Consonants
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DE |
AT |
CH
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Examples |
English approximation
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b
|
bei;[1] ab (AT, CH)[2] |
ball
| ç
|
ich, durch;[3]China (DE)
|
hue
| d
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dann; Kleid (AT, CH)[2] |
done
| f
|
für, von, Phänomen
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fuss
| ?
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gut; Tag (AT, CH)[2] |
guest
| h
|
hat
|
hut
| j
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Jahr, Yo-Yo
|
yard
| k
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kann, cremen, sechs; Tag (DE);[2]China (AT, CH)
|
cold
| l
|
Leben
|
last
| l?
|
Mantel
|
bottle
| m
|
Mann
|
must
| m?
|
großem
|
rhythm
| n
|
Name
|
not
| n?
|
beiden
|
sudden
| ?
|
lang
|
long
| p
|
Person, ab (DE)[2] |
puck
| pf
|
Pfeffer
|
cupful
| ?
|
r
|
reden[4] |
DE: French rouge AT, CH: Scottish red
| s
|
lassen, groß, Haus
|
fast
| ?
|
schon, Stadt, spitz, Champagner, Ski
|
shall
| t
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Tag, Stadt; Kleid (DE)[2] |
tall
| ts
|
Zeit, Platz, Potsdam, Celle
|
cats
| t?
|
Matsch, Cello
|
match
| v
|
was, Vase[1] |
vanish
| x
|
nach[3] |
Scottish loch
| z
|
Sie, diese[1] (in Austrian German sparsely used)
|
DE: zebra AT, CH: soup
| ?
|
|
beamtet [b?'?amt?t][5] |
uh-oh!
| Non-native consonants
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d?
|
Dschungel, Pidgin[1][6] |
jungle
| ð
|
Motherboard[7] |
this
| ?
|
Spray[8] |
rice
| ?
|
Thatcherismus[7] |
think
| ?
|
Genie, Entourage[1][6] |
pleasure
| Stress
|
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'
|
Bahnhofstraße ['ba:nho:ft?a:s?]
|
as in battleship
| ?
|
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Vowels
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DE |
AT |
CH
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Examples |
English approximation
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Monophthongs
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a
|
alles, Kalender
|
father, but short
| a:
|
aber, sah, Staat
|
father
| ?
|
Ende, hätte
|
bet
| ?:
|
spät, wählen[9] |
RP hair
| e:
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eben, gehen, Meer
|
mate
| ?
|
ist
|
sit
| i:
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liebe, Berlin, ihm
|
seed
| ?
|
kommen
|
off
| o:
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oder, hohe, Boot
|
story
| oe
|
öffnen
|
somewhat like hurt
| ø:
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Österreich, Möhre, adieu
|
somewhat like heard
| ?
|
und
|
push
| u:
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Hut, Kuh
|
true
| ?
|
müssen, Ypsilon
|
somewhat like cute
| y:
|
über, Mühe, psychisch
|
somewhat like few
| Diphthongs
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a?
|
ein, Kaiser, Haydn, Verleih, Speyer
|
high
| a?
|
auf
|
vow
|
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Euro, Häuser
|
choice
| Reduced vowels
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?
|
?r
|
immer[4] |
DE, AT: frustration CH: Scottish letter[10] | ?
|
Name
|
balance (but not sofa)[10] | Semivowels
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|
r
|
Uhr[4] |
DE, AT: sofa CH: Scottish far
| i?
|
Studie
|
yard
| o?
|
Pointe[11] |
quite
| u?
|
Linguist, Gouache[11] |
would
| y?
|
Etui[11] |
somewhat like evaluation
| Non-native vowels
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ã:
|
Gourmand, Engagement, Restaurant, Chance[12] |
French Provence
| :
|
Pointe[12] |
French quinze
|
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Mail[13] |
face
| õ:
|
Garçon[12] |
French Le Monde
| ?:
|
stalken, Motherboard[14] |
American raw
|
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Code[13] |
American goat
| oe?:
|
Parfum[12] |
French emprunte
| oe:
|
ø:r
|
surfen, Gouverneur[15] |
roughly like RP bird
| Shortened vowels
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ã
|
engagieren[12] |
French chanson
|
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impair[12] |
French vingt-et-un
| e
|
Element[16] |
roughly like dress
| i
|
Italien[16] |
seat
| o
|
originell[16] |
story, but short
| õ
|
foncé[12] |
French Mont Blanc
| oe?
|
Lundist[12] |
French vingt-et-un
| ø
|
Ökonom[16] |
roughly like hurt
| u
|
Universität, Souvenir[16] |
truth
| y
|
Psychologie[16] |
like meet, but with the lips rounded
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