aus meinem alltäglichen Quartier schreibe ich dir heute, um dem grauen Einerlei zu entkommen. Manchmal fühlt sich das Leben an wie eine ewige Qual, gefangen in starren Regeln und einer unerbittlichen Quote. Doch mitten durch diesen Lärm – wo die Dielen unter den Schritten quietschen und die Welt im falschen Quadrat gefangen scheint – gibt es noch eine geheime Quelle.
Gestern kaufte ich mir im kleinen Laden an der Ecke frischen Quark und eine einfache Quittung, und plötzlich schien alles quer zu stehen, auf wunderbare Weise lebendig und neu.
Lass uns dem Alltag entfliehen.
Herzliche Grüße
Dein Q
Im engen Quadrat aus Stein und Glas, sucht man vergebens nach ein bisschen Maß. Die Quote drückt, die Last wird schwer, die Qual des Alltags bricht umher. Doch plötzlich – hörst du es leise quietschen? – will sich ein neuer Sinn hineinschleichen. Es zieht uns quer durch Feld und Flur, zurück zur Quelle, zur alten Spur. Ein weißer Quark, ein Stückchen Brot, ein Zettel als Quittung in mancher Not, und im Quartier der stillen Nacht wird jede dunkle Sorge sacht.
SEMIGLIDES
H Haus [haʊs] – House Hund [hʊnt] – Dog Hand [hant] – Hand Herz [hɛʁts] – Heart Hof [hoːf] – Yard / Court Heiss [haɪs] – Hot Hut [huːt] – Hat Hase [ˈhaːzə] – Hare / Rabbit Heft [hɛft] – Notebook Hilfe [ˈhɪlfə] – Help
HC Dach [dax] – Roof Buch [buːx] – Book Loch [lɔx] – Hole Nacht [naxt] – Night machen [ˈmaxən] – To make / do suchen [ˈzuːxən] – To search Bach [bax] – Brook / Stream Kuchen [ˈkuːxən] – Cake Tuch [tuːx] – Cloth Zahn [tsaːn] – Tooth
HM Hohn [hoːn] – Scorn / Derision Ahn [aːn] – Ancestor Bahn [baːn] – Track / Railway Mahnung [ˈmaːnʊŋ] – Warning Rahmen [ˈʁaːmən] – Frame Nah [naː] – Near Hahn [haːn] – Rooster / Faucet Schahn – Shah Sahne [ˈzaːnə] – Cream Ahnen [ˈaːnən] – To anticipate / ancestors
HN Honig [ˈhoːnɪç] – Honey Hahn [haːn] – Rooster Henne [ˈhɛnə] – Hen Hingang [ˈhɪnɡaŋ] – Demise / Departure Hinaus [hɪˈnaʊs] – Outwards Hinein [hɪˈnaɪn] – Into Hinweg [hɪnˈvɛk] – Away Hinter [ˈhɪntɐ] – Behind Hund [hʊnt] – Dog Hinnahme [ˈhɪnˌhaːmə] – Acceptance
R Rad [ʁaːt] – Wheel Rot [ʁoːt] – Red Reise [ˈʁaɪzə] – Journey Rose [ˈʁoːzə] – Rose Ring [ʁɪŋ] – Ring Rauch [ʁaʊx] – Smoke Regen [ˈʁeːɡən] – Rain Ruhe [ˈʁuːə] – Rest / Peace Recht [ʁɛçt] – Right / Law Riese [ˈʁiːzə] – Giant
Y Ypsilon [ˈʏpsilɔn] – Letter Y Yacht [jaxt] – Yacht Yeti [ˈjeːti] – Yeti Yoga [ˈjoːɡa] – Yoga Yuca [ˈjuːka] – Yucca Ypern [ˈyːpɐn] – Ypres (City) Ysop [ˈyːzɔp] – Hyssop (Herb) Yard [jaʁt] – Yard (Unit) Yen [jɛn] – Yen (Currency) Yippie [ˈjɪpi] – Yippee
W Wasser [ˈvasɐ] – Water Weg [vɛk] – Way / Path Welt [vɛlt] – World Wort [vɔʁt] – Word Wein [vaɪn] – Wine Wind [vɪnt] – Wind Wald [valt] – Forest Wunder [ˈvʊndɐ] – Miracle Woche [ˈvɔxə] – Week Wurm [vʊʁm] – Worm
VOWELS 8. A Mann [man] – Man Glas [ɡlaːs] – Glass Kabel [ˈkaːbəl] – Cable Acker [ˈakɐ] – Field Affen [ˈafən] – Monkeys Name [ˈnaːmə] – Name Taler [ˈtaːlɐ] – Thaler (Coin) Dame [ˈdaːmə] – Lady Bade [ˈbaːdə] – Bath Stall [ʃtal] – Stable
