Pronunciar en alemán ä, ö, ü

How do you pronounce ä, ö, ü? These vowels with a dieresis are called umlauts and are necessary to distinguish, for example, between singular and plural (see examples below). Umlauts are very important for Germans; they even exist on keyboards. ✨ ✨ ä - (a-shaped - we say e) 🍏 Der Apfel (Sg.) - the apple Die Äpfel (Pl.) - the apples ✨ ✨ ö (o-shaped - we say e) 🐦 Der Vogel (Sg.) - the bird Die Vögel (Pl.) - the birds ✨ ✨ ü (u-shaped - we say i) 🤱 Die Mutter (Sg.) - the mother Die Mütter (Pl.) - the mothers