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Katalognummer	Künstler	Titel ( Format)	Label	Katalognummer	Land	Jahr
3120-003	William Kouam Djoko	Hard Loving / Sorry To You Too ‎(12″, Whi)	Thirtyonetwenty	3120-003	Netherlands	2008	Diese Version verkaufen
AL016	Ema Remedi	Between The Horizon ‎(3xFile, MP3, 320)	Arms & Legs	AL016	Germany	2013
AO 31	Chris Carrier	Le Diablo ‎(12″, Dua)	Adult Only	AO 31	Germany	2008	Diese Version verkaufen
APD002	Kjofol	Jazzy Sorrow ‎(4xFile, WAV, EP)	Apparel Music	APD002	Italy	2010
APD061	Sarp Yilmaz	As If I Care LP ‎(10xFile, MP3, Album, 320)	Apparel Music	APD061	UK	2012
APLWAX008	Apparel Wax	008 EP ‎(12″, EP)	Apparel Music	APLWAX008	Italy	2021	Diese Version verkaufen
ARCH067	Ryan Davis	Zodiac ‎(2xFile, MP3, 320)	Archipel	ARCH067	Canada	2009
ARCS06	Rhyw	ARCS-06 ‎(3xFile, MP3, 320)	Arcing Seas	ARCS06	Germany	2018
AUS176	DJ Tennis	Repeater ‎(12″)	Aus Music	AUS176	Europe	2022	Diese Version verkaufen
AUS1694	Sei A	Space In Your Mind (Remixes) ‎(12″)	Aus Music	AUS1694	Germany	2016	Diese Version verkaufen
bao 017	Roberto Bosco	The Way Is Always The Same ‎(12″)	Be As One Imprint	bao 017	Israel	2009	Diese Version verkaufen
Barbarella 005	Perc	Strange Ways EP ‎(12″)	Barbarella Music	Barbarella 005	Germany	2006	Diese Version verkaufen
BEWITH 034LP	Leon Ware	Rainbow Deux ‎(2xLP, Album)	Be With Records	BEWITH 034LP	UK	2019	Diese Version verkaufen
BIT-14	[a]pendics.shuffle	Group Trivia ‎(12″)	Persistencebit Records	BIT-14	Italy	2006	Diese Version verkaufen
BOND12060	Various	Bondage Games Part 7 ‎(3×12″, Ltd)	Bondage Music	BOND12060	Germany	2021	Diese Version verkaufen
cab 18	Honeydrop*	Honeydrop ‎(12″)	Cabinet Records	cab 18	Germany	2000	Diese Version verkaufen
CADCD06	Reboot	Shunyata ‎(CD, Album, Promo)	Cadenza	CADCD06	Switzerland	2010	Diese Version verkaufen
CADENZA 50	Reboot	Rambon EP (EP)		CADENZA 50	Switzerland	2010	Diese Version verkaufen
CCS124	The Mole	The River Widens ‎(2xLP, Album)	Circus Company	CCS124	France	2023	Diese Version verkaufen
cor12070	Julian Jeweil	Color		cor12070	Germany	2010
COR12108DIGITAL	Harvey McKay	Cinnamon Kiss		COR12108DIGITAL	Germany	2013
COR12133	Ambivalent	Daylights ‎(2xFile, MP3, 320)	Cocoon Recordings	COR12133	Germany	2016
CORDIG020	Harvey McKay	Shake ‎(3xFile, MP3, 320)	Cocoon Digital	CORDIG020	Germany	2013
DIRT055D	Florian Kruse	Kindness House ‎(4xFile, MP3, 320)	Dirt Crew Recordings	DIRT055D	Germany	2011
DIRTCD05	Tigerskin	All Those Goodbyes ‎(CD, Album, Promo, Car)	Dirt Crew Recordings	DIRTCD05	Germany	2013	Diese Version verkaufen
DMU035	ARTBAT	Mandrake EP ‎(2xFile, MP3, EP, 320)	Definition:Music	DMU035	Switzerland	2015
