Love this. Been studying Swedish for some months now, and though we covered the sounds, it's always good to refresh. That being said, I almost sprained my tongue practicing this.
It is similar but I would say the Swedish Y is a bit less rounded. French U might be somewhere between Swedish U and Swedish Y. But obviously depends on dialect as well.
So. Y is a kind of squished i , not a French u or German ü. Even though in the IPA the sign y is used precisely for ü, and the word "menu" is a French word ending in u (which sound like ü in German). In Swedish though this obviously borrowed word spells meny and is pronounced menee, though the we is squished , with the lips formed into a configuration used for the French u (or German ü), _but_ the mouth itself configured for the "we" sound.
Thank you my friend. You've explained it in a way it's easy to get. I just have a question, if someone speaks to you on the phone and mentions these letters (possibly to spell their names), as a native speaker would you easily be able to tell apart the I and Y? Or is it like the B and the P in English where you often have to say "B for bravo, P for papa"?
Good questions, since sometimes the sound quality isn't the best over the phone. I don't have any Y in my name, but I do have a couple of Is, but I can't remember I had to spell those out any more than other letters.
Hello, can you please check the pronunciation of the word "yr" on Google Translate? I would very much appreciate it if you could confirm that the application's pronunciation is not correct.
Thanks for the video. I have cousins from Sweden and they are trying to teach me a Swedish Childrens Prayer Gud Som haver barnen kar. Am I to assume your Swedish?
This may not be the most accurate way of doing this but the Y in Swedish is kinda like the Ï in Ukrainian but an better option is that the portuguese combination de but take out the d and just do the e from that specific combination if you do not do it then idk but if you do think this is wrong tell me.
@@swedishlinguist3083 "i" as in "sockerbit" "y" as in "yta" .I learned Swedish as a native English speaker in the early 60's. Has the language changed that much?
@@peggyeaston1575 I don't think so. The thing is that they are close, and the IPA symbol used is the same, /y/. But any Swede would easily hear the difference. At least from the standard German Ü.
Im half Swedish and I haven’t tried to learn until now!
I went through like 5 vids explaining the alphabet and so far only you helped!! Thxxx
Love this. Been studying Swedish for some months now, and though we covered the sounds, it's always good to refresh. That being said, I almost sprained my tongue practicing this.
Good to hear it was useful! Hope your tongue recovers haha
Tack så mycket! Äntligen har jag fattat hur man uttalar y och vad är skillnaden mellan u och y
Härligt!
Such a pretty teacher! Tack tack 😊
Tack så mycket ❤❤🎉🎉
your videos are very very helpful! tack, teacher!
Great job. Best explanation yet. Tack så mycket bror,🙂😎🤙
Jag är glad att du tyckte det var hjälpsamt!
That helped a lot! It was confusing for me the difference between “I” and “Y” ! Thank you :)
Jag är glad att det var hjälpsamt för dig :)
Tack så mycket 🙏🏻 jag har förstått 😊
It’s easier for me to creat this sound but tougher to hear the difference between I and y, thank you!
You will hear it with time and practice. Just know that 'y' is the same as 'i' but with rounded lips:)
Wow! Äntligen kan jag uttalar det 🤩🤩🤩🤩 tack så mycket 🤩
Härligt, grattis!
Bra ock enkel förklaring!
funny how when you close your mouth and throat like that, it turns into an exaggerated 'ooo'
Brilliant. ❤
Very helpful!
Dear @theswedishlinguist what do I do wrong when I try to move from i to y but end up at u? It's hard for me to get a grip on the Swedish y.
swedish pronouciation is really f-ing me more than arabic and I say this as a native german speaker xD
Haha well that's saying a lot!
Phrases like "för dyrt" are kinda hard. The dyr combo is really hard to master. Any suggestions?
I'd suggest you try and say "dir", and then just round your lips a bit. What do you mean with "the dyr combo"?
@@swedishlinguist3083 Thanks! With the combo thing: I meant that I just struggle to go from y to r
@@WAXULIMATE Öva! Men kanske hjälper det att börja säga "dy-jer" och sedan försöka göra E:et kortare och kortare?
Is it similar to the French U?
If you pucker your lips as if you are going to say _oo_ , but pronounce _ee_ through those rounded lips, then yes.
It is similar but I would say the Swedish Y is a bit less rounded. French U might be somewhere between Swedish U and Swedish Y. But obviously depends on dialect as well.
Yes
So. Y is a kind of squished i , not a French u or German ü. Even though in the IPA the sign y is used precisely for ü, and the word "menu" is a French word ending in u (which sound like ü in German). In Swedish though this obviously borrowed word spells meny and is pronounced menee, though the we is squished , with the lips formed into a configuration used for the French u (or German ü), _but_ the mouth itself configured for the "we" sound.
We = ee. Pardon the spell checker, lol.
Thank you my friend. You've explained it in a way it's easy to get.
I just have a question, if someone speaks to you on the phone and mentions these letters (possibly to spell their names), as a native speaker would you easily be able to tell apart the I and Y? Or is it like the B and the P in English where you often have to say "B for bravo, P for papa"?
Good questions, since sometimes the sound quality isn't the best over the phone. I don't have any Y in my name, but I do have a couple of Is, but I can't remember I had to spell those out any more than other letters.
Hello, can you please check the pronunciation of the word "yr" on Google Translate? I would very much appreciate it if you could confirm that the application's pronunciation is not correct.
Thanks for the video. I have cousins from Sweden and they are trying to teach me a Swedish Childrens Prayer Gud Som haver barnen kar. Am I to assume your Swedish?
I'm Swedish yes :)
This may not be the most accurate way of doing this but the Y in Swedish is kinda like the Ï in Ukrainian but an better option is that the portuguese combination de but take out the d and just do the e from that specific combination if you do not do it then idk but if you do think this is wrong tell me.
how do you avoid saying "u" ?
By saying ”y” 😂
easier than a Swede trying to pronounce the letter z. y is like German umlaut.
You mean the Ü? It's close, but not the same!
@@swedishlinguist3083 "i" as in "sockerbit" "y" as in "yta" .I learned Swedish as a native English speaker in the early 60's. Has the language changed that much?
@@peggyeaston1575 I don't think so. The thing is that they are close, and the IPA symbol used is the same, /y/. But any Swede would easily hear the difference. At least from the standard German Ü.
@@swedishlinguist3083 i think it is about the Roundness, if you know the difference, I would be grateful if you told me.
@@swedishlinguist3083 i mean lip Roundness
It is hard to even hear the difference.
For a Swede the difference is very clear.
Tack så mycket ❤❤🎉🎉