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[aː] fahren [ˈfaːʁən]     fah
[eː] sehr [zeːɐ̯]          say
[iː] Biene /ˈbiːnə/ 🐝    bee
[oː] rote /ˈʁoːtə/ 🔴     go
[uː] Blume /ˈbluːmə/ 🌸   moon

[a] Mann /man/ 👨🏻         must
[ɛ] Bett /bɛt/  🛏️        bet
[ɪ] Kind /kɪnt / 👧🏻       it
[ɔ] Sonne /ˈzɔnə/ 🌞      on
[ʊ] Hund /hʊnt/ 🐕‍🦺        foot

[eː] Mädchen /ˈmeːtçən/
[ɛ]  hätte /ˈhɛtə/  short [ɛ]
[ø:] hören /ˈhøːrən/      hurl
[œ]  können /ˈkœnən/  (can)
[yː] über /ˈyːbɐ/        rue
[ʏ]  Glück  /ɡlʏk/
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🧣Korb 🧺 /kɔrp/   basket
🧣nose
🧣mouth 👄


schnell	fast
ob /ɔp/               whether
auch (also) -- "owkh"


Long Vowels _______________________________________________________________
[aː] – long ("ah" as in "father")
Vater /ˈfaːtɐ/ (father)
haben  /ˈhaːbən/  (to have)
Sahne /zaːnə/ (cream)
Bahn /baːn/  (rail transport)  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bahn#Pronunciation
fahren [ˈfaːʁən]  (go,drive)  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fahren#Pronunciation
Haar /haːr/  (hair) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Haar#Pronunciation
Kater /ˈkaː.tɐ/ 😺 male cat  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Kater#Pronunciation
war /vaːɐ̯/  was   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/war#Pronunciation_4
Tag  /taːk/   day  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tag#Pronunciation
habe /ˈhaː.bə/  have  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/habe#Pronunciation_2

[eː] – long  ("ay" as in "say")
lesen /ˈleːzn̩/ (to read)	[eː] – long vowel
gebe  /ˈɡeːbə/  (give)
sehr [zeːɐ̯]  (very)  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sehr#Pronunciation
mehr  /meːɐ̯/ (more)
sehen  /zeː.ən/ (see)   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sehen#Pronunciation
Meer [/meːɐ/] 🌊 (sea)    https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Meer#Pronunciation_3
See /zeː/ (lake)	https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/See#Pronunciation_3
wer /veːr/  who  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wer#Pronunciation_2

[iː] – long (“ee” as in "see")
Biene   BEE-nuh /ˈbiːnə/ (bee) 🐝
spielen  /ˈʃpiːlən/  (to play)
ziehen  /ˈt͡siːən/  (to pull)
vier /fiːr/, [fi(ː)ɐ̯] 4️⃣   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vier#Pronunciation_6
viel /fiːl/ (much, a lot)  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/viel#Pronunciation_3

[oː] – long  (as in "go")
Brot /bʁoːt/  (bread)
rote /ˈʁoːtə/ 🔴 (red)
oben	(above)
Ohr  /oːr/ 👂 (ear) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ohr#Pronunciation
Sohn /zoːn/ (son) "oh" as in "so"  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sohn#Pronunciation
Boot  /boːt/  boat 🚤  https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/german-english/boot
wo /voː/  where   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wo#Pronunciation_4
groß /ɡʁoːs/  (big)  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gro%C3%9F#Pronunciation_2
Wohin /voˈhɪn/   where to  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wohin#Pronunciation

[uː] – long  ("oo" as in "moon")
Blume  /ˈbluːmə/ 🌸 (flower)
Buch /buːx/ 📗 (book)  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Buch#Pronunciation_3
Kuh /kuː/ 🐄 (cow)
Schule /ˈʃuːlə/ (school)
Fuß /fuːs/ (foot)
Hut /huːt/ 👒 (hat)
Zug	/t͡suːk/  🚊 (train) [uː] – long
Huhn  /huːn/ 🐓 (chicken, hen)   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Huhn#Pronunciation
Bruder /ˈbruːdɐ/  (brother)  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bruder#Pronunciation

Short vowels _______________________________________________________________
"a" as in "must“
Mann /man/ 👨🏻  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mann#Pronunciation_3
Dann /dan/  (then)  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dann#Pronunciation
Als /als/ (when, while, as)  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/als#Pronunciation_3
Was /vas/ (what)   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/was#Pronunciation_4
Wald /valt/  🌳🌳 (forest)  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wald#Pronunciation_2
krank	/kʁaŋk/ (ill, sick)  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/krank#Pronunciation_2
alt /alt/  (old) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alt#Pronunciation_8
arm [aʁm] (poor)   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/arm#Pronunciation_5

[ɛ] – short  "e" as in "bet"
Bett /bɛt/  🛏️ (bed)   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bett#Pronunciation_3
essen /ˈɛsən/ (to eat)  [ɛ] – short vowel, double consonant indicates shortness
besser /ˈbɛsɐ/  (better)  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/besser#Pronunciation
gern /ɡɛrn/  (gladly)  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gern#Pronunciation_2

[ɪ] – short "i" as in "bit"
Kind /kɪnt/  (child)
Mitte /mɪ.tə/ (middle)	https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mitte#Pronunciation
mit /mɪt/ (with)  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mit#Pronunciation_4
Milch /mɪlç/ 🥛 milk  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Milch#Pronunciation
ich  /ɪç/ I  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ich#Pronunciation_5