DMU036	Moonwalk	Domino EP ‎(3xFile, MP3, EP, 320)	Definition:Music	DMU036	Switzerland	2015
DMU057	Several Definitions	Delusion EP ‎(2xFile, MP3, EP, 320)	Definition:Music	DMU057	Switzerland	2016
DMU067	Rafael Cerato	The Storm ‎(2xFile, MP3, EP, 320)	Definition:Music	DMU067	Germany	2017
DMU068	Marc DePulse & Several Definitions	Marc DePulse & Several Definitions — Black Spider ‎(3xFile, MP3, EP, 320)	Definition:Music	DMU068	Switzerland	2017
DMU079	Marst	Paris-Detroit Express ‎(4xFile, MP3, EP, 320)	Definition:Music	DMU079	Switzerland	2018
DMU084	Alma (GER)*	Hold EP ‎(12″, EP)	Definition:Music	DMU084	Switzerland	2020	Diese Version verkaufen
DVR 026	Various	The Lost Remixes II ‎(12″)	Deep Vibes Recordings	DVR 026	Germany	2014	Diese Version verkaufen
ECR004	Metropolitan Soul Museum, Junk Runner	Metropolitan Soul Museum, Junk Runner — Earman Selects Vol 1 ‎(4xFile, WAV, EP)	Echocentric Records	ECR004	Finland	2020
ECR005	Böhm (3)	Beach Life EP ‎(4xFile, WAV, EP)	Echocentric Records	ECR005	Finland	2020
ECR006	Dylan Forbes	Kingston EP (EP)		ECR006	Finland	2020
ECR009	DJ Life (5)	Accelerator EP ‎(4xFile, WAV, EP)	Echocentric Records	ECR009	Finland	2021
ESK 108	Sepalot*	Selected Archive ‎(2xLP)	Eskapaden Musik	ESK 108	Germany	2021	Diese Version verkaufen
FATXXIV 002	Various	XXIV — Chapter Two ‎(12″, EP, Comp)	Freude Am Tanzen	FATXXIV 002	Germany	2022	Diese Version verkaufen
FATXXIV 003	Various	XXIV — Chapter THREE ‎(12″, EP)	Freude am Tanzen	FATXXIV 003	Germany	2023	Diese Version verkaufen
FIAKUN004	Volta Cab	Loved By The Sun ‎(12″)	Fiakun	FIAKUN004	Spain	2011	Diese Version verkaufen
FIGURE67	Alan Fitzpatrick	A Subtle Change ‎(3xFile, AIFF, EP)	Figure	FIGURE67	Germany	2015
FJ019	Tilman & Phonk D	Tilman & Phonk D — Couple Therapy EP (EP)		FJ019	Germany	2020	Diese Version verkaufen
FM 11	Soundselection	The Easy Side Of Copa Cabana ‎(12″)	FM Recordings	FM 11	Germany	2002	Diese Version verkaufen
FMKDIGI 028	David Keno, Dalson	David Keno, Dalson — Black Betty ‎(2xFile, MP3, Single, 320)	Formatik Records, Formatik Records	FMKDIGI 028	Germany	2016
GEM019	Roger Martinez	Psychedelic Evolution EP ‎(3xFile, MP3, EP, 320)	Gem Records (6)	GEM019	Netherlands	2012
GEM025	Roger Martinez	Eschaton EP ‎(3xFile, MP3, EP, 320)	Gem Records (6)	GEM025	Netherlands	2013
GEM028	SQL	Surrender EP ‎(4xFile, MP3, EP, 320)	Gem Records (6)	GEM028	Netherlands	2013
GEM030	Enrico Sangiuliano	Groove Mission EP ‎(2xFile, MP3, EP, 320)	Gem Records (6)	GEM030	Netherlands	2013
GEM038	Enrico Sangiuliano	Sparrows In My Glass EP ‎(4xFile, WAV, EP)	Gem Records (6)	GEM038	Netherlands	2014
GEM054	SQL	11th Hour ‎(2xFile, MP3, 320)	Gem Records (6)	GEM054	Netherlands	2018
