Question for a Swede

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poussin

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May sound silly, but what is the right way to pronounce "Fallkniven" ?

(if easier, spell it like if it was german)
 
Pronounce Fäll- like in fell(ow)...-kniven as kn..even.

Hope this will help, if not your welcome to contact me and se if I can modify my answer to a more understanding way :)


Pass...
 
I'm still confused. In pure phonetics, is it "Fellneeven" (long "e")or "Fellneven" (short "e")
 
Think about the "Ä" like the "E" in the word "sell". Then the "i" in "Kniven" pronounced like the "ees" in "peel".The "K" is pronounced short like "K" in the word "keep". To sume it;Fällkniven pronounces like"FELL-K-NEEVEN". Hard to understand? Not realy. If you just could hear some one say the word in front of you just once,then you will never forgett it again. English and Swedish is closely related languages. The real big differences is just the three letters "Å" "Ä" and "Ö",that english does not have.

Manowar
 
Ä = Ae
I'd say: Faellknivveen
 
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