Umlaut, plural Umlaute
- ? ? - pronounced like the “a” in apple
- ? ? - pronounced like the “u” in “burn”
- ü ü - pronounced like the “y” in Analyst or Lyric
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? A ?
Agathe Sedlmeyr (Nan)
Agathe:
- Pronounce the “a”s like the “a” in car
- Pronounce the “th” like a hard “t” like in “tomato”
as opposed to “th” in “the” - The “e” at the end is not silent, pronounce like the “e” in “end”
- Emphasis on second syllable
-> pronounced Ah-gah-te
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Sedlmeyr:
- Pronounce the “Se-” the same way as in “secure”
- Pronounce the “-meyr” the same way as “mire”
- Emphasis on the first syllable
-> pronounced Sehdl-mire
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Apfelstrudel (German/Austrian Apple Dish)
- Pronounce the “a” like the “a” in car
- Pronounce the “sch” like the soft “s” in “sure” or the “sh” in “shell”
as opposed to the sharp “s / sch” of “school” - Roll the “r”
- Pronounce the “u” like the short sounding “oo” in “foot”
- The “e” is silent
-> pronounced Apfel-shtroodl
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? G ?
Glubsch
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- Pronounce the “u” like the short sounding “oo” in “foot”
- Pronounce the “sch” like the soft “s” in “sure” or the “sh” in “shell”
as opposed to the sharp “s / sch” of “school”
-> pronounced Glubbsh
Gr?stl (German/Austrian/Swiss Dish)
- Roll the “r”
- Pronounce the “?” like the “u” in “burn”
- Pronounce the “s” like the soft “s” in “sure” or the “sh” in “shell”
-> pronounced Gr?shtl
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? K ?
Kn?del (German/Austrian Dumplings)
- Pronounce the “?” like the “u” in “burn”
- The “e” is silent
-> pronounced Kn?dl
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? S ?
Schwammerl (Bavarian/Austrian Slang Word for Mushrooms)
- Pronounce the “sch” like the soft “s” in “sure” or the “sh” in “shell”
as opposed to the sharp “s / sch” of “school” - Pronounce the “a” like the “a” in car
- The ending undergoes a phonetic reduction or vowel elision,
so “-erl” is pronounced like “-all” with a short but clear “a” like in “mask”
-> pronounced Shwammall
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Semmel (Bavarian/Austrian Name for Roll)
- Pronounce the “s” sharp like in “safe”
- Pronounce the first “e” like the one in “end”
- The last “e” is silent
-> pronounced Semml
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Sütterlin (Old German Font)
- Pronounce the “s” sharp like in “safe”
- Pronounced the “ü” like the “y” in Analyst or Lyrics
- The “-er-” is pronounced as “a” like the “a” in “car”
- Pronounce the “i” clear as in “introduction” as opposed to the “i” in “time”
-> pronounced Sytta-lean
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