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[–] warmaster@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That sexy sugar glider tho... 🤣

[–] dojan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thinking back it's not the most accurate translation.

"Snygg" doesn't have a great equivalent in English. You can call people "snygg" and it's somewhere between handsome and sexy, but it's not gendered at all. Men and women can both be "snygga." Clothes or objects with an aesthetic appeal (like photos or paintings) can also be "snygga" and something can be "snyggt" done. I don't think you can use the word with animals though, like if you call a dog "snygg" it sounds wrong.

[–] Marsupial@quokk.au 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How does one pronounce “snygga”?

[–] dojan@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Hahaha. It does look a bit like the N word doesn't it? The "sn" is about what you'd expect, like in "snail". To make the Y sound, start of with making an "e" sound, like in "easter" or "eating", and while making that sound, make an "o" shape with your mouth, like you're saying "oh", then you get a rough approximation of the "Y" sound. It's a rather nasal sound!

The "gga" is about what you'd expect too. Avoiding the obvious n-word, think "gold digga" instead, no rhotic vowel like in "digger" but "digga."