Tricky Vowels and Umlauts
What IPA symbol represents the vowel in schön?
[ø]
What IPA symbol do we use for ei/ai?
[ae]
What IPA symbol represents the ichlaut?
[ç]
What sound does German v usually make?
[f]
Transcribe the following word: Wunderbar
[vʊndəbar]
What vowel sound is heard in Hölle?
[œ]
What diphthong appears in the word neu?
[ɔʏ]
What IPA symbol represents the achlaut?
[x]
What sound does German w always make?
[v]
Transcribe the following word: Möglichkeit
[møglIçkaet]
What IPA symbol represents the vowel in müssen?
What diphthong appears in the word Haus?
[ao]
Which sound appears in the word fröhlich?
[ç]
What IPA sound does s make at the beginning of the word Sonne?
[z]
Transcribe the following word: Nachmittag
[naxmIttak]
Which vowel is used in the word Tür?
[y]
Which word contains the diphthong [ae]: Mein or mir?
Mein
Which sound appears in the word durch?
[x]
What happens to b, d, and g at the end of German words?
They become unvoiced (b→p, d→t, g→k)
Transcribe the following word: glücklicherweise
[glYklIçəvaezə]
Why is the vowel in Bett transcribed as [ɛ] and not [e]?
Because the vowel is short and open before a double consonant
How do we pronounce German diphthongs when singing?
German diphthongs should be vocalized so both vowel sounds are heard. This is different than Italian where we want to move through the diphthong quickly.
[ç]
What is the final consonant sound in the word Tag?
[k]
Transcribe the following word: durchschreiten
[dʊrxʃraetən]