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Silent Consonants

Silent consonants (such as "knock" in English) also occur in Swedish, but among different consonants and words than you may be used to in English. These examples are completely silent, that is, there should be no hint of the silent consonant.

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Silent "d" djungel ("jungle")
Silent "h" hjul ("wheel")
Silent "l" ljus ("light")