German Dialect Warmup Time!
Vowel Substitutions (Ah for a) Alto, after, love, laugh, and, propaganda The alto sang after the Austrian band played. /It was bad propaganda to laugh at the aunt. Vowel Substitutions (Ah for a)
Consonant Substitutions (uvular “r”) Rose, role, pray, married, every, script, beer Heinrich rushed around the rose bush./ Gertrude was married in a red robe. Consonant Substitutions (uvular “r”)
Consonant Substitutions – (V for wh and hw) Was, wagon, witch, always, forward, swindle, what, which, whistle, horsewhip We were in the wagon when it moved forward./ The witch’s whistle will always keep you awake. Consonant Substitutions – (V for wh and hw)