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German Pronunciation Rules

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German Pronunciation Rules

German pronunciation rules

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German Pronunciation Rules: Changing Sounds

G At the beginning of a word, 'g' is pronounced like English 'g' in 'go'. In the

middle or end, especially in some borrowed words, it can sound like 'k' (e.g.,

'Tag').

S 's' at the beginning of a word before a vowel is pronounced like 'z' (e.g.,

'Sonne').

SP/ST 'sp' and 'st' at the beginning of a word are pronounced 'shp' and 'sht' (e.g.,

'Sport', 'Strasse').

TI 'ti' before a vowel in Latin-derived words is often pronounced like 'ts' or 'zi'

(e.g., 'Lektion').

CH 'ch' has two sounds: after 'i', 'e', 'ä', 'ö', 'ü', it is soft like in 'ich'; after 'a', 'o', 'u', it

is hard like 'loch'. E.g., 'ich' vs. 'Buch'.

V 'v' is usually pronounced like 'f' (e.g., 'Vater'), but in foreign words, it can sound

like English 'v' (e.g., 'Vase').

W 'w' is pronounced like English 'v' (e.g., 'Wasser').

Z 'z' is pronounced like 'ts' (e.g., 'Zeit').

IE 'ie' is pronounced as a long 'ee' sound (e.g., 'Liebe').

EU/ÄU Both are pronounced like 'oy' in 'boy' (e.g., 'Freund', 'Haeuser').

QU 'qu' is pronounced like 'kv' (e.g., 'Quelle').

D 'd' at the end of a word can sound like 't' (e.g., 'Kind').

B 'b' at the end of a word can sound like 'p' (e.g., 'ab').

G (again) 'g' at the end of a word often sounds like 'k' (e.g., 'Tag').
TH In German, 'th' is just pronounced like 't' (e.g., 'Thema').

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