GEM062	DJ Lion (3)	Lollapalooza EP ‎(2xFile, MP3, EP, 320)	Gem Records (6)	GEM062	Netherlands	2019
GLKLP01	Various	Galaktika Records Compilation Vol I: Movimientos ‎(2×12″, Comp)	Galaktika Records	GLKLP01	Spain	2007	Diese Version verkaufen
Highgrade 064	ADF	Perugia ‎(12″)	Highgrade Records	Highgrade 064	Germany	2009	Diese Version verkaufen
HYG005	Krink	The Great Filter ‎(4xFile, FLAC, EP)	Hold Your Ground	HYG005	Germany	2018
IFEEL075LP	Hypernatural	Hypernatural ‎(LP, Album)	International Feel Recordings	IFEEL075LP	Europe	2022	Diese Version verkaufen
IFEEL080	Feater	Positive People ‎(12″, Single)	International Feel Recordings	IFEEL080	Germany	2022	Diese Version verkaufen
ILM001	Anna Tur	A New Illusion EP ‎(2xFile, MP3, EP, 320)	Illusion Music Records, Illusion Music Records	ILM001	Spain	2016
ILM002	Out & About	L.I.E.B.E ‎(2xFile, MP3, 320)	Illusion Music Records, Illusion Music Records	ILM002	Spain	2016
IOR007	Namito	Room 1605 ‎(3xFile, MP3, 320)	Inside Out Records	IOR007	UK	2014
Kass 08	Zoo Brazil feat. Emma*	Zoo Brazil feat. Emma* — Elastic Face		Kass 08	Sweden	2005	Diese Version verkaufen
KATER1	Various	Kater 1 ‎(12″, EP)	Katermukke	KATER1	Germany	2012	Diese Version verkaufen
KLCD018	Acropod	Tales Beyond The Unknown ‎(11xFile, WAV, Album, RE)	Klik Records	KLCD018	Greece	2008
KLN004	Harald Björk	Estelle Remixed ‎(3xFile, MP3, EP, 320)	Kranglan Broadcast	KLN004	Sweden	2013
ld33	Goldwill / Ed Davenport	Goldwill / Ed Davenport — Sun Francisco / Lustre ‎(12″)	liebe*detail	ld33	Germany	2010	Diese Version verkaufen
MEANDER 31	Pîrvu	1.9.3.6. EP ‎(2×12″, EP, 180)	Meander	MEANDER 31	Germany	2020	Diese Version verkaufen
MFM08	Catz ‘N Dogz* & Gerd Janson	Catz ‘N Dogz* & Gerd Janson — Modern Romance ‎(12″)	Misfit Melodies	MFM08	Germany	2021	Diese Version verkaufen
MFM09	Storken	Lille Vals ‎(12″, Single)	Misfit Melodies	MFM09	Germany	2021	Diese Version verkaufen
microzoo 021	Gulivert	So Good EP ‎(3xFile, MP3, EP, 320)	Microzoo, Microzoo	microzoo 021	Canada	2012
microzoo 023	Gulivert	Over Me EP ‎(4xFile, MP3, EP, 320)	Microzoo, Microzoo	microzoo 023	Canada	2012
MINUS70	Fabrizio Maurizi	Habitat ‎(5xFile, MP3, 320)	M_nus	MINUS70	Canada	2009
MINUS82	Gaiser*	Flashed ‎(3xFile, MP3, 320)	M_nus	MINUS82	Canada	2009
MINUS85	Marco Carola	Walking Dog ‎(5xFile, MP3, 320)	M_nus	MINUS85	Canada	2009
MINUS88	Marc Houle	Salamandarin EP ‎(5xFile, MP3, EP, 320)	M_nus	MINUS88	Canada	2009
MMD009	Bonnie & Klein	Roof Garden ‎(12″, EP, Ltd)	MM Discos	MMD009	Germany	2020	Diese Version verkaufen
MMD021	Mogwaa	Del Mar ‎(LP, MiniAlbum)	MM Discos	MMD021	Germany	2022	Diese Version verkaufen
