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The German word Dachshund is pronounced [ˈdaks.hʊnt] ⓘ. The pronunciation varies in English: variations of the first and second syllables include / ˈ d ɑː k s-/, / ˈ d æ k s-/ and /-h ʊ n t /, /-h ʊ n d /, /-ən d /. The first syllable may be incorrectly pronounced as / ˈ d æ ʃ-/ by some English speakers.
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This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Standard German on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Standard German in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
German orthography is the orthography used in writing the German language, which is largely phonemic.However, it shows many instances of spellings that are historic or analogous to other spellings rather than phonemic.
In German, these two sounds are allophones occurring in complementary distribution. The allophone occurs after back vowels and /a aː/ (for instance in Buch [buːx] 'book'), the allophone after front vowels (for instance in mich [mɪç] 'me/myself') and consonants (for instance in Furcht [fʊʁçt] 'fear', manchmal [ˈmançmaːl] 'sometimes
Standard High German (SHG), [3] less precisely Standard German or High German [a] (German: Standardhochdeutsch, Standarddeutsch, Hochdeutsch or, in Switzerland, Schriftdeutsch), is the umbrella term for the standardized varieties of the German language, which are used in formal contexts and for communication between different dialect areas.
Waldi (German pronunciation:) was the first official Olympic mascot, created for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He was a dachshund , a popular breed of dog from Germany . The course of the marathon was designed to incorporate the Waldi design, and during the construction phase of the 1972 Olympic stadium and village, Waldi was used in ...
Langenscheidt (German pronunciation: [ˈlaŋənʃaɪ̯t]) [2] [3] is a German publishing company that specializes in language reference works. In addition to publishing monolingual dictionaries , Langenscheidt also publishes bilingual dictionaries and travel phrase-books.