Vokal

vowel

noun fo-KAHL Rare

Origin: from Latin vocalis (sonorous)

Usage Note

Vokal is any speech sound produced with an open vocal tract. German has the basic Vokale a, e, i, o, u plus the umlauted variants ä, ö, ü, making vowel quality a distinctive feature of many word pairs.

Examples

"Das Deutsche hat mehr Vokale als das Englische, da es auch Umlaute kennt."

Natural Translation

German has more vowels than English because it also has umlauts.

Literal Translation

German has more vowels than English because it also umlauts knows.

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