Blue Swedish Alphabet Ladies’ Long Sleeve T-Shirt

Description

Here are the three extra vowels in the Swedish language: å. ä, and ö.
Å
Here is the first one of the three extra vowels in Swedish (they come in the end of the alphabet by the way, in this order: å, ä, ö). The challenge is to really distinguish them as separate vowels, and not just muddled versions of A and O. The Å can be thought of as the ‘au’ sound in (British accent) ‘Paul’. Indeed, some Swedish Pauls actually spell their names Pål. The sound is long, as in a long ‘Pååål’, or ‘poor’.
Ä
This letter can be thought of as the English ‘ai’ in ‘pair’, or ‘hair’. The only thing to remember is that the mouth is actually quite wide, a bit more of a smile than when saying ‘pair’.
Ö
Finally, the Ö is similar to the English sound ‘i’ in the word ‘bird’. Or ‘u’ in the word ‘fur’. Or ‘ea’ in the word ‘heard’. The lips are fairly rounded, but also slightly trumpet-shaped.

And finally, the graduation test is to fully master the following Swedish tongue twister: Flyg fula fluga flyg, och den fula flugan flög (Fly, ugly fly, fly, and the ugly fly flew.).

This soft, cotton T-shirt with a semi-fitted contoured silhouette is perfect for colder evenings and cozy weekends. It comes pre-shrunk to make sure the size holds up with time.
Specs:
100% combed ringspun cotton
30 singles thread weight
Pre-shrunk
Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
Double-needle stitching on neck, sleeves and bottom hem
Side-seamed
Fabric weight: 4.5 oz