18th January, 2010

The German Umlaut “ä”

posted 6 months ago

“ä” is the first of one of three German Umlauts, which might look strange to you. Here’s all you need to know about the “ä”.

Some facts about “ä”:

  • “ä” can sometimes be written as “ae”

Pronunciation rules:

  • “ä” is either pronounced /ɛ/ or /ɛ:/   e.g. <hätte>; <wählen>

How to type it:

  • on Microsoft Alt+132; Alt+142
  • on Mac Option-u a

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