![]() The sound denoted by the letter j is pronounced as English /j/ in the word “yes” / jes/: Jacke, jemand. Most German consonants have similar English pronunciation: b, р, f, h, k, l, m, n, and others. The diphthong denoted by the letters eu, äu is pronounced as /ɔɪ/ in the word “toy”: neu, Нäusеr. The diphthong denoted by the letters au is pronounced as /аʊ/ in the word “house”: blau, Faust. The diphthong denoted by the letters ei, ai, is pronounced as /aɪ/ in the word “sky”: drei, Weise. The sound denoted by the letters ö, öh is pronounced as English /ɜː/ or French /øː/ (with the short version as well): schön, Söhne, Löffel, öffnen. Look in a mirror to make sure your lips are actually rounded. ![]() While continuing to make this sound, tightly round your lips. The sound denoted by the letters ü, üh doesn’t exist in the English language. The sound denoted by the letters u, uh is pronounced as /ʊ/ in “book” and /uː/ in “clue”: du, Uhr, hundert. The sound denoted by the letters о, оо, oh is pronounced as short /ɔ/ in the word “lot” о or as its long equivalent /o:/ in “more”: Oper, ohne, Boot, Rolle. To pronounce it, you must ensure that your tongue remains tense and in the same high position in your mouth throughout articulation - the sound must not glide off into an “i” at the end as it can do in English words such as “day”. * The long sound /e:/, however, is different from its English equivalent. ![]() In final unstressed syllables (the endings: -en, - er) and in some prefixes (for example: be-, ge- etc.) this sound is similar to English /ə/ (schwa): fahren, beginnen. The sound denoted by the letters е, ее, eh is pronounced as the short English “e” in the words “get” and “set”, and as the long sound /e:/*: nehmen, See, gehen, Geld, sechs. ![]() The sound denoted by the letters i, ie, ih is pronounced as long /iː/ in “tea” or short /ɪ/ in “dish”: mir, sieben, Ihr, Mitte, Tisch. The sound denoted by the letters ä, äh is pronounced as /ɛ/ (in ä) in the word “men” (and the long sound is /ɛː/ in both ä and äh): Väter, wählen, Мännеr. The sound denoted by the letters а, аа, ah is pronounced as the long English sound /aː/ in the word “park” or the short sound /a/, which is close to the sound in the word “cup” but more open: baden, Saal, Fahrt, Satz. ![]()
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