Re: German Pronunciation - a reference
Mark Louis Benedict
On Aug 24, 2010, at 5:41 PM, heutemann wrote:
> German Pronunciation
>
> Note: The following are sounds that you will expect to hear in German.
>
> German vowels Sound
>
> a (ah) as in bapa
>
> e (uh) as in about
> (eh) as in they
> (air) as in there
>
> Examples:
>
> e = (uh): Affe = Aff(uh)
> Banane = Banan(uh)
> bedarf = b(uh)darf
> Begriff = B(uh)griff
> bekommen = b(uh)-kom-(uh)n
>
> e = (eh) geben = g(eh)-b(uh)n
> leben = l(eh)-b(uh)n
> gehen = g(eh)-(uh)n
> sehen = z(eh)-(uh)n
>
> e = (air) Heck = H(air)ck
> Heft = H(air)ft
> hell = h(air)l
>
> i (ee) as in bee
>
> o (ore) as in botak or (oh) as in go
>
> u (oo) as in budak
>
>
>
> Midified vowels (Umlaut)
>
> Modified vowel
> Sound
> Example
>
> ä (ae) (air) as in
> there März = M(air)rz
>
> ö (oe) Say (oh) with rounded
> lips schön, Köln, Goethe
>
> ü (ue) Say (ee) with rounded
> lips Glück
>
> y =
> ü Typ
> = Tüp
>
>
>
> German Consonants
>
> German consonant English sound
> Example
>
> v
> f von = fon
>
> w
> v Wind = Vint
>
> s
> z Sie = Zie
>
> ss
> s Wasser = Vaser
>
> j
> y ja = ya
>
> jung = yunk
>
> Jahr = Yaar
>
> ß
> ss Fuß = Fuss
>
> sch
> sh Schiff = (Sh)iff
>
> sp
> schp sprechen = (schp)re-(sh)en
>
> st
> scht Stein = (Sch)tein
>
> qu
> kv Quelle = Kvelle
>
> pf
> f Pfund = Funt
>
> kn k +
> n Knabe = K-nabe
>
> h h (except
> when 'h' comes after a vowel, then
> the
> 'h' is silent but the vowel is lenghtened)
>
>
> Example : Jahr = Yaar
>
>
> ch (after a, o, u, au ) = kh ( sounds
> like the 'k' in the name Lokman)
>
> Example : a
> ---- Bach = Bakh = B(ah)-kh
>
>
> o --- - Loch = Lokh = L(ore)-kh
>
>
> u ---- Buch = Bukh = B(oo)-kh
>
>
> au ---- auch = aukh = (owl)-kh
>
> Otherwise,
>
> ch =
> sh
>
> Example : ich
> = ish Büche = Büshe
>
>
> nicht = nisht Löche = Löshe
>
>
> Licht = Lisht
>
>
>
> German consonsnts at the end of a word.
>
> German consonant English sound
> Example
>
> - b -
> p halb = halp
>
> - d -
> t Bad = Bat
>
> - g -
> k Tag = Tak
>
> - ig - ish /
> ik hungrig = hungrish / hungrik
>
>
>
> German diphthongs (combination of vowels)
>
> German diphthong Sound Example
>
> ie (ee) as in bee
> sie = z(ee)
>
> au (owl) as in how
> Auto = (owl)-t(oh)
>
> eu (oil) as in boy
> heute = h(oil)-t(uh)
>
> ai , ay
> (eye) Mai = M(eye)
>
> ei , ey
> (eye) Ei = (eye) , Geyer = G(eye)-er
>
>
> Hope this is of use to you. Just use it as a reference.
>
>
> Liong
>
>
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