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Informal Speech |
In rapid or informal speech, speakers often take short cuts. Hear it in Swedish! provides a number of examples of this and helps you to move from correct (but stilted) speech to a more natural, relaxed pronunciation. Here are some examples:
Dropping a final consonant. Rapid speakers of English drop the final "t" of "don't" in a phrase such as "I don't know". The same principle applies in Swedish as well. For example, compare the formal and informal pronunciation of "litet" ("little"):
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| Formal: litet ("little") Informal: litet grann ("a little bit") |
Dropping "g" from "morgon". By convention, the "g" in "morgon" ("morning") is usually not pronounced in informal conversation. Listen to the difference:
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| Formal: morgon ("morning") Informal: god morgon! ("good morning!") |