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Hello everyone, Β | |||
In this lesson, we will explain the German alphabet and its pronunciation. | |||
==Video== | |||
I strongly suggest you to watch various videos of it. I recommend you the YouTube channel "Deutsch fΓΌr euch". | |||
'''For example:''' | |||
<youtube>4DnNVi1qCyQ</youtube> | <youtube>4DnNVi1qCyQ</youtube> | ||
Β | == IPA table== | ||
== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!Letter | !Letter | ||
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|Z z | |Z z | ||
|- | |- | ||
!IPA | !IPA of Name | ||
|/aΛ/ | |/aΛ/ | ||
|/beΛ/ | |/beΛ/ | ||
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|αΊ Γ | |αΊ Γ | ||
|- | |- | ||
!IPA | !IPA of Name | ||
|/ΙΛ/ | |/ΙΛ/ | ||
|/ΓΈΛ/ | |/ΓΈΛ/ | ||
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|} | |} | ||
== | ==Alphabet explained in English sounds== | ||
The German alphabet contains 26 Letters, as well as four more letters (but for some reason they are not part of the regular alphabet). | The German alphabet contains 26 Letters, as well as four more letters (but for some reason they are not part of the regular alphabet). | ||
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===Sch=== | ===Sch=== | ||
is exactly the same like English sh. It is NOT like English "school", but it's like " | is exactly the same like English sh. It is NOT like English "school", but it's like "shit" | ||
===Ch=== | ===Ch=== | ||
this sound doesn't exist in English, it's a throaty one, imagine a cat making it's angry sound, like a cat roar/hiss, not so much pressure on it though | this sound doesn't exist in English, it's a throaty one, imagine a cat making it's angry sound, like a cat roar/hiss, not so much pressure on it though | ||
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is a longer stretched German a sound | is a longer stretched German a sound | ||
== | ==Examples== | ||
Now for some useful examples. | |||
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*Das Haus (the house) sounds like dass hows | |||
*Der Baum (the tree) sounds like dare bowm | |||
*Das Tier (the animal) sounds like dass teer | |||
*Der Mais (the corn) sounds like dare mice | |||
*Das Paar (the pair) sounds like dass pahr | |||
*Der BΓ€r (the bear) sounds like dare bare (but the R sound is heavier) | |||
*Die StraΓe (the street) sounds like dee shdrrahseh | |||
*Vier (four) sounds like fear (but the R comes close to an A, so it could also be described as German fia) | |||
[[Category:Alphabet-and-Pronunciation]] | [[Category:Alphabet-and-Pronunciation]] | ||