Language
German
Unit
Vokale
IPA
/a/
Practice words
5

Sample pronunciation audio

Start with one sample audio file for kurze vokale - /a/.

Quick tip

Short vowels are pronounced quickly and are never held long.

Letters and IPA

Letters

a

/a/

Practice words

  • alle

  • Mann

  • Hand

  • Tag

  • Wasser

Minimal pairs

  • Mann / mein
  • Hand / Hund
  • Tag / Tage
  • Wasser / Weser
  • Land / Lind

How to produce this sound

Open your mouth wide, keep your tongue low and flat, and say 'a' as in 'cat'.

Common mix-ups

  • Mann / mein
  • Hand / Hund
  • Tag / Tage
  • Wasser / Weser
  • Land / Lind

Closest comparison

cat, man, hat, bat, map

Keep exploring

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