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International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) English approximation

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  1. Peter Hase, Felix, ROTKÄPPCHEN
  2.  
  3. möchte would like
  4. deine your
  5. gern willingly; gladly; with pleasure
  6.  
  7.  
  8. wollen /ˈvɔlən/ want
  9. sich /zɪç/ herself
  10. aber but
  11. Tiere animals
  12. Scheune
  13. weiches
  14. waren were
  15. einmal once
  16. vor
  17. langer long
  18. Zeit time
  19. Karnickel 🐰
  20. hießen
  21. wohnten lived
  22. ______________________________________________________________
  23.  
  24. International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
  25.  
  26. IPA English approximation
  27.  
  28. [aː] Vater /ˈfaːtɐ/ father
  29. [eː] sehen /zeː.ən/ say
  30. [iː] Biene /ˈbiːnə/ 🐝 bee
  31. [oː] rote /ˈʁoːtə/ 🔴 go
  32. [uː] Blume /ˈbluːmə/ 🌸 moon
  33.  
  34. [a] Mann /man/ 👨🏻 must
  35. [ɛ] Bett /bɛt/ 🛏️ net
  36. [ɪ] Kind /kɪnt / 👧🏻 it
  37. [ɔ] Sonne /ˈzɔnə/ 🌞 on
  38. [ʊ] Hund /hʊnt/ 🐕‍🦺 foot
  39.  
  40. [eː] Mädchen /ˈmeːtçən/
  41. [ɛ] hätte /ˈhɛtə/
  42. [ø:] hören /ˈhøːrən/ hurl
  43. [œ] können /ˈkœnən/
  44. [yː] über /ˈyːbɐ/ rue (French)
  45. [ʏ] Glück /ɡlʏk/
  46.  
  47. [aɪ̯] Eier /ˈaɪ̯ər/ 🥚🍳 eye
  48. [aʊ̯] Haus [haʊ̯s] 🏠 cow
  49. [ɔʏ̯] neu /nɔʏ̯/ boy
  50.  
  51. [t͡s] zu /t͡suː/
  52. [z] Sahne /zaːnə/
  53. [v] wo /voː/
  54.  
  55. [ç] ich /ɪç/
  56. [x] nach /naːx/
  57. [ɐ] Vater /ˈfaːtɐ/
  58.  
  59. [aː] ("ah" as in "father")
  60. Vater /ˈfaːtɐ/ (father)
  61. haben /ˈhaːbən/ (to have)
  62. Sahne /zaːnə/ (cream)
  63. Kater /ˈkaː.tɐ/ 😺 (male cat) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Kater#Pronunciation
  64. war /vaːɐ̯/ (was https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/war#Pronunciation_4
  65. Tag /taːk/ (day) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tag#Pronunciation
  66. habe /ˈhaː.bə/ (have) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/habe#Pronunciation_2
  67. sagen /ˈzaːɡən/ (say) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sagen#Pronunciation_2
  68. sagte /ˈzaːktə/ (said) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sagte#German
  69. Hase /ˈhaːzə/ (hare) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hase#Pronunciation
  70. nach /naːx/ (after, to) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nach#Pronunciation
  71. lag /laːk/ (lay) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lag#Pronunciation_7
  72.  
  73. [eː] ("ay" as in "say")
  74. gebe /ˈɡeːbə/ (give)
  75. sehr [zeːɐ̯] (very) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sehr#Pronunciation
  76. mehr /meːɐ̯/ (more)
  77. sehen /zeː.ən/ (see) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sehen#Pronunciation
  78. wer /veːr/ [veːɐ̯] (who) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wer#Pronunciation_2
  79. gehen /ˈɡeːən/ (to go, to walk) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gehen#Pronunciation
  80. gehst /ˈɡeːst/ (go) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gehst
  81. legte ˈleːktə (laid) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/legte#German
  82.  
  83. [iː] (“ee” as in "see")
  84. Biene /ˈbiːnə/ (bee) 🐝
  85. spielen /ˈʃpiːlən/ (to play)
  86. ziehen /ˈt͡siːən/ (to pull)
  87. vier /fiːr/, [fi(ː)ɐ̯] 4️⃣ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vier#Pronunciation_6
  88. viel /fiːl/ (much, a lot) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/viel#Pronunciation_3
  89. lief [liːf] 🏃🏻‍♂️‍➡️ (ran) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lief#Pronunciation_3
  90. Wir /viːɐ̯/ (we) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wir#Pronunciation
  91.  
