Alphabet and Pronounciation

In my previous post I and a list of some basic phrases, but now for the hard part... how are those phrases pronounced? Swedish pronounciation can be somewhat tricky.

Lets first look at the Swedish alphabet, which consists of 29 letters:
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz Åå Ää Öö

I am sure that you noticed there were some letters that are not in the English alphabet - Åå Ää Öö

These letters are pronounced as follows:
å when short as in hot, when long as in raw.
ä when before r as in man; otherwise as in get.
ö as in fur but without the r sound.

The rest of the letters are pronounced as follows:
Some the letters in the Swedish alphabet are pronounced roughly as they would be in English. The others are pronounced as follows:

A a is different depending on whether the quantity of the vowel is long or short. When long, the letter is pronounced approximately like the "a" in the English word "far". When short, the letter is pronounced approximately like the "a" in "thank you".

C c is usually pronounced as "s" before "e", "i", "y", "ä", and "ö", and otherwise pronounced as "k".

D d is pronounced almost as in English, except that the tongue should not be half-curled back.

E e is pronounced as in the English word "deck", even when long; that is, never like "e" in English "be" or "deep".

G g is pronounced hard, like English "g" before "a", "o", "u", and "å", and soft before "e", "i", "y", "ä", and "ö". After the sound "l" or "r" in the same syllable "g" is usually pronounced as "j" as well. In other cases, it is usually pronounced as "g".

I i is pronounced as English "e" in "be".

J j is pronounced as English "y" in "yawn". Never as "j" in "jaw".

K k is pronounced as a soft "ch" before "e", "i", "y", "ä", "ö", and otherwise as an English "k".

L l is pronounced as in English, except that when the sound is made (with the tip of the tongue touching the upper palate) the tongue should not be half-curled back, as in English, but straight.

O o is, depending on context, pronounced as either "oo" in English "too" (usually when the sound is long), or "o" in English "for" (usually when short).

Q q is a very rare letter in Swedish. The sound of "qu" or "qv" is equivalent to Swedish "kv".

R r is normally pronounced with a very slight quiver of the tongue; more distinct than is normal in English.

T t is pronounced almost as in English, except that the tongue should not be half-curled back.

U u in Swedish is pronounced in a way that is somewhat difficult to describe with reference to English. Closest is perhaps the "o" in English "two", "too" and "you".

W w is pronounced as "v".

Y y is pronounced almost as "y" in English names such as "Teddy", both when long and when short. It is never pronounced as the "y" in "reply".

Z z, it is usually pronounced as English "s".

You can also listen to the pronounciation at the link provided but bear in mind that the audio may sound a little distorted and this might make it hard for you to get the right impression of the sound.
http://swedishalphabet.tripod.com/alpha.swf