Pronunciation of the umlaut, the vowel, the double and single s and the combination vowels

Ää - long sound like 'ere' in there. Eeehhhh

Öö - er in ergonomics.. Or 'o' in word

Üü - ooh. Short ooh sound but with a flat mouth shape rather than a round. Über

s - soft zzzzz, like a bee. Beginning of words and after long vowels. Die Sonne.

ss - sharp s. S in snake. Only used after short vowels. Die Gosse

ß - sharp s (after long vowels) die soße

au - "ow", auf

äu - "oy", Häuser

ei - "eye", ein, Eimer

eu - "oy", heute, deutsch.

ie - "ee", liebe

A - "uh" under

E - "eh" eggplant

I - "ee" feet

O - "oh" short sound with no English twist to it. "or" without the 'r'.

U - "oo" ooh in pooh with no swing or lilt.