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| BSAlessi | Monday 14th of March 2005 06:39:01 PM |
| How to pronounce... - Hi,
I'm a begginer student of German and I've some doubts regarding correct pronounciation. Could you help me? How to pronounce the o-umlaut? ö z.B. I have spoken the ö of hören as the o of Wo, but I think it's plain wrong... Is "ö" an intermediate sound between "o" and "e"? How to distinguish o, ö and oh? Another one: For me, it seems that the word "Ihr" sounds like "Iia" with the "a" as a weak, vanishing sound like the "e" in Tasse. Is that true? Thanks! and ü. | |
| Lilia_Abrams | Tuesday 15th of March 2005 09:49:35 PM |
| how to pronounce... - Hi there,
the difference between o, ö and oh ... I will try... o - like the "o" in OHHH (as opposed to the "o" in ONLY, as it has a slight "u" after pronouncing the "o") ö - sounds a bit like the "o" in WORLD or WORD or the expression uhhhh whereby you stretch your lips as you would do when trying to kiss somebody (sounds awkward, i know, but I couldn't explain it any better) oh - you would pronounce this like the usual german "o", but then you would have to add a few H as in "OHHHHH" Now, you are right about the "Ihr" - you wouldn't hear the "r" at all and the description "with the "a" as a weak, vanishing sound like the "e" in Tasse" is absolutely correct. take care. Lilia | |
