r/norsk • u/dwchandler • Jun 21 '15

Søndagsspørsmål #76 - Sunday Question Thread

This is a weekly post to ask any question that you may not have felt deserved its own post, or have been hesitating to ask for whatever reason. No question too small or silly!

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u/alienrated Jun 22 '15

How is Bjørn and Bjørnen (for example) really pronounced? On Duolingo I can't even hear the difference between how those two are said by the voice. Is the difference really that subtle if it were in a conversation and how would I tell the difference? I admit I'm merely a beginner, I've only been at it for maybe 3 weeks on and off but I mostly rely on context to figure out what it actually means when it's something like hund, hunden, hundene instead of hearing the difference clearly.

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u/emeraldkilometer Jun 22 '15

Just stick to speaking to us from the west coast - we clearly enunciate the -en at the end ;)