German Monopthongs, Dipthongs, Consonants Flashcards
/iː/
Sample German word: liebe
Sample English word: seed
Sample Chinese word: qi1
close front unrounded vowel
/yː/
Sample German word: über
Sample English word: few
Sample Chinese word: nv3
close near-front rounded
/uː/
Sample German word: hut, kuh
Sample English word: true
Sample Chinese word: tu1
close back rounded
/ɪ/
Sample German word: ist
Sample English word: sit
near-close front unrounded
/ʏ/
Sample German word: Müssen, ypsilon
Sample English word: a tighter cute
near-close near-front rounded
/ʊ/
Sample German word: und
Sample English word: push
Sample Chinese word: hong2
near-close near-back rounded
/eː/
Sample English word: bed
Sample German word: eben, gehen
close mid-front unrounded
/aː/
Sample German word: aber, Staat
Sample English word: father
open central unrounded vowel
/ɔ/
Sample German word: kommen
Sample English word: off
open mid-back rounded
/oː/
Sample German word: oder
Sample English word: story