Pronunciation 😺 Felix

Vowel Pronunciation
https://deutschwunder.com/blog/german-pronunciation-rules-cheat-sheet
https://deutschwunder.com/blog/german-pronunciation-guide
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:German_pronunciation#cite_note-8
https://studygerman.io/pronunciation/umlauts
https://www.learngermanonline.org/pronunciation/
https://translate.google.com/details?sl=de&tl=en&text=%20ziehe%20%0A&op=translate
German Pronunciation  https://pastebin.com/YtRG9VV5

Short vowels
A  Mann (man)	"a" as in "must“   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mann#Pronunciation_3
E  Bett 🛏️ /bɛt/ (bed)	"e" as in "bet"   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bett#Pronunciation_3
I  Mitte (middle)	"i" as in "bit"
O  Sonne /ˈzɔnə/ 🌞(sun)	"o" as in "lot"   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sonne#Pronunciation
U  Mutter/ˈmʊtər/ (mother) "oo" as in "foot" https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mutter#Pronunciation

Long vowels
a  Vater  FAH-ter /ˈfaːtɐ/ ah (as in father) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Vater#Pronunciation
e  Leben  LAY-ben	/ˈleːbən/ (life) ay (as in "say")
i  Biene  BEE-nuh   (bee) 🐝   ee (as in "see")
o  Brot	  broht     (bread)🍞  oh (as in "go")
u  Schule  SHOO-luh /ˈʃuːlə/ (school)   oo (as in "moon")

ei is pronounced like the English word “eye” or the Y “my”
au is pronounced like the ow in “cow”
eu, äu are pronounced like the OY in “boy”

Umlaut Pronunciation

Ä: The German long and short Ä are usually pronounced like the German long and short E
Käse  /ˈkɛːzə/ /ˈkeːzə/  cheese 🧀 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/K%C3%A4se#Pronunciation
ä  Mädchen /ˈmɛːtçən/ /ˈmeːtçən/ girl   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/M%C3%A4dchen#Pronunciation
hätte /ˈhɛtə/ would have  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/h%C3%A4tte#Pronunciation

ü  über  EW-ber	over
über  OO-ber  /ˈyːbɐ/ (over)  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

Glück  /ɡlʏk/ luck/happiness   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gl%C3%BCck#Pronunciation
dünn  /dʏn/  thin  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/d%C3%BCnn

/œ/	öffnen close to hurt or French sœur  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/s%C5%93ur#Pronunciation
können /ˈkœnən/ can   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/k%C3%B6nnen#Pronunciation
Löffel /ˈlœfəl/ 🥄   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/L%C3%B6ffel#Pronunciation_2

ö	ur (as in "fur" without the r)	schön	shurn	beautiful
/øː/  Öl  somewhat like hurl; French deux   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/deux
hören /ˈhøːrən/  hear  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/h%C3%B6ren
schön  /ʃøːn/  beautiful   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sch%C3%B6n#Pronunciation_3
böse /ˈbøːzə/ 👿 wicked  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/b%C3%B6se#Pronunciation
Löwe /ˈløːvə/ 🦁 lion   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/L%C3%B6we#Pronunciation
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Felix the cat visits the farm 😺 🐄🐎🐓

Felix, der Kater, war sehr glücklich in seinem neuen Heim, dem Sonnen hof, “Endlich habe ich ein Zuhause, wo ich den ganzen Tag draußen spielen kann", jubelte er.
war  was
sehr  very
glücklich /ˈɡlʏklɪç/  happy
seinem   his
neuen  new  (oy)
Heim    Home
Endlich /ˈɛntlɪç/  At last
wo   where
ganzen  entire
Tag   day
draußen  outside  au ow
spielen    play
jubelte  cheered
Felix, the cat, was very happy in his new home, the Sonnenhof, "I finally have a home where I can play outside all day," he cheered.

Eines Tages, als Felix mit seinem Flugzeug spielte, traf er Olga, die Kuh. “Herzlich Wilkommen auf dem Sonnenhof‘, sagie sie, „Ich bin Olga, die Kuh."
Als  when, while, as
mit  with
Flugzeug /ˈfluːktsɔʏ̯k/  airplane ✈️
spielte  played
Traf    met
Herzlich  Heartily
Wilkommen /vɪlˈkɔmən/   Welcome
One day, when Felix was playing with his plane, he met Olga, the cow. "Welcome to the Sonnenhof," she said, "I am Olga, the cow."

“Ich gebe Milch, Butter und Sahne.
Was fust du?"
Dann kam Felix zum Hühnerhaus
“I give milk, butter and cream.
What are you doing?"
Then Felix came to the henhouse

“Ich bin Henrietia, das Huhn“, sagte eine kleine, rote Henne. „Ich lege Eier und ziehe Küken groß. Wer bist du, und was tust du?"
Huhn  chicken 🐓
Eier  Eggs 🍳 🥚
Küken   chicks 🐥
ziehe Küken   raise chicks 🐣
wer  who
I am Henriettia, the chicken," said a small, red hen. "I lay eggs and raise chicks. Who are you, and what do you do?"