"Vegetarianen äter inte kött."
Translation:The vegetarian does not eat meat.
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the way i think of it, it's similar to shirt but that's where the ö sound comes into play, it's like shuurrt pretty much
kött uses the SHORT ö vowel, so rather than shiiiiirt (dragging out the main vowel) it's more like shirtt (clipping the vowel a litle short). Still, to most English speakers the vowels sound similar but with slightly different mouth shapes. The English [ɜː] in "shirt" is produced with little effort, but in svenska it seems to me [œ] for short ö and [øː] for long ö are pronounced with more intense, forward lips, a bit more work for the mouth
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Just to keep it interesting, there aren't just a long and a short ö, there is also a open and more closed ö – and both can be long and short. I just found this video which I think describes it very well: