Diphthongs
German has only three diphthong sounds, i.e. ei, au and eu. English has quite a few more.
| ei in words like Blei, Stein and Verleih is identical to the vowel in ‘fight’. ai in words like Hain, Laib and Mai is identical in pronunciation to ei and occurs in very few words. au in words like aus, Auto and Traum is very similar to the vowel in ‘house’. eu in words like euch, Feuer and heute is identical to the vowel in ‘boy’. äu in words like enttäuschen, Kräuter and Schläuche is identical to eu . |
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