The Swedish SJ sound or 7-sound (the most difficult sound?) - Swedish pronunciation

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    ► DESCRIPTION
    Swedish pronunciation of the SJ sound can be quite tricky. It is the sound many struggle with, when pronouncing the number 7 (sju).
    Some even say it is the most difficult Swedish sound.
    This sound is pronounced not only with the combination SJ in Swedish.
    But also with other letter combinations like SKJ, STJ and more.
    Making Swdish words like stjärna (star) and skjorta (shirt) hard to pronounce.
    But that pronounciation is not used everywhere in Sweden. So you can avoid it and sound like you are from the north, or the posher areas of Stockholm.

Komentáře • 232

  • @FunSwedish
    @FunSwedish  Před 2 lety +92

    Can you say "Sju sjösjuka sjömän sköttes av sjuttiosju sköna sjuksköterskor på det sjunkande skeppet Shanghai"? 😂😱

    • @stier128
      @stier128 Před 2 lety +11

      My mouth feels dry just thinking about getting that across my lips

    • @NOTES1
      @NOTES1 Před 2 lety +3

      this is the 'worst' one I've seen so far! 😱

    • @Damian-el1sw
      @Damian-el1sw Před 2 lety +6

      For me it is not hard but every time i try it i say it differently 😂

    • @FunSwedish
      @FunSwedish  Před 2 lety +3

      @@Damian-el1sw 😂

    • @FunSwedish
      @FunSwedish  Před 2 lety +1

      @@stier128 😅

  • @bKnTAuRn
    @bKnTAuRn Před měsícem +3

    Tack för "juan" tip det var bra😊

  • @meebula
    @meebula Před 2 lety +42

    My grandparents, first generation born in the USA, spoke fluent Swedish. They spoke Swedish mostly between themselves to have covert conversations in front of the children. So, my Dad only knew a few words of Swedish. I remember my Dad telling me, 'tack sa mycket' when I was young and he would laugh and tell me 'thank you very much'. So, by the second generation in our family, the language of the old country was about gone.

    • @jari2018
      @jari2018 Před rokem

      swedish culture are jönsonligan which a TV channel runs replays constanlty since its "so" cultural meaning they get way with junk , other swedish culture are played by an naturalised finn ,Dr Mugg - learn from those "guys"

    • @XstormyxplayzX281
      @XstormyxplayzX281 Před 5 měsíci

      Tack så mycket* 😂

    • @zanmei7261
      @zanmei7261 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Same with my grandparents, first generation born in the US, spoke fluent Swedish, my aunt and mother got a textbook and taught themselves Swedish so they could understand their parents' covert conversations. Sadly, I know very little Swedish.

  • @davidkasquare
    @davidkasquare Před 2 lety +22

    I’m a Swedish speaker from Finland, and we have the same sound here as in Norrland - and the royal family. We also pronounce f ex “kjol” the way they pronounce “ciao” in Italian.

    • @hawaianico
      @hawaianico Před 11 měsíci

      Like kärlek sh>"ch/č" ärlek?

    • @davidkasquare
      @davidkasquare Před 11 měsíci

      @@hawaianico exactly. Like “ci” in Italian and ch in Spanish and English. And č/cz etc in Slavic languages. Modern Swedish in Sweden lacks this sound.

    • @francisdec1615
      @francisdec1615 Před 5 měsíci

      @@davidkasquare You can hear it in old movies, though. It's called "förslag" - the stress on the first syllable. Also notice how Lasse Dahlquist pronounces "Charlie" in this recording from 1946: czcams.com/video/Dp4AHrM5bOs/video.html He was born in Gothenburg and lived on Brännö til he was 6 but spent the rest of his childhood in Stockholm. Very old people in Bohuslän also pronunce sj as people in Finland do.

    • @davidkasquare
      @davidkasquare Před 5 měsíci +2

      @@francisdec1615 I'm not sure, but I think the pronounced dj and kj etc are considered archaisms, sounds that have shifted and changed in modern "Sweden Swedish". I wonder if it has something to do with French influence..? As French doesn't have these "hard" sounds in the beginning of words. To be honest, I have to say I really hate it when people from Sweden think we somehow speak "in a wrong way" when we pronounce these sounds the way we do. We just stayed with the original, I guess. Anyway, languages change and evolve, and that's just normal and good. We have a lot of influence from Finnish over here, f ex, and it would be very surprising if we didn't.

