How do Swedes pronounce 'i' and 'y'? :)
Hi, I noticed that the Swedish 'i' and 'y' are pronounced in a very special way compared to elsewhere in Scandinavia :) I don't know how to describe it, but it sounds like the letters are pronounced further back in the throat than in other languages... It's a very charming sound, but I have no idea how you say these sounds. :)

Do Swedes really pronounce these letters differently than Norwegians/Danes and does anybody know the IPA for these sounds? :)

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How do Swedes pronounce 'i' and 'y'? :)
Hi, I noticed that the Swedish 'i' and 'y' are pronounced in a very special way compared to elsewhere in Scandinavia :) I don't know how to describe it, but it sounds like the letters are pronounced further back in the throat than in other languages... It's a very charming sound, but I have no idea how you say these sounds. :)

Do Swedes really pronounce these letters differently than Norwegians/Danes and does anybody know the IPA for these sounds? :)

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You can listen to the pronounciations of the Swedish alphabet here: 
There you can listen to long and short vowels and also word examples containing said vowels.
http://www.digitalasparet.se/safir/m01/a1/o01.htm

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Tack så mycket! Äntligen fick jag förklaringen på dessa vokalen, och den var mycket simplare än jag trodde den kunne vara. :)

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Here's a very good phonetic explanations of the Swedish vowels:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzYArZVTD4s

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Totally agree! I've been scouring the internet to see if anyone has revealed the secret but still...