eins, zwei, drei, vier, fünf, sechs, sieben, acht, neun, zehn
elf, zwölf, dreizehn, vierzehn, fünfzehn, sechzehn, siebzehn, achtzehn, neunzehn, zwanzig
zehn, zwanzig, dreißig, vierzig, fünfzig, sechzig, siebzig, achtzig, neunzig, einhundert
null, tausend, einhunderttausend, eine Million, eine Milliarde

German numbers I

A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z









German ABC

An "r" can be rolled at the beginning of a word, after a consonant or between two vowels. It is not rolled at the end of a word or between a vowel and a consonant (vocalization).The "r" is either created by what is called "an uvular trill" or a soft friction. Listen to my examples:

Dresden, Bremen, drei, geboren, Grüß Gott!, Straße, buchstabieren, interessant, rot.
 

Pronunciation of the German "r"

The "r" and the "er" change into a short vowel, like in "up" or in the German "ach", at the end of a word resp. between a vowel and a consonant. There is nothing of an "r" in the following examples:
1. hier, vier, wir, er, ihr, wir.
2. morgen, fertig, Hamburg, Herr, Norden, wirklich, Jörg.
3. wieder, Wiedersehen, fundiert, Länder, Nummer, besonders, aber, Peter.

Vocalization of "r" and "er"

1. Short vowels (less tension) are normally followed by two or more consonants.

a: lang, angeln
e: Westen, sechs, elf, fertig, denn, 
i:  ist, im, in, irgendwo
o: modern, Moment,  

2. Long vowels

e: Dresden, gehen, zehn, Bremen (the „e“ sounds like in café)
a: Abend, aber, da, ja
i:  Berlin, Detektiv
o: oben, wo, geboren, wohnen, also
u: du, Buch, gut , Ruhrgebiet





Short and long vowels

weak "ch": after  e, i, ä, ö, ü, or after a consonant...it sounds like the fizzling of a cat
exs: ich, München, nicht, dich, durch


strong "ch": after a, o, u; it's  produced further back in your throat
gentle guttural exhalation, like the composer ..”Bach” or the Scottish “loch “
exs: ach, acht, Nacht, buchstabieren, auch, noch



Weak and strong "ch"

diphtongs
ei :     is always pronounced like an „i“ in life
          exs: eins, zwei, drei, heißen

eu:     like oi in spoil
          exs.: neun, Europe, neunzehn
au:     like ou in pound
          exs.: Frau, genau, Hauptstraße


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