drive, kjœr dear, Kirke church, Kys kiss. The sign of k represents this sound also before e in the words Kegle cone, Kemi chemistry, Kerub. (But Keiser emperor with k).
Note. The sound of kj is written tj in Tjeld oyster catcher (a bird), and Tjern a small lake, Tjor tether, Tjœre tar.
120. j is the voiced sound corresponding to the voiceless kj, pronounced like English y in yawn.
This sound is represented 1) by j, usually; Ex. : ja yes, jeg (jei) I, Jul Christmas, Mjö(d) mead, Linje line, tredje (also pron. tredde) third, Jode jew. 2) by g before i (except Jib jib, jibbe gybe) and sometimes before y; Ex. : gift married, gik went, gylden golden. (But Jyde Jutlander, Jylland Jutland. And in foreign words g may retain its proper sound before these vowels : Gigant, Ægypten, Religion; so also in Gyda woman's name) and sometimes in give (see § 140 c). 3) by gj sometimes before other vowels than the two above mentioned: gjalde to resound, Gjed (pron. je·t) goat, jeg gjor(d)e I did, Gjœld debt. 4) by hj in a few words; Hjalte hilt, ihjel to death, Hjelm helmet, Hjem Home, Hjemmel warrant, Hjerne brain, Hjalmar, Hjerte heart, Hjord herd, Hjort hart, Hjul wheel, Hjœlp help, Hjørne corner. 5) by lj in Ljaa, Ljore, Ljan (see § 114).
(For skj, sj and kj see §§ 113 & 119).
121. k has the sound of English k but more aspirated; not so much so, however, as in Danish. The letter k represents this sound before consonants (except j, see § 119), back vowels (a, o, n) and unstressed front and mid vowels (ə, i) and at the end of words ; Ex. : kaste to throw, Klo claw, Knœ knee (take care not to make the k mute as in English!), Laks salmon, like to like, Viking, Raak lane of water (cut in the ice), Tak (kk) thanks.
Note. When a word is spelt with k after a long vowel it is a sign
