Actually, practicing U is more important, this Swedish pronunciation of this differs from most other European languages. Generally, I believe practicing vowels is more important if you want to sound reasonably Swedish.atomicmouth wrote:Thanks, Bore. I'll practice my "R."
Kare Hedebrant
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But from the beginning Eli was just Eli. Nothing. Anything. And he is still a mystery to me. John Ajvide Lindqvist
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How much trouble would I get into just using German vowels and consonants?
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German consonants generally are OK, while the vowels mostly are not. German generally pronounce vowels the "standard European way", while Swedish differs. I believe Swedish also has more vowel sounds, as compared to many other languages. We generally speak of "short" and "long" pronunciation, for instance. The difference is not only in the duration of the vowel, but the sound quality, too. There is also some tonality, the meaning of a word might be determined by the relative pitch changes within the word. Like between banan (banana) - banan (the track).sauvin wrote:How much trouble would I get into just using German vowels and consonants?
But from the beginning Eli was just Eli. Nothing. Anything. And he is still a mystery to me. John Ajvide Lindqvist
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I watched that video a day or two or so, ago. I found it interesting. I was surprised by his English. Wasn't expecting it.atomicmouth wrote: ↑Sat Jun 11, 2011 4:58 amI can help you with the author's name. I found an interview with Lindqvist on YouTube that gave me the correct pronunciation of his middle name: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmY9hMymqkM.TigerEyes wrote:i do wonder the pronunciation of names like the author, the casts names because i have a bit of a hard time trying to say their name and didn't understand some of the letters like the two dots above a letter.
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Most Swedes, except the very old, are more or less fluent (or can at least hold a conversation) in English, since we're taught it in school from a young age and are exposed to American and British media on a daily basis.
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I wish it were that way, here in the US. To have foreign language options, starting that young.