  92. [oː] (as in "go")
  93. Brot /bʁoːt/ (bread)
  94. rote /ˈʁoːtə/ 🔴 (red)
  95. oben /ˈoːbən/ (above) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oben#Pronunciation
  96. Ohr /oːr/ 👂 (ear) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ohr#Pronunciation
  97. Sohn /zoːn/ (son) "oh" as in "so" https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sohn#Pronunciation
  98. wo /voː/ (where) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wo#Pronunciation_4
  99. groß /ɡʁoːs/ (big) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gro%C3%9F#Pronunciation_2
  100. Wohin /voˈhɪn/ (where to) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wohin#Pronunciation
  101. schon /ʃoːn/ (already) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/schon#Pronunciation
  102. Vogel /ˈfoːɡəl/ 🐦‍⬛ (bird) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Vogel#Pronunciation
  103.  
  104. [uː] ("oo" as in "moon")
  105. Blume /ˈbluːmə/ 🌸 (flower)
  106. Buch /buːx/ 📗 (book) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Buch#Pronunciation_3
  107. Kuh /kuː/ 🐄 (cow)
  108. Fuß /fuːs/ (foot)
  109. Hut /huːt/ 👒 (hat)
  110. Huhn /huːn/ 🐓 (chicken, hen) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Huhn#Pronunciation
  111. Bruder /ˈbruːdɐ/ (brother) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bruder#Pronunciation
  112. zu /t͡suː/ (to) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/zu#Preposition
  113.  
  114. Short vowels _______________________________________________________________
  115. [a]
  116. Mann /man/ 👨🏻 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mann#Pronunciation_3
  117. Dann /dan/ (then) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dann#Pronunciation
  118. Als /als/ (when, while, as) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/als#Pronunciation_3
  119. Was /vas/ (what) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/was#Pronunciation_4
  120. Wald /valt/ 🌳🌳 (forest) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wald#Pronunciation_2
  121. krank /kʁaŋk/ (ill, sick) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/krank#Pronunciation_2
  122. alt /alt/ (old) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alt#Pronunciation_8
  123. arm [aʁm] (poor) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/arm#Pronunciation_5
  124. machen /ˈmaxən/ (to make) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/machen#Pronunciation_2
  125. langsam /ˈlaŋzam/ (slow) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/langsam#Pronunciation
  126.  
  127. [ɛ] ("e" as in "bet")
  128. Bett /bɛt/ 🛏️ (bed) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bett#Pronunciation_3
  129. essen /ˈɛsən/ (to eat) [ɛ] – short vowel, double consonant indicates shortness
  130. fressen /ˈfʁɛsən/ (to feed on) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fressen#Pronunciation_2
  131. besser /ˈbɛsɐ/ (better) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/besser#Pronunciation
  132. gern /ɡɛrn/ (gladly) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gern#Pronunciation_2
  133. sprechen /ˈʃprɛçən/ (to speak) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sprechen#Pronunciation
  134. schnell /ʃnɛl/ (fast) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/schnell#Pronunciation
  135.  
  136. [ɪ] ("i" as in "bit")
  137. Kind /kɪnt/ (child)
  138. mit /mɪt/ (with) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mit#Pronunciation_4
  139. Milch /mɪlç/ 🥛 (milk) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Milch#Pronunciation
  140. ich /ɪç/ (I) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ich#Pronunciation_5
  141. ging /ɡɪŋ/ (went) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ging#Pronunciation_5
  142.  
  143. [ɔ] ("o" as in "lot")
  144. Sonne /ˈzɔnə/ 🌞(sun) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sonne#Pronunciation
  145. Wolf /vɔlf/ 🐺 https://deutschable.com/how-do-you-say-wolf-in-german/
  146. kommen /ˈkɔmən/ (to come)
  147. wollen /ˈvɔlən/ (to want) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wollen#Pronunciation_2
  148. Korb 🧺 /kɔrp/ (basket) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Korb#Pronunciation
  149. ob /ɔp/ (if, whether) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ob#Pronunciation_3
  150.  
  151. [ʊ] ("oo" as in "foot")
  152. und /ʊnt/ and
  153. Mutter [ˈmʊtɐ] (mother) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mutter#Pronunciation
  154. Hund /hʊnt/ 🐕‍🦺 (dog) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hund#Pronunciation_2
  155. unter /ˈʊntɐ/ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/unter#Pronunciation
  156.  
  157. Umlaut Pronunciation _______________________________________________________________
  158. [ɛː]
  159. Mädchen /ˈmɛːtçən/ /ˈmeːtçən/ girl https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/M%C3%A4dchen#Pronunciation
  160. Zähne /ˈt͡sɛːnə/ 🦷 teeth https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Z%C3%A4hne#Pronunciation
  161. [ɛ]
  162. hätte /ˈhɛtə/ (have) short [ɛ] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/h%C3%A4tte#Pronunciation
  163.  