AW Auto [ˈaʊto] – Car Auge [ˈaʊɡə] – Eye Baum [baʊm] – Tree Haus [haʊs] – House Maus [maʊs] – Mouse Traum [tʁaʊm] – Dream Zaun [tsaʊn] – Fence Raum [ʁaʊm] – Room / Space Faul [faʊl] – Lazy / Rotten Haut [haʊt] – Skin
AY Ei [aɪ] – Egg Eis [aɪs] – Ice Zeit [tsaɪt] – Time Wein [vaɪn] – Wine Stein [ʃtaɪn] – Stone Klein [klaɪn] – Small Mein [maɪn] – My Nein [naɪn] – No Dein [daɪn] – Your Reis [ʁaɪs] – Rice
AI Kaiser [ˈkaɪzɐ] – Emperor Mai [maɪ] – May Saite [ˈzaɪtə] – String Laie [ˈlaɪə] – Layman Waise [ˈvaɪzə] – Orphan Hain [haɪn] – Grove Main [maɪn] – Main (River) Rain [ʁaɪn] – Ridge / Border Maibaum [ˈmaɪbaʊm] – Maypole Laib [laɪp] – Loaf
AO Kaos [ˈkaːɔs] – Chaos Kakao [kaˈkaʊ] – Cocoa Kanal [kaˈnaːl] – Canal Aorta [aˈɔʁta] – Aorta Aktion [akˈtsi̯oːn] – Action Nation [natsiˈoːn] – Nation Station [ʃtaːtsiˈoːn] – Station Portion [pɔʁˈtsi̯oːn] – Portion Audio [ˈaʊdi̯o] – Audio Radio [ˈʁaːdi̯o] – Radio
AA Aar [aːɐ̯] – Eagle (archaic) Haar [haːɐ̯] – Hair Paar [paːɐ̯] – Pair Saat [zaːt] – Seed Tat [taːt] – Deed Bad [baːt] – Bath Glas [ɡlaːs] – Glass Staat [ʃtaːt] – State Wahl [vaːl] – Choice Zahl [tsaːl] – Number
E Bett [bɛt] – Bed Mell – Mell Fett [fɛt] – Fat Netz [nɛts] – Net Sekt [zɛkt] – Sparkling wine Teller [ˈtɛlɐ] – Plate Keller [ˈkɛlɐ] – Cellar Weg [vɛk] – Away Hektar [hɛktaːɐ̯] – Hectare Test [tɛst] – Test
EY See [zeː] – Lake / Sea Fee [feː] – Fairy Klee [kleː] – Clover Schnee [ʃneː] – Snow Reh [ʁeː] – Deer Teetasse [ˈteːˌtasə] – Tea cup Beet [beːt] – Garden bed Heer [heːɐ̯] – Army Leere [ˈleːʁə] – Emptiness Speer [ʃpeːɐ̯] – Spear
EE See [zeː] – Lake Beet [beːt] – Flowerbed Teer [teːɐ̯] – Tar Heer [heːɐ̯] – Army Leer [leːɐ̯] – Empty Beeren [ˈbeːʁən] – Berries Meeres [ˈmeːʁəs] – Of the sea Beleg [bəˈleːk] – Receipt Beet [beːt] – Bed Seele [ˈzeːlə] – Soul
I Mitte [ˈmɪtə] – Middle Sitz [zɪts] – Seat Fisch [fɪʃ] – Fish Tisch [tɪʃ] – Table Milch [mɪlç] – Milk Kind [kɪnt] – Child Wind [vɪnt] – Wind Ring [ʁɪŋ] – Ring Bild [bɪlt] – Picture Kissen [ˈkɪsən] – Pillow
IH Ihnen [ˈiːnən] – To you (formal) Igel [ˈiːɡəl] – Hedgehog Ihre [ˈiːʁə] – Your / Theirs Iltis [ˈɪltɪs] – Polecat Ikon [iˈkoːn] – Icon Illusion [ɪluˈzi̯oːn] – Illusion Impuls [ɪmˈpʊls] – Impulse Index [ˈɪndɛks] – Index Insel [ˈɪnzəl] – Island Irrtum [ˈɪʁtuːm] – Error
IY Lied [liːt] – Song Tier [tiːɐ̯] – Animal Bier [biːɐ̯] – Beer Vier [fiːɐ̯] – Four Schier [ʃiːɐ̯] – Pure / Sheer Miete [ˈmiːtə] – Rent Wiese [ˈviːzə] – Meadow Spiegel [ˈʃpiːɡəl] – Mirror Liebe [ˈliːbə] – Love Riese [ˈʁiːzə] – Giant
II Wii [wiː] – Wii (System) Ski [ʃiː] – Ski Militär [miliˈtɛːɐ̯] – Military Ini – Inis Ili – Ili Mini [ˈmiːni] – Mini Stil [ʃtiːl] – Style Profil [proˈfiːl] – Profile Ventil [vɛnˈtiːl] – Valve Fossil [fɔˈsiːl] – Fossil
O Gott [ɡɔt] – God Koffer [ˈkɔfɐ] – Suitcase Sonne [ˈzɔnə] – Sun Post [pɔst] – Mail / Post Topf [tɔpf] – Pot Dorf [dɔʁf] – Village Korn [kɔʁn] – Grain Moll [mɔl] – Minor (music) Hof [hoːf] – Yard Loch [lɔx] – Hole
OW Ohr [oːɐ̯] – Ear Tor [toːɐ̯] – Gate / Goal Moor [moːɐ̯] – Moor / Bog Boot [boːt] – Boat Root – Root Brot [bʁoːt] – Bread Groß [ɡʁoːs] – Big / Tall Not [noːt] – Emergency / Need Rot [ʁoːt] – Red Sohn [zoːn] – Son
