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The Alphabet A to I
Learn the first nine letters of the Norwegian alphabet — A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I.
The Norwegian alphabet starts like this. Here are the letters A to I with pronunciation and examples:
The letters A–I
| Letter | Name | Sound | Norwegian word |
|---|---|---|---|
| A a | /a:/ | like "a" in "father" | arm, arbeid (work), avis (newspaper) |
| B b | /be:/ | like "b" in "ball" | barn (child), brød (bread), bil (car) |
| C c | /se:/ | rare — only in loanwords | cafe (usually written kaffe) |
| D d | /de:/ | like "d" in "day" | dag (day), dame (lady), dør (door) |
| E e | /e:/ | like "e" in "they" | elv (river), eple (apple), en (a) |
| F f | /ef/ | like "f" in "fish" | fisk (fish), familie (family), fjord |
| G g | /ge:/ | like "g" in "good" | god (good), gate (street), gutt (boy) |
| H h | /ho:/ | like "h" in "house" — silent in "hv"! | hus (house), hund (dog), hei (hi) |
| I i | /i:/ | like "ee" in "see" | is (ice), inn (in), interessant (interesting) |
Tip
The letter C is almost never used in Norwegian — K is used instead. Norwegian is a phonetic language which means you pronounce it (almost) exactly as it is written. Much easier than English!
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Which letter is rarely used in Norwegian and often replaced with K?
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