation is "an animal". I am kind of confused.

[calhob8]

In English, you need to use "an" if it relates to a word that begins with a vowel sound.

[schyrsivochter]

Nope. You use “an” when the next word begins with a vowel sound.

[flyinghigh707]

because the first letter of "Animal" is a vowel, you would use "An" instead of "A".

[Aelchisafriend]

I know I should have asked this earlier
I got it right by pure luck but.
What is the difference between Ett and En

[Zmrzlina]

There are answers in the comments.

[mogzy2711]

any way of telling an 'en' word from an 'ett' word? other than just learning them of course

[aranworld]

This is a lot like gender in Romance languages. It is just something you have to memorize over time, because there is no real logical system in place.

[mogzy2711]

ok, thanks

[matthew583808]

This is too confusing for me as i cannot tell the difference between en and ett so its always guesswork for this type of question

[EazzyLilE]

Sounds like a sneeze..

[Jennierose811242]

FIVE TIMES she made me read this, and I checked the sound and I KNOW I was saying it right! I am SO TIRED of MS. RED!!! Why does she pick on me???