Help:IPA for Danish

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Danish pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.

See Danish phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of this language.

Consonants IPA Examples Closest equivalent b̥ bog [ˈb̥ɔʊ̯ˀ] 'book' spare d̥ dåb [ˈd̥ɔːˀb̥] 'christening' start ð øde [ˈøːðə] 'deserted' bathe ð̩ skinnede [ˈsɡ̊enð̩ðə] 'shone' the book (pronounced quickly) f fod [ˈfoðˀ] 'foot' foot ɡ̊ god [ˈɡ̊oðˀ] 'good' scan h hat [ˈhad̥] 'hat' hat j jord [ˈjoɐ̯ˀ] 'earth' you kʰ kone [ˈkʰoːnə] 'wife' cone l lov [ˈlɒʊ̯] 'law' louver l̩ solen [ˈsoːˀl̩n] 'the sun' bottle m mod [ˈmoðˀ] 'courage' mood m̩ København [kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn] 'Copenhagen' rhythm n node [ˈnoːðə] 'note' noon n̩ vinden [ˈʋenˀn̩] 'the wind' suddenly ŋ lang [ˈlɑŋˀ] 'long' long ŋ̍ ryggen [ˈʁœɡ̊ŋ̍] 'the spine' take an interest pʰ pol [ˈpʰoːˀl] 'pole' pole ʁ rød [ˈʁœðˀ] 'red' guttural R s sod [ˈsoðˀ] 'soot' soon ɕ Sjælland [ˈɕɛˌlanˀ] 'Zealand' sheep tˢ tak [ˈtˢɑɡ̊] 'thank you' too tɕ tjener [ˈtɕeːnɐ] 'servant' cheer ʋ våd [ˈʋɔðˀ] 'wet' vote

Vowels IPA Examples Closest equivalent monophthongs a kat [ˈkʰad̥] 'cat' hat ɑ tak [ˈtˢɑɡ̊] 'thank you' art ɑː barn [ˈbɑːˀn] 'child' father ɒ og [ˈɒʊ̯] 'and' RP/Australian hot ɒː i går [iˈɡ̊ɒːˀ] 'yesterday' RP/Australian nod ʌ ånd [ˈʌnˀ] 'spirit' but æ frisk [ˈfʁæsɡ̊] 'fresh' bet æː gade [ˈɡ̊æːðə] 'street' bed e fed [ˈfeð] 'fat' kit eː hel [ˈheːˀl] 'whole' kid ɛ ven [ˈʋɛn] 'friend' Scottish late ɛː hæl [ˈhɛːˀl] 'heel' Scottish day i tisse [ˈtˢisə] 'pee' leaf iː si [ˈsiːˀ] 'sieve' leave o flod [ˈfloðˀ] 'river' Scottish oak oː kone [ˈkʰoːnə] 'wife' Scottish stove ɔ ost [ˈɔsd̥] 'cheese' RP/Australian thought ɔː måle [ˈmɔːlə] 'to measure' RP/Australian law ø nød [ˈnøðˀ] 'nut' Somewhat like nurse œ bønne [ˈb̥œnə]) 'bean' øː løber [ˈløːb̥ɐ] 'runner' Somewhat like fur œː afgrøde [ˈaʊ̯ɡ̊ʁœːðə] 'crop' ɶ tør [ˈtˢɶɐ̯ˀ]) 'dry' cat (rounded) ɶː fyrre [ˈfɶːɐ] 'forty' lad (rounded) u ud [ˈuðˀ] 'out' boot uː hule [ˈhuːlə] 'cave' food y tyk [ˈtˢyɡ̊] 'thick' Somewhat like cute yː synlig [ˈsyːnli] 'visible' Somewhat like feud diphthongs æɐ̯ er [æɐ̯] 'am, are, is' Traditional RP there eɐ̯ Per [ˈpʰeɐ̯] 'Per (a male given name)' Somewhat like near in traditional RP iɐ̯ birk [ˈb̥iɐ̯ɡ̊] 'birch' yɐ̯ styrke [ˈsd̥yɐ̯ɡ̊ə] 'force' oɐ̯ sort [ˈsoɐ̯d̥] 'black (adj.)' Somewhat like cure in traditional RP uɐ̯ ur [uɐ̯ˀ] 'watch' øɐ̯ mørne [ˈmøɐ̯nə] 'tenderize' Somewhat like fur œɐ̯ mørk [ˈmœɐ̯ɡ̊] 'dark' ɑɪ̯ mig [ˈmɑɪ̯] 'me' price æɪ̯ lag [ˈlæɪ̯ˀ] 'layer' face ɛɪ̯ hæg! [ˈhɛɪ̯ˀ] 'harbour!' eɪ̯ sneg [ˈsneɪ̯ˀ] 'sneaked' uɪ̯ huje [ˈhuɪ̯ə] 'to whoop' Somewhat like to eat øɪ̯ søg! [ˈsøɪ̯ˀ] 'seek!' Somewhat like choice ʌɪ̯ møg [ˈmʌɪ̯] 'crap' ɑʊ̯ hav [ˈhɑʊ̯] 'sea' mouth æʊ̯ hæv! [ˈhæʊ̯ˀ] 'raise!' Australian/New Zealand mouth ɛʊ̯ evne [ˈɛʊ̯nə] 'ability' Somewhat like new eʊ̯ lev [ˈleʊ̯ˀ] 'live!' iʊ̯ ivrig [ˈiʊ̯ʁi] 'eager' yʊ̯ tyv [ˈtˢyʊ̯ˀ] 'thief' oʊ̯ slog [ˈsloʊ̯ˀ] 'slain' go ɔʊ̯ låg [ˈlɔʊ̯ˀ] 'cover' ɒʊ̯ lov [ˈlɒʊ̯] 'law' øʊ̯ øvrig [ˈøʊ̯ʁi] 'additional' Somewhat like go œʊ̯ støvle [ˈsd̥œʊ̯lə] 'to boot' stød ˀ ti [ˈtˢiːˀ] 'ten' button unstressed only ɐ løber [ˈløːb̥ɐ] 'runner' but ə hoppe [ˈhʌb̥ə] 'jump' about ɪ kage [ˈkʰæːɪ] 'cake' hit ʊ mave [ˈmæːʊ] 'stomach' foot