Meaning of the word umlaut from GRE® lists

[Hello]

I am just starting to learn some words with " umlaut" and I was wondering if you could please give me some examples to work with and if not please refer me to another site where I can get a list of .... if possible both would be nice. thanks for your time.

[Hello]

I read many articles on Google about " umlaut" and its applications, but I still need more info. especially from a native instructors.
Many thanks in advance.

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[Kitosdad]

Morning Salam. The umlaut changes the sound of the vowel over which it is placed.

Maybe Andrea can better explain.

Bill.
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[Roger Randle]

Basically an umlaut adds an e sound to the vowel. So A "umlaut" should be pronounced "ae", O "umlaut" should be pronounced "oe" and U "umlaut" should be pronounced "ue". Hope this helps :)

[Dlowery]

In French and words from French it is used to separate the two vowel sounds. naïve - [na iv]