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SWEDISH GRAMMAR.
H, called haw, aspirated except before j and v. I " ee, pronounced like ee in tree, or like i in thin J " yee " like y in yellow. K " kaw " like English k before l, r and v, and before the hard vowels a, å, o, u, as well as at the end of words. Before the soft vowels ä, e, i, y and ö, it takes what the Swedes designate as the "tje" sound, which is nearly equivalent to the sound of English ch. L " ell " generally as in English; but not heard before j, as ljus (pron. juus), 'light.' M " emm " as in English. N " enn " as in English; before k, n takes the sound of ng. O " oh " when short like o in dog, or like o in bore, but also like oo in boon. P " pey " as in English. Q " coo. This letter is followed in Swedish by v instead of u, and is then pronounced like English kv. R " err, pronounced like a strongly enunciated r, and always audible among the more cultivated classes.
