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German Pronunciation
Introduction
Vowels
Long and short
a
Long and short
e
Unstressed -
e
and -
er
Long and short
i
Long and short
o
Long and short
u
Long and short
ö
(
Umlaut-o
)
Long and short
ü
(
Umlaut-u
)
The diphthongs [ai], [oi] and [au]
Consonants
b
and
p
d
and
t
g
and
k
ich-
and
ach-
sound
l
and
r
s
,
ss
and
ß
z
and
j
v
and
w
gn
,
kn
,
pf
, and
qu
ng
and the glottal stop
© 1997 by
Gary Smith
Revised - 2023