"Ett brev"

Translation: A letter

[CaptainIkag]

It's come out sounding like "brem" for me, I might be crazy

[7minutesdead]

That's what it sounds like to me too. I actually typed "brem" and it counted correct but as a typo haha.

[BESTMOLLY]

I can't understand the TTS ending of 'brev'. To me it sounds like it's saying, 'brea'. Am I hearing it correctly or do you pronounce the 'V'?

[AllHailMing]

It's because Swedish speakers colloquially drop 'v' sounds quickly and quitely. 'Vad'(what) for example has only enough v sound in it to tell it starts with one.

[art_of_ashes]

Origin: From Old Norse 'bréf', from Latin 'breve' (scriptum)
(source: Wiktionary)
Cognates in German and English 'Brief'

[kevin01291]

Also 'Brief' in Dutch, which means letter

[Hanimatm3d]

Is the "V" pronunciates like "M"?

[Arnauti]

No. It's a V sound, but the audio is a little unclear.

[Hanimatm3d]

Thanks :)

[Cr00ve]

the v in brev is sooo soft.

[btopps]

Is the "b" here supposed to sound like a "d", or is it an issue with the audio?

[Zmrzlina]

Sounds like a B to me, although the TTS is rarely perfect.

[melonhead87]

I got this wrong too because it sounded like "drev". I knew it was wrong, but didn't know what else to type. :(

[mycroft]

Sounded like drer (like brer rabbit, but initial 'd') to me; couldn't guess what it was supposed to be

[ShivdevSin]

I think what's happening is that the r is trilled.

[Chan-Alan]

It sounds like "B". http://zh.forvo.com/word/brev/#sv listen to this

[BingDu]

Same question here

[angel_XD]

"ett" and "en" I dont understand

[UneJamKuqEZi]

En is used for words that are common gender. Ett is used for words that are neuter gender. You won't be able to tell which is used for a word, just by looking at the word. That's why, when you learn new words, you also have to memorize the article associated to it. For example:

En tidning - A newspaper.

Ett brev - A letter.

As you can see, the two words en and ett, mean exactly the same thing, so that means you have to memorize which words use en and which ones use ett. You can also find more info under the Tips and Notes of Basics 1. Hope that helped!

[divaluisa]

Another difficult pronunciation: "brev" is it really 2 syllables? "bre en"?

[UpsilonPhi]

The word is one syllable, but we should be aware that, according to this video on the Swedish vowels https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzYArZVTD4s&t=2m12s, it is common for the Swedish long e to end in a weak schwa /ə/.

[NatalieBoa3]

Thank you

[kat349]

I love swedish!

[BassantBad]

Cant hear the v but i feel like she says it

[AhmadTahha1]

Same here

[keerthana07]

what would be the translation for the letter ?

[Arnauti]

brevet

[JaredHunt8]

Does this refer to a letter written to someone, or a letter of the alphabet? I'm assuming the former :)

[Zmrzlina]

Exactly. A letter written to someone.

[Aleksandraws]

The pronunciation sucks with this one. I should know, I've been learning Swedish for 6 years

[devalanteriel]

The pronunciation is perfectly fine. I've spoken native Swedish for over 30 years.

[JayeCole]

The v sound at the end of this word is so unclear. I checked a few other sources online and they all pronounce the “v” sound at the end of the word (this sounds more like a 2 syllable word with an r or n at the end). I wish I could tell if this is just a poor robo-voice issue or a genuine way to renounce the word.