[Assignment 1] The German Alphabet: Pronunciation Practice

[Diamat]

This is your first assignment. Listen to the 26 words and only pay attention to the FIRST LETTER. Then write down the letter you hear. This is to make sure you guys are pronouncing the letters correctly. Don't worry about what the words mean, just focus on the first letter. The last two ones are somewhat tricky . The good thing is, though, unless a loanword, German words follow definite pronunciation rules, unlike in English (e.g., subpoenaed...what a word). So once you get the pronunciation of letters down correctly, you can basically pronounce almost any German word.

I apologize for the imperfect quality, but it's the best I could do. The link is here:
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0XHgBritDel

Important: submit your answers to me via PM! The deadline is anytime on Saturday (whenever your Saturday is). I'm not strict about deadlines...just please don't turn it in on Monday night. I will have the correct answers posted here on Sunday, once everyone has submitted his assignment.

[Joseph Simonyi de Vitézvár]

This is your first assignment. Listen to the 26 words and only pay attention to the FIRST LETTER. Then write down the letter you hear. This is to make sure you guys are pronouncing the letters correctly. Don't worry about what the words mean, just focus on the first letter. The last two ones are somewhat tricky . The good thing is, though, unless a loanword, German words follow definite pronunciation rules, unlike in English (e.g., subpoenaed...what a word). So once you get the pronunciation of letters down correctly, you can basically pronounce almost any German word.

I apologize for the imperfect quality, but it's the best I could do. The link is here:
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0XHgBritDel

Important: submit your answers to me via PM! The deadline is anytime on Saturday (whenever your Saturday is). I'm not strict about deadlines...just please don't turn it in on Monday night. I will have the correct answers posted here on Sunday, once everyone has submitted his assignment.

All finished and the PM has been sent!

[Kaiser Leonidas]

PM sent

[ImperialAquila]

PM Sent

[Vaðarholmr]

Sent

[Bo1Bo1Sha3]

Did you get mine?

[Diamat]

Did you get mine?

Yeppers peppers. Don't worry, on Saturday I will post all the answers (in full) and also post who has completed the assignment. Be at peace.

[Lord Thesaurian]

Sent Saturday 11 AM Pacific

[Confederate Jeb]

I sent my fail attempt at understanding letters. The chart on Wikipedia may have made things worse, I'm not sure yet.

[Diamat]

Answers:
1. Dorf 2. sieben 3. acht 4. Ärger 5. laufen 6. Baum 7. Palme 8. Treue 9. Erde 10. Freundschaft 11. Vater 12. Zentral 13. Kommunismus 14. Gans 15. Ort 16. Öl 17. unter 18. über 19. Irrtum 20. Hand 21. Januar 22. Mann 23. Name 24. Quelle 25. Reich 26. Wechsel 27. schlau 28. chinesisch

Students who completed the assignment and thus received full credit:
-Princess Luna
-ImperialAcquila
-Merchant of Venice
-Confederate Jeb
-Rarity
-BM309K58SMERCH
-Joseph Simonyi de Vitézvár
-Papashaw
-Kaiser Leonidas
-Legio_Italica
-Chloë

Those who have not completed the assignment:
-ChewieMuse
-Rafsanjohnny
-Lord Inquisitor Derpy Hooves
-Philip Regent of Hospitallers
-Duke Dolphin

[Joseph Simonyi de Vitézvár]

Excellent Diamat !