German Made Simple: Learn to Speak and Understand German Quickly and Easily (7 page)

BOOK: German Made Simple: Learn to Speak and Understand German Quickly and Easily
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M
rz
B
cker
b
ckt
lter
w
rmer
mĕrtz
bĕck-er
bĕckt
ĕl-ter
vĕr-mer
March
baker
bakes
older
warmer

Der B
cker b
ckt Brot
.

Karl ist
lter als
(than)
Maríe
.

Florida ist w
rmer als New York
.

Der Monat M
rz ist oft
(often)
kalt
.

Hier ist es w
rmer als in Kanada
.

Long
. No equivalent sound in English. To make long
, hold the lips firmly in the position for long
ō
(
oh
) and try to say
ē
(
ay
). The result will be long
. (See Diagram in
Chapter 1
.)

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