From e8fad4649775b7626653a50819a902a2fd7e7919 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Renken Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:25:30 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: log: de: pronunciation --- doc/log/de/index.rst | 9 ++++ doc/log/de/pronunciation.rst | 92 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 101 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/log/de/index.rst create mode 100644 doc/log/de/pronunciation.rst diff --git a/doc/log/de/index.rst b/doc/log/de/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ddb01f0 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/log/de/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +German notes +============ + +.. toctree:: + :glob: + :maxdepth: 1 + + ch1 + pronunciation diff --git a/doc/log/de/pronunciation.rst b/doc/log/de/pronunciation.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d9cb045 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/log/de/pronunciation.rst @@ -0,0 +1,92 @@ +Pronunciation guide +=================== + +This, in addition to the tables provided by Colloquial German, should serve as a +good document for how German pronunciation is like. Of course, you *should* +always look up the pronunciation in its audio format and/or learn how to read +IPA table efficiently to improve your pronunciation skills. + +This is also helpful to have a, sometimes misleading, sometimes correct guess of +the word's definition simply by saying them. For example, jung is pronounced +young and indeed does mean young. + +Keep in mind that all German nouns are capitalized e.g., Buch for book. + +.. contents:: + +Vowels +------ + +.. note:: + Keep in mind that I myself don't know most of these words. They're used + to simply give an example on how German sounds like in a way. It'd be + good if you pick up a word or two from this guide. I don't think you'll + be revisiting this page much. Maybe I'll consider updating the tables + with better/more fitting examples that you *may* find interesting. + +Vowels are either short or long like most languages. They are long when + +* They are doubled: Paar (Pair), Haar (hair), Schnee (Snow). +* They are followed by h: sehen (to look. Sehen is the noun view, notice the + capitalization matters!), Jahr (year), Ohr (ear). +* They are followed by a single consonant: gut (good), rot (red). + +They are shower when + +* They are followed a double consonant: Bett (bed), Mann (man), hoffen (to + hope). +* They are followed by two or more consonants: sitzen (to sit), ernst (serious, + look it up!). + +.. list-table:: Examples + :header-rows: 3 + + * * Vowel + * Type + * English equivalent sound + * German words + * * a + * long + * father + * Vater, haben, sagen + * * a + * short + * hot + * Vasser, Hand, alt + * * e + * long + * may + * See, geben + * * e + * short + * let + * Ende + * * i + * long + * greet + * Tiger, Universität + * * i + * short + * sit + * ist, dick, Mitte, Mittag, Mittwoch + * * ie + * long + * similar to here, look up how the following are pronounced. + * Bier, hier, fliegen, liegen + * * o + * long + * open + * Sohn, Brot, Segelboot + * * o + * song + * Sonne, Sommer + * (none) + * * u + * long + * dune + * Blume, Pudel, Handschuh + * * u + * short + * bush + * Mutter, und, unter +