mobileecd008	Exercise One	In Cars We Rust ‎(CD, Album, Promo)	Mobilee	mobileecd008	Germany	2009	Diese Version verkaufen
Molten 10	Plebeian	Chess ‎(4xFile, MP3, EP, 320)	Molten Moods, Molten Moods	Molten 10	Germany	2020
Molten 13	David Goldberg (2)	EUROCORE ‎(4xFile, MP3, EP, 320)	Molten Moods, Molten Moods	Molten 13	Germany	2021
Molten 14	Lucker	Sapiens ‎(6xFile, MP3, MiniAlbum, 320)	Molten Moods	Molten 14	Germany	2021
MOOD 038	Dirt Crew	Domino ‎(12″)	Moodmusic Records	MOOD 038	Germany	2005	Diese Version verkaufen
MOOD-039	Sasse feat. Kiki	Sasse feat. Kiki — Loosing Touch ‎(12″)	Moodmusic	MOOD-039	Germany	2006	Diese Version verkaufen
Mood-CD09	Dirt Crew	Blow ‎(CD, Album, Promo)	Moodmusic	Mood-CD09	Germany	2009	Diese Version verkaufen
Mood-CD011	Nick Chacona	Love In The Middle ‎(CD, Album)	Moodmusic	Mood-CD011	Germany	2010	Diese Version verkaufen
Mood Lim 002	Freestyle Man	Unreleased Vol. 2 ‎(12″)	Moodmusic	Mood Lim 002	Germany	2003	Diese Version verkaufen
moodlim-005	Various	Unreleased Vol 5 ‎(12″)	Moodmusic	moodlim-005	Germany	2004	Diese Version verkaufen
moodlim-007	Sasse	Unreleased Vol. 7 ‎(12″)	Moodmusic	moodlim-007	Germany	2005	Diese Version verkaufen
MOODMUSIC 041	Geddes vs Audiofly Presents Rekleiner	Geddes vs Audiofly Presents Rekleiner — Somewhere ‎(12″, Maxi)	Moodmusic, Moodmusic	MOODMUSIC 041	Germany	2006	Diese Version verkaufen
MOODMUSIC 046	Audiofly X*	Lost ‎(12″, Single)	Moodmusic	MOODMUSIC 046	Germany	2006	Diese Version verkaufen
MP26	Porter Ricks	Biokinetics (Album)		MP26	Germany	2021	Diese Version verkaufen
MTB002	Various	MTB002 ‎(12″, EP)	Mitsubasa	MTB002	Germany	2021	Diese Version verkaufen
MTB003	Utroit & K.O.S	Konichiwa / Mofo ‎(12″, EP, Ltd, W/Lbl)	Mitsubasa	MTB003	Germany	2021	Diese Version verkaufen
MTB004	Various	MTB004 ‎(12″, EP)	Mitsubasa	MTB004	Germany	2022	Diese Version verkaufen
mule musiq18	Echologist Aka Beat Pharmacy	Echologist Aka Beat Pharmacy — Faith ‎(12″, Promo, W/Lbl)	Mule Musiq	mule musiq18	Japan	2007	Diese Version verkaufen
mule musiq 41	Culoe De Song	The Fallen Siren ‎(12″)	Mule Musiq	mule musiq 41	Japan	2009	Diese Version verkaufen
MUNA MUSIK 012	Various	Muna Musik 012 ‎(12″, Comp)	Muna Musik	MUNA MUSIK 012	Germany	2020	Diese Version verkaufen
Muna Musik 013	BMW (12)	Muna Musik 013 ‎(12″, EP)	Muna Musik	Muna Musik 013	Germany	2022	Diese Version verkaufen
none	Para One	Spectre: Machines Of Loving Grace (Album)		none	France	2021	Diese Version verkaufen
NTUNSURE 01	We Smile	Remixes ‎(12″, Single)	Couldn’t Care More	NTUNSURE 01	Germany	2022	Diese Version verkaufen
OTAKE045	Gary Holldman	Spring 2004 EP ‎(3xFile, MP3, EP, 320)	Otake Records	OTAKE045	Poland	2021

