Please and Thx!:)
2007-02-16 12:37:23 · 9 answers · asked by Kiley 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
If you are in the Philippines and you received that through an SMS, it means smile. (",)
2007-02-16 22:34:31 · answer #1 · answered by Makisig 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Among the first 6 answers above, beth r gave you the best answer. (The others told you what the two dots were called --but beth r was the only one who even tried to tell you what they mean.) As beth said, those 2 dots (the umlaut) mean the U should be pronounced a certain way, using a sound we don't have in English. You may find the link below helpful. Here's an excerpt from the way they explain it:
Umlaut U ... The 'long ü' is made by first sounding 'oo' as in moon, then pursing the lips as if to whistle, and changing the sound to 'ee' as in 'seen'. An example word is früh. The 'short ü' sound is made by first sounding 'oo', pursing the lips, and changing the sound to 'i' as in 'pit. An example word is fünf (five). If you have problems pronouncing ü, do not replace it by "u" but by "i" (as in fish) like in many German dialects. In written and printed German, 'ue' can be an acceptable subsitute for 'ü' if the latter is unavailable.
Another way I have seen it explained is that it's pronounced a little bit like the "er" in "jerk."
2007-02-16 13:11:59 · answer #2 · answered by yahoohoo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not really a letter, the two Dots, the Umlauts, are accent marks.
Just to expand, it can also be typed or written as "ue".
There's also ä (ae) and ö (oe).
There's a similar accent mark in French, but I've only seen it on the letter E.
2007-02-16 12:44:48 · answer #3 · answered by Ultima vyse 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Called an umlaut, it's a mark placed over a German vowel.
2007-02-16 12:43:37 · answer #4 · answered by Arigato ne 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It an umlaut. Found in Motley Crue and Meister Brau
2007-02-16 12:47:31 · answer #5 · answered by Troy T 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If I understand your question correctly, then it is the German letter "U", pronounced almost like saying "e" eith your lips pursed as if to whistle. It's very difficult to explain w/o having you actually hear the sound.
2007-02-16 12:45:55 · answer #6 · answered by r200bth 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
umlaut, a german alphabet to pronounced U with emphasis.
2007-02-20 06:22:30 · answer #7 · answered by shirley b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is what the first answerer said.
2007-02-16 12:51:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
a letter in german
2007-02-16 12:44:33 · answer #9 · answered by infinitefair 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