Are all of these separate shh sounds? I saw some other videos where skj and sj are grouped together as one sound, for example. Interested in how many total sh sounds there are.
Hi Janette! We have two groups. One with words who start with "kj , ki, ky, tj", and the other with words who start with "sj,skj,ski,sky" and also words containing "rs" (like først, tørst etc.). Hope this helped you :)
@@janettewilson5120 Yes, luckily! In the future, we´ll probably just use the second sound (the one we use for "sj,skj,ski,sky"). In some places, people don´t use the first sound anymore :)
This video is quite old! Nevertheless, I appreciate your efforts. I have a question regarding the pronunciation of "sk" - it's sometimes pronounced as "sh" and sometimes not. Why?
@DAVID1986 Hei! Tusen takk! Excellent question. "Sk" is only pronounced as "sh" when a "j", "i" or "y" comes right after it. So skj-, ski- and sky- words are pronounced as "sh". Other words with "sk", like "skog, skal, skulle" etc., are pronounced as "sk".
@@norwegianteacheridafjeld "When I listen to Google Translator, I hear only one [Sh], and the pronunciation is like [skippershønn]. That's why I am confused!"
I think Google translator confuses the words "skipper" [shipper] (captain of a ship) with the English loanword "å skippe" [å skippe] (to skip). At least that's my theory! For the loanword we use the English pronunciation, so it's an exception of the rule. "Skipperskjønn" should be with two sh-sounds because "skipper" means captain in that word, not skip. Here is a link to NAOB, a dictionary I use: naob.no/ordbok/skippe, naob.no/ordbok/skipper, naob.no/ordbok/skipperskj%C3%B8nn
