Appendix:German pronunciation: difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added
No edit summary
Undo revision 76480717 by 2001:9E8:141C:FE00:49C4:315D:D572:B5CB (talk) - that's a worse example because 'the' can also have a non-schwa vowel
Tag: Undo
(17 intermediate revisions by 12 users not shown)
Line 1:
{{shortcut|AP:pron:de}}
The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents German pronunciations in Wiktionary entries.
 
See [[w:German phonology|German phonology]] at Wikipedia for a more thorough look at the sounds of German.
 
{| style="background:none"
|-
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3"|+German [[consonant|Consonants]] pronunciation
|-
! IPA !! Examples !! English approximation
Line 20 ⟶ 18:
| {{l|de|dann|'''d'''ann}} || '''d'''one
|-
|align="center" |{{big|/{{IPAlink|d͡ʒ}}/}}
| {{l|de|Dschungel|'''Dsch'''ungel}} || '''j'''ungle
|-
Line 53 ⟶ 51:
| {{l|de|Pakt|'''P'''akt}}, {{l|de|hab|ha'''b'''}} || '''p'''uck
|-
|align="center" |{{big|/{{IPAlink|pfp͡f}}/}}
| {{l|de|Pfahl|'''Pf'''ahl}} || cu'''pf'''ull
|-
Line 68 ⟶ 66:
| {{l|de|Tal|'''T'''al}} || '''t'''all
|-
|align="center" |{{big|/{{IPAlink|tst͡s}}/}}
| {{l|de|Zahl|'''Z'''ahl}} || ca'''ts'''
|-
|align="center" |{{big|/{{IPAlink|t͡ʃ}}/}}
| {{l|de|Matsch|Ma'''tsch'''}} || ma'''tch'''
|-
Line 81 ⟶ 79:
|-
|align="center" |{{big|/{{IPAlink|z}}/}}
| {{l|de|Hase|Ha'''s'''e}}<ref>Predominantly realized as {{IPAchar|[z̥]}} (devoiced) or {{IPAchar|[s]}} (voiceless) in southern regions (Switzerland, Bavaria, Austria).</ref> || ho'''s'''e
|-
|align="center" |{{big|/{{IPAlink|ʒ}}/}}
Line 87 ⟶ 85:
|-
|align="center" |{{big|[{{IPAlink|ʔ}}]}}
| {{l|de|Beamter}}<ref>The presence or absence of {{IPAchar|[ʔ]}} is not phonemic. In most standard varieties of German, all initial vowels are preceded by {{IPAchar|[ʔ]}}. However, this does not generally hold true for Swiss Standard German and most colloquial varieties.</ref><br />({{IPAchar|[bəˈʔamtɐ]}}) || the [[glottal stop]] in ''uh-oh!''
|-
! colspan="3" | [[stress|Stress]]
Line 97 ⟶ 95:
|align="center" |{{big|{{IPAlink|ˌ}}}}
|}
 
| valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
|+German vowel pronunciation
! colspan="3"| [[vowel|Vowels]]
|-
! IPA !! Examples !! English approximation
Line 127 ⟶ 125:
|-
|align="center" |{{big|/{{IPAlink|oː}}/}}
| {{l|de|schon|sch'''o'''n}}, {{l|de|Boot|B'''oo'''t}} || somewhat like b'''o'''ne
|-
|align="center" |{{big|/{{IPAlink|ɔ}}/}}
Line 164 ⟶ 162:
|-
|align="center" |{{big|/{{IPAlink|ɐ}}/}}
| {{l|de|Ober|Ob'''er'''}}<ref>Compare {{IPAchar|/ʁ/}}.</ref> || f'''u'''n
|-
|align="center" |{{big|/{{IPAlink|ə}}/}}
Line 203 ⟶ 201:
| {{l|de|Psychologie|Ps'''y'''chologie}} || (short {{IPAchar|[yː]}})
|-
|}
|}