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Topic: Swedish

"A turtle"

Translation:En sköldpadda

3 years ago

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https://www.duolingo.com/Carlos_XIII
Carlos_XIII
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Is it correct to answer sköldpaddan too?

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/turuntururun
turuntururun
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That would be THE turtle, not just A turtle.

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Carlos_XIII
Carlos_XIII
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Tack!

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/elsafleur
elsafleur
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Why is it pronounced, "Hol-... "?

3 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Lundgren8
Lundgren8
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”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.

3 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/hcarleton
hcarleton
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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.

3 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/brokentowel
brokentowel
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Got a good link to visualize this pronunciation?

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Damo_0104
Damo_0104
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I'd say "sk" + "ö,e,i,y,ä" and "sj" is pronounced like [hw]

2 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/alexwooty
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Sounds to me a bit like a soft 'schw' sound, as in 'schwing' from Wayne's World

3 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/DVLoder
DVLoderPlus
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Thanks, this helps!

6 months ago
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