German Language Game: Practice Umlauts
German Language Game: Practice umlauts.
Level: Beginner (A1)
Playing Time: 2 minutes
German has three umlauts: ä, ö, ü and the letter combination: äu.
The word "umlaut" means a shift in the quality of the vowel.
It is usually created by fronting and rounding the vowel.
("fronting" = creating in the front of the mouth; "rounding" = creating with rounded lips)
With a little extra practice ALOUD you can definitely improve your mastery of these umlauts.
In this quick listening and pronunciation game, you'll practice the difference between: a and ä; o and ö; u and ü; au and äu.
There are no direct equivalents for German umlauted vowels in English, and German has long and short vowels.
The following are only approximations of the vowels:
- ä - similar to "get"
- ö - similar to "burn"
- ü - similar to "pew."
- äu - similar to "Loyd"
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Did you also know that the Amish Dutch don't use any Umlauts?
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Spanish Language Game: ¿Está aquí por negocios?
Spanish Language game: "¿Está aquí?"
You may be asked at Passport Control: "¿Está aquí por negocios?" - Are you here on business?
With this Quick Spanish Game you'll practice the question and a possible answer.
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Juego de Inglés: English Numbers 1-12
Juego de Inglés: "Numbers 1-12" - Los números 1-12.
Repite los números en voz alta y Haz Clic o Toca la palabra correcta.
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Italian Language Game: "My Pleasure" in Italian
With this Quick Italian Language Game: "Piacere mio" - My pleasure, you can practice a common Italian expression.
"Piacere mio" or just "Piacere" are expressions you'll often hear in Italian conversations, especially during introductions.
You can actually find the translation with the audio also in our Italian Dictionary.
Also, the word "piacere" (pleasure) is part of a host of common conversational phrases. Here are some more Italian phrases with "piacere".
- con piacere - with pleasure, certainly
- è un piacere ... - it's a pleasure ...
- que piacere! - what a pleasure!
- se ti fa piacere - if you like (familiar)
- ho di piacere ... - it gives me great pleasure ...
- mi farebbe piacere ...- I would like to ...
- tanto piacere! - ironical: so what?
- il piacere è tutto mio - the pleasure is all mine
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Juego de Inglés: Where did you learn English?
Juego de Inglés: Where did you learn English? - ¿Dónde aprendió inglés?
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