How to read German words
How to read German words
Learn the correct pronunciation on anyA foreign language is impossible without an auditory (auditory) perception of authentic speech. However, the correct pronunciation of foreign words contributes knowledge of the phonetic nuances of the language. For the correct reading of German words, one should take into account the peculiarities of the sound composition of the language, the specificity of pronouncing certain combinations of letters and the structure of individual words.
Instructions
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Pay special attention to German vowelsLanguage, missing in the Russian language. These are the so-called umlauts o, u, a, which are indicated in the letter as follows: ä - pronounced "e", ö - pronounced "e", but more firmly; ü - pronounced "yu", but more firmly.
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Learn the correct pronunciation of typical forGerman vowel combination: eu and äu - pronounced as "oi", ei - pronounced "ay", ie - pronounced "and", ah - pronounced "a", ae - pronounced in the same way as the German "ä" ; ue - pronounced in the same way as the German "ü"; oe - pronounced in the same way as the German "ё".
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Remember how specific combinations are readconsonants in German: ch - pronounced "x", ck - pronounced "k", chs - pronounced "ks", sch - pronounced "w", tsch - pronounced "h", th - pronounced " t "; st - at the beginning the words Sp - at the beginning of a word is pronounced "shp", gu - is pronounced "kv".
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Also, we should separately highlight someConsonants characterized by a special reading: z - pronounced "c" v - at the beginning of the word pronounced "f" s - at the beginning of a word before a vowel and between vowels is pronounced "s", and ß is pronounced "ss".
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In turn, doubled consonants are read as one short and hard sound, for example: Lippe. The voiced consonants at the end of the syllable and words are stunned: Tag [t a: k].
