NORWEGIAN CULTURE
Thanks to Norwegian teacher and Sons of Norway member Kari Diesen-Dahl for letting us print the Norwegian alphabet she uses in her classes. Please print out a copy of it for later reference.
Letter | Pronunciation | Description |
A a | ah | English “a” in father |
B b | beh | be in before |
C c | seh | c in celebrate |
D d | deh | d in detour |
E e | eh | e in enemy |
F f | eff | f in four |
G g | geh | English “g” in get |
H h | haw | h in haul/help |
I i | ee | ee in see |
J j | yod or yeh | y in yes |
K k | kaw | k in kitten |
L l | ell | l in letter |
M m | emm | m in money |
N n | enn | n in no |
O o | ooo | o in oolalah |
P p | peh | p in people |
Q q | koo | qu in quick |
R r | err | English “r” in ring |
S s | ess | s in something |
T t | teh | t in ten |
U u | oo | oo in balloon |
V v | veh | v in very |
W w | dobbelveh | v in vessel |
X x | eks | x in x-ray |
Y y | iy | say ee while pucking your lips |
Z z | sett | s in self |
Æ æ | a | English “a” in cat/bad |
Ø ø | uh | u in hurt |
Å å | awe | aw in paw |