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"Äu" is the same as "eu".

It's spoken some kind of "oy" but pronounced harder. I hope you understand what I mean.

Examples:

Gebäude - building

Stuttgarter Hofbräu - beer brand from Stuttgart, Germany

Häuser (Plural of 'Haus') - houses

Läufer - racer

Well, 'äu' most of the time arises if you inflect a word or form of a related word with 'au'.

E.g.:

Haus (house) -> Häuser (houses)

Lauf (a run)-> Läufer

brauen (to brew) -> Bräu (brew, for example 'lager brew')

bauen (to build) -> Gebäude (building)

It sounds like the "oy" in "oyster".

I suppose you have meant some "äu" words.

äußerlich = external

häußlich = domestic, homely

Säure = acid, acidity, sourness

It sounds like "oy". Some words are "Mause" (mice) and "Hause" (houses)

"Oy". Gebäude -- buildings

au -oy

kaufen-to buy

rauchen-smoke

bauch-belly

träumen-to dream