The “w” sound in german
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The “w” sound in German
The “w” sound in German is similar to an English “v” sound. It is mostly written as a w, but sometimes it is written as a v.
der Wind
the wind
warten
to wait
die Vanille
the vanilla
die Vase
the vase
Notes:
- In words borrowed from other languages, the “w” sound is generally written as a v.
- The letter v is most often pronounced like an “f”.
vielleicht
maybe
versuchen
to try
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