For real,the drawing helped a lot to visualize how I was supposed to make the sound.Tons of people trying to explain pronunciation always forget to explain the way the different parts of the mouth should be positioned,but your video actually included visual aid that helped make the job a lot easier.
Thank you so much for this. I have been studying Norwegian for 4 months and I had never quite got this difference. My mother language is Portuguese, I don't know if that makes this particular pair of vowels worse to learn, but you made it really clear. Now I can practice and get some muscle memory going. I'll also check all of your other teaching videos. Thanks again!
Thank you! This video is very useful! I have one question. How do I know when O is pronounced O, and when Å? The same goes for when is U proounced as U, and when as O? Are there any rules?
Thank you, Calaren! Those are really good questions, I should probably make a video on that, but the short answer is: "o" is pronounced as a short "å" sound in quite many words finishing with an m (som, kom, dom) and before double consonant (hold, komme, stopp). Actually, it is really rear that you find a short "o" sound, "o" is mostly pronounced as a short "å" before double consonant. Some exceptions are in front of st, for example "kost" (short o sound) as the tool to sweep the floor with, opposed to "kost" (short å sound) which means diet, "ost" and "hoste". U is often pronounced as a short "o" in front of m (dum, rumpe, klump) and ng (ung, unge, tung). Hope that helps :)
Thank you very much for this great VDO with the picture that help me to understand clearly and can pronounce U sound in norwegeian. Could you please also make VDO of A and Æ sound? I think it is really similar each other. Thank you very much in advance. :)
Heisann Mali! Thanks for the feedback! Glad I can help :) I will be making a video on that very soon, stay tuned by subscribing to my channel if you haven't done it already :) Vi snakkes!
"you can go from i to u" right?! Isnt your "u" very similar to the French u? I do think the french "u" sounds a bit too "i", though. Your picture really helped. Also, thanks for the du/do trivia!!
Det var morsomt med `do` greie fordi jeg gjør det oftere. lol!!! Noen ganger sier jeg "kan du hore meg stedet av høre meg` lol! Tusen takk snille og søte Silje for flotte videoen.
Hei! Your lessons are really helpful ....BUT...I'm getting really confused about the applications of COLOURFUL/FARGERIK...IKE.. IKER...IKT. Please have a lesson on this! Tusen tack.Ha det bra
Tusen takk ! Jeg også syns at norsk ø er som tysk ö (eller svensk ö) , men det er uklart hvordan uttales æ og norsk y. Jeg mener norsk æ v/s norsk e og norsk y v/s norsk i.
I'm Dutch and know some German. I don't know, but it might be the case that 'our' lips are sometimes a little to lazy with ü (German) / uu (Dutch), because we only need to make a distinction with i, but don't need to diferentiate with a sound like the Norwegian y.
For real,the drawing helped a lot to visualize how I was supposed to make the sound.Tons of people trying to explain pronunciation always forget to explain the way the different parts of the mouth should be positioned,but your video actually included visual aid that helped make the job a lot easier.
This 10 year old video is exactly what I needed. Thanks so much for doing this! Checking out your other videos now too.
That was ridiculously helpful. Subscribed. Can't wait to see your other videos.
Thank you so much for this.
I have been studying Norwegian for 4 months and I had never quite got this difference.
My mother language is Portuguese, I don't know if that makes this particular pair of vowels worse to learn, but you made it really clear. Now I can practice and get some muscle memory going. I'll also check all of your other teaching videos. Thanks again!
You're welcome :) Bare hyggelig!
the o-sound is so much like the long o-sound in Swedish, too!
I find it to be a very deep, beautiful sound.
That drawing is insanely helpful
Thanks Silje, great help.
Explaining how the mouth, tongue and jaw work to form these sounds was extremely helpful:)
Thank you very much for your effort and meticulous video.Pronunciation can not be more interesting and easy to learn.
***** Thank YOU :)
So clear! Tusen Takk.
You are great!!! Love all videos and cannot wait to get to the blog :)
Du er en super kul lærer. Takk for undervisningen!
Thanks for making such useful videos on Norwegian pronunciation
this deserves more likes
Takk skal du ha
These sounds already exist in french. I guess I'm just lucky ;)
Takk👍👍
Thank you! This video is very useful! I have one question. How do I know when O is pronounced O, and when Å? The same goes for when is U proounced as U, and when as O? Are there any rules?
