Norwegian Alphabet (Ø): how to pronounce the letter Ø

Learn how to pronounce the Norwegian letter Ø.

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[dumpling]

I love the slashed Ø. It is such a distinct letter for me given how my first language is Spanish.

[vickilljoy]

i'm norwegian and this is making me self-concious about how my own language sounds wtf

[JohnDoe-pipo]

I'm a native English speaker, but something close to this sound was always a part of my accent growing up. I've been trying to find a way to represent in writing accurately how it sounds, and so far this is the closest I can find.

[zebatov]

I like saying “I want to go raiding.” in this guy’s accent. Whenever I play Valhalla, I say this line. I also love Netflix’s “Norsemen”. Love English spoken with this accent.

Thanks for the help with Ø!

[DarkifyDarkify]

Finally some actually relevant information about the Ø when typing it on the search bar

[beanyolk]

came here cause I wanted to make sure I was saying BOTTHØRLË correctly.. but turns out this really helped nail a sound I've been struggling with for years just didn't know it was this letter!

[manjoumesanda]

Thankfully I had to learn German in school, and this video was a nice help. Thank you!

[oliviasorenson]

I stumbled upon this video while searching for how my name is pronounced with its original spelling, Sørensen. The Americanized version that immigration gave my great-great-grandfather is pronounced kind of like sore-in-sun. Now I’ve gone and confused myself trying to pronounce it with the “ø” sound. Uff da! 🤦‍♀️ Great video, though! 👍

[aisforamerica]

Only a man without shame can post a video of pronouncing letters. Well done, sir.

[gengchun]

your english prounciation is so nice!

[sudeeprane]

One of the first letters I was fascinated with when I visited Norway and learned to say from locals. Now that we have Martin Ødegaard in Arsenal, I can pronounce his name appropriately.

[davidagnew]

This video is getting 1m views by tomorrow thanks to all the Assna fans waiting for the Ødegaard announcement

[wr]

Also have this sound in dutch,
example: deur

[AdrianJarvis-zkld]

It strongly exists in English, especially in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is a northern inflection on the standard O. So it could not be simpler, if you are from cities like Hull or York.

[oniminikui]

Thank you! This is awesome. I have a frost giant in my D&D campaign named, Pøg. I wanted to know how to pronounce, so I don't butcher the language (alphabet).

[VTSifuSteve]

I just realized I heard this sound all the time as a little kid. My grandfather was a rancher in Mojave county Arizona. When visiting the ranch as little kids, we used to imitate his cattle lowing. His cattle didn't say "Moo" like in the cartoons, they sounded like this! He had Hereford cattle, raised in AZ that lowed with a Norwegian accent. Go figure!!!

[bryantlittle]

great job, hit it on the head, i needed that! thank you!

[TVStations]

The Ø is the most odd yet fascinating letter out of the ÆØÅ trio ngl

[droptherapy]

Realizing how this is pronounced helped me discover how the TØP logo is pronounced