|Introduction to Swedish© by Urban Sikeborg, Stockholm (1997-98)
  Appendix
Some countries & their names in Swedish
 
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English Swedish English Swedish
Africa Áfrika Iran Irán
America Amérika (Nórdamérika, Sýdamérika) Iraq Irák
Argentina Argentína [pronounced with a 'hard' g, in spite of its being followed by a soft vowel - see Chapt. 9.] Ireland Írland
Asia Ásien Iceland Ísland
Australia Austrálien Israel Ísrael
Austria Ö´sterríke Italy Itálien
Belgium Bélgien [with a 'hard' g] Japan Jápan
Bosnia Bósnien Latvia Léttland
Brazil Brasílien Lithuania Litaúen [the accent on the diphthong 'au']
Canada Kánada Macedonia Makedónien
Chile Chíle [See Chapt. 9 on the tj sound.] Mexico Méxiko
China Kína [See Chapt. 9 on the tj sound.] Norway Nórge [See Chapt. 9 on the j sound.]
Croatia Kroátien Pakistan Pakistán
Czech Republic Tjéckien [See Chapt. 9 on the tj sound.] Poland Pólen
Denmark Dánmark Portugal Pórtugal
Europe Európa Rumania Rumä´nien
Egypt Egýpten Russia Rýssland
England,
Great Britain
Éngland, Stórbritánnien Scotland Skóttland
Estonia E´stland Serbia Sérbien
Finland Fínland Slovakia Slovákien
France Fránkrike Slovenia Slovénien
Germany Týskland South Africa Sýdáfrika
Greece Grékland Spain Spánien
Holland, the Netherlands Hólland, Néderlä´nderna Sweden Svérige [pronounced as if its Swedish spelling were 'Svérje']
Hungary Úngern Switzerland Schweíz [the diphthong is pronounced with an 'e' sound, not as in German]
Iceland Ísland Thailand Thaíland [the stress on the diphthong 'ai', like in English]
India Índien Turkey Turkíet
 
 

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