The eu and the äu sound in German

1. 1
   heute/ˈhɔʏ̯tə/

   todayadverb

   This day, neither yesterday nor tomorrow.
2. 2
   neu/nɔʏ̯/

   newadjective

   Only recently here and not yet used.
3. 3
   Gebäude/ɡəˈbɔʏ̯də/

   buildingnoun

   A large house of stone or concrete where people live or work.
4. 4
   Leute/ˈlɔʏ̯tə/

   peoplenoun

   Several human beings together, a group of persons.
5. 5
   Geräusch/ɡəˈʁɔʏ̯ʃ/

   noisenoun

   Something you hear that is neither speech nor music.
6. 6
   laut/laʊ̯t/

   loudadjective

   So that you hear it very clearly and from far away.
7. 7
   Freund/fʁɔʏ̯nt/

   friendnoun

   A person you like and trust, without being related to them.
8. 8
   säubern/ˈzɔʏ̯bɐn/

   to cleanverb

   To remove dirt from something until it is clean.
9. 9
   enttäuschen/ɛnˈtɔʏ̯ʃən/

   to disappointverb

   To make someone sad because something isn't as good as hoped.
10. 10
    träumen/ˈtʁɔʏ̯mən/

    to dreamverb

    To experience images and stories in your sleep.

The sentences

1. Wir ziehen heute in die neue Wohnung ein.

   We're moving into the new apartment today.

2. Das Gebäude ist neu und sehr schön.

   The building is new and very nice.

3. In diesem Gebäude wohnen viele nette Leute.

   Lots of nice people live in this building.

4. Die Leute von nebenan sind sehr freundlich.

   The neighbors are very friendly.

5. Aus dem Hof kommt ein lautes Geräusch.

   A loud noise is coming from the courtyard.

6. Die Musik im Hof ist mir zu laut.

   The music in the courtyard is too loud for me.

7. Mein Freund hilft mir heute beim Tragen.

   My friend is helping me carry things today.

8. Können Sie bitte das Treppenhaus noch säubern?

   Could you please clean the stairwell?

9. Ich möchte meine neuen Nachbarn nicht enttäuschen.

   I don't want to disappoint my new neighbors.

10. Heute Nacht werde ich bestimmt vom Umzug träumen.

    Tonight I'll definitely dream about the move.

Pronunciation

• Gebäude/ɡəˈbɔʏ̯də/

  The stress falls on the second syllable; the ge- at the start stays short and unstressed.

• Geräusch/ɡəˈʁɔʏ̯ʃ/

  The stress falls on the second syllable: ge-RÄUSCH.

• Freund/fʁɔʏ̯nt/

  The d at the end sounds like a t.

• säubern/ˈzɔʏ̯bɐn/

  The s at the start buzzes like the s in 'zoo'; the r at the end is not rolled, it sounds like a dark a.

• enttäuschen/ɛnˈtɔʏ̯ʃən/

  The stress falls on the second syllable: ent-TÄU-schen.

Questions

How do you say 'today' in German?

Heute, as in 'Wir ziehen heute in die neue Wohnung ein' (We're moving into the new apartment today).

How do you say 'people' or 'neighbors' in German?

Leute means people, a group of persons, as in 'Die Leute von nebenan sind sehr freundlich' (The neighbors are very friendly).

What does enttäuschen mean?

It means to make someone sad because something isn't as good as hoped, as in 'Ich möchte meine neuen Nachbarn nicht enttäuschen' (I don't want to disappoint my new neighbors).