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28 Cards in this Set
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ai / ei
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eye
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bei (at, near), das Ei (egg), der Mai (May)
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au
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ow
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auch (also), das Auge (eye), aus (out of)
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eu / äu
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oy
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die Häuser (houses), Europa (Europe), neu (new)
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ie
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eeh
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bieten (offer), nie (never), Sie (you)
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ck
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k
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dick (fat, thick), der Schock (shock)
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ch
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No true equivalent in English. After a, o, u & au, pronounced like the guttural ch in Scottish "loch" .
Otherwise it is a palatal sound : TIP: If no air is passing over your tongue when you say a ch-sound, you aren't saying it correctly. - Although ch doesn't usually have a hard k sound, there are exceptions: Chor, Christoph, Chaos, Orchester, Wachs (wax |
das Buch (book), auch (also)mich (me), welche (which), wirklich (really). )
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pf
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Both letters are (quickly) pronounced as a combined puff-sound
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das Pferd (horse), der Pfennig (penny).
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ph
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f
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das Alphabet, phonetisch - Some words formerly spelled with ph are now spelled with f: das Telefon, das Foto
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qu
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kv
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die Qual (anguish, torture), die Quittung (receipt)
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sch
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sh
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schön (pretty), die Schule (school) - The German sch combination is never split, whereas sh usually is (das Grashalme, Gras/Halme grasstraws, grass straws)
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German sp / st
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At the start of a word, Sounds like English shp / sht. The s in sp/st has a sch sound as in English "show."
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sprechen (speak), stehen (stand)
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German th
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th Always sounds like an English t (TAY). NEVER has the English th sound!
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das Theater (tay-AHTER), das Thema (TAY-muh), topic, Theorie (TAY-oh-ree)- theory
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German final b
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b sounds like like English p
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Lob (LOHP)- praise
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German final d
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d sounds like like English t
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Freund (FROYNT) -friend, Wald (VALT) -forest
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German final g
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g sounds like like English k
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genug (guh-NOOK)- enough
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German h follows a vowel
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silent
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gehen (GAY-en)- go, sehen (ZAY-en) - see
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German h preceeds a vowel
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sounds like English h
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der hund (hoont) - dog
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German v
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sounds like English f.
In some non-Germanic words the v is pronounced as in English |
Vater (FAHT-er).
Non German words Vase (VAH-suh), Villa (VILL-ah) |
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German w
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sounds like English v
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Wunder (VOON-der) - wonderful
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German z
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sounds like English ts, like in "cats"; never like an English soft z (as in "zoo")
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Zeit (TSITE), time
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die Bombe
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BOM-buh. The m, b, and e are all heard
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bomb
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das Genie
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zhuh-NEE. The g is soft, like the s sound in "leisure"
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Genius
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der Nation
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NAHT-see-ohn. The German -tion suffix is pronounced TSEE-ohn
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Nation
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das Papier
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pah-PEER Stress on the last syllable
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paper
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die Pizza
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PITS-uh The i is a short vowel because of the double z
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pizza
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Ä/ä
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pronounced similar to long e (ay); very similar to 'ai' in 'air'
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Ö/ö
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somewhat similar to vowel in 'jerk'
made by first sounding 'oo' as in moon, then pursing the lips as if to whistle, and changing the sound to 'a' as in 'late'. An example word is schön (beautiful). The 'short ö' sound is made by first sounding 'oo', pursing the lips, and changing the sound to 'e' as in 'pet. A 'short ö' sounds actually very similar to the 'i' in 'sir'. An example word is zwölf (twelve). If you have problems pronouncing ö, do not replace it by "o" but by "e" (as in elf) like in many German dialects. |
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Ü/ü
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made by first sounding 'oo' as in moon, then pursing the lips as if to whistle, and changing the sound to 'ee' as in 'seen'. A simpler approach is to simply shape your lips as if you were to whistle, and then put some voice. An example word is früh. The 'short ü' sound is made by first sounding 'oo', pursing the lips, and changing the sound to 'i' as in 'pit. An example word is fünf (five).
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