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pronounced k
examples:der Schock-shock
dick- fat,thick |
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pronounced guttural ch as in Scottish lock after a,o,u,au
examples: auch-also,das Buch-book
otherwise it is a palatal sound like
weiche-which,wieklich-really,mich-me
exceptions with a hard k sound include Chor, Christoph, Chaos, Orchester, Wachs-wax |
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pronounced pf as a quick combined puff sound
examples: das Pferd-horse, der Pfennig |
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pronounced f
examples: das Alphabet, phonetisch |
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pronounced kv
examples: die Qual-anquish,torture die Quittung-receipt |
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pronounced sh is never split
examples: schön-pretty die Schule-school |
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pronounced shp/sht at the start of a word the s in sp/st has a sch sound like show or she.
examples: sprechen-speak
stehen-stand |
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pronounced t
examples: das Theater(tay-AHTER)
das Thema(Tay-muh)- topic
Always sound like a t(TAY) Never sounds like English th. |
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