Listen and imitate!
| a. Swedish: Är du dum, eller! |
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| b. Norwegian: Er du gal! |
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| c. Danish: Er du rigtig klog! |
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Some hints how to sound more Swedish/Norwegian/Danish:
- Swedish: Är is pronounced “e”. There is only one stress in this expression, and that is on DUM. For emphasis, start DUM with a high tone, then fall to a very deep, “creaky” tone (listen to that creak). Eller is completely unstressed, just stay low.
- Norwegian: On GA- rise your tone high for emphases. On the very last L-sound, let the tone sink. You may make it a little bit longer to make that fall at the end. Pronounce a thick L-sound, like in American English or Northern Swedish.
- Danish: RIGtig is pronounced almost like “regti” or even “retti”, in klog, the g is left out. Intonation: There is one stress in this expression, and that is on RE(G)-. For emphasis, use err-du to head for a deep tone on RE(G)-, then a middle tone on -ti and use klo to rise to a high tone, ending in a high, incredulous tone.