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    German
    Pronunciation Guide
    German
    Spelling
    st
    CONSONANTS, cont.

    Place in the Word


    beginning of word/syllable
    How it
    Sounds
    sht
    th anywhere in word t
    CONSONANTS tsch anywhere in word ch
    Pronounced the same as in English, except: w anywhere in word v
    German How it v anywhere in word f
    Spelling Place in the Word Sounds
    z anywhere in word ts
    b end of word p
    b between a vowel & a consonant p
    VOWELS
    ch after a, o, u, au kh German How it
    ch after ä, e, i, ö, ei, äu, eu, y, l, r, n sh STRESS Spelling Sounds
    chs anywhere in word ks a ah, uh
    Most German words
    d end of word t are stressed on the first ä ay, eh
    g end of word k syllable. e ay, eh, uh
    ig end of word kh Some exceptions: i ee, ih
    h after a vowel silent o oh, awe
    • Words that begin
    j anywhere in word y with the prefixes ge- ö er (slight r sound)
    pf anywhere in word pf be-, ver-, zer-, er- u oo (like fool or book)
    and ent-, are
    qu anywhere in word kv stressed on the syl- ü ew
    s end of word s lable after this pre- y ew
    fix.
    s followed by a vowel z ai, ay, ei, ey eye
    ß anywhere in word s • In most words that au ow
    contain the syllable
    sch anywhere in word sh ier, this syllable is äu, eu oy
    sp beginning of word/syllable shp stressed. ie ee

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