| How to read German? |
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| Written by Fyria | |
| Monday, 28 January 2008 18:33 | |
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As you may know, Rammstein sings on German :) lol OK, many of you Rammstein fans already probably know basic German (Deutsch) rules in pronunciation (a.k.a. reading), but this is for those who don't know. You will notice that German is quite simple, has only a few basic rules, which are always followed. On the contrary of French :) (no offense anyone!) As both German and English have literally same "root" of language, English-speaking users will find it easy to learn. So let's begin... CH is pronounced as H as in House (so, it means that "Ich will" is "Ih willl") Z is pronounced as C as in ... huh? EI is pronounced as AI as in Naive Ö is pronounced as something between "O" and "E" ü is pronounced as something between "U" and "I" S is pronounced as Z as in Zed ß is same as SS and is pronounced as S as in Sun ä is pronounced as e as in Enroll eu is pronounced as oj äu is also pronounced as oj sch is pronounced as Sh as in Shark tsch is pronounced as Ch as in Chair st, on the beginning of the sentence, is pronounced as Sht ie is pronounced as long i v (the famous German "fau") is pronounced as f as in Follow There are some other rules also, but not very necessary here. For example, g at the end of the sentence is pronounced as h So let's see some of Rammstein songs and try to decrypt it ;) Mann gegen mann Das Schicksal hat mich angelacht ~ Das Shikzal hat mih angelaht und mir ein Geschenk gemacht ~ unt mir ajn Geshenk gemaht The t here in und is one of the "other" rules... At the end of the sentence, d is pronounced as t ... and so on... That's all! Hope you'll find it easier! If anyone finds any mistake, please mail me. By Bogdan Milanovic for rammstein-online.com |
