Swedish/Spelling

Grammar

the ng-sound

tung, tvinga, sväng

regn, lugn, ugn, hägn

An exception is tvungen because the ng spelling of this word is herited from tvinga.

=the tj-sound

tjusa, tjäna, tjenare, tjog

Kina, kela, kind, kärlek, kyrka, körsbär

=the skj-sound

Before soft vowel the skj-sound is spelled sk skepp, skinn, sky, skärm, sköld

Before hard vowel the skj-sound is spelled skj skjorta, skjul, skjuta

Before the soft vowel ä the skj-sound is spelled stj stjärna, stjärt, stjälk

För some exceptions the skj-sound is spelled sj. sju, sjätte