  • @TextiX887
    @TextiX887 Před 2 lety +8

    Depending on the dialect all of these combinations can have this sound.
    ch (choklad)
    g (generad)
    sch (schack)
    sc (fascinerad)
    sh (shopping)
    si (version)
    sj (sjuk)
    sk (skön)
    skj (skjuta)
    stj (stjärna)
    ti (addition)
    xi (reflexion)

  • @omarporfiriogarcia
    @omarporfiriogarcia Před 2 lety +17

    I love you!!!! I've been looking for a youtube channel like this. As a Spanish native speaker, it's so difficult to find a good channel about Swedish learning. You've saved my life ☺
    Pd. I loved Juan meme 😂😂😂😂

    • @FunSwedish
      @FunSwedish  Před 2 lety +1

      Me alegro de que el canal te sea útil!
      Ya tenemos más de 50 videos. Así que puede hay mucho por ver 😁

    • @omarporfiriogarcia
      @omarporfiriogarcia Před 2 lety +1

      @@FunSwedish Muchas gracias!!! 😁😁

  • @annaperdomo1487
    @annaperdomo1487 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Watching your chanel everyday 😅 im learning swedish since last year but yhis year im taking it more serious. Thank for sharing your knowledge with the world. Im a native spanish speaking

    • @FunSwedish
      @FunSwedish  Před 4 měsíci +1

      Que bonito tu comentario. Muchas gracias por mirar nuestros videos y me alegra mucho saber que te ayudan para aprender el sueco

  • @mauriziosant1658
    @mauriziosant1658 Před 2 lety +5

    Lived in Louisiana in the mid 70's and had a lot of fun at parties when they asked me out loud: 7777777 in Swedish.
    There was laughter everywhere.😎
    I suggest you to try the same in Danish😂

  • @Agent_Mab
    @Agent_Mab Před 2 lety +17

    Oh dang, I've been pronouncing "chef" wrong all this time... I thought it would follow French pronunciation, oops. Well, the more you know! Tack så mycket!

    • @FunSwedish
      @FunSwedish  Před 2 lety +1

      Happy to help! :D

    • @mihai5456
      @mihai5456 Před 2 lety +2

      It's not actually wrong to pronounce it like in French, it just depends on the dialect.

    • @eaurius7638
      @eaurius7638 Před 13 dny

      If you were pronouncing it like they do in French, it would be like the Northern "shh" sound, right? So technically just the northern variation!!

  • @alanqueiroz9957
    @alanqueiroz9957 Před 3 měsíci +1

    It's wonderful to listen the swedish accent with english 😊
    As a portuguese speaker, most of the content I find is in english.

  • @christianplaisance9481
    @christianplaisance9481 Před rokem +9

    Ahh this explains why I sometimes hear “station” and other words with -tion pronounced like “shoon” in Swedish newscasts. “Kanske” has always been interesting to me since it’s kan + ske (kan/may happen = maybe). Singers like Melissa Horn seem to pronounce it like kan-sheh vs Linnea Henriksson who says it more like kan-hweh - a difficult sound to spell phonetically but you know what I mean :)

    • @FunSwedish
      @FunSwedish  Před rokem +2

      I totally get what you mean! And yes, this explains it.
      The difference you see between Melissa and Linnea are dialectal ones. Like North vs South. But of course both are correct 😊.

    • @DiegoTan
      @DiegoTan Před rokem

      Yes! And with your “station” example, many Swedes I observe would also tend to say it as “sta-hwoun”. Or “relation” as either “rela-hwoun” or “rela-shoon”, depending in the dialect.

    • @francisdec1615
      @francisdec1615 Před 5 měsíci

      I'm from Bohuslän. Very old people in my province have the "thin" sj-sound. I (soon 53) only have it when singing or reading loud.

  • @messitup
    @messitup Před 2 lety

    Very helpful. Thank you.

  • @JacquelineRJ87
    @JacquelineRJ87 Před 2 lety +26

    Finally a swedish sound that spanish speakers can make easily (not so easy to remember what combination of letters make that sound, tho 😂). Thank you for these videos, they are the best! 👏👏

    • @FunSwedish
      @FunSwedish  Před 2 lety +5

      Glad you like them!
      Exactly! That sound isolated can be easy. Then the trick comes when you mix it up with the vowels 😅

  • @GA-lx6ib
    @GA-lx6ib Před 2 lety

    As always, another great video! Thank you so much

  • @brickan2
    @brickan2 Před 2 lety

    I havnt thought about soft, middle and hard for a long time. Thank you!

