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Pronunciation:
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Aussprache:
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consonants
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die Konsonanten
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ch
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is pronounced the same as the “ch” in “church."
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wie “tsch” in “rutschen”
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d
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generally is pronounced somewhat like the “d” in “diet”,
when d comes between vowels, it has a much softer sound, kind of like the “th” in “that”
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im Anlaut und nach n und l wie “d” in “Dorf”,
ansonsten wie das englische “th” in “other”
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g
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is pronounced much like the English “g” in “go”, except when it precedes an i or e. In those cases, it is pronounced like the Spanish j.
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vor a, o, u und vor Konsonanten wie “g” in “groß”, vor e und i wie “ch” in “Dach”
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h
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is always silent.
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immer stumm
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ll
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is usually pronounced like the “y” in “yellow”
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wie “lie” in “Familie”
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ñ
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is pronounced like the “ny" in “canyon”
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wie “gn” in “Champagner”
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qu
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is pronounced the same as the “k”
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wie “k”
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s
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is pronounced like the “s” in “simple”, can be slightly voiced (like a soft “z”) when it comes before an m, b, d, v, g, l, n or r
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wie “s” in “Wasser”
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b
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v
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pronounced exactly the same. b and v are pronounced like the “b” in “beach” When between two vowels, kind of like the English “v”
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im Anlaut und nach n wie “b” in “Baum”, ansonsten ein mit beiden Lippen gebildeter Reibelaut
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x
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varies in sound, often pronounced like the “x” in “example” or “exit”, also may be pronounced like the s or the Spanish j, can even have the English “sh” sound
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vor Vokalen wie “gs”,
vor Konsonanten meist wie “s”
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y
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is generally pronounced the same as in English.
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wie “j”
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z
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generally sounds like the “s" in “simple”
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wie das englische “th” in “think”
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the vocals
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die Vokale
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Diphthongs:
Two or three vowels in Spanish blend together to form a sound. The sound is basically the sound of the two or three vowels rapidly pronounced.
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Diphthonge bzw. Doppellaute:
bei zwei Vokalen hintereinander(Diphthongen) werden die einzelnen Vokale auch einzeln ausgesprochen - und nicht wie beim deutschen ei zusammengezogen
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