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 * H, || called || haw, || colspan="2" | aspirated except before j and v.
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 * I || align="center" | " || ee, || pronounced || like ee in tree, or like i in thin
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 * J || align="center" | " || yee || align="center" | " || like y in yellow.
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 * K || align="center" | " || kaw || align="center" | " || 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.
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 * L || align="center" | " || ell || align="center" | " || generally as in English; but not heard before j, as ljus (pron. juus), 'light.'
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 * M || align="center" | " || emm || align="center" | " || as in English.
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 * N || align="center" | " || enn || align="center" | " || as in English; before k, n takes the sound of ng.
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 * O || align="center" | " || oh || align="center" | " || when short like o in dog, or like o in bore, but also like oo in boon.
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 * P || align="center" | " || pey || align="center" | " || as in English.
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 * Q || align="center" | " || coo. || colspan="2" | This letter is followed in Swedish by v instead of u, and is then pronounced like English kv.
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 * R || align="center" | " || err, || pronounced || like a strongly enunciated r, and always audible among the more cultivated classes.
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