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Vowels
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IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
|
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Stressed and unstressed[dubious – discuss] |
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[a]
|
Dach |
bra (but shorter)
| aː
|
Bahn |
bra
| aɪ
|
weit |
tie
| aʊ
|
Haut |
how
| eː
|
Beet |
face
| [ɛ]
|
hätte |
bed
| ɛː
|
wähle[9] |
as above but longer; like RP English bared
| iː
|
viel |
meet
| [ɪ]
|
bist |
sit
| oː
|
Boot |
bone
| [ɔ]
|
Post |
caught (but shorter)
| ɔʏ
|
Heu |
boy
| øː
|
Öl |
somewhat like hurl; French deux
| [œ]
|
göttlich |
somewhat like hurt; French sœur
| uː
|
Hut |
true
| [ʊ]
|
Putz |
took
| yː
|
Rübe |
French rue
| [ʏ]
|
füllt |
somewhat like the above
| Unstressed only
|
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[ɐ]
|
Ober[2] |
fun
| [ə]
|
halte |
comma
| Non-native vowels
|
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[e]
|
Methan |
(short [eː])
| [i]
|
vital |
city (short [iː])
| [o]
|
Moral |
(short [oː])
| [ø]
|
Ökonom |
(short [øː])
| [u]
|
kulant |
(short [uː])
| [y]
|
Psychologie |
(short [yː])
| ã
|
Pensee[10] |
(nasalized [a])
| ãː
|
Gourmand[10] |
(long nasalized [a])
| ɛ̃
|
timbrieren[11] |
(nasalized [ɛ])
| ɛ̃ː
|
Teint[11] |
(long nasalized [ɛ])
| ɔ̃
|
Fondue[12] |
(nasalized [ɔ])
| ɔ̃ː
|
Fond[12] |
(long nasalized [ɔ])
| œ̃
|
Lundist[13] |
(nasalized [œ])
| œ̃ː
|
Parfum[13] |
(long nasalized [œ])
| Marginal vowels
|
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ɔː
|
Walkman[14] |
as in English
| [ʌ]
|
Motherboard[15] |
as in English
| Semivowels
|
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ɐ̯
|
Uhr[2] |
fun
| i̯
|
Studie |
studio
| u̯
|
aktuell |
actual
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