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✦ GLOSSARY ✦

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Umlaut, plural Umlaute

1. Ä ä - pronounced like the “a” in apple

2. Ö ö - pronounced like the “u” in “burn”

3. Ü ü - pronounced like the “y” in Analyst or Lyric

I want to hear it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoFEG5h7d-o

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Agathe Sedlmeyr (Nan)

Agathe:

1. Pronounce the “a”s like the “a” in car

2. Pronounce the “th” like a hard “t” like in “tomato”

as opposed to “th” in “the”

3. The “e” at the end is not silent, pronounce like the “e” in “end”

4. Emphasis on second syllable

-> pronounced Ah-gah-te

I want to hear it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAmhyMAGNW0

Sedlmeyr:

1. Pronounce the “Se-” the same way as in “secure”

2. Pronounce the “-meyr” the same way as “mire”

3. Emphasis on the first syllable

-> pronounced Sehdl-mire

I want to hear it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc8tZYascRM

(Ignore the “Walter” Part. And while the spelling in this video is “Sedlmayr” and not “Sedlmeyr”, the Pronunciation is the same)

Apfelstrudel (German/Austrian Apple Dish)

1. Pronounce the “a” like the “a” in car

2. Pronounce the “sch” like the soft “s” in “sure” or the “sh” in “shell”

as opposed to the sharp “s / sch” of “school”

3. Roll the “r”

4. Pronounce the “u” like the short sounding “oo” in “foot”

5. The “e” is silent

-> pronounced Apfel-shtroodl

I want to hear it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXDpripVnmY

I want to see it: 1. https://shorturl.at/JDJmt and 2. https://shorturl.at/XKvUB

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Glubsch

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1. Pronounce the “u” like the short sounding “oo” in “foot”

2. Pronounce the “sch” like the soft “s” in “sure” or the “sh” in “shell”

as opposed to the sharp “s / sch” of “school”

-> pronounced Glubbsh

Gröstl (German/Austrian/Swiss Dish)

1. Roll the “r”

2. Pronounce the “ö” like the “u” in “burn”

3. Pronounce the “s” like the soft “s” in “sure” or the “sh” in “shell”

-> pronounced Gröshtl

I want to see it: https://shorturl.at/ucybv

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Knödel (German/Austrian Dumplings)

1. Pronounce the “ö” like the “u” in “burn”

2. The “e” is silent

-> pronounced Knödl

I want to hear it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUYuZY4R0cY

I want to see it: https://shorturl.at/ioO0r

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Schwammerl (Bavarian/Austrian Slang Word for Mushrooms)

1. Pronounce the “sch” like the soft “s” in “sure” or the “sh” in “shell”

as opposed to the sharp “s / sch” of “school”

2. Pronounce the “a” like the “a” in car

3. The ending undergoes a phonetic reduction or vowel elision,

so “-erl” is pronounced like “-all” with a short but clear “a” like in “mask”

-> pronounced Shwammall

I want to hear it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2B0jD892Ms

Semmel (Bavarian/Austrian Name for Roll)

1. Pronounce the “s” sharp like in “safe”

2. Pronounce the first “e” like the one in “end”

3. The last “e” is silent

-> pronounced Semml

I want to hear it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnBBMVPR5X4

I want to see it: https://shorturl.at/Obdrw

Sütterlin (Old German Font)

1. Pronounce the “s” sharp like in “safe”

2. Pronounced the “ü” like the “y” in Analyst or Lyrics

3. The “-er-” is pronounced as “a” like the “a” in “car”

4. Pronounce the “i” clear as in “introduction” as opposed to the “i” in “time”

-> pronounced Sytta-lean

I want to hear it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGmqKI9HrkM

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