How do you pronounce å?

[hoopymoopydoo29]

Hello, I am confused about this letter for the Nordic languages such as Bokmål, Swedish, and Danish. I understand the other letters like ä, ö, and the others, but this one is confusing me. Can someone explain with an English equivalent? (Ex. å is pronounced like the letter in the word .)

 

[Ben Jamin]

It is pronounced (roughly) like "aw" in "thaw". It may be short or long, and more or less closed (with varying degree of lips rounding), depending on the dialect.

 

[Swedish Anna]

Hejsan!
I agree with Ben Jamin.
Here are two examples:
The Swedish word ål ("eel") is pronounced roughly like the English word all - a long å-sound
The Swedish word nåt (något= "something") is pronounced roughly like the English word not - a short å-sound
NB: I'm talking about British English pronunciation here!
So the letter å may look unfamiliar but the sound can be found in English.

 

[justous]

It could be different in other languages, but in Danish, it makes some various sounds. As said before, a in all fits in many case. Another sound like in the word "å" (stream, river ~) sounds like the o in "oh" only a but further back in the mouth.

Hope this helps