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How to know if a beginning 'v' is pronounced /f/ or /v/?
A 'v' in the beginning of a word can be pronounced in one of two ways:
/f/: Vater, verrückt, vier, Vogel.
/v/: Vanille, Verb, Villa, Vokal, vulgär.
My question: Is there a way to know how a word ...
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Double consonants in German
Are there double consonants in German that differentiate between words? Like in Italian where for example, "casa" means house and "cassa" means box.
This question is related to the question "Is ...
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Is there a difference in pronunciation between “ist” and “isst”?
Is there a difference in pronunciation between "ist" -be (3p. sing) and "isst" -eat (3p. sing)?
EDIT: I posted the second part as an independent question
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When is the last sound of a syllable unvoiced?
It is very common to unvoice consonant sounds appearing last in a word.
die Hand -- /hant/ -- d → /t/
der Tag -- /taːk/ -- g → /k/
der Staub -- /ʃtaʊp/ -- b → /p/
This sometimes happens with ...
