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48 Cards in this Set
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When vowels are doubled like Paar, Haar, and Schnee, |
Long Vowels
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When vowels are followed by h like sehen, Jahr, and Ohrring,
they are . . . |
Long Vowels
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When vowels are followed by a single consonant like gut, and rot,
they are . . . |
Long Vowels
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When vowels are followed by a double consonant like Bett, Mann, and hoffen,
they are . . . |
Short Vowels
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When vowels are followed by two or more consonants like sitzen and ernst,
they are . . . |
Short Vowels
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a long
is pronounced like |
the a in father
Vater, haben, sagen |
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a short
is pronounced like |
the o in hot
Wasser, Hand, alt |
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e long
is pronounced like |
the a in may
See, geben |
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e short
is pronounced like |
the e in let
Ende, Henne |
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i long
is pronounced like |
the ee in greet
Tiger, Universität |
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i short
is pronounced like |
the i in sit
ist, dick, Mitte, Mittag, Mittwoch |
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ie
is pronounced like |
the ee in greet
Bier, hier, fliegen |
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o long
is pronounced like |
the o in open
Sohne, Brot, Segelboot |
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o short
is pronounced like |
the o in song
Sonne, Sommer |
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u long
is pronounced like |
the u in dune
Blume, Pudel, Handschuh |
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u short
is pronounced like |
the u in bush
Mutter, und, unter |
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ä long
is pronounced like |
the ai in hair
Mädchen, Väter, Waschbär |
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ä short
is pronounced like |
the e in let
Männer, Länder, Rotkäppechen |
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ö long
is pronounced like |
the a in may
Söhn, schön |
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ö short
is pronounced like |
the e in let
öffnen, östlich |
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ü long
is pronounced like |
the ee in greet
kühl, grün, Bücherwurm |
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ü short
is pronounced like |
the i in sit
Hütte, küssen |
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ä, ö, and ü are occasionally written as
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ae, oe, ue
spaet and spät Oel and Öl Bueffel and Büffel |
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the dipthongs ei, ai, ey and ay
are pronounced like |
the i in wine
Wein, Mai |
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au
is pronounced like |
the ou in mouse
Maus, Haus, Augenblick |
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äu and eu
are pronounced like |
the oy in joy
neu, Fräulein, Nachteule, Feuer |
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b is like the English B when beginning a word but is pronounced the English letter what when ending a word?
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halb, Grab but corresponds to v or f Silber |
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c before a, e, i is like the
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ts in bats
Cäsar, Cicero |
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When ch follows e, i, umlauts, consonants and in a few words it precedes e or i, it is pronounced like
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the h in hew
e.g. ich, mich, China |
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When ch follows a, o, u, and au, it is pronounced like
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the ch in Loch
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chs
is pronounced like |
the x in six
sechs, Lachs |
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d when ending a word
is pronounced like |
the English t
Hund, Gesundheit but corresponds to th Erde, Bruder |
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g when ending a word or syllable
is pronounced like |
the English k
Tag |
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-ig as an ending
is pronounced like |
y
König, hungrig, durstig |
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j is
is pronounced like |
the y in young
jung, ja, Jahrhundert |
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pf
is pronounced like |
pf
Apfel, Pfund, pfui, Pfeffer, Trumpf |
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s when it begins a syllable
is pronounced like |
the z in zest
senden, Suppe, Sanduhr |
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ß
is pronounced like |
the ss in mass
dass, Klasse |
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sp and st
are both pronounced like |
the English sh in she
e.g. spanisch, Spinne, Staat, Stinktier |
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th
is pronounced like |
the English t
Luther, Goethe, Beethoven, Theologie |
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v
is pronounced like |
the English f
Volk, Vorwort, vier |
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w
is pronounced like |
the English v
Wald, Wassermelone |
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z
is pronounced like |
the ts in bats
e.g. Zoo, Zickzack, Zigarre |
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f, ff (medial or final)
usually corresponds to |
p
Schiff Hilfe |
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cht
usually corresponds to |
ght
Macht, Licht |
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k
usually corresponds to |
ch or ch
Kase = cheese |
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tz, z
usually corresponds to |
t
Katz = cat Salz = salt |
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t
usually corresponds to |
d
Wort = word Traum = dream |
