KEY TO DIACRITICAL MARKS
ă as in ăm
ä as in ärm
ȧ as in ȧbound´
ȧ as in ȧsk
ā as in fāte
a̿ as in sen´a̿te
ă as in mad´ăm
ĕ as in ĕnd
e̿ as in e̿ vent´
ẽ as in hẽr
ĕ as in re´cĕnt
ē as in ēve
ĭ as in ĭt
ī as in īce
ô as in ôr
o̿ as in o̿ bey´
ō as in ōld
ŏ as in cŏn nect´
ŭ as in ŭp
ŭ as in cir´cŭs
û as in fûrl
u̿ as in u̿nite´
ü something like prolonged u̿ as in u̿nite´
o͡o as in fo͡ot
o͞o as in fo͞od
oi as in oil
ou as in out
t͜u̿ for tu as in na´t͜u̿re
çh as in ma çhine´
ŋ (like ng): for n before the sound k or hard g as in baŋk
' for voice glide as in par´d'n
Aar (är)
accepted (ăk sĕpt´ĕd)
alpine (ăl´pĭn)
Alps (ălps)
Altdorf (ält´dôrf)
Antwerp (ănt´wẽrp)
arched (ärcht)
Austria (ôs´trĭ ȧ)
automobile (ô´to̿ mō´bĭl)
Axenberg (äks´'n bĕrg)
Axenstrasse (äks´'n strä´sĕ)
Belgium (bĕl´jĭ ŭm)
Bern (bȗrn)
bishop (bĭsh´ŭp)
blizzard (blĭz´ȧrd)
botany (bŏt´ȧ nĭ)
bridge (brĭj)
Brünig (brün´ĭg)
castle (kȧs´'l)
ceiling (sēl´ĭng)
celebrating (sĕl´e̿ brāt´ĭng)
chalet (shȧ lā´)
Chinese (chī nēs´)
conductor (kŏn dŭk´tẽr)
cuckoo (ko͡ok´o͞o)
dangerous (dān´jẽr ŭs)
dragon (drăg ŭn)
dungeon (dŭn´jŭn)
dwarf (dwôrf)
earthquake (ȗrth´kwāk)
edelweiss (ā´dĕl vīs)
embroidery (ĕm broid´ẽr ĭ)
enemies (ĕn´e̿ mĭz)
Europe (u̿´rŭp)
explore (ĕks plōr´)
famous (fā´mŭs)
favorite (fā´ vẽr ĭt)
figure (fĭg´u̿r)
fortunately (fôr´t͜u̿ na̿t lĭ)
fountain (foun´tĭn)
franc (frăŋk)
Franz (frȧntz)
Galilee (găl´ĭ lē)
Gessler (gĕs´lẽr)
glacier (glā´shẽr)
gnaw (nô)
Gretel (grĕ´t'l)
Grindlewald (grĭn´dĕl vält)
Jungfrau (yo͡ong´frou´)
knapsack (năp´săk)
language (lăŋ´gwa̿j)
legend (lĕj´ĕnd)
Lucerne (lu̿ sûrn´)
maiden (mād´'n)
Meiringen (mī´rĭng ĕn)
miserable (mĭz´ẽr ȧ b´l)
museum (mu̿ zē´ŭm)
naughty (nô´tĭ)
nectar (nĕk´tȧr)
pasture (pȧs´t͜u̿r)
Pilate (pe̿´lȧt)
Pilatus (pe̿lä´to͡os)
procession (pro̿ sĕsh´ŭn)
protected (pro̿ tĕkt´ĕd)
quaint (kwānt)
restaurant (rĕs´to̿ rănt)
Rhine (rīn)
Rigi (rē´ge̿)
scenery (sēn´ẽr ĭ)
Scheidegg (shī´dĕg)
Sep (sĕp)
skiing (skē´ĭng)
soldier (sōl´jẽr)
St. Gotthard (sa̿nt gŏth´ȧrd)
St. Bernard (sa̿nt bûr närd´)
Switzerland (swĭt´zẽr lȧnd)
terrace (tĕr´a̿s)
thunder (thŭn´dẽr)
umbrella (um brĕl´ȧ)
vineyard (vĭn´yȧrd)
weird (wērd)
Wetterhorn (vĕt´ẽr hôrn´)
Approximate pronunciation of German words:
Ich danke euch allen (ĭçh dän´kĕ oiçh äl´ĕn)
Guten Tag! Glückliche Reise (go͞ot´ĕn täg! glŭk´lĭçh ẽr rī´zĕ)
Danke schön (dän´kĕ shûrn)
Auf Wiedersehn (ouf vēd´ẽr zān´)
Transcriber's Note: Obvious punctuation errors repaired.