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Hi everyone.
Welcome to The Ultimate German Pronunciation Guide.
In this lesson, you'll learn 10 German consonants.
b, tʃ, d, f, g, h, dʒ, k, l, m
These consonant sounds are identical to the ones in English, so they should already be familiar to you.
Are you ready?
Then let's get started!
The first consonant is...
b
Ball (ball)
Like the B in the word 'buy'.
b, b (slowly)
b, b (slowly)
The next consonant is...
tʃ
Matsch (mud)
Like the tch sound in the word 'match'.
tʃ, tʃ (slowly)
tʃ, tʃ (slowly)
The next consonant is...
d
dann (then)
Like the D in the word 'dad'.
d, d (slowly)
d, d (slowly)
The next consonant is...
f
Fass (barrel)
Like the F in the word 'find'.
f, f (slowly)
f, f (slowly)
The next consonant is...
g
Gast (guest)
Like the G in the word 'goggle'.
g, g (slowly)
g, g (slowly)
The next consonant is...
h
Hass (hatred)
Like the H in the word 'hat'.
h, h (slowly)
h, h (slowly)
The next consonant is...
dʒ
Dschungel (jungle)
Like the J in the word 'judge'.
dʒ, dʒ (slowly)
dʒ, dʒ (slowly)
The next consonant is...
k
kalt (cold)
Like the K in the word 'kite'.
k, k (slowly)
k, k (slowly)
The next consonant is...
l
lassen (let)
Like the L in the word 'last'.
l, l (slowly)
l, l (slowly)
The final consonant is...
m
Maus (mouse)
Like the M in the word 'must'.
m, m (slowly)
m, m (slowly)
Well done! You just learned your first 10 German consonants.
b, tʃ, d, f, g, h, dʒ, k, l, m
In the next lesson, you'll learn 10 more consonant sounds that are identical to the ones in English.
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