W ~ wallboard, watt, whisky, and WC

In Swedish, “v” and “w” are pronounced the same, “v” as in Victor. In the dictionary, there is no separate “w” section, the “w” words are intermingled with all the "v" words. I found four. Total. So better than Q, but not much. Then there's the fact that all four words are lifted from other languages. Because of all of the above, I'm making today about ordering a beer, as promised.

Of course I'll tell you the words, since you're dying to know. Wallboard. Watt. Whisky. WC, which is British, stands for water closet, and refers to a restroom.

Beer time!

Jag vill ha en öl. We'll take this individually, then put them together again.

Jag = I , pronounced yog, as in dog, with y as in yellow. YOG.

Vill = will, pronounced like will, only with a V as in Victor. VILL.

Ha = have, pronounced haw as in “hee-haw”. HAW.

En = an, pronounced exactly the same. EN.

Öl = beer, pronounced err( as in umm, err...but take off the r) and add double LL's.  ELL.

YOG VILL HAW AN ELL. Or, if your message is not coming through, point to one at another table. The “postcard” I shared above is of Swedish brand beers.

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