Thank you, Calaren! Those are really good questions, I should probably make a video on that, but the short answer is: "o" is pronounced as a short "å" sound in quite many words finishing with an m (som, kom, dom) and before double consonant (hold, komme, stopp). Actually, it is really rear that you find a short "o" sound, "o" is mostly pronounced as a short "å" before double consonant. Some exceptions are in front of st, for example "kost" (short o sound) as the tool to sweep the floor with, opposed to "kost" (short å sound) which means diet, "ost" and "hoste".
U is often pronounced as a short "o" in front of m (dum, rumpe, klump) and ng (ung, unge, tung). Hope that helps :)
Thank you very much for this great VDO with the picture that help me to understand clearly and can pronounce U sound in norwegeian. Could you please also make VDO of A and Æ sound? I think it is really similar each other. Thank you very much in advance. :)
Heisann Mali! Thanks for the feedback! Glad I can help :) I will be making a video on that very soon, stay tuned by subscribing to my channel if you haven't done it already :) Vi snakkes!
Thanks a lot!
This is very very helpful! Your videos are amazing! Tusen takk :)
Thank you so much for the video. Loved your video. I finally get the difference now. It's still not easy to pronouncing it but i'm happy~
Tusen takk!
"you can go from i to u" right?! Isnt your "u" very similar to the French u? I do think the french "u" sounds a bit too "i", though. Your picture really helped.
Also, thanks for the du/do trivia!!
Can you please make a video for what i call "fantastic o four"
(O ,U , Å , Ø )
Thanks
thanks
Thanks a lot
Didn’t know the letter U is pronounced the same in french and in norwegian
Tusen takk
Thank you so much ❤ That's very practical and helpful with all the simple explaination!
Thank youuuuuu , at last I know a little bit difference between this two letters , شكرا
very helpful . thanks
Tusen takk. This was very helpful.
Takk!
Kan du forklarer vokaler alfabeter med forskjellige måter ? du er jo veldig flink. men jeg forventer mer detaljer . Og tusen takk for denne videoen
Det var morsomt med `do` greie fordi jeg gjør det oftere. lol!!! Noen ganger sier jeg "kan du hore meg stedet av høre meg` lol! Tusen takk snille og søte Silje for flotte videoen.
Jeg håper at du lager mer video om Y and i. Thanks
Tus ojos son cautivantes
I learned the O sound by doing a spanish/English “o” in my mouth but making my lips as an “ul
Thanks!!!
so great wow you did a great job helping me (I am American)
tusen takk
+Sara Girmai Vær så god :)
Takk
Bare hyggelig :)
Большое спасибо! ("Thanks a lot" in russian). That was really helpful
How to pronounce Lofoten?
Hei
U pronounced exactly the same to the Chinese word 鱼 "FISH". O goes same for 无 ”Nothing“. Interesting!
Tusen tusen takk :)
Is norsk "er" pronounced like English "are" ? For example "jeg er" would phonetically be "yay are" . Thanks.
That picture is the very thing that is gonna follow me in my nightmares tonight. Nevertheless, awesome explanation. Tusen takk
O with 2 little dots over it
We don't have that in Norwegian :) You mean the "ø"? I have a video on that as well :)
I see that everyone's already used up the obviously fitting adjectives for "helpful". Thank you for the illustrations.
I’m norwegain but from the US and no one can pronounce my last name (Tollefson) and I try to explain how the O sounds but no one gets it.
Hei! Your lessons are really helpful ....BUT...I'm getting really confused about the applications of COLOURFUL/FARGERIK...IKE..
IKER...IKT. Please have a lesson on this! Tusen tack.Ha det bra
so its baby shark du du du or baby shark do do do
:)) in German : du ( you = spelling D o in Norway ) . If a German call you du , he means you !!!
Norsk o er som engelsk moo og norsk u er som tysk ü . Ikke sant ? :)
Heisann Christian! Norsk "o" er som en lang "w" eller en tysk "u" (tror jeg). Ja, jeg tror norsk "u" er som "ü" på tysk :)
Tusen takk !
Jeg også syns at norsk ø er som tysk ö (eller svensk ö) , men det er uklart hvordan uttales æ og norsk y.
Jeg mener norsk æ v/s norsk e og norsk y v/s norsk i.
I'm Dutch and know some German. I don't know, but it might be the case that 'our' lips are sometimes a little to lazy with ü (German) / uu (Dutch), because we only need to make a distinction with i, but don't need to diferentiate with a sound like the Norwegian y.
so the norsk "u" is the albanian "y," interesting.
tusen takk
+Natha Karlsen Bare hyggelig :) Håper det hjelper!