[ɔ] – short ("o" as in "lot")
Sonne /ˈzɔnə/ 🌞(sun)	https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sonne#Pronunciation
Wolf /vɔlf/ 🐺  https://deutschable.com/how-do-you-say-wolf-in-german/
kommen /ˈkɔmən/   to come	[ɔ]
wollen /ˈvɔlən/  (to want)   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wollen#Pronunciation_2

[ʊ] – short  ("oo" as in "foot")
und	/ʊnt/  and
Mutter [ˈmʊtɐ] mother  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mutter#Pronunciation
Hund /hʊnt/ 🐕‍🦺  (dog)  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hund#Pronunciation_2
unter /ˈʊntɐ/  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/unter#Pronunciation
Wunsch

Reduced vowels _____________________________________________________________
[-ɐ] ending
Vater /ˈfaːtɐ/ (father)  /ɐ/ Reduced vowel (“u” as in “fun”)
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Vater#Pronunciation

[ə] ending
Sahne /zaːnə/ (cream) 	[ə] – unstressed final e  (“a” as in comma) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sahne#Pronunciation
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ich  /ɪç/ I  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ich#Pronunciation_5
/ç/ (“h” in “hue”) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:German_pronunciation

/ʃ/	Schal /ʃaːl 🧣 (scarf) (”sh” in “shell”)  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Schal#Pronunciation

/ʁ/	Rast	like a French R  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rast#Pronunciation

Umlaut Pronunciation _______________________________________________________________

ä  Mädchen /ˈmɛːtçən/ /ˈmeːtçən/ girl   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/M%C3%A4dchen#Pronunciation
hätte /ˈhɛtə/  (have) short [ɛ]  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/h%C3%A4tte#Pronunciation
Zähne /ˈt͡sɛːnə/ 🦷 (teeth)  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Z%C3%A4hne#Pronunciation

hören /ˈhøːrən/  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/File:De-h%C3%B6ren2.ogg
böse /ˈbøːzə/ 👿  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/File:De-b%C3%B6se.ogg
schön  /ʃøːn/  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/File:De-sch%C3%B6n.ogg
König	🤴 (king)  [øː] – long

zwölf /t͡svœlf/  1️⃣2️⃣
können /ˈkœnən/  (can)  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/k%C3%B6nnen#Pronunciation
Löffel /ˈlœfəl/ 🥄   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/L%C3%B6ffel#Pronunciation_2
möchte /ˈmœç.tʰə/  (like)  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/m%C3%B6chte#Pronunciation
göttlich /ˈɡœtlɪç/ (godly) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/g%C3%B6ttlich#German

über /ˈyːbɐ/ (over)  "OO-ber" (rue)  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%C3%BCber#Pronunciation
Tür /tyːr/ 🚪 (door) "toor"  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/T%C3%BCr#Pronunciation
grün /ɡʁyːn/ 🟢 (green) "groon"  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gr%C3%BCn#Pronunciation_2
müde /ˈmyːdə/   tired	[yː]     https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/m%C3%BCde#Pronunciation
Küken /ˈkyːkən/  chicks 🐥  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/K%C3%BCken#Pronunciation

dünn  /dʏn/  (thin)  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/d%C3%BCnn
fünf /fʏnf/ 5️⃣   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/f%C3%BCnf#Pronunciation_2
Glück  /ɡlʏk/ (luck/happiness)   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gl%C3%BCck#Pronunciation
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EI, is pronounced like the English word “eye” or the Y in “my”.
Eier 🍳 🥚 (Eggs)  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Eier#Pronunciation_2
kleine  /‘klaɪ̯nə/ (little)  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kleine#Pronunciation_2
seinem /ˈzaɪ̯nəm/   his   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/seinem#Pronunciation
eines /ˈaɪ̯nəs/  one  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/eines#Pronunciation_2

AU is pronounced like the OU in “house” or the OW in “brow”.
Haus  [haʊ̯s] 🏠  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Haus#Pronunciation_3
Frau  /fʁaʊ̯/  (woman)  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Frau#Pronunciation_2
Augen 👀 (eyes)  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Augen#Pronunciation

EU, ÄU are pronounced like the OY in “boy”.
neuen  (new)  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/neuen#Pronunciation
neu  /nɔʏ̯/ (new) (“oy” as in “Boy”)
Freund /frɔʏ̯nt/  (friend male)  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Freund#Pronunciation_2
heute  today
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International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
IPA     English approximation

/aː/   	bra
/eː/ 	”a” in face
/ɛ/	 	bed
/ɛː/	https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/w%C3%A4hle#Pronunciation
/iː/    “ee” in meet
/ɪ/		sit
/ɔ/		“o” in boss
/oː/	somewhat like bone
/uː/ 	true
/ʊ/ 	took
/øː/	somewhat like hurl; French deux  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/File:De-h%C3%B6ren2.ogg
/œ/     close to hurt
/yː/    https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%C3%BCber#Pronunciation
/ʏ/     https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/d%C3%BCnn

/ç/	    “h” in “hue”

Wikiversity
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:German_pronunciation
https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Audio-visual_German_language_materials/Pronunciation/Pronunciation_of_letters

Pastebin
Wordlist - Red Riding Hood
https://pastebin.com/Z8iHhRap

Stories
ROTKAPPCHEN  https://pastebin.com/mMqH5r53
FELIX  https://pastebin.com/DgB8EjEC

Possessive Pronouns - my daily German
https://mydailygerman.com/german-possessive-pronouns/

‘Sein’ Conjugations
https://germanwithlaura.com/sein-conjugation/