| Norwegian letter(s) | English sound |
| d | silent at end of word; and in -ld, -nd, -rd |
| ig | ee |
| eg | ay |
| h | silent before consonants, such as in hv- |
| j, gj, hj | yuh, as in yes |
| kj, tj | sh, but softer and more palatalized (as in German) |
| sj, skj | sh |
| sl | shl |
| ki, ky, kei, køy | sh, but softer and more palatalized (as in German) |
| ski, sky, skei, skøy | sh |
| gi, gy, gei, gøy | yuh |
| g + other vowels | guh |
| sk + other vowels | sk |
| -egn, -egl, -øgn | g is silent |
| ng | nasalized, as in singer and not finger |
| æ | ah as in cat |
| ø | ay, but with lips rounded |
| å | aw as in saw |
