Die Aussprache ─ Pronunciation Flashcards
How are ⟨ei⟩, ⟨ai⟩, ⟨eih⟩ pronounced?
/ɑɪ/
How are ⟨-er⟩, ⟨-ar⟩ pronounced?
/ɐ/, open a (reduced vowel)
How is ⟨-e⟩ pronounced?
/ə/, neutral vowel (reduced vowel)
How are ⟨eu⟩, ⟨äu⟩ pronounced?
/ɔʏ/
How is ⟨ie⟩ pronounced?
/iː/
[!] except -ie (end of word) = /ie/
How is ⟨sch⟩ pronounced?
/ʃ/
[!] except when ch is from a derivative suffix
(e.g. Häuschen = /hɔʏsçn/)
How is ⟨ch⟩ after “a”, “o”, “u” and “au” pronounced?
/x/
Throaty
How is ⟨ch⟩ after “e”, “i” and “äu”, or consonant (except “s”) pronounced?
/ç/
Lighter
How is ⟨st-⟩ pronounced?
/ʃt/
How is this ⟨sp-⟩ pronounced?
/ʃp/
How are ⟨z⟩, ⟨tz⟩, ⟨ts⟩ pronounced?
/ts/
How are these “s” pronounced?
⟨s-⟩, [vowel] - ⟨s⟩ - [vowel]
/z/
How is this ⟨ä⟩ pronounced?
/ɛ/ (open “e”)
How is this ⟨ü⟩ pronounced?
/ʊ/ (French “u”)
How is this ⟨ö⟩ pronounced?
/ə/ (open neutral vowel, closer to /e/),
or /ø/ (closed neutral vowel, closer to /o/)
