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german pronunciation rules

• ei, ai – pronounced like “y” in “sky” – mein, nein, dein, kein
• ie, ieh – pronounced like “ee” in cheese – lieben, biegen
• s is pronounced like “z” when there is a vowel after it – sieben, sie, süß
• ch is the /x/ and /ç/ sound – ich, machen, nicht
• sch is pronounced like “sh” – schon, schreiben
• tsch is pronounced like “ch” in “cherry” – tschüß, deutsch
• eu, äu are pronounced like “oi” in “boiling” – neu, neun
• z, tz are pronounced like “ts” – zu, sitzen
• j is pronounced like “y” in “you” – ja, jacke
• qu is pronounced like “kv” – quatsch
• sp, st are pronounced like “sh” – spielen, sprechen, stehen, stunde
• ck is pronounced like “k” – ecke 
• chs is pronounced like “ks” – wachsen
• v is pronounced like “f” – viel, vorstellen
• ö is like “o”, but pronounced with rounded lips – schön, öl
• ü is like “ou” in “you” but pronounced with rounded lips – tschüß
• ä is like “e” in “bet” at the beginning of the word and after vowels, and like “ay” in “say” after consonants – mädchen, äpfel
• ß is like a long “s” – tschüß, süß

an “h” after a vowel just makes it longer, as well as a doubled vowel 

please correct me if i got something wrong!