For instance, the sounds represented by ö and ü do not exist in English. Typically, there are only a few new sounds to learn, but many of these are easy to replicate using sounds you already can pronounce. M = “ m” and n = “ n” and sch = “ sh” ( Mensch) K = “ k” and t = “t” and f=”f” and l=” l” ( Kartoffel) Look, for instance, at the sounds the following letters make. In addition, most of the sounds of German are already familiar to speakers of English, even if they are sometimes represented by different letters or letter combinations than in English.
The pronunciation of German sounds is predictable. Once you have learned which letters or letter combinations represent which sounds, you will know how to pronounce new words correctly without ever having heard them or having to memorize what they sound like. In fact, many of these features can be of benefit learners no matter what their native language. And for each thing you find difficult about German, there are actually some features of German that make it quite easy for English speakers in particular to learn. You are most certainly not alone, but consider this: Difficulty is relative.
You may have even experienced some frustrations of your own in your attempts at learning German.
Or you may have read Mark Twain’s lamentations about endlessly long words that can’t be found in a dictionary. You may have heard that German is a difficult language to learn.
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