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Hello

German

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Hallo

To pronounce a word beginning with “h”, you need to let some air stream out of your mouth.
Just like when you breathe on your hands to warm them up.

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my name is Hans

(literally - How are you called?

German

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Ich heiße Hans

To pronounce a word beginning with “h”, you need to let some air stream out of your mouth.
Just like when you breathe on your hands to warm them up.

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What is your name?

German

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Wie heißt du?

When you say “h” at the beginning of a word, the vocal cords are not making sound, there is just air passing through them.

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fame

German

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Ruhm

You can’t hear the “h” after vowels (a, e, i, o, u), but it makes the vowel long.

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Rum

German

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Rum

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If a word begins with sp- or st-, we pronounce the s like a…..

German

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“sh”
“Straße”
“Spanisch”

If a word begins with sp- or st-, we pronounce the s like a sh.

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we pronounce the ** s** like a sh if it begins with

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If a word begins with sp- or st

e.g Strudel. Spor

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Street

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Straße

If a word begins with sp- or st-, we pronounce the s like a sh

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Spanish

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Spanisch

If a word begins with sp- or st-, we pronounce the s like a sh

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Sport

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Sport

If a word begins with sp- or st-, we pronounce the s like a sh

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The z in German is pronounced like….

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** ts.**
We write** zwei**, but we say “tswei”

The** z** in German is pronounced like **ts
**
It’s important to think o

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Ten

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Zehn

The** z** in German is pronounced like **ts
**
It’s important to think of this “hidden t”,

Ts-scene

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What’s your name?

(literally - How are you called?

german

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Wie heißt du?

The German letter **“B” **Sounds just like how you’d pronounce the English
”s” in “see” or “sail”.

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My names Lina

german

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Ich heiße Lina.

(literally - I am called X

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A) What’s your name?
(How do you call yourself)
B) I’m Marlene.

german

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Wie heißt du? -
Ich heiße Marlene.

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Greetings from
Munich!

german

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Liebe Grüße aus
München!

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Reiner comes from Germany.

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Reiner kommt aus Deutschland.

Aus like house.

ei sounds like Hi

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I love wine.

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Ich liebe Wein.

Ie sound, ei sound

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the Schnitzel

german

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die Schnitzel

We write “sch” and say sh

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I am Bach.

german

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Ich bin Bach

**“ch” **is the quintessential German sound - it is what gives the lang

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Bad

german

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schlecht

We write “ch” and make the sound of an angry. cat , like in: Ich

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The German “ck” is pronounced in the same way as the letter

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The vowel preceding “ck” is always….

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Are you happy?

Informal

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Bist du glücklich?

The German “ck” is pronounced in the same way as the letter “k”.
The vowel preceding “ck” is always short.

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Yes, I am happy. ## Footnote german
Ja, ich bin glücklich. ## Footnote The German **"ck"** is pronounced in the same way as the letter **"k".** The vowel preceding **"ck"** is always short.
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the night ## Footnote german
die Nacht ## Footnote Be careful not to mix up "ch" and "ck".
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naked ## Footnote german
hackt ## Footnote Be careful not to mix up "ch" and "ck".
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"W" in German is pronounced like a ______ in English. ## Footnote german
V. | das Wasser
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the water ## Footnote german
das Wasser ## Footnote "W" in German is pronounced like a "v" in English.
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How's it going? ## Footnote Informal
Wie geht's? ## Footnote "W" in German is pronounced like a "v" in English.
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Where are you from? ## Footnote Informal
Woher kommst du? ## Footnote "W" in German is pronounced like a "v" in English.
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four ## Footnote german
vier ## Footnote In words of German origin, "v" is pronounced like an f,
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In words of German origin, "v" is pronounced like... ## Footnote german
F. | "vier"
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the sausage ## Footnote german
die Wurst ## Footnote "W" in German is pronounced like a "v" in English.
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How ## Footnote german
wie ## Footnote "W" in German is pronounced like a "v" in English.
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November ## Footnote german
November ## Footnote "V" is pronounced like an English v in words of Latin origin, like in **November, Video, Virus**
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The white sausage is good!
Die Weißwurst ist gut!
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# Pronunciation a - ä ## Footnote German
a - ä | ä tongue arched to roof of mouth ## Footnote **ä** is pronounced similarly to **E in bet**
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# Pronunciation father, fathers
vater. väter ## Footnote **ä** is pronounced similarly to **E in bet**
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# Pronunciation U - Ü
U - Ü ## Footnote no equivalent in English. ü: Try to say **“ooh” with your lips pursed**. The tip of your tongue needs to touch the lower front teeth from behind (which applies to all umlauts) Ouu (Intrigued) Err
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mother - mothers
mutter -mütter ## Footnote ü: Try to say **“ooh” with your lips pursed**. The tip of your tongue needs to touch the lower front teeth from behind (which applies to all umlauts)
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the mothers are tired
Die Mütter sind müde ## Footnote ü: Try to say **“ooh” with your lips pursed**. The tip of your tongue needs to touch the lower front teeth from behind (which applies to all umlauts) Between Moo and Merr
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# Pronunciation O - Ö
O - Ö ## Footnote **ö: Form your lips as in “o”** first, We can compare it with when you say **“her” **in English. The **sound between the letters “h” and “r” is the sound you need.**
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daughter. daughters
Tochter. Töchter ## Footnote **ö: Form your lips as in “o”** first, We can compare it with when you say **“her” **in English. The **sound between the letters “h” and “r” is the sound you need.**
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have a nice day!
Schönen Tag! ## Footnote **ö: Form your lips as in “o”** first, We can compare it with when you say **“her” **in English. The **sound between the letters “h” and “r” is the sound you need.**
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My daughters are beautiful
Meine Töchter sind schön ## Footnote **ö: Form your lips as in “o”** first, We can compare it with when you say **“her” **in English. The **sound between the letters “h” and “r” is the sound you need.**

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