Is this the most unusual sound in the Swedish language?

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The word for 'yes' in most of Sweden is 'ja', but in the north of the country a unique sound is used instead, as The Local's Oliver Gee discovered in the city of Umeå.
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7 янв 2015

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@istvanjoni2616 8 лет назад

Just imagine the man asking the question of his life: "will you marry me?", and she just goes "shhppp"...

@legobloggen 9 лет назад

The fastest way to clean under a sofa or bed is to ask a person from Umeå look under there and while they do ask: "Is it dusty under there?"... :P

@bergback1 9 лет назад

I'm swedish, and while I was watching this video my friend called. And during our conversation he did the "schwoop" sound and I just started laughing.

@BellaOde 9 лет назад

In contrary to what many people (even in Sweden) think, this sound is not in any way limited to Northern Sweden. We talk like this all over Sweden, and everyone knows what it means. It is typical Swedes, and stereotypical Northern Swedes.

@floppa98 9 лет назад

the whole point of that sound is to say "yup" but in an inhale

@vjenceslavboljinac 9 лет назад

Oh well, than explains it. I once met a Swedish lady who kept using that sound. I thought it was just a tic she had, but she was actually agreeing with what I was saying. Good to know :)

@AwesomeCorgi 9 лет назад

A Swedish comedian once explained it like this: The Swedish word for "yes" is "ja". But in the northern parts of Sweden it is also common to say "jo" instead. And to save on the precious air that surrounds us, people in northern Sweden has chosen to pronounce it while inhaling instead of while exhaling. Try it out!

@d192eej1hjq 8 лет назад

maybe NO will be like spit.

@eastendthug 9 лет назад

I make the same sound repeatedly when staring at m'ladys through my telescopic lens.

@NTKLife 9 лет назад

I always do this, lol

@lordmaximus5 6 лет назад

man: shhhup

@Minjoph 9 лет назад

Funny thing is when you're at a lecture, or the like, and the person holding it asks a question most/all answer yes to. The sound of say 200 people drawing in breath at the same time.

@PepperBMinty 9 лет назад

I am swedish and just now i realize how much everyone does this.

@niko9kulo 9 лет назад

Sweden is our big brother :)

@livlovwork 9 лет назад

Wow, I am originally from a small village in Albania and my people say "yes" in exactly the same manner as these guys do. Loved it :)

@antivanti 9 лет назад

So for those wondering where this comes from. Another way of saying yes is "jo" which is just a variant of "ja". If you say this while inhaling to prepare to speak you get a sound close to this. It then morphed into its own sound but you can still hear people saying "jo" or "ja" and even "nä" (no) while inhaling as well.

@akkudakkupl 9 лет назад

Clearly this sound evolved in the cold north.

@nevermoreever2 4 года назад

Took my American husband probably 4 years to understand that that noise meant something and was a yes. For quite a while he just thought I was just making a noise until I realized he wasn't recognizing I was saying yes but very nordicly lol.