丹麦语发音学习

丹麦语发音学习
Pronunciation of certain sounds
The hard d
en dansker  
 dan-skə  a Dane
Danmark  
 dan-mahk  Denmark
at arbejde  
 aah-by-də  to work
 
The silent d
at kende  
 kɛn-ə  to know
spændende  
 spɛn-n-ə  exciting
almindelig  
 ʌl-meen-lee  ordinary
 
The soft d
at hedde  
 heeð  to be called something
en måned  
 mawn-əð  a month
hvad  
 vaeð  what
 
Here are a few more examples of the soft d
en kode  
 koo-ð  a code
fed  
 feeð  fat
en side  
 see-ð  a side, a page
en periode  
 pɛ-yoo-ð  a period
glad  
 glaeð  glad, happy
 
The soft d is the most difficult Danish sound. The closest it comes to English is the th, but with your tongue extended a bit farther. It doesn't come naturally for English speakers, and requires quite a bit of practice.

To most people it sounds like an l, and it might help to think that it lies somewhere between a d and an l.