This section will make you familiar with the sounds of German using out simplified phonetic transcription. You'll find the pronunciation of the letters and sounds explained below, together with their "imitated" equivalents. This system is used throughout the phrase book: just read the pronunciation as it it were English, noting any special rules below.
PRONUNCIATION
BASIC EXPRESSIONS
Greetings / Apologies
Communication
difficulties
Questions
Where?
When?
What sort of?
How much/many?
Why?
Who? / Which? / Whose?
Is it ...?/Are there ...?
How?
Can ...?
What would you like?
Other useful words
Exclamations
ACCOMMODATIONS
Reservations
Reception
Complaints
Requirements
Lodging
Youth hostel
Camping
Checking out
EATING OUT
Restaurants
Meal times
Finding a place to eat
Reserving a table
Ordering
Fast food
Complaints
Paying
Course by course
Breakfast
Appetizers
Soups
Fish and seafood
Meat
Side dishes
Cheese
Fruit
Dessert
Drinks
Menu Reader
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