just wondering! Thanx! (^_^)
2006-12-19 09:41:43 · 5 answers · asked by lovebug 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
and if you could answer some of my other questions! that would be great! (^_^)
2006-12-19 09:43:00 · update #1
I'm a nitpicker right now, but actually the term Umlaut is used for the whole letter and not the little dots.
The two little dots in the umlaut are the Umlautpunkte.
The pronounciation of the u without the dots is like the oo in taboo.
The ü with the dots denotes a sound that doesn't really exist in English. Maybe the sound "ew" that you make when you're disgusted is a little bit similar.
If you don't have umlauts on your keyboard you can substitute the umlaut with a vowel+e combination so ü would be ue. Don't just use the vowel without the Umlautpunkte, because that could be confusing.
An example: Stützen are rests, while Stutzen is a kind of gun.
There are three umlauts in German: the ä, ö and ü. There is no umlaut to the e or i in German.
2006-12-20 00:52:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They're called umlauts. The umlaut changes
the pronunciation of the given vowel.
For instance, u is pronounced like oo in boo,
but if one puts an umlaut over it, it's pronounced
like oo with the lips rounded.
2006-12-19 17:49:50 · answer #2 · answered by steiner1745 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
umlauts...they even have them over an a, e, o, u
2006-12-19 17:50:41 · answer #3 · answered by biffnasty 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
umlaut-but i may have spelled it wrong.
2006-12-19 17:49:09 · answer #4 · answered by Adriel M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
umlauts!
2006-12-19 17:43:28 · answer #5 · answered by NIPS® 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