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There is no shortage of myths and prejudices about the German language. People talk about how hard it is, how bad it sounds, and how different it is from English, from other European languages — and from world languages as a whole.

Did you know German and English used to be one language? They started separating off after the first century AD, but before that, it was a language Germanic tribes shared, hence the term “German languages”; a language group that includes German, English, and the Scandinavian languages.

This explains so many of the similarities. We have Brot – bread, Wasser – water, Mann – man, etc.

German Alphabet and Pronunciation

German pronunciation is a lot easier than English pronunciation. You could never fit all the pronunciation rules for English in an article of the length you’re about to read!

Getting pronunciation right is easier than you think. You just need to learn the rules and patterns.

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I will walk you through some of the most common (and more difficult) German sounds and provide you with some tips to help you sound more similar to how a native would. To learn all you need to know about the German alphabet and pronunciation, read on!

The Different Sounds in German

Letter	Pronunciation
a	[ah] as in the first “a” of amaze
ä	This letter is called the a-umlaut. The two dots above the letter are called umlaut. It is pronounced [ae], as in apple.
b	[be] as in “beer”
c	[tse] Before “a”, “o”, and “u”, the pronunciation of c is similar to the English “k.” Before “i”, “e”, “ö”, “ä”, and “ü”, it sounds like “ts”: Imagine the sound of a water drop falling on a hot stove. ‘ts’ rarely used on its own, but it is part of the extremely commonly used consonant clusters below.
Ch	Corresponds to the English “h” as in “hard”
Sch	Corresponds to the English “sh” as in “sheet”
Tsch	Corresponds to the English “ch” as in “chair”
d	[de] as in “Dora”
e	[eh] as in “egg”. There is no such thing as a silent e at the end of a word in German, like there is in English. These are very common, ex. cake, make, fake, take. In German, Karte, Lampe, etc. are pronounced exactly as written.
Ei	[ai] The diphthong is very common and sounds like the pronoun “I” in English
Eu/äu	[oi] The diphthong is very common and sounds like the one in “oil”
f	[ef] as in “four”
g	[ge] as in “great”
Ng	Pronounced as “ŋ” like in English (e.g., in the word “spring”).
Ig	At the end of a word, it is pronounced as the German soft “ch” sound. The combination “ig” thus becomes “ich”
h	[ha:] as in “hair” when it’s at the beginning of the word. Silent after vowels, but lengthens them. Also silent at the end of words.
i	[i:] as in “Ida”
ie	[eeh] The long “e” as in “teeth’
j	[jοt] as in “yo-yo”
k	[ka:] as in “kind”
l	[εl] as in “lick”
m	[εm] as in “man”
n	[εn] as in “man”
o	[o:] as in “Otto”
ö	This letter is called the o-umlaut. It sounds like the i in girl.
p	[pe:] as in “Paul”
q	[ku:] Aa in “quick”, but there is an important difference to English: In German, “qu” are almost always found at the beginning of words and q and u go together, pronounced “kw”
r	[εr:] as in “radio” or “red”. At the beginning of a word, ‘r’ makes a rolling sound in the back of your throat. Pretend you are gurgling while you say ‘r’. This is only when the r is at the beginning. Everywhere else, its sound is softer, like an “uh” or “ah”. Ex. Mutter, Messer (mutah, messuh)
s	[εs] pronounced like the z in zoo when it’s before a vowel, like the sh in sheet before p and t at the beginning of words, and as ‘es’ in all other cases. Ex. Sommer (pronounced “zomah”) – summer Stark (pronounced shtark) – strong Spiel (pron. shpeel) – game Post – same as in English but with short “o”
t	[te:] as in “tea” Some words begin with “th”, like Theater, Theke, etc. Only the “t” is pronounced. The “th” sound in English (theta) does not exist in German.
u	[u:] as in “Ulrich”
ü	This letter is called the u-umlaut. It sounds like the u in “dude”.
v	[fau:] as in “father” (no difference to “f”.) Why are there two letters for the same sound in the alphabet? I have no idea.
w	[ve:] pronounced like the English “v” as in “van”
x	[iks] as in “xylophone”
y	[ypsilεn] very rarely used. Pronounced like the short “i” in “window”.
z	[tsεt] Corresponds to “ts” or “tz” in English. The word ‘zoo’ would be pronounced “Tsoo” in German. (German “der Zoo”)
ß	Eszett or scharfes S. This is like a long “s” hissing sound, “ssss.” There is a movement in Germany to eliminate this letter and replace it with a double -s (ss). The word for street, “Straße”, is pronounced “shtrasse”

