What sound does Ö make?

– “ö” as in blöd is like an English person saying “burn” Make the sound “a” as in the word “may” and then make your lips into an “o” shape.
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How do you pronounce an Ö?

In summary, the three German umlauts are pronounced as follows:
  1. Ä – make the sound “eh” or “ê” without gliding into the sound “ey”;
  2. Ö – make the sound “ê” and purse your lips into an O shape;
  3. Ü – make the sound “ee” and then purse your lips as if you are whistling;
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What is Ö in English?

Germany and Austria

Ö or ö is one of the 4 extra letters used in German. It can be replaced by using the letters Oe or oe. In English language newspapers it is often written as O or o but this is not correct.
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What does Ö sound like German?

To pronounce the ö-sound, say “ay” as in day (or as in the German word See). While continuing to make this sound, tightly round your lips.
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What sound does O with two dots make?

The A with two dots (Ä) is pronounced like the english word "air", whereas the A with the ring (Å) is pronounced "oar", there is also an O with two dots (Ő) which is pronounced "eugh" - or something rather similar, there isn't really an equivalent sound in English.
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How to Pronounce Ö?



What is the o character called?

Ö, or ö, is a character that represents either a letter from several extended Latin alphabets, or the letter "o" modified with a diaeresis. In many languages, the letter "ö", or the "o" modified with a dieresis, is used to denote the non-close front rounded vowels [ø] or [œ].
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What sound does Ö make in Swedish?

These are Å, Ä and Ö. Å is pronounced like the English O in “or,” the Swedish Ä sounds almost like the word “air” in English, and Ö has a similar pronunciation to the [er] sound in the word “her.”
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What sound is u?

Traditionally, though, "a", "e", "i", "o", or "u" with a macron above it meant "the sound of the name of the letter" in dictionaries from the 18th and 19th centuries. So "ū" in those old dictionaries corresponds to /juː/ or /ju/ in modern IPA conventions, and \yü\ in Merriam-Webster. But not "ū" in your book.
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Is Ö the same as Ø?

In Sweden, the letter ö is preferred. Ø is used in the orthographies of several languages of Africa, such as Lendu, spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Koonzime, spoken in Cameroon. In Danish, ø is also a word, meaning "island". The corresponding word is spelled ö in Swedish and øy in Norwegian.
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What does O with 2 dots over it mean?

Properly speaking, only German and Hungarian words have these two dots over a vowel to indicate a change in sound (as in doppelgänger and über), but loosely, people sometimes refer to its twin, the dieresis (as in naïve) as an umlaut. The word is German and means "change of sound," from um, "about," and laut, "sound."
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How do you spell Ramsjo?

Ramsjö (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈrâmːɧøː]) is a village in Ljusdal Municipality, Hälsingland, Gävleborg County, Sweden with about 306 inhabitants.
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What does o sound like?

Pronouncing the closed “ô” sound in Portuguese

The IPA for this sound is /o/. It's a close, back vowel with rounded lips.
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What does u mean in Japanese?

For pronunciation and definitions of ū – see 有 (“to have; to possess; there is; to exist; etc.”). (This character, ū, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 有.)
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How do you pronounce æ?

To make the /æ/ sound:

This vowel is a low vowel. Position your tongue low in your mouth, and shift it toward the front. The muscles of your lips and mouth should be relaxed. Vibrate your vocal cords with your mouth in this position.
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What language uses ö?

The twelfth letter of the Maori alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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What is o called?

Noun. ô The name of the Latin-script letter O.
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What sound does o make French?

The French letter 'O' is pronounced one of two ways: The "closed O" is pronounced like the 'O' in "cold." The "open O" sounds more or less like the 'O' in the English word "ton."
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What are the 2 dots over a letter called?

The Letter Ä With Two Dots Is an Umlaut. If you've ever wondered what those two dots above an “ä” are about, they're generally called umlauts. Particularly common in German, they're used to modify the suggested pronunciation of the letter a.
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How do you do O on a keyboard?

ö : Alt + 0246. ü : Alt + 0252. ß : Alt + 0223.
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How is an O with a slash through it pronounced?

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ø — minuscule: “ø“, Norwegian pronunciation: [øː], akin to /ə/ (debate) with protrusion as in /ʒ/ (vision) — is a vowel and a letter used in the Danish, Faroese and Norwegian languages. The name of this letter is the same as the sound it represents (see usage).
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