  • @paulaswaim8434
    @paulaswaim8434 Před rokem +4

    The first time I ever heard spoken Swedish was in the 1974 version of "Murder on the Orient Express" when Ingrid Bergman said berth number seven as "shoo". This pronunciation is pleasant to my American ears. If it's considered correct, I will say this sound like Ingrid Bergman and the Swedish king. 😀

  • @HeidySMG10
    @HeidySMG10 Před 2 lety +10

    Me encantan tus videos! Me han ayudado a comprender mucho mejor el sueco. Porfa, podrías hacer un vídeo explicando cuándo no se deben pronunciar algunas letras en las palabras.

  • @astridafklinteberg298
    @astridafklinteberg298 Před 8 měsíci

    This is so helpful. The pointers to get the sound correct are very understandable.

  • @sapphoenixthefirebird5063

    I figured out that the tongue position for this sound is similar to the "bunched R" found in some English dialects, specifically in some American English ones.

    • @FunSwedish
      @FunSwedish  Před rokem

      Awesome! Always great to take reference from other languages or dialects

  • @brittmoore5557
    @brittmoore5557 Před rokem

    Tack sa mycket. I have struggled with this blend. I think I got it now.

  • @marigoulart88
    @marigoulart88 Před 2 lety +2

    I was waiting for this video!!! Tack så mycket! ❤️

  • @CallMeSheyzie
    @CallMeSheyzie Před 2 lety +1

    This came at a perfect time for me! :) thank you!

  • @ramzy-6566
    @ramzy-6566 Před 2 lety

    Thank you so much.

  • @dabritbear
    @dabritbear Před 2 lety +16

    This sound took a lot of practice when I learned Swedish. You need to listen to Swedes and mimick them until you get it right. I think it's a bit further forward in the mouth than the Spanish Juan sound, but it's close.
    BTW you forgot the SCH combination as in schack or schampo.

    • @FunSwedish
      @FunSwedish  Před 2 lety +4

      Listening and mimicking are great tips!

  • @lhargil
    @lhargil Před rokem

    I loved these lessons. They are very informative! My favorite tongue twister with the sj sound is "Sju sjuka sjuksköterkor" :D

  • @alejandrorosales5077
    @alejandrorosales5077 Před 2 lety +1

    pretty cool video . that was very useful. thanks a lot !!!!!

  • @fernandobautista3200
    @fernandobautista3200 Před 2 lety +6

    This video really makes the learning process fun. I found the variation of this /ɧ/ sound in some singers and other normal people, the thing is that I don't know whether they say /ɕ/ or /ʃ/cheers for this video.

    • @FunSwedish
      @FunSwedish  Před 2 lety

      So happy to hear that you enjoy our teaching method 😁

  • @scholabwene9583
    @scholabwene9583 Před 2 lety +2

    Tack så mycket. Du är underbar lärare.

  • @Lilav03
    @Lilav03 Před rokem

    You’re the best, tack så mycket

  • @Yohann_Rechter_De-Farge
    @Yohann_Rechter_De-Farge Před 4 měsíci

    Tack👍🏻

  • @cheetahprintenthusiast
    @cheetahprintenthusiast Před rokem +1

    jag är flytande engelska men jag prata lite svenska and this video helped me a ton! i specifically struggled pronouncing the words skön and sked but now i know! tack ⭐️

  • @raughboy188
    @raughboy188 Před 2 lety +1

    Now i it makes sense to me and you made learning swedish a lot easier for me. I first word with juan sound i came across is sked. Btw i am learning swedish via duo lingo.

    • @FunSwedish
      @FunSwedish  Před rokem +1

      Great to hear that the videos help with your learning!
      If you are ever interested in a more... structured yet fun approach than duolingo you can try one of our courses!
      WE have video courses like this one.
      elansutbildning.teachable.com/p/swedish-for-complete-beginners
      And soon we are even starting some Live Zoom courses:
      elansutbildning.com/product/swedish-for-beginners-i/

  • @dieterhenrichs
    @dieterhenrichs Před rokem

    Thank you, en stor hjälp! I was learning numbers today and bypassed 7, 17, 27 and so on 😄

    • @FunSwedish
      @FunSwedish  Před rokem +1

      Haha, I am sure you are not the only one :P Those are tricky! Kul att du gillade videon!

  • @albertocesarantonioavalosc5118

    I love how she uses meme Juan to teach us swedish 😂😂 3:45
    Psdt: love from Peru

    • @FunSwedish
      @FunSwedish  Před 2 lety +1

      Es muy bueno ese meme. Saludos a Peru desde Suecia!

  • @lelabou6035
    @lelabou6035 Před 6 měsíci

    Thank u!!!