The Umlauts – Clarification

Put simply, the umlaut shows that a hidden ‘e’ follows the vowel. You can read ä as ae, ö as oe, and ü as ue. Do not ignore the umlaut because it carries meaning.

Examples:

“fordern» (to demand) and «fördern” (to promote)

“Schon” (already) and “schön” (beautiful)

Silent Letters in German and English

Silent letters are far less common in German than in English. Apart from those listed in the table above, there is only one silent letter rule; that involving the sound ‘ph’. Like in English, it is pronounced ‘f’:

Example:

“philosophie” [philosophy] – don’t forget the long “i” (eeh) at the end.

Kn as in Knoblauch (garlic)Rule: say both sounds. (In English, we keep the k silent, but not in German!)

Ps as in Psychiater (psychiatrist)Rule: Pronounce both letters.

Pf as in Pfeffer (pepper), Pferd (horse)

Pronounce both letters, even if it sounds wrong to you.

German Vowels

German vowels tend to be short and “pure,” unlike English, a language dominated by diphthongs and triphthongs.

Long German Words

You’ve probably noticed German has some pretty long words. Lengths such as Höchstgeschwindigkeit (maximum speed) and Schwangerschaftsabbruch (abortion) are customary.

The longest word that ever existed in a human language was the German (what a surprise) Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz, the name of a law for proper packaging of beef. After they repealed the law, this word was dropped from the dictionary, but that didn’t happen until recently.

We know compound words look scary, but here’s the trick: split long words up into shorter ones and pronounce each. Then just string them together. Don’t worry, natives do it too.

All long words are several shorter ones put together. When you come across a long word, divide it into chunks by drawing lines between syllables on paper and work on reading each part on its own.

German Words in English

A lot of German words have made their way into English: Fahrenheit, Strudel, Zeppelin, Schadenfreude, Kindergarten, Hamburger, Leitmotiv, Wanderlust, Rucksack, Poltergeist, Glockenspiel, Rottweiler, and Gestalt. Did you know any of these? Think about how they are pronounced in English.

From Exposure to Recognition

Now that you know all the rules, you need to get as much exposure to German sounds as possible. Set some time aside every day to listen to German podcasts, German songs, and German conversations suitable to your language level. Watch German TV shows and German movies with German subtitles. Watch YouTube videos, also with German subtitles.

You can probably pronounce a lot of long and hard words in your native language. The only reason you may not be able to do that in German yet is because you’re not used to the German words. With time and practice, the sounds will become familiar to you. Even the trickiest ones will become a piece of cake.

Rules Recap

1

The r (at the end of the word) sounds like “uh” or “ah”
2

The r (at the beginning of the word) sounds like gurgling
3

v sounds like the English and German f
4

The ch sounds like a cat hiss
5

j sounds like the English y
6

ß is just a “ss” sound
7

w sounds like the English v

Exercises

Fill in the blanks: ss or ß?

Dafür wirst du mich ha_en!

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Warum haben wir diese Ma_e?

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Schöne Grü_e

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An der Ka_e zahlen.

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Bitte vergi_ nicht, meine Blumen zu gie_en!

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Kannst du auf meine Tasche aufpa_en?

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The h: silent or not?

Stehlen

Autobahn

Lehne

Ehe

Mehl

Sahne

Haar

Hitze

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Y, i, or ü?

B_roklammern

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Deb_tant

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G_mnasium

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Kost_m

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Lobb_ist

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S_mpatisch

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K_rche

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D or t?

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B or p?

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Multiple choice. What is the English equivalent of the sound in bold letters?

