Pronunciation/Names
How do you pronounce Goethe?
GUR-tuh/ˈɡɜːtə/
Commonly said as: "GO-eth", "go-EE-thee"
ger tuh
Goethe
What it is
Goethe is the towering figure of German literature and the author of Faust.
Why it gets said wrong
The oe stands in for ö, close to the vowel in bird, and the final e is voiced lightly.
Hear it in a sentence
The lecture covered Goethe.
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