  • @martinkullberg6718
    @martinkullberg6718 Před měsícem

    This is handy for me , cause I try to learn a bit swedish , but am also making a lazy conlang called 'moderntalen' which is just swedish with litteral orthographie and dutch inovations. I use c+ a vowel to transcribe de ' hw" sound , like sked becomes ced.

  • @jenifer6830
    @jenifer6830 Před rokem

    Amazing video 🤩🥳tack så mycket

  • @Loreto__
    @Loreto__ Před 2 lety +1

    Tack så mycket!

  • @davidbandini3484
    @davidbandini3484 Před 2 lety +1

    Tack så mycket för videon! Grazie tante per il video, non sono riuscito a leggere nulla alla fine del video 😱😱😱

  • @annaa.3450
    @annaa.3450 Před 2 lety +1

    Tack så mycket för videon:) Are there any differences between the sounds depending on the letter combination or are they all the same?

  • @GBONESLY
    @GBONESLY Před rokem +1

    I've been learning swedish and sköldpadda has been killing me 😂🐢

    • @FunSwedish
      @FunSwedish  Před rokem +1

      Haha, I am sure you are not the only one.

  • @-kingofsaiyannappa-9057
    @-kingofsaiyannappa-9057 Před rokem +1

    Learning Svenska and here trying to learn how to pronounce sked (En sked och en gaffel). Tack så mycket ~~~

  • @akber6987
    @akber6987 Před rokem

    hej! jag seja lite svenska men tack så mycket for this video

  • @mac-doien9298
    @mac-doien9298 Před rokem +1

    🎉🎉Thank you, but I will go with the Kings pronunciation. The throat-clearing sound reminds me of Russian or maybe Yiddish😂😂?

    • @FunSwedish
      @FunSwedish  Před rokem

      Hahaha, good choice to go with the Kings pronuciation. You will sound more fancy that way :P

  • @fatemesoltani5609
    @fatemesoltani5609 Před 2 lety

    Tnx🙏🏿🤩

  • @danielcirillolauda4578
    @danielcirillolauda4578 Před 2 lety +1

    Hello Daniela, my name is Daniel, I was in Sweden three times in summer time. I always was handled myself in English, since my acquaintances warned me about to "to speak swedish incorrectly" they said to me that, swedish people, especially elder one, could be uncomfortable.
    I'm talking about the years 90, 91 1992, now there will be many more foreigners I suppose. Well it's a pity, because today I would understand more, and maybe I could talk a little swedish...
    Between, I understan and read russian quite good...
    I'm subscribed to your channel, and I lik very much your way of teaching and style...
    Tankyou!

    • @FunSwedish
      @FunSwedish  Před 2 lety +3

      Thank you! Nice to hear that you like our teaching style.
      I agree that it is dangerous to keep people from speaking if they dont do it 100% correct. It is better to communicate and say something slightly wrong than to be afraid and say nothing at all.
      At least for the learning process.
      Swedes are still, very much stuck in the pronunciation dimension. And have a hard time undestanding "broken" swedish.
      But the grammar part, and making mistakes there is a lot more forgiving.
      That is why we have so many videos about pronunciation 😁

  • @kozmicbluescali1
    @kozmicbluescali1 Před 29 dny +1

    I will always fall for a read head no matter what language she speaks.

  • @Fifaso96
    @Fifaso96 Před 2 lety +7

    Hej! Jag är Thai och jag lär mig på svenska just nu men jag har en stor problem med att uttala dem. Det är väldigt svårt för mig. Va bra du gjorde den här videon som jag kan träna mig att uttala. Tack :)

    • @FunSwedish
      @FunSwedish  Před 2 lety +6

      Hej! Kul att höra att videon hjälpte dig med uttalet! P.S Du skriver mycket bra på svenska!

  • @voxveritas333
    @voxveritas333 Před 3 měsíci

    My Swedish teacher taught us the royal way, I guess. He was from Sweden. I wonder what my ancestors in Sweden sounded like. They came from an area near Stockholm.

  • @MegaJohn144
    @MegaJohn144 Před 7 měsíci

    I hope somewhere you cover the kj, tj, or k before soft vowels. I have noticed different Swedes pronounce it differently.

  • @theRealRindberg
    @theRealRindberg Před 2 měsíci

    You missed one: "xky" as in the village name "Spraxkya" which is pronounced like "sprascha". It's a small village in Borlänge kommun

  • @FFM0594
    @FFM0594 Před rokem

    CH as in Bach in German is a very similar sound.

