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Speaking German Lanuage:
Fortunately, for anyone intending to
learn the German language as a second language, it
is a relatively consistent language as far as
phonetics. German words usually sound the way that
they are spelled. Although rare exceptions do exist,
these are usually related to foreign words that have
entered the German language. Once you learn how
different spellings in the German language sound,
you should be able to pronounce any German word with
relative ease, simply because you won’t need to
figure out which phonetic rule applies.
The German alphabet actually has thirty characters
in it. However, due to the consistency of
pronunciation rules, a few extra letters is more
helpful than troublesome. If you are teaching
yourself the German language, consider using an
online site or renting an audiotape to learn the
enunciation of the German alphabet. The alphabet is
the basic initial starting point for learning any
language.
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One of the inherent dangers in learning a new
language is the obvious fact that your native tongue
will influence your pronunciation of the language
until you can rid yourself of the tendencies to
pronounce in your native tongue while attempting to
speak in a second language. It is extremely
important to note that German words that are spelled
identically, or nearly identically, to English words
will sound different simply because the German
alphabet is not pronounced like the English alphabet.
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Pairs of consonants in the German language create
consistent sounds within the vocabulary of the
language. This makes learning German so much easier
than trying to figure out, “Hmmm, does it sound like
this or does it sound like that?” This consonant
consistency exists in other languages as well. An
example in the German language is the consonant pair
of “st.” The “st” pair in the German language always
sounds like “scht.”
Diphthongs in the German language blend with
consistency as well. Pairs of vowels usually have
the exact same sound no matter what the word is. For
example, the pair of letters “au” blends together
for a single sound. In the German language, the “au”
always blends for the single sound “ow.” This is
important to know when you are learning the language.
Whenever you encounter the vowel combination of
“au,” you will automatically (after a bit of
practice) remember that the blend sounds like “ow.”
None of this is to say that learning the German
language is a simple task, especially if you are
over the age of six. In fact, confusion in learning
is not only possible, but it is also probable. For
instance, homophones, or words that sound the same,
but are spelled differently and have different
meanings, exist in German. Fortunately, the English
language has quite a few more homophones than
German, so the difficulty learning German homophones
should be short lived. |