German pronunciation Part 2 Vowels

German pronunciation is more or less regular – that doesn’t mean it is logic from the beginning. Learn all about the pronunciation of the German vowels. You have to know: your tongue is a muscle: you need to exercise! Ä [eː] e eh ee lesen (to read) sehr (very) Tee (tea) [ɛ] e gern (gladly) Bett (bed) helfen (help) [ɛː] ä äh Bär (bear) gähnen (to yean) Käse (cheese) [ə] e in unstressed syllables, prefixes, endings bitte (please) Geschwister (siblings) lesen (to read) Ö [øː] öoh hören (to listen) Söhne (sons) [œ] ö Hölle (hell) Ü [y(ː)] üüh y Bücher (books) Stühle (chairs) Syrien (Syria) [ʏ] üy fünf (five)Egypten (Egypt) Psychologie (psychologie) au [aʊ̯] au aua (outch) Maus (mouse) ei ai [aɪ̯] eiaieyay eins, zwei, drei (one, two, three) Mais (corn) Meyer (last name) eu äu [ɔʏ̯] euäu heute (today) Eule (owl)Mäuse (mice) Häuser (houses)