  • @mercseikalman1782
    @mercseikalman1782 Před rokem

    II I started with Finnlandsvenska and thought I had known a lot of words.. Now I need to re-study all the sk, stj words and change the lyrics accordingly. In all the songs I knew by heart and was singing for many years. : D But thank you for the clear explanation anyway!

    • @francisdec1615
      @francisdec1615 Před 5 měsíci

      No, you don't. The Swedes in Finland actually use the old pronunciation.

  • @countesscable
    @countesscable Před 6 měsíci

    That ‘ch’ sound is really easy as it is easy for Welsh speakers as it is a common sound in the Welsh language.
    The sound I find most difficult is strange back of the tongue ‘g’ and ‘j’ . It is hardly noticeable in some Swedish Speakers but very pronounced in others. I have to really try hard to do this!

  • @OfoeNelson
    @OfoeNelson Před 2 lety

    Im laughing so hard. I see why Swedish is so fun to learn. Love it.

  • @edoardopavoni9634
    @edoardopavoni9634 Před rokem +1

    Thank you so much for these videos, they are so helpful!
    I have a question about the pronunciation of "legitimation". I am assuming that in this case, there is an exception with the sound of G+soft vowel? Thanks again!

    • @marylan_d
      @marylan_d Před rokem +1

      Oops, I've just asked the same question ahahah hope she replies! I've been wondering why does it make that hard sound too!

    • @FunSwedish
      @FunSwedish  Před rokem

      Yes, correct! :)

  • @lubomirvrana2158
    @lubomirvrana2158 Před 2 lety +4

    Being a Czech native, I already can say ch and š :)

  • @serch4212
    @serch4212 Před rokem +1

    Tengo dos preguntas:
    1.- ¿Por qué "Shanghai" se pronuncia como "janjai"? Otras formas de pronunciar la "J" en sueco es con "sh" y "gh"?
    2.- ¿Las palabras "sked" y "chef" en sueco se pronuncian igual aunque tengan significados distintos? O.o
    Muchas gracias, tus videos siempre me salvan cuando no veo salida en cuanto a las pronunciaciones n.n

  • @JBobjork
    @JBobjork Před 2 lety

    And then there also is
    Stg as in Östgöta, Västgöta
    Sti as in Kristianstad
    And xky as I Spraxkya.
    Not to mention Växjö where the xj is a combination of k and the SJ

  • @tobiasadam8320
    @tobiasadam8320 Před 2 lety +2

    Thanks a lot for your video!
    As a german, the most difficult sound for me in Swedish is the "R" at the front of the mouth instead of a guttal r. And you know you mastered it when you stop hearing "Är du dansk" :D The sentence I hated most was "Här är menyn" because it has two of these "R", the "ä" which is slightly different than ours, and the "y" that we tend to pronounce like your long "u" (ü) and it took me two months to finally speak this sentence.
    One year later, the only doubt is wether I am from denmark or germany.

    • @Mycenaea
      @Mycenaea Před 2 lety +1

      Just cheat and say "Häre menyn" :P

    • @tobiasadam8320
      @tobiasadam8320 Před 2 lety

      @@Mycenaea But I still need one R :D

    • @sevenproxies4255
      @sevenproxies4255 Před 2 lety +3

      Fun fact, some swedish dialects actually pronounce the "r" roughly in the same manner as you would in german. People from Småland in Sweden for example often use very soft "r" formed at the back of the throat.
      As do people from Skåne in the southern parts. For Skåne it makes sense though, since it used to be Danish several hundred years ago, so their dialect is like a cross between Swedish and Danish in some respects.
      And Danish too have some similarities with german on account of being located so close to eachother.

    • @tobiasadam8320
      @tobiasadam8320 Před 2 lety +3

      @@sevenproxies4255 Thanks! I guess I only need to learn Småländska then :)
      The various dialects can actually be confusing when you start with Swedish because every time you think that you got it, someone will have a different pronunciation and you start wondering and questioning again.
      Later on, you realize that this is really beautiful.

    • @Maliilse75
      @Maliilse75 Před rokem +1

      Im sure you have a very nice accent! I dont think its a bad thing to have one. I personally prefer the guttural "r", i find it cooler and easier on the ears, and maybe also because my native tongue is French. But Swedish is over all such a lovely language and so much easier than Danish.

  • @88marome
    @88marome Před 4 měsíci

    Growing up I found it hard to remember which one was stjärna and which one was kärna.

  • @tirainthewoods
    @tirainthewoods Před 2 lety +2

    Love your videos.
    Fun fact the Welsh "ch" is pronounced a similar way. You're welcome.

