Consonants | DE | AT | CH | Examples | English approximation | b | bei; ab (AT, CH) | ball | | c | China, Leipzig (AT, CH) | cute | ç | ich, durch; China, Leipzig (DE) | hue | d | dann; Kleid (AT, CH) | done | f | für, von, Phänomen | fuss | ɡ | gut; Tag (AT, CH) | guest | h | hat | hut | j | Jahr, Yo-Yo | yard | k | kann, cremen, sechs; Tag (DE) | cold | l | Leben | last | l̩ | Mantel | bottle | m | Mann | must | m̩ | großem | rhythm | n | Name | not | n̩ | beiden | sudden | ŋ | lang | long | p | Person, ab (DE) | puck | pf | Pfeffer | cupful | ʁ | r | reden | DE: French rouge AT, CH: Scottish red | s | lassen, groß, Haus | fast | ʃ | schon, Stadt, spitz, Champagner, Ski | shall | t | Tag, Stadt; Kleid (DE) | tall | ts | Zeit, Platz, Potsdam, Celle | cats | tʃ | Matsch, Cello | match | v | was, Vase | vanish | x | nach | Scottish loch | z | s | Sie, diese | DE: zebra AT, CH: soup | ʔ | | beamtet [bəˈʔamtət] | uh-oh! | Non-native consonants | dʒ | Dschungel, Pidgin | jungle | ð | Motherboard | this | ɹ | Spray | rice | θ | Thatcherismus | think | w | Web, Whiskey, Squash | web | ʒ | Genie, Entourage | pleasure | Stress | ˈ | Bahnhofstraße [ˈbaːnhoːfˌʃtʁaːsə] | battleship | ˌ | Syllable break | . | Ephraim [ˈeːfra.ɪm] | flower (contrasting with flour ) | | Vowels | DE | AT | CH | Examples | English approximation | Monophthongs | a | alles, Kalender | father, but short | aː | aber, sah, Staat | father | ɛ | Ende, hätte | bet | ɛː | spät, wählen | RP hair | eː | eben, gehen, Meer | mate | ɪ | ist | sit | iː | liebe, Berlin, ihm | seed | ɔ | kommen | off | oː | oder, hohe, Boot | story | œ | öffnen | somewhat like hurt; RP ugh | øː | Österreich, Möhre, adieu | somewhat like heard | ʊ | und | pull | uː | Hut, Kuh | tool | ʏ | müssen, Ypsilon | somewhat like cute | yː | über, Mühe, psychisch | somewhat like few | Diphthongs | aɪ | ein, Kaiser, Haydn, Verleih, Speyer | high | aʊ | auf | vow | ɔʏ | Euro, Häuser | choice | Reduced vowels | ɐ | ər | immer | DE, AT: frustration CH: Scottish letter | ə | ɛ | Name | DE: balance (but not sofa) AT, CH: GA accent | Semivowels | ɐ̯ | r | Uhr | DE, AT: sofa CH: Scottish far | i̯ | Studie, Italien | yard | o̯ | Pointe | quite | u̯ | Linguist, Gouache | would | y̑ | Etui | somewhat like evaluation | Non-native vowels | ãː | Gourmand, Engagement, Restaurant, Chance | French Provence | ɛ̃ː | Pointe | French quinze | ɛɪ | Mail | face | õː | Garçon | French Le Monde | ɔː | stalken, Motherboard | dog | ɔʊ | Code | American goat | œ̃ː | Parfum | French emprunte | œːɐ̯ | øːr | surfen, Gouverneur | roughly like RP bird | Shortened vowels | ã | engagieren | French chanson | ɛ̃ | impair | French vingt-et-un | e | Element | roughly like dress | i | Italien | seat | o | originell | story, but short | õ | foncé | French Mont Blanc | œ̃ | Lundist | French vingt-et-un | ø | Ökonom | roughly like hurt | u | Universität, Souvenir | truth | y | Psychologie | like meet, but with the lips rounded | |