A LIST OF DIFFICULT WORDS

Diacritically marked according to Webster's New International Dictionary

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´)