A pronunciation guide to ie and ei in German

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A pronunciation guide to ie and ei

In German, ei is pronounced like "eye" in English: .

leider

unfortunately

Brei

paste

wir steigen

we climb

In German, ie is generally pronounced like “ee” in English: .

lieber

dear

Brief

letter

wir stiegen

we climbed

Note: in some words, ie is pronounced like the “ia” at the end of the English word “media”.

vier

four

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