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Help[Opinions] Re: Swedish February BAs
in reply to a message by New_Chloe
This calls for a Swedish pronunciation lesson! ;D
K before a soft vowel (e, i, y, ä, ö) is pronounced sh. But for some reason it's a rule that's often ignored in names, so it really only applies to Kerstin (SHESH-tin, because rs = sh as well) and word names like Kämpe. Names like Joakim, Kevin, Torkel, Jannike and Rakel are all said with a normal hard k. So unless you're going to learn the language, not just the names, I suppose you don't really need to know this. :P
K before a soft vowel (e, i, y, ä, ö) is pronounced sh. But for some reason it's a rule that's often ignored in names, so it really only applies to Kerstin (SHESH-tin, because rs = sh as well) and word names like Kämpe. Names like Joakim, Kevin, Torkel, Jannike and Rakel are all said with a normal hard k. So unless you're going to learn the language, not just the names, I suppose you don't really need to know this. :P
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