How to pronounce German words

The phonetic system of the German language has a large number of pronunciation rules. A person who has a large lexical base, is fluent in grammar, will look illiterate, ignoring the phonetic laws of the German language.

Instruction manual

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To pronounce German words correctly, carefully study the basic phonetic laws of this language. Of particular difficulty in reading and pronunciation are the sound combinations formed by vowels. In words where two “a” sounds stand nearby, for example, “Saat”, “Waage”, the sound “a” is pronounced lingeringly.

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If the vowel is at the beginning of a word, such as "an" "und" "Ende", pronounce it clearly without stunning. In academic German phonetics, this pronunciation law is called Knaklaud (hard attack).

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In words where there is a sound combination “ie” - “dienen”, “Lied”, “tief”, the sound “e” is not read, but the long “i” is pronounced. The sound “i” will be pronounced for a long time in the combinations “ih” (ihm, ihn) and "ieh" (Vieh, ziehen). If the sound "i" is between two consonants (mit, bitte, Wind), then it is pronounced briefly, without undue longitude.

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The sound "e" is read as [ouch] in the following combinations: - eu (neu, heute, Freund); - au (lauten, Gebaude); - oi / oy (Broiler, Boy).

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The sound "e" is read as [ay] in the following cases: - ei (Seite, deide); - eih (leihen verzeihen); - ai (Mai Saite); - ay (Bayern).

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Of particular note are the sounds a (a-umlaut), u (y-umlaut), o (o-umlaut). These vowel sounds have no analogues in the Russian language, and a specialist should teach them the correct pronunciation.

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Consonants in the German language also form various combinations, the correct reading of which is impossible without knowledge of phonetic rules.

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The most difficult for recognition and proper functioning in speech is the sound [w], which is formed by the formation of complex sound combinations. The sound [w] in German is pronounced in the following cases: - sch (schade, Schule) - ch at the beginning of the word (Chef, charmant) - s + p, t (Spiele, Stunde)

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If the same consonant is repeated twice (Puppe, Wetter), then both consonants are pronounced clearly, articulate.

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Another important phonetic rule of the German language states that unstressed vowels are not subject to reduction. It is the failure to comply with this pronunciation norm that immediately gives out Russian-speaking emigrants and tourists abroad.