über

a) ue

b) u

c) o

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brauchen

a) ch

b) sh

c) h

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spüren

a) sp

b) p

c) sh

d) shp

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singen

a) s

b) z

c) sh

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unglaublich

a) ae

b) ai

c) eu

d) none of these

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Ärger

a) a

b) e

c) ae

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jagen

a) j

b) y

c) ae

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winkel

a) w

b) v

c) neither

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höchste

a) eo

b) oe

c) o

c) e

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Quatsch

a) qu

b) kw

c) both

d) neither

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Final Thoughts

I hope my article brought some understanding and insight into the basic German sounds. I also hope you’re not as anxious about pronouncing them after reading it.

Are you satisfied with what you’ve learned? Was it helpful? We do hope so! Please let us know by leaving a comment or ask us any question you may have!

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Ariola

Ariola
Germany

Beggars / XL Records
Great Britian

Blanco y Negro Music
Spain

Columbia
USA

Damestream Records
Austria

Darius & Finlay

Defected
UK

Der Spiegel
Germany

EMI Music
Germany

Frankfurter Buchmesse
Germany

goodtogo
Köln

International Deejay Gogolo Recods
Germany

Kampenwand Verlag
Germany

Kompakt

Kompakt
Germany, Cologne

Kontor

Kontor
Hamburg

Leipziger Buchmesse
Germany

Merlin Member

Musikmesse Frankfurt
Germany

Papier Fresserchen

PIAS

PIAS
Great Britian

RCA Records
Germany

Rough Trade
Germany

Second Chances

SONY / BMG
Germany

Sony Music
Worldwide

Spotify Preferred Provider

Triple Vision
Neatherland

Universal Music International
Worldwide

Warner Music
Germany

WEA

WEA
Germany

Word And Sound
Germany

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Most people agree that German is not the language that comes to mind when we’re thinking about the most beautiful sounding languages. Some people find German words to be harsh and complicated, which is usually due to the language’s abundance of “zh” and “sh” consonant sounds, called sibilants.

Some German sibilants are difficult to pronounce for non-native speakers, and their combination in German words can make it even more difficult. Furthermore, the German language has some unusual sounds known as «Umlaute.»

In this post, we’ll go over the German letters and the fundamentals of German pronunciation. We’ll cover the German alphabet and its sounds, as well as complex letter combinations in long German words and how to deal with them.

Speaking German will get easier the more you try to pronounce German words and listen to native German speakers. With practice, you will master German pronunciation and understand spoken German, even though at the moment it might seem like a big sound salad for you.

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The German Alphabet

First, you should overview the German letters before starting with their pronunciation. Like English, the German alphabet derives from the Latin alphabet, so both languages use the same letters.

Besides the following 26 letters that both alphabets share, the German language counts with four more letters — three particular sounds called «Umlaute» and one ligature ß, which is called «Eszett.» «Eszett» is how a native German speaker would pronounce the letter combination sz.

There is a song for kids that can help you learn how to pronounce German letters. The music and rhymes make it easy to memorize the German sounds. So have a quick look here!

How to Pronounce the «Umlaute» and «ß?»

The «Umlaute» in German are ä, ö, ü and derive from the German vowels a, o, u. Their sounds are very different, though, and causes some difficulties for many German learners at the beginning.

There is a trick that helps you imagine how a native German speaker would pronounce the three exceptional vowels:

For the ä, imagine saying a forming an e with your mouth
For the ö, imagine saying o forming an e with your mouth
For the ü, imagine saying u forming an i with your mouth

When it comes to writing in German, and your keyboard doesn’t come with the umlauted letter with the two dots, there are those accepted alternatives:

For the ä, you can write «ae»
For the ö, you can write «oe»
For the ü, you can write «ue»

The ligature ß is basically like a very sharp s known as «sz» in German. The sound is the same thing as «ss,» which is why it’s falling out of fashion in modern written German.

Do English and German Letters Have the Same Sound?

When you listen to the alphabet pronounced by a German speaker, you realize that English letters have a much softer sound than German, which makes certain letters sound entirely different.

On the other hand, there are letters in German that sound like different letters in English, which can cause confusion. An example is the German i, which sounds similar to the English e. Also, the English v sounds identical to the German w.

