What is the difference between an umlaut and diaeresis?
What is the difference between an umlaut and diaeresis?
The difference is that an umlaut is a German thing that alters the pronunciation of a vowel (Brünnhilde), and often changes the meaning of a word: schon (adv.), already; schön (adj.), beautiful. A diaeresis goes over the second vowel and indicates that it forms a separate syllable.
What’s the line above a letter called?
Diacritical
How do you say l in French?
French consonant The letter L is usually pronounced similarly to L in English, except that it is dental rather than alveolar (see consonant lesson, “place of articulation”). Phonetic symbol: [l]. However, in most words with a vowel plus IL, L is pronounced like a Y. Phonetic symbol: [j].
What is the difference between dans and en in French?
En can mean “in” or “to” when followed directly by a noun that doesn’t need an article. Dans means “in” a location when followed by an article plus noun. Il est dans la maison.