Improving my Danish thread

[Mat]

Hi,

I have a question, too. How do you pronounce "å", "ø" and "æ"?


TIA,
Mat

 

[Contratrombone64]

Mat - easy, firstly peel some potatoes, cut them into cubes and boil. Once thoroughly cooked and not too hot to eat, please them in your mouth. Now sound the vowels as you would in English, with your mouth full of boiled potatoe and you'll be very close to the Danish pronounciation.

 

[Mat]

That is one piece of advice, thanks. You know, we've had this TV commercial in Poland, where a guy is trying to pronounce "The Royal Guard" with pure British accent, so he fills his mouth with food. Surprisingly, it turns out to be a commercial for KitKat bar...

 

[Contratrombone64]

Mat -
"å" similar sound to the ou in course
"ø" similar sound to the e in perk, but more closed lips
"æ" similar sound to the e in egg but clipped

The Danes are odd, if you have the letter D starting a work, it's a normal (sort of) D sound, but it it's preceded by a vowel it becomes a cross between the th in thy and an L

 

[intet_at_tabe]

Hi,

I have a question, too. How do you pronounce "å", "ø" and "æ"?


TIA,
Mat

I have an answer for you my dear buddy, Mat :tiphat:

The pronounciation is excactly how you spell it - Æ - Ø - Å (you´re so funny intet,) :clap::clap::banana::banana::trp::trp::grin::grin::grin::grin:

Mat -
"å" similar sound to the ou in course
"ø" similar sound to the e in perk, but more closed lips
"æ" similar sound to the e in egg but clipped

The Danes are odd, if you have the letter D starting a work, it's a normal (sort of) D sound, but it it's preceded by a vowel it becomes a cross between the th in thy and an L

My dear Aussie friend from Down Under, CT64 :tiphat:

Let me please give you a piece of advice as one hombre to the next. Never demand any amount of money for your Danish language teachings. You might end up getting accused on federal charges of false marketing :grin::grin::grin::grin:. Though very funny to read.

Mat - easy, firstly peel some potatoes, cut them into cubes and boil. Once thoroughly cooked and not too hot to eat, please them in your mouth. Now sound the vowels as you would in English, with your mouth full of boiled potatoe and you'll be very close to the Danish pronounciation.

However my Aussie friend from Down Under, CT64 :tiphat:

At least you got the boiled potatoes method right for achieving the right Danish pronounciation, in fact to the letter - Duce points As an unprofessional teacher of the Danish language towards the clever always listening pupil, your explanation to Mat equals A+.

 

[Mat]

Belated thanks