How To Pronounce Icelandic Letters

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There are a few things to keep in mind when pronouncing Icelandic letters. First, all letters are pronounced as they are in English, with the exception of c, which is always pronounced as a k. Secondly, all letters are always pronounced the same way, regardless of whether they appear at the beginning, middle, or end of a word. Finally, there are a few letters that can be pronounced two ways:

á - can be pronounced like the a in "father" or the a in "cat"

ó - can be pronounced like the o in "boat" or the o in "born"

ú - can be pronounced like the u in "flute" or the u in "cute"

ð - can be pronounced like the th in "this" or the th in "that"

æ - can be pronounced like the a in "cat" or the e in "bed"

ö - can be pronounced like the e in "bed" or the o in "born"

If a word has multiple vowels in a row, each vowel is usually pronounced separately. For example, the word "baa" would be pronounced as "bah-ah", and the word "með" would be pronounced as "meh-dh".