1.+Basic+Vowel+Sounds+A-E-I-O-U

Here are some short phrases to practice the basic SHORT and LONG VOWEL sounds in German:

__short [a]__ - /ah/ short in length of sound 1. Der M__a__nn tr__a__nk das W__a__sser. //(The man drank the water.)// 2. Der Kr__a__nz p__a__sst dem M__a__nn. //(The garland/wreath fits the man.)//

__long [a]__ - /ah/ longer ahhh 1. Der V__a__ter h__a__t die F__a__hrk__a__rte. //(The father has the ticket.)// 2. G__a__bi h__a__t Kr__a__m. //(Gabi has stuff.)//

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilOMeeF7sNk


 * __short [e]__ - /ehh/ as in f__e__d**
 * 1. __E__mma k__e__nnt T__e__nnis. //(Emma is familiar with tennis.)//**
 * 2. Br__e__nnt H__e__lga das s__e__chste H__e__ft? //(Is Helga burning the sixth notebook?)//**


 * __long [e]__ - /ay/ as in b__a__ker, with no slide in the sound**
 * 1. L__e__na und N__e__le l__e__sen in Br__e__men. //(Lena and Nele are reading in Bremen.)//**
 * 2. J__e__den Tag f__e__gen Apoth__e__ker d__e__n Schn__ee__. //(Every day pharmacists sweep the snow.)//**

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bc8BUzml0A

__short [i]__ - /ihh/ as in st__i__ck 1. Fr__i__tz verm__i__sst __I__lse __i__n __I__nnsbruck. //(Fritz misses Ilse in Innsbruck.)// 2. W__i__lhelm w__i__ll n__i__chts. //(Wilhelm wants nothing.)//

__long [i]__ - /ee/ as in st__ee__p 1. T__i__na s__ie__ht T__i__mo v__ie__l. //(Tina sees Timo a lot.)// 2. V__ie__le f__ie__se m__ie__se D__ie__ner schr__ie__ben s__ie__ben Br__ie__fe. //(Many nasty rotten servants wrote seven letters.)//

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KFD41CuO_Q ////


 * __short [o]__ - /ou/ as in f__ou__ght**
 * 1. Das K__o__ch r__o__ch w__o__chenlang. //(The cook smelled for weeks.)//**
 * 2. Das Kr__o__kodil kr__o__ch ins L__o__ch. //(The crocodile crawled into the hole.)//**


 * __long [o]__ - /oh/ as in __o__ver, with no slide into the sound**
 * 1. Das Krok__o__dil t__o__bte __oh__ne L__o__b. //(The crocodile rampaged without praise.)//**
 * 2. Das F__oh__len l__oh__nt sich w__oh__l. //(The foal is probably worth it.)//**

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OyaMaTcL8I

__short [u]__ - short /oo/ as in b__oo__k 1. Der Kl__u__b m__u__ss gr__u__nzen. //(The club must snort.)// 2. Wir t__u__nken M__u__scheln in B__u__tter. //(We dunk mussels in butter.)//

__long [u]__ - long /oo/ as in l__oo__p 1. __U__we l__u__d __U__te z__u__m M__u__sikverein ein. //(Uwe invited Ute to the music club.)// 2. K__u__chen t__u__t g__u__t. //(Cake is good [for you]).//

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW03xXz-f2I

__**all**__ SHORT __**VOWELS:**__ A - E - I - O - I - U Anna nennt mich "Drolliger Butz". //(Anna calls me 'goofy goblin'.)//

__**all**__ LONG __**VOWELS:**__ I - O - A - U - I - E D__ie__ __O__hnm__a__cht t__u__t ihm w__e__h. //([The] unconsciousness hurts him.)//