What About Grammar?

The letters themselves are all neuter in German, which means that you use the article «das» when you want to mention some letter specifically. For example, das A, or das B (the a or the b). When you talk about the alphabet in general, you can also call it das ABC (the ABCs).

When you see written German, you will notice that, differently from other languages with the Latin alphabet, in German sentences, you use a lot of capitalization. Besides the beginning of a sentence, the first letter of every German noun also has to be capitalized.

Look at the following sentence:

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English

Wir lernen das deutsche Alphabet.

We learn the German alphabet.

The word «alphabet» is the object of the sentence and a noun, which you can recognize by its article, and so in German it needs to be capitalized.

The Hardest Letters of German Pronunciation for Foreigners

Besides the Umlaute, a few more letters cause problems for German learners. A few examples are the German r, z, x, or w. Especially one letter, the «r,» makes it difficult because it is part of many German words.

The German r sounds like the French r; it is created deep inside the throat. As you pronounce it differently than the English r, many English speakers have difficulties with it in the beginning.

The more you listen to German in real life or through authentic videos, the better you will learn to distinguish those two sounds. Here is an example for two similar written words:

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There is also the “ch” sound which complicates the pronunciation for many German learners. The combination ch can, in some words, be pronounced like a smooth version of sch and, in other words, like a hard and scratchy sound [x], which in other languages might sound like an x or a j.

The following two words should clear up the difference:

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German Pronunciation Guide

Now that we have gone over the German alphabet, we can deal with a word’s sound in German. German has many long words, but in most cases, a long German word is made up of smaller words. As a result, if you know how to pronounce the individual common German words, you can easily handle the combination of several.

We show you how Germans compound words, look at the following example:

Liebesbriefschreiber > Liebe (love) / Brief (letter) / Schreiber (writer) = somebody that writes love letters

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English

Love letter writer

You see that the long word is just the sum of several words that are short and that seem easier to pronounce. So, if you know how to pronounce the short words well, the long one shouldn’t be a problem.

Difficult German Letter Combinations

Germans compound words tend to have compound consonants, which can make the pronunciation of a German word hard for beginners. Nevertheless, most combinations are common, and learning the combined consonant sounds helps you pronounce the whole word correctly.

Most combinations count with three or four consonants, which might seem impossible in your native language. You will see many words that have str, spr, or sch. Some words build a record with almost seven consonants in a row. For example:

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English

Cold sweat

Instead of pronouncing each letter individually, listen to how a German native sounds like pronouncing the word and copy the sound of the letter combination.

Listening Comprehension Training Can Be Fun

In general, it is essential to listen to the foreign language you want to learn as much as you can. You have to know how a native speaker sounds and memorize the sounds they make.

There are applications like the Langster App, where German native speakers read stories in German out loud, and you can listen and repeat the sound. Listening to music or your favorite series in German can also help a lot in that case.

Where to Go in Germany to Learn

The pronunciation of German can vary a lot depending on where you are in Germany. You will meet native speakers who pronounce words in a different German accent and you might struggle at first to understand them when they speak German.

The German sound can be very different in Cologne than in Bavaria, for example, as the regions have different pronunciation rules. Look at the following example:

central Germany: Grüß dich (greet you)

south Germany: Grüß di (greet you)

The phrase has the same meaning but sounds quite different. Especially the sound r makes the word «grüß» sound differently, as it is not produced in the throat but with the tongue. In Bavaria, they use the different r-sound in every word with r.

When learning German pronunciation, it might be easier to speak German with people from the center of Germany, where the accent should be the clearest and free of dialect. However, when you meet people with a robust German dialect, try to be patient and concentrate. It will help you improve your listening comprehension skills.

Final Thoughts

The most important thing to learn about German pronunciation is listening a lot to German native speakers. To practice, try to imitate first the sound of a letter, later a word, and finally a sentence in German.

With time, you will get used to how Germans sound and soon will be able to pronounce even the longest words in German. Remember that you can learn German with fun applications like the Langster app. With fun, you learn faster!

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