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Similarities between GER and ENG
Lektion 1
German Articles: der, die, das
Lektion 2
Indefinite Articles: ein, eine
Lektion 3
German Alphabet ABC
Lektion 4
The Word "is" in German
Lektion 5
I, you, he, she, it in German
Lektion 6
Colors in German
Lektion 7
Plural Article: die
Lektion 8
German Numbers
Lektion 9
We, you, they in German
Lektion 10
I love you in German
Lesson 11
You, She, They in German
Lesson 12
Er sie es Instead of the Noun
Lesson 13
Conjugation of sein and haben
Lesson 14
Accusative Case "den"
Lesson 15
Thank you, Hello and Yes in German
Lesson 16
I like in German
Lesson 17
German Opposites
Lesson 18
How old are you?
Lesson 19
Accusative Case "einen"
Lesson 20
Modal Verb können
Lesson 21
My name is... in German
Lesson 22
My, your, his, her in German
Lesson 23
Our, your, their in German
Lesson 24
Happy Birthday in German
Lesson 25
German Umlauts: ä, ö, ü
Lesson 26
Telling Time in German
Lesson 27
Future Tense
Lesson 28
Excuse me in German
Lesson 29
German Adjectives
Lesson 30
Counting in German to 999,999
Lesson 31
Cheers in German
Lesson 32
Funny Vocabulary Lesson
Lesson 33
Comparative Adjectives
Lesson 34
Another TPRS Vocabulary Lesson
Lesson 35
Adjectives GER=ENG
Lesson 36
Countries and Capitals
Lesson 37
Punctuation Marks in German
Lesson 38
Days of the Week in German
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German Umlauts: ä ö ü
o umlaut, a umlaut, u umlaut
Basic Lesson No 25
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How to pronounce the German umlauts: ä, ö, ü
The German alphabet consists of 26 basic letters. There are also umlauted forms. We have three of them in German (ä, ö and ü). Can you see the little dots over the vowels? By the way, you can listen to the whole alphabet in basic lesson No 3 German Alphabet ABC.
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Ä Ö Ü
a umlaut
The ä is pronounced like the: a in apple or the ai in air.
o umlaut
The ö sounds similar to the:
e in her,
i in bird,
ea in earn,
u in burn
or the French eu.
u umlaut
The German ü doesn’t have a real equal in English. However, maybe you know how to pronounce the letter u in French, it sounds just like the German ü.
Here are some words with the umlaut a | |
(Most of the time the ä sounds similar to the German e) | |
das Mädchen | the girl |
die Bären | the bears |
die Käfer | the beetles |
Here are some words with the umlaut o | |
schön | beautiful |
die Löwen | the lions |
die Vögel | the birds |
blöd | stupid |
Here are some words with the umlaut u | |
küssen | to kiss |
üben | to exercise |
dünn | thin |
die Prüfung | the exam |
für | for |
OK, let’s build some sentences.
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- Read and listen a few times.
- Repeat after the speaker.
- Make sure that you imitate the pronunciation of the speaker.
- After a few repetitions go on to part B (farther below).
The girl is thin and beautiful.
Löwen, Bären, Vögel und Käfer sind Tiere.
Lions, bears, birds and beetles are animals.
Wir üben für die Prüfung.
We are practicing for the exam.
Prüfungen sind blöd.
Exams suck.
Listen a few times then try to answer the questions in part B.
If you cannot answer them right away, don’t worry – listen to all sound files on this page 5, 10 or 20 times every day until you can.
Repetition is the key.
Practicing with the question and answer technique will enable your brain to think in German step by step and this is very important if you want to speak German fluently some day!
a, o, u with umlaut
Basic Lesson No 25B

How To Learn With Part B
Question and Answer Part
This technique is very effective to store new information (the words, pronunciation, structure etc.) in your brain.
Don't be afraid of part B. I use the same words as in part A.
Read and listen a few times to the questions and answers.
- Answer the questions in the pauses (you may look also at the answers).
- After a few times don't look at the answers anymore.
- Make sure that you imitate the pronunciation of the speaker.
- Repeat the lesson until you can answer the questions easily.
- Sign up to my e-mail course and learn how to use the storytelling method (TPRS method) in order to learn to speak German fluently.
How to learn with part B
Question and Answer Part
This technique is very effective to save new information (the words, pronunciation, structure etc.) in your brain. Don't be afraid of part B. I use the same words as in part A.
- Read and listen a few times to the question and answers.
- Answer the questions in the pauses (you may look also at the answers).
- After a few times don't look at the answers anymore.