  164. [ø] Sounds of Speech https://soundsofspeech.uiowa.edu/german/details
  165. hören /ˈhøːrən/ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/File:De-h%C3%B6ren2.ogg
  166. böse /ˈbøːzə/ 👿 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/File:De-b%C3%B6se.ogg
  167. schön /ʃøːn/ (beautiful) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/File:De-sch%C3%B6n.ogg
  168. König /ˈkøːnɪç/ 🤴 (king) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/K%C3%B6nig#Pronunciation
  169.  
  170. [œ] Sounds of Speech https://soundsofspeech.uiowa.edu/german/list
  171. zwölf /t͡svœlf/ 1️⃣2️⃣
  172. können /ˈkœnən/ (can) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/k%C3%B6nnen#Pronunciation
  173. möchte /ˈmœç.tʰə/ (like) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/m%C3%B6chte#Pronunciation
  174.  
  175. [y] similar to rue (French)
  176. über /ˈyːbɐ/ (over) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%C3%BCber#Pronunciation
  177. Tür /tyːr/ 🚪 (door) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/T%C3%BCr#Pronunciation
  178. grün /ɡʁyːn/ 🟢 (green) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gr%C3%BCn#Pronunciation_2
  179. müde /ˈmyːdə/ (tired) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/m%C3%BCde#Pronunciation
  180. Küken /ˈkyːkən/ (chicks) 🐥 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/K%C3%BCken#Pronunciation
  181. für /fyːɐ̯/, /fʏɐ̯/ (for) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/f%C3%BCr#Pronunciation
  182.  
  183. [ʏ]
  184. fünf /fʏnf/ 5️⃣ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/f%C3%BCnf#Pronunciation_2
  185. Glück /ɡlʏk/ (luck/happiness) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gl%C3%BCck#Pronunciation
  186. __________________________________________________________________
  187.  
  188. EI, is pronounced like the English word “eye”
  189. Eier 🍳 🥚 (Eggs) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Eier#Pronunciation_2
  190. kleine /‘klaɪ̯nə/ (little) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kleine#Pronunciation_2
  191. seinem /ˈzaɪ̯nəm/ his https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/seinem#Pronunciation
  192. eines /ˈaɪ̯nəs/ one https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/eines#Pronunciation_2
  193.  
  194. AU is pronounced like the OW in “cow”.
  195. Haus [haʊ̯s] 🏠 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Haus#Pronunciation_3
  196. Frau /fʁaʊ̯/ (woman) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Frau#Pronunciation_2
  197. Augen 👀 (eyes) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Augen#Pronunciation
  198. auf /aʊ̯f/ (on, finished; gone) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/auf#Pronunciation
  199. auch /aʊ̯x/ (lso, too, as well) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/auch#German
  200. draußen /ˈdraʊ̯sən/ (outside) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/drau%C3%9Fen#Pronunciation
  201. laufen /ˈlaʊ̯fən/ 🏃🏻‍♂️‍➡️ (walk, run) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/laufen#Pronunciation
  202.  
  203. EU, ÄU are pronounced like the OY in “boy”.
  204. neuen (new) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/neuen#Pronunciation
  205. neu /nɔʏ̯/ (new) (“oy” as in “Boy”)
  206. Freund /frɔʏ̯nt/ (friend male) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Freund#Pronunciation_2
  207.  
  208. __________________________________________________________________
  209.  
  210. Pastebin
  211. Wordlist - Red Riding Hood
  212. https://pastebin.com/Z8iHhRap
  213. Stories
  214. ROTKAPPCHEN https://pastebin.com/mMqH5r53
  215. FELIX https://pastebin.com/DgB8EjEC
  216.  
  217. Wikiversity
  218. https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Audio-visual_German_language_materials/Pronunciation/Pronunciation_of_letters
  219. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:German_pronunciation
  220.  
  221. Vocabulary
  222. https://studygerman.io/vocabulary/a1
  223. https://www.germanveryeasy.com/grammar
  224.  
  225. IPA
  226. German Pronunciation Generator — IPA Transcription Translator
  227. https://easypronunciation.com/en/german-phonetic-transcription-converter
  228. https://github.com/awesome-german/phonetics
  229. Help:IPA/Standard German
  230. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German
  231.  
  232. Verbs
  233. https://deutsch-mentor.com/tools/conjugate
  234.  
  235. https://easypronunciation.com/en/german-phonetic-transcription-converter#accordion_settings
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