The spelling of the word "BRAU" is based on the German language, where it means "brewery." The IPA phonetic transcription for "BRAU" is /brau/. The first sound, /b/, is a voiced bilabial stop, where the lips come together to stop the airflow. The second sound, /r/, is a voiced alveolar trill, where the tongue vibrates rapidly against the alveolar ridge. The final sound, /au/, is a diphthong comprising of the sounds /a/ and /u/. It represents a long vowel sound that begins with an open back vowel and ends with a rounded vowel sound.