Lesson 3 The alphabeth

d   When you say the "th"-sound in "the" you get some kind of d-sound. When you
say the English "th"-sound you put the tip of your tongue on the upper teeth.
When saying the Danish d-sound you have to put the tip of your tongue down on
your lower teeth and say the d-sound with the back of your tongue. This is
called the soft d.

The hard d is pronounced just as in English as in "date". The d is always hard
when standing in the beginning of the word and always soft when standing in the
middle or in the end of a word.


  dis        (fog, mist)

pronounced as "is" with a hard d in front of it. (Very surprising eh? :)  )

  side       (page)

pronounced si-de. The i is sustained and the e is pronounced like the e in 
spise. Remember this is a soft d. 

NB: This e sound has a tendency to dissappear (just as in "spise")

  de         (they)

pronounced "di". Remember that e can sound like the other vowels. Don't be
affraid of this word. It is really an exception.

The words we have learned to pronounced. Try pronouncing them after each
other:

  si
  is
  i
  se
  spise
  dis
  side
  de

Stay tuned for lesson 4 :)