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Learn German with GermanPod101.com! You are in Germany with a friend who is quite fluent in the German language. On your way to his doctor’s appointment, you get stuck in a traffic jam. Your friend seems to be in quite a bit of pain with his tooth. He asks you in German, “What time is it?” afraid that he will miss his appointment. You reply in German, “Are you okay? It sounds like you are hurting more.” He replies in German, “No, I’m okay. Why do you ask?” You explain in German, Your voice is dropping, you sound sad….” Struggling to muster a sense of humor, he replies in German, “No, it’s just that in German, your intonation falls at the end of a question.” Feeling a little silly, the traffic begins to move again and you make it to the German dentist in time. Half an hour later, your friend is in much better spirits it seems. He asks you in German, “Are you hungry?” The way he said it makes you think he is in no more pain. “Of course I am! You seem to be too, let’s get something eat,” you stress in German. You head to a favorite German restaurant, finally enjoying the German conversation…it sure works up an appetite!

Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and exciting way to learn German. In this last German Pronunciation Lesson, we will teach you all about the intonation, stress, and rhythm of the German language. For each of these, we will give you tips so you can be successful in the correct German pronunciation. When you are finished practicing your intonation, come back to GermanPod101.com for more exciting lessons. Leave us a message while you’re there.


Learn German with GermanPod101.com! You are in Germany with a close friend that also speaks German – just a little better than you. Your friend needs to go to the dentist because he has had a toothache for a while, so you offer to go with him. Before you know it, it is already time to go. Your friend says in German, “Oh no, it is already eight and we will be late to my appointment if we don’t leave now.” You chuckle and say in German, “Are you sure you’re going to the dentist? It sounds like you have something lodged in your throat!” He looks at you oddly, and replies in German, “That is how you are supposed to pronounce “eight” in German. You try.” You repeat in German, “Eight,” and find it to be quite fun. As you walk into the street, your friend calls for a cab in German. Once again, you chuckle at his speech when he says the German word “cab.” He looks at you and thinks to himself… “Do I have to explain everything?”

Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German. In this German Pronunciation Series we will teach you the German Ich and Ach sounds, different German suffixes, and all about the pronunciation of the letter -c in German! Once you have mastered the throat-clearing sound in German, you can come back to GermanPod101.com for most fantastic German lessons! Leave us a message while you’re there!


Learn German with GermanPod101.com! You are in Germany with some friends that have mastered the German language quite well and you are ready to catch up with their skills. As you and your friends are sightseeing, your friend says in German, “Let’s play a game. You study your surrounding and then I will ask you which landmarks are around you.” After a few moments of taking in the German surroundings, you reply in German, “Okay, I’m done studying. You can quiz me, but first, how do you pronounce the German -s, -t correctly?” Your friend noticed that you had said the German word “studying” wrong and began to tell you how to fix it in German, “The German -s can be tricky to say. After his lengthy explanation on how to pronounce the German letters correctly, you repeat the German sounds after your friend, and you got it right! Now if you could only remember the landmarks around you! Next time you will have to be more prepared!

Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and exciting way to learn German! In this German Pronunciation Series, we will teach you the three major German diphthongs, along with some of the lesser common ones, and some German consonant groups. After you master some of the German diphthongs, you can dip back into more exciting lessons at GermanPod101.com! Leave us a message while you’re there!


Learn German with GermanPod101.com! Here you go again! You are once again among Germany’s nightlife with your friends that speak German well, and you feel that after your last rendezvous out on the town, you mastered speaking German vowels correctly. The only problem is that you are concentrating so much on your German vowels, that you now are pronouncing your German consonants funny. Your friends try to give you a quick German lesson. They ask you in German, “What season is Germany in right now?” That’s an easy one. You reply in German, “Winter.” Only as you say the word, it does not sound as German as you would expect. Your friends tell you in German, “Now, you are not pronouncing the first consonant correctly…you should put your top teeth on your bottom lip to pronounce it right.” You try again in German, “Winter.” You got it! Another night out on the town practicing your German and you might be ready for a real German conversation soon!

Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German. In this German Pronunciation Series, we will teach you several lessons for pronouncing your German consonants effectively, such as: plosives, fricatives, affricates, approximants, trills/vibrants, and nasals. After mastering German consonants, come back and find more exciting lessons on GermanPod101.com. While you’re there, leave us a message.


Learn German with GermanPod101.com! You are in Germany with a group of friends that have toured Germany before and are more fluent than you are in the German language. You find this to your advantage because your German is a little rusty and you don’t want to get caught saying the wrong thing in German. As you and your friends are enjoying a little bit of the German nightlife, you are explaining in German to some new German acquaintances that you are from an island off the coast of America when they crack up laughing. You can already tell that you have done it again and messed up your German. Your friends explain to you in German that your pronunciation of the German word “island” came out wrong, so you actually said in German, “I came here from a hedgehog in America.” Your new German acquaintances find you quite amusing and begin asking you questions to see what your German reply will be. They, along with your friends, begin helping you with your German by pronouncing German vowels correctly. By the end of the night, you have managed to speak well in German and tell your new German acquaintances, “You are all great teachers. Thanks for the help.” At least that’s what you thought you said!

Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German! In this German pronunciation series, we will teach you all you need to know about German vowel sounds, articulation of those German sounds, and indications for the German vowel sounds. That way, when you head to Germany, you can relay the correct information and not be laughed at. After you finish touring and talking in Germany, you can head back to GermanPod101.com for more exciting German lessons! While you’re there, leave us a message.