18. More and More Pronunciation of German Sounds - Quiz Answers
1 Vowel sounds differ across the German speaking world.
2 The German spoken in the northern part of the country is different from the south.
3 The 'b' sound is like English 'b' at the start of a word but like 'p' at the end.
4 The 'd' sound is like English 'd' at the start of a word but like 't' at the end.
5 The 'f' sound is always like English 'f ' at the start of a word and also at the end.
6 The 'g' sound is like English 'g' at the start of a word but usually like 'k' at the end.
7 The 'h' sound is like English at the start of a word but silent at the end.
8 The 'j' sound is always like English 'y' with the exception of French words.
9 The 'k' sound is always like the English 'k' T
10 The 'l' sound is always like English 'l'. T
11 The sound 'm' is like English m at the start of a word & at the end T
12 The sound 'n' is not like English at the start of a word & the end of a word F
13 The word Pein means a pine tree F (It means pain / agony)
14 The letter 'q' is like English 'kv' except in die Queen which is the same as English.
15 's' is pronounced like an English 'z' at the start but like 's' at the end odf a word.
16 The 'st' in German is pronounced the same in south and north Germany F
17 The 'sp' sound is like English 1 Vowel sounds ........... across the German speaking world.
18 Spiel means game, match and play (theatre) T
19 The 'sch' of German is the equivalent in English of 'sh'
20 't', 'd', 'th' are often interchangeable in English and German T
21 The 'v' in German is usually like English 'f '
22 A 'w' is mostly pronounced like a 'v' in English.
23 The German 'y' is usually pronounced like the 'ue' sound as in English due T
24 The German word Zunge means tongue in English.
25 The word Fenster means window in English. The word defenestrate means to throw out the window
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