Como Pronunciar "umlauts"

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Definição

Umlauts are two dots placed above certain vowels, mostly in German, to show a change in pronunciation. They can also refer more generally to the vowel sounds that change because of these marks.

Transcrição IPA

Inglês Americano

ˈʌm.laʊts

Inglês Britânico

ˈʌmlaʊts

Pronúncia Simplificada

EUA

UHM-louts

Ouça em Contexto

In German, some words use umlauts to change the sound of vowels.

The letter 'ä' has an umlaut above it.

Not every German vowel can take umlauts.

I always struggled to pronounce German words with umlauts when I was learning.