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Berlin Name Pronouncer

Tap any station or district. See a plain English-style respelling, the syllable to stress, the sounds that trip visitors up, and hear it spoken in German.

w = vA German w is an English v. Wedding is "VED-ing", Warschauer is "VAR-show-er".

z = tsz is always "ts". Platz is "plats", Kreuz is "kroyts", Zoo is "tsoh".

ei vs ieSay the second letter's name: ei = "eye", ie = "ee". Friedrich is "FREE-drikh".

ö / üö is the vowel in "her" with rounded lips; ü is "ee" with rounded lips. Schön is "shurn".

au / euau = "ow" as in cow (Hauptbahnhof); eu = "oy" (Kreuzberg, Neukölln).

‑owIn Berlin names, ‑ow is a long "oh", not "ow". Pankow is "PAN-koh", never "PAN-cow".