    • @FunSwedish
      @FunSwedish  Před 2 lety

      I am glad you like them 😍 Interesting that you have a similar sound in Welsh :)

  • @paulingvar
    @paulingvar Před 2 lety

    You say that " tion" means the "sj" sound , but it is the first part : " ti" . You still add -on. But it is correct that "tion" signals that sound

  • @alejandrorosales5077
    @alejandrorosales5077 Před 2 lety +2

    ya vi que tu hablas español , yo vivo en colombia y estoy aprendiendo sueco viendo videos por youtube . asi que: tack for dig

    • @FunSwedish
      @FunSwedish  Před 2 lety +1

      ¡Que bueno que nuestros videos te sean útiles! 😊

  • @jomygeorge81
    @jomygeorge81 Před 2 lety

    Before watching this video yesterday i Translated a few words from a novel I read into Swedish ... Some of them are Words like chef, reception skara etc .. When I listened to it with google translator I heard chef (heeyef) reception (recepyon) skara (hara) ... I was doubt .. then when I saw this video I understood more....

  • @spookje37
    @spookje37 Před rokem

    The accent variant mentioned (sh-sound) sounds very similar to the "tj-sound" to me. Any tips on how to tell the difference?

  • @alyanahzoe
    @alyanahzoe Před měsícem

    2:21 -it

  • @ShahriarSirajSnigdho
    @ShahriarSirajSnigdho Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you for the informative video.
    I have a question. Does this word 'sjön' (lake) sound like something's stuck in your throat or the 'sh' sound? I actually used to pronounce it as the first variation. But one of my friends corrected me saying that I should pronounce it lik 'shon', not 'khon'.

    • @FunSwedish
      @FunSwedish  Před 2 lety +1

      I am glad you like it. There can be dialectal differences. Your friend might have just corrected you because he/she wanted you to have his/her accent. But both should be okay.

  • @yousefyahya7014
    @yousefyahya7014 Před rokem

    For Arabic speaker it's Very easy because we hav alfabet as Sj

  • @patolojik
    @patolojik Před 4 měsíci

    Merhaba ünlü dr Sjögren nasıl telaffuz ediyorsunuz? Şögren? Fögren,? Högren?

  • @dilawarkhandilawar1166

    I am pretty lucky, we have this sound in our Pashto language in Afghanistan, and can easily pronunciate.

  • @prernaz
    @prernaz Před 2 lety +1

    So hard this khhuuuu words 😂 tack tack

  • @yusufabdurrauf7429
    @yusufabdurrauf7429 Před 2 lety +1

    2:21 🤣😭😭😭👑

  • @EmilSchwarzYT
    @EmilSchwarzYT Před rokem

    Does it mean you can also pronounce it -sch at all times? Is the Juan sound just a Stockholm thing?

  • @dramendiana373
    @dramendiana373 Před 2 lety +7

    ¡Me encantó! Ese es uno de los sonidos que se usa mucho en el Español, pero que en general los hispanohablantes tenemos que recordar evitar al trata de hablar otros idiomas, como el Inglés, donde se usa un sonido más exhalado y suave. Está buenísimo saber que en Sueco también lo tienen. Qué risa con lo de "tengo algo en la garganta y quiero escupirlo" muy buena manera de describirlo, ja, ja, lo amé.

  • @Speireata4
    @Speireata4 Před 2 lety

    This sound is similar, but not the same as the German "ch" in words like "Buch", "Sache" and "Locher".
    Interesting.

  • @lucasandre5255
    @lucasandre5255 Před rokem

    Well, my knowledge in Spanish will help me to get this hard sound :D hahah

  • @ira6133
    @ira6133 Před 2 lety +2

    Remember - you have something in your throat😅😂

  • @chaselarson4224
    @chaselarson4224 Před 4 měsíci

    I am a descendent for LARS
    the O.G KING that 18 years of age

  • @adamraelson8010
    @adamraelson8010 Před 9 měsíci

    I am a Norwegian speaker and our “sj/skj” etc. is more like the standard “sh” in English. So the Swedish sound is always strange to my ears how that developed?! But does Standard Swedish (not dialects) have the “sh” sound like in English naturally occurring at all? If it is not a natural sound in Standard Swedish, is it hard for them to learn the “sh” sound in English at the beginning?

  • @ronnyforberger3863
    @ronnyforberger3863 Před 2 lety +1

    I don't have that much of a problem about saying the Swedish SJ-sound. I am German and I have lived in Sweden and therefore I learned Swedish. I think most people think it's just too difficult to pronounce and thus let it be. But I think it's just a matter of enough practice.

