Topic: Swedish

"A turtle"

Translation:En sköldpadda

December 4, 2014

12 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/MartinaFra381301

    Mhhhmmm the right answer is en sköldpadda.. But it gives me the.. En.. And the sköldpaddan... Mistake in app maybe

    January 10, 2019
    https://www.duolingo.com/devalanteriel
    Mod
    • 2093

    Sounds odd. The correct answer is definitely en sköldpadda, like you said.

    January 10, 2019
    https://www.duolingo.com/alexwooty

      Sounds to me a bit like a soft 'schw' sound, as in 'schwing' from Wayne's World

      April 3, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/Carlos_XIII

        Is it correct to answer sköldpaddan too?

        December 14, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/turuntururun
        • 20

        That would be THE turtle, not just A turtle.

        December 17, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/Carlos_XIII

          Tack!

          February 14, 2016
          https://www.duolingo.com/elsafleur

            Why is it pronounced, "Hol-... "?

            December 4, 2014
            https://www.duolingo.com/Lundgren8
            Mod

              ”Sk” + ”ö” (and ”e i y ä”) in Swedish forms the so called sj-sound. It’s not an [h] but more like a ”sh” pronounced from the back of the mouth. Here is another pronunciation.

              December 4, 2014
              https://www.duolingo.com/hcarleton

                The sound is more like [h] than [sh], but it's kind of a choked [h] sound where you put the back of the tongue lightly against the roof of your mouth.

                January 2, 2015
                https://www.duolingo.com/brokentowel

                  Got a good link to visualize this pronunciation?

                  November 28, 2015
                  https://www.duolingo.com/Damo_0104

                    I'd say "sk" + "ö,e,i,y,ä" and "sj" is pronounced like [hw]

                    March 24, 2016
                    https://www.duolingo.com/OwainLlyfr
                    • 375

                    It is close to English 'sh' in some parts of Sweden and like Gaelic/Welsh 'ch' in other - and some other variations in between as well.

                    September 22, 2018

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