OY Eu [ɔʏ] – (Diphthong) Heu [hɔʏ] – Hay Neu [nɔʏ] – New Scheu [ʃɔʏ] – Shy Treue [ˈtʁɔʏə] – Loyalty Beute [ˈbɔʏtə] – Booty / Prey Leute [ˈlɔʏtə] – People Maus – Mouse Feuer [ˈfɔʏɐ] – Fire Steuer [ˈʃtɔʏɐ] – Tax / Steering wheel
C Creme – Cream Chef – Boss Chor – Choir Computer – Computer Chaos – Chaos Camping – Camping Celle – Celle (City) City – City center Café – Cafe Chance – Chance
D Dach – Roof Dorf – Village Ding – Thing Dose – Can / Tin Dunst – Haze Dank – Thanks Dorn – Thorn Dich – You Drei – Three Dorf – Village
DH Dach – Roof Draht – Wire Dieb – Thief Dampf – Steam Dichtung – Poetry / Seal Dorn – Thorn Durch – Through Druck – Pressure Dienst – Service Dunkel – Dark
KR Krone – Crown Kraft – Strength Kreis – Circle Kraut – Herb Krieg – War Krebs – Crab / Cancer Korn – Grain Kuss – Kiss Krug – Pitcher / Mug Kran – Crane
KRRR Krr – Harsh trill Kratzen – To scratch Krawall – Uproar Krepieren – To croak / perish Klammer – Clamp Klotz – Block Klumpen – Lump Kneifen – To pinch Knurren – To growl / snarl Kollern – To rumble / roll
L Land – Country / Land Luft – Air Licht – Light Leute – People Liebe – Love Lachen – To laugh Leder – Leather Löwe – Lion Lampe – Lamp Liste – List
M Mann – Man Mutter – Mother Maus – Mouse Milch – Milk Mond – Moon Möbel – Furniture Mund – Mouth Macht – Power Mädchen – Girl Markt – Market
N Nacht – Night Name – Name Nase – Nose Natur – Nature Nest – Nest Note – Grade / Note Nutzen – Utility / Benefit Neun – Nine Nord – North Nabel – Navel
NG Ding – Thing Ring – Ring Sang – Sang Lang – Long Jung – Young Fang – Catch Gang – Walk / Corridor Angst – Fear Bank – Bank Trank – Drink / Potion
P Pferd – Horse Post – Mail Punkt – Point Park – Park Pein – Pain Pult – Desk Puppe – Doll Pflug – Plow Pforte – Gate Preis – Price
TRRR Trrr – Trilled T-R Tratschen – To gossip Tröpfeln – To drizzle Trällern – To trill / sing Trampel – Clumsy person Trampeln – To stomp Treber – Spent grain Triefen – To drip Träumen – To dream Trommel – Drum
TS Katze – Cat Zeit – Time Zahl – Number Zug – Train Ziel – Goal / Target Zucker – Sugar Zelt – Tent Zunge – Tongue Zahn – Tooth Zange – Pliers
TZ Netz – Net Salz – Salt Holz – Wood Herz – Heart Schmerz – Pain Platz – Place / Square Satz – Sentence / Set Blitz – Lightning Katz – Cat Spitz – Pointed / Spitz dog
V Vater – Father Vogel – Bird Vier – Four Volk – People / Nation Voll – Full Vetter – Cousin Visage – Visage / Face Ventil – Valve Virus – Virus Vase – Vase
X Haxe – Knuckle of pork Taxi – Taxi Text – Text Hexe – Witch Fix – Fixed Box – Box Mix – Mix Xylophon – Xylophone Xerox – Xerox Annex – Annex
Z Zoo – Zoo Zebra – Zebra Zimt – Cinnamon Zirkus – Circus Zelle – Cell Zivil – Civil Zigarre – Cigar Zentrum – Center Zylinder – Cylinder Zone – Zone
ZZZ Zzz – Buzzing / Sleeping sound Zischen – To hiss / sizzle Zappeln – To fidget / wriggle Zetern – To scold / clamor Zuseln – To suck / sip quietly Zusamm – Variant Zetern – To lament Zwirbeln – To twirl Zögern – To hesitate Zappes – Dregs / Dross