German Made Simple: Learn to Speak and Understand German Quickly and Easily (4 page)

Long and Short u (See Diagram in Chapter 1)

Long
ū
is like
oo
in
root
. Key
Round the lips as in diagram

Fūss	Schūle	Brūder	Hūt	Stūhl
f ls	sh -le	br -der	h t	sht l
foot	school	brother	hat	chair

Short ŭ is like
oo
in
foot
. Key
Round the lips as in diagram

Mŭtter	Bŭtter	Sŭppe	ŭnter	ŭnd
m t-ter	b t-ter	z p-pe	n-ter	nt
mother	butter	soup	under	and

The Consonant d (Final)

At the end of a word or syllable
d
is pronounced like
t
.
Kind
(
kīnt
);
Wind
(
vīnt
)

The Consonants h, j, w, l, r