What does German sound like? "ei" or "ie" - Which one do you hear twice?First of all, make sure to click on [Show all 8 questons]. Then listen to the sound file and in each case click on the word you hear.

Let's listen carefully: Vowels & Umlaute: "ei" versus "ie": One or the other

First of all, click on [Show all 10 questions]. Then listen to the sound file, and in each case, click on the word you hear twice. For this exercise it is not important to know what the words mean. Of course, you can look them up in one of the online dictionaries below if you wish to do so.

1 Meile = 1,61 Kilometer

ein Staubsauger von Miele
1. Miele
2. Meile
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1. Ziele
2. Zeile
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1. Kiel
2. Keil
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1. keimen
2. Kiemen
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1. leider
2. Lieder
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1. schwiegen
2. schweigen
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1. entschieden
2. entscheiden
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1. meine
2. Miene
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1. steigen
2. stiegen
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1. Liese
2. leise
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Tip: If you don't belong to the lucky few who possess a photographic memory, write down what you learnt while doing this exercise.

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