German Cognate Sound Shifts

+++ German Cognate Sound Shifts +++ (If you are having trouble figuring a word out, use this cognate sound shift chart when pronouncing the words. Be sure to say the words out loud so that you can hear yourself vocalize / verbalize them.) b
f b
v ch
k ch
gh d
th f
p ff
p/pp g
y k
c k
ch mm
mb pf
p/pp sch
s/sh ss
t/tt t/th
d t/tt
d tt
th v
f z/tz
t z
c

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