German Vowels
A, E, I, O and U are called vowels. Vowels in German are pronounced differently according to whether the vowel is short or long. It’s the same in English. For example the vowel “a” in the English word “cat” is short where as the “a” in “farmer” is long. In the following example a short vowel will be listed like this “a” and a long vowel like this ”a_”. |
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Vowel Sound |
Approximate English Sound |
German Example |
a |
cut | kalt (cold) |
a_ |
harm | sagen (to say) |
e |
belt | Geld (money) |
e_ |
need | Regen (rain) |
i |
hit | Insel (island) |
i_ |
meet | Igel (hedgehog) |
o |
got | offen (open) |
o_ |
note | Boot (boat) |
u |
foot | rund (round) |
u_ |
moon | rufen (to call) |
Diphthongs
Diphthongs are two vowels together. Instead of pronouncing each one separately you blend them together.
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Diphthongs |
Approximate English Sound |
German Example |
au |
noun | Haus (house) |
| äu | boy | Häuser (houses) |
| eu | boy | Teufel (evil) |
ei |
eye | Ei (egg) |
ie |
free | Liebe (love) |
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