- Make sure that you imitate the pronunciation of the speaker.
- Repeat the lesson until you can answer the questions easily.
- Sign up to my e-mail course and learn how to use the storytelling method (TPRS method) in order to learn to speak German fluently.
Frage:
Wer (who) ist dünn und schön?
Kurze Antwort:
Das Mädchen
Lange Antwort:
Das Mädchen ist dünn und schön.
Was (what) sind Löwen, Bären, Vögel und Käfer?
Tiere
Löwen, Bären, Vögel und Käfer sind Tiere.
Für was üben wir?
Für die Prüfung.
Wir üben für die Prüfung.
Sind Prüfungen blöd?
Ja, Prüfungen sind blöd.
Prüfungen sind blöd, doof und total bescheuert.
If you can’t type Umlaute ä, ö, ü
If you cannot write the German umlauts with your keyboard, just write the vowel without the dots and then add an e:
ä = ae
ö = oe
ü = ue
For example küssen becomes kuessen (to kiss)
If you want to know how it is possible to learn German in a few months instead of years please read the text below before you go on to the next lesson.
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How can I learn German in a few months instead of years?
If you want to learn to speak German fluently, you should read and listen to German at least 20-30 minutes every day. Use an iPod or a mobile phone and listen on your way to work/school and 10 minutes before you go to sleep!
Here is a general advice:
Focus < 10% on grammar. If you like grammar you can practice with my basic online lessons (check the sidebar for more lessons). However, don't focus too much on grammar, it would only slow you down and by the way, if you read and listen a lot to the German language you will learn grammar automatically up to a certain point.
> 40% Reading and Listening
Listen to easy and clearly spoken German and read the unabridged German text at the same time. The text should be translated or should have a vocabulary aid. This saves a lot of time because you don’t have to look up all new words in a dictionary. This way you will not only learn new words but also the pronunciation, the spelling, the structure and even grammar up to a certain point.
> 40% Practicing with the Question and Answer Technique
It is very powerful and the best technique if you want to learn to speak a foreign language. It will enable you step by step to think in German (even dream in German). Being able to think in German is the key to fluency. If you cannot think in German, you cannot speak it!
Save about 10% of your time for other things like listening to German songs or watching movies in German etc.
Tip: Sign up to my Free Email Course and load my mini story „Nach der Schule“ onto your iPod or mobile phone and listen to it many times. With every repetition you will get more familiar to the German language.
If you would like to practice with more of my funny audio stories, I recommend my 4 packages (Mini Story Package, Package XL, Upgrade Package and Fairy Tale Package). These packages are only available as download version, that means you can buy and download them from all over the world.
You can read and listen a lot and if you encounter a word that you don’t know you can check the English translation. Every lesson and story has also a big question and answer part. More than 10,000 students have learned to speak German fluently with them until now.
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Lesson 1-18
Home:
Similarities between German and English
Lektion 1:
German Articles: der, die, das
Lektion 2:
Indefinite Articles: ein, eine
Lektion 3:
German Alphabet ABC
Lektion 4:
The Word "is" in German
Lektion 5:
I, you, he, she, it in German
Lektion 6:
Colors in German
Lektion 7:
Plural article: die
Lektion 8:
German Numbers
Lektion 9:
We, you, they in German
Lektion 10:
I love you in German
Lesson 11:
You, she, they in German
Lesson 12:
Er sie es instead of the Noun
Lesson 13:
Conjugation of sein and haben
Lesson 14:
Accusative Case "den"
Lesson 15:
Thank you, Hello and Yes in German
Lesson 16:
I like in German
Lesson 17:
German Opposites
Lesson 18:
How old are you?
Lesson 19-38
Lesson 19:
Accusative Case "einen"
Lesson 20:
Modal Verb können
Lesson 21:
My name is... in German
Lesson 22:
My, your, his, her in German
Lesson 23:
Our, your, their in German
Lesson 24:
Happy Birthday in German
Lesson 25:
German Umlauts Ä, Ö, Ü
Lesson 26:
Telling Time in German
Lesson 27:
Future Tense in German
Lesson 28:
Excuse me in German
Lesson 29:
German Adjectives
Lesson 30:
Counting in German to 999,999
Lesson 31:
Cheers in German
Lesson 32:
Funny Vocabulary Lesson
Lesson 33:
Comparative Adjectives
Lesson 34:
Another TPRS Vocabulary Lesson
Lesson 35:
Adjectives GER=ENG
Lesson 36:
Countries and Capitals
Lesson 37:
Punctuation marks in German
Lesson 38:
Days of the Week in German
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