PONS - Traveller's Language Guide - German [antikvár]

GeneralA regular languageFor the most part German is very regular in pronunciation. IVIost words are spoken with stress on the first syllable: danke, Deutschland. Important exceptions are words beginning with ge-, ver-, ent- (gegessen, verboten, Entschuldigung - these are stressed on the second syllable); and words borrowed from other languages. In general, words borrowed from French and English retain their original pronunciation (to the extent that German speakers can imitate this). Borrowings from English have been increasing explosively for the last half century, particularly in "modern" areas such as computer technology, high-tech, business and entertainment. You will run into countless English words in German; your best bet is simply to rely on your own familiar way of saying these.