    • @FunSwedish
      @FunSwedish  Před 2 lety +1

      Yes! Practice makes perfect 😊.
      The strugle is different every time depending on what your mother tongue is 😊.
      Luckily, German and Swedish are very close, so there is a lot of similarities

    • @ronnyforberger3863
      @ronnyforberger3863 Před 2 lety

      @@FunSwedish Yes, German and Swedish are very close, but German doesn't have that SJ-sound. Anyway, as said, it's mostly a matter of practice, as with the whole Swedish or any foreign language. :)

  • @raulguerrero8119
    @raulguerrero8119 Před 2 lety +1

    Glad to be a Spanish native speaker

  • @hcm9999
    @hcm9999 Před 2 lety

    I have some questions about word formation.
    For example, how to the word stressad is formed?
    I thought stressad was formed by adding d at stressa:
    stressad = stressa + d
    But now I am starting to think it is formed by subtracting e from stressade:
    stressad = stressade - e
    Other examples:
    torkad = torkade - e
    erkänd = erkände - e
    Another example: how the word springande is formed?
    Should it be:
    springande = springa + nde
    Can I add nde to any verb infinitive to create the adjective?
    svävande = sväva + nde
    kommande = komma + nde
    lugnande = lugna + nde
    rungande = runga + nde?
    I could not find the verb runga....

    • @HenkeJ2
      @HenkeJ2 Před 2 lety +1

      As a swede you never really think about word formations, so take the definitions of the words with a grain of salt here and focus on how to use them. But all forms are derived from the basic infinitive version which in this case is Stressa.
      Verb in base form aka infinitive: To stress = Att stressa
      Perfekt particip (which is basically a word that is used as an adjective but is derived from a verb). It can be bent depending on time and singular/plural:
      I am stressed = Jag är stressa+d.
      I have stressed = Jag har stressa+t.
      They are stressed = De är stressa+de.
      The stressed man over there = Den stressa+de mannen där borta.
      For the second question:
      Look up Presens Particip which is the word form.
      A stressing situation = En stress+ande situation.
      A walking man = En gå-ende man
      You either end the words with -ande (could think -nde here since you replace the a) or -ende. -ande is used for all verbs that ends with -a. -ende is used for verbs that end in a long vowel (gå-ende, bero-ende, avstå-ende, bo-ende)
      And yes, you always base the word in the infinitive verb form which is:
      Springa: A running man = En spring-ande man
      Sväva: A levitating buddhist monk = En sväv-ande buddistmunk
      Komma: A coming event = En komm-ande händelse (Komma in this form always refers to the future which is a bit special)
      Lugna: A soothing cup of tea = En lugn-ande kopp te
      Runga (Says it's a verb but to me, "Att runga" does not exist. In fact I would only ever use the word runga in presens particip (Rungande) and in very few settings as well. Ett rungande skratt = A Loud, clear, warm/happy laugh, Ett rungande nej/ja = A resounding no/yes and finally Rungande applåder = Resounding applause)

    • @hcm9999
      @hcm9999 Před 2 lety

      @@HenkeJ2 Thanks for replying!
      Things seem to be more complicated than I thought....
      I was hoping Swedish would be much simpler.
      The problem about word formation is that the dictionary will only list the basic word and not its inflections.
      For example, springande may not be listed in the dictionary.
      So I need to know how to convert springande to springa and vice-versa.

    • @HenkeJ2
      @HenkeJ2 Před 2 lety +1

      ​@@hcm9999 No worries ;) No languages are ever easy in the beginning, but yeah, Swedish is notorious for the amount of words that don't follow rules, or so I've heard.
      You convert them based on how you want to say something but they ultimately mean "the same thing".
      To run = Att springa
      A running man = En springande man
      A running man = En man som springer (Directly translated A man who is running. Present form of Springa = Springer)
      When you leave present form though I wouldn't say you use the -ande or -ende forms unless you want to sound like a historian ;)
      Would be something like:
      He was a running-man = Han var en springande man.
      You would just say:
      He liked running = Han gillade att springa
      In which case the bent verb is Gilla = Gillade in preterite tense and springa remains in infinitive "base" form, since it's the second verb in the same sentence.)
      Or:
      He ran a lot = Han sprang mycket
      (Which is the preterite tense form of Springa)
      Two examples:
      He liked to run and climb in the forest outside of the city = Han gillade att springa och klättra i skogen utanför staden. (This is how you would say it)
      He liked to, running and climbing, move around the forest outside of the city = Han gillade att, springa-nde och klättra-nde, ta sig runt i skogen utanför staden. (This might be fitting for text in a book, but is a bit awkward)
      Note that springa-nde and klättra-nde are used as adjectives to describe how he moved around the forest.
      I'm even confusing myself with all the rambling!
      Anyways, good luck :D

    • @hcm9999
      @hcm9999 Před 2 lety

      @@HenkeJ2 Thanks! That was great!

