How is y pronounced in german

These sounds are always the same. Do not confuse ie with ei , unless you want to annoy many people. All other combinations of vowels are meant to be pronounced as separate syllables e. Two rules you should know but can get away with not following: r is swallowed at ends of syllables as in British English it colors the preceding vowel but is not pronounced , and voiced consonants at ends of syllables become voiceless d becomes t , etc. The vast majority of German words are stressed on the first syllable.

This rule fails most commonly in the following cases:. Vowels As in English, German vowels generally have both long and short variants, and would-be long vowels are often shortened when they precede multiple consonants e. How to pronounce the German consonant 'z'. Print This Page. The letter 'b'. The letters 'ch'. The letter 'd'. The letter 'f'. The letter 'g'. Loan words containing 'g'.

The letter 'h'. The letter 'j'. The letter 'k'. The letter 'l'. The letter 'm'. The letter 'n'. The letter 'p'. The 'pf' sound. The letter 'q'. I always pronounced the 'Y' like in the word typisch as [t-ee-pish]. Is that pronunciation a regional thing maybe??? Hi Robert, I don't know whether this would be a regional thing. My relatives in the north say it the same way as we do in Bavaria.

No, to my ears "t-ee-pish" sounds very wierd. I really don't know if there is any region in Germany where it's pronounced like that.

Never heard it. And of course there is English words we borrowed like Baby, Party. Those kept the English pronounciation. I heard it pronounced like that is some parts of saxony. But saxony has the worst kinds of dialects according to the majority of Germans. Get started. Hello everyone, I'm curious how to pronounce the letter Y in German.