No, they have distinct sounds. Eisenhower (US President). Ai-suhn-hau-ur VS Riesling (grape variety). Ree-sluhng But, the sounds of individual vowels in Ge

No, they have distinct sounds. Eisenhower (US President). Ai-suhn-hau-ur VS Riesling (grape variety). Ree-sluhng But, the sounds of individual vowels in German are different than English. I think the below is correct (based on the 2 years of German I took in college 20+ years ago, so YMMV)… German short I = English short I German long I = English long E German short E = English short E German long E = a sound that English doesn't have