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German Diction
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When is a vowel short and open? | When the vowel is followed by two or more consonants |
| When is a vowel long and closed? | 1. Vowel is followed by a single consonant 2. Vowel is followed by a h 3. Vowel is followed by a double consonant |
| What happens when a vowel has been modified (umlout)? | It is followed by an ich-lout instead of an auch-lout |
| What is the unvoiced equivalent of v? | f |
| What is the unvoiced equivalent of g? | k |
| What is the unvoiced equivalent of b? | p |
| What is the unvoiced equivalent of d? | t |
| What are the possibilities for the aɪ diphthong? | ai, ay, ei, ey |
| What are the possibilities for the aʊ diphthong? | au |
| What are the possibilities for the ɔY diphthong? | äu, eu |
| y is a | long and closed vowel (ü) |
| Y is a | short and open vowel |
| ß is a | double ss |
| The IPA of ph is | f |
| ø is a | long and closed vowel (ö) |
| œ is a | short and open vowel (ö) |
| The IPA of ng is | ŋ |
| The IPA of nk is | ŋk |
| The IPA of x is | ks |
| The IPA of ä is | ɛ |
| The IPA of gn is | ɲ |
| The IPA of an 's' at the beginning of a word is | z |
| When do you use an ich-lout? | 1. After the vowels e and i 2. Vowels with mutations 3. After diphthongs 4. After diminutive endings 5. After an ig ending 5. After consonants |
| When do you use an auch-lout? | After vowels a, u, o and au |
| u is a | long closed vowel (u) |
| ʊ is a | short open vowel (u) |
| When do voiced consonants become unvoiced consonants? | At the end of syllables or words |
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