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German vocabulary A1: Reading and pronunciation

A1 Catalogue 13 cards

The German sounds and spellings an English speaker reads differently: u, ü, ö, ei, ie, eu and äu, ch, sch, w and v, z, h and j, and the names of the vowels. Each sound is heard in a word, then recognised by ear and on the page. Nothing is typed.

13 German words at level A1, with their translation.

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DeutschEnglish
u [uː]
ü [yː]
ö [øː]
ei [aɪ]
ie [iː]
eu, äu [ɔʏ]
ch [x] / [ç]
sch, sp-, st- [ʃ]
w / v [v] / [f]
z [ts]
h [h]
j [j]
a / e / i / o / u [aː] / [eː] / [iː] / [oː] / [uː]

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