  • @yimdahakdik_doujutbakpaiche

    I have learnt that “g” is usually pronounced as in “gaffel” when following vowels like a/o/u/å and like English “y” when following front vowels, but I noticed that the pronounciation in words like gimmick and legitimation is like the “g” as in gaffel. Are there any particular reasons for that?

    • @FunSwedish
      @FunSwedish  Před rokem +1

      Those are exceptions to the rule 😅. It happens mostly with loaned / borrowed words. "legitimation" for example is clearly a loaned word from some other language. And it would be wierd to change the sound of the original one completely.

    • @yimdahakdik_doujutbakpaiche
      @yimdahakdik_doujutbakpaiche Před rokem

      @@FunSwedish I understand now😄 tack så mycket!

  • @Blancochicano
    @Blancochicano Před rokem

    my last name is sjostrom but i’m swedish american and mexican american so how would i pronounce that ? i’m like 3rd generation swedish so apologies for my ignorance hahaha

  • @sofiesvensson6562
    @sofiesvensson6562 Před 2 lety

    You forgot about -sion and sch

  • @rajbeersheoran787
    @rajbeersheoran787 Před 2 lety

    Station just sounds like as if you were saying stoc-kh-olm

  • @chympmunck
    @chympmunck Před 2 lety +1

    👏👏👏

  • @TomassonJakob
    @TomassonJakob Před 6 měsíci

    Can you pronounce Stjärna like “shtjärna”?

  • @mystisk2408
    @mystisk2408 Před 2 lety +1

    So can one say the sound is like 'kh-wa' sound?

    • @FunSwedish
      @FunSwedish  Před 2 lety

      Well.. 🤔
      Depends a bit from which language perspective you are looking at it 😊

  • @tekbarrier
    @tekbarrier Před 3 měsíci

    So it's basically what Americans would say as a breathy "h" sound? Or is there more to it?

  • @DikWhite
    @DikWhite Před 2 lety +1

    To me sju sounds like there is a w in the pronunciation, the same with sjö. I don't hear it in station. Am I correct or is my imagination playing tricks on me?

    • @FunSwedish
      @FunSwedish  Před 2 lety +1

      Interesting 🤔
      You might be picking up a sound that is more associated with the vowels than the SJ.
      The Swedish "U" is not like the English "U". And it might have a bit of that.

  • @precious_pearl04
    @precious_pearl04 Před 2 lety

    Is there also "Tj" till exempel tjänster eller tjäna eller hur?

    • @lillyrose6568
      @lillyrose6568 Před 2 lety +2

      Tj is pronounced with a "shh" sound :)

    • @FunSwedish
      @FunSwedish  Před 2 lety +1

      Just like Lilly said. The Tj goes the other way. More like shh.
      We like to dive these 2 sounds into the "sju" (7) sound and the "tjugo" (20) sound.
      But with the north of Sweden accent, they are pretty much the same.

    • @precious_pearl04
      @precious_pearl04 Před 2 lety

      @@FunSwedish okej tack så mycket

  • @tattiestacorn84
    @tattiestacorn84 Před 2 lety +2

    Juan 🐎

  • @diegoherrera8327
    @diegoherrera8327 Před rokem

    El meme de juan hasta aquí llego🥹

  • @ddv6913
    @ddv6913 Před rokem

    You forgot giraff?

  • @honkimochi2226
    @honkimochi2226 Před 2 lety +1

    tack tack!

  • @erikstenviken2652
    @erikstenviken2652 Před rokem

    Tur man lärde sig svenska som nyfödd. Verkar komplicerat hehe

  • @ular48
    @ular48 Před 11 měsíci

    The pronunciation of Juan like you mean it is only in Spain. In Latinamerica it sounds like the sound for "h" in english. So no, this one is only there.

    • @FunSwedish
      @FunSwedish  Před 11 měsíci

      You are right but it depends where you are in Latinamerica as well. In Argentina it is like Spain.

  • @melchoraducal6613
    @melchoraducal6613 Před 7 měsíci

    ❤❤❤🎉