Review

Now that you have gone through the pronunciation of all of the vowels in German, take a look back at the examples given and try to pronounce them one more time. Think about how you should say them and then say them out loud one by one. When you have finished, watch the video below this text and listen to me say them and repeat what I say.

A

der Kamm [kam] - comb

in Massen [ˈmasn̩] - in large quantities 

kalt [kalt] - cold 

das Wasser [ˈvasɐ] - water 

die Kraft [kʀaft] - power, strength

kam [kaːm] - came (past tense of “to come”, kommen)

in Maßen [ˈmaːsn̩] - in moderation 

an [an] - on 

sagen [ˈzaːɡn̩] - to say 

war [vaːɐ̯] - was (past tense of “to be”, sein) 

das Jahr [jaːɐ̯] - year 

sah [zaː] - saw (past tense of “to see”, sehen) 

der Zahn [ˈʦaːn] - tooth 

der Hahn [haːn] - rooster 

die Fahne [ˈfaːnə] - flag 

das Paar [paːɐ̯] - pair 

das Haar [haːɐ̯] - hair 

die Waage [ˈvaːɡə] - scale 

das Sofa [ˈsɔfa] - sofa 

das Mofa [ˈmoːfa] - small moped

E

das Wetter [ˈvɛtɐ] - weather 

besser [ˈbɛsɐ] - better

essen [ˈɛsn̩] - to eat 

die Beere [ˈbeːʀə] - berry 

der Weg [vɛk] - way, path 

beten [ˈbeːtn̩] - to pray 

sehen [ˈzeːən] - to see

der See [zeː] - lake 

das Meer [meːɐ̯] - sea, ocean 

die Beere [ˈbeːʀə] - berry 

sehr [zeːɐ̯] - very 

stehen [ˈʃteːən] - to stand 

gehen [ˈɡeːən] - to go

I

die Pizza [ˈpɪʦa] - pizza 

immer [ˈɪmɐ] - always 

der Fisch [fɪʃ] - fish 

der Igel [ˈiːɡl̩] - hedgehog 

irisch [ˈiːʀɪʃ] - Irish 

der Termin [tɛʁˈmiːn] - appointment 

ihr [iːɐ̯] - her

ihn [iːn] - him

ihnen [ˈiːnən] - them

O

die Post [pɔst] - mail 

die Wolle [ˈvɔlə] - wool 

der Gott [ɡɔt] - God 

die Oper [ˈoːpɐ] - opera 

die Rose [ˈʀoːzə] - rose 

rot [ʀoːt] - red 

das Boot [boːt] - boat 

der Zoo [ʦoː] - zoo 

das Stroh [ʃtʀoː] - straw 

froh [fʀoː] - happy 

die Sohle [ˈzoːlə] - sole

U

der Hund [hʊnt] - dog 

der Wunsch [vʊnʃ] - wish 

die Butter [ˈbʊtɐ] - butter 

die Grube [ˈɡʀuːbə] - pit 

das Ufer [ˈuːfɐ] - shore

das Buch [buːχ] - book (the CH is treated as one consonant) 

der Stuhl [ʃtuːl] - chair 

das Huhn [huːn] - chicken 

die Ruhe [ˈʀuːə] - quiet

Y

typisch [ˈtyːpɪʃ] - typical 

das Gymnasium [ɡʏmˈnaːzi̯ʊm] - secondary school 

der Typ [tyːp] - type, guy 

das Baby [ˈbeːbi] - baby 

der Yak [jak] - yak 

die Party [ˈpaːɐ̯ti] - party

Umlauts

das Geschäft [ɡəˈʃɛft] - shop, store

die Äpfel - apple

die Männer [/ˈmɛnɐ/]- men

die Bänke [/ˈbɛŋkə/] - benches

die Hände [/ˈhɛndə/] - hands

spät [ʃpɛːt] - late 

erklären [ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːʀən] - to explain 

das Mädchen [ˈmɛːtçən] - girl 

die Stöcke [/ʃtøkə/] - sticks

der Löffel [/ˈløfːəl/] - spoon

die Öffnung [/ˈœfnʊŋ/] - opening

die Flöte [/ˈfløːtə/] - flute

blöd [/bløːt/] - stupid

böse [/ˈbøːzə/] - evil

stöhnen [/ˈʃtøːnən/] - to groan

das Stück [/ʃtʏk/]- piece

die Münze [ˈmʏnt͡sə]- coin

die Brücke [/ˈbʁʏkə/]- bridge

dünn [/dʏn/]- thin

die Tür [/tyːr/]- door

früh [fryː] - early

grün /ɡʁyːn/ - green

über [ˈyːbɐ] - over 

Diphthongs

der Mai [maɪ̯] - May (month) 

der Hai [haɪ̯] - shark 

der Kaiser [ˈkaɪ̯zɐ] - emperor 

das Haus [haʊ̯s] - house 

die Maus [maʊ̯s] - mouse 

kauen [ˈkaʊ̯ən] - to chew 

auch [aʊ̯χ] - also 

auf [aʊ̯f] - on 

die Häuser [ˈhɔɪ̯zɐ] - houses 

die Mäuse [ˈmɔɪ̯zə] - mice 

der Räuber [ˈʀɔɪ̯bɐ] - robber

neu [nɔɪ̯] - new 

scheu [ʃɔɪ̯] - shy 

die Freude [ˈfʀɔɪ̯də] - joy

schreiben [ˈʃʀaɪ̯bn̩] - to write 

drei [dʀaɪ̯] - three 

das Bein [baɪ̯n] - leg 

nie [niː] - never 

Sie [ziː] - you (formal) 

das Bier [biːɐ̯] - beer