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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. | |
Was seeing the pronunciation illustrations helpful? Please comment and share your thoughts. | |
See you in the next Ultimate German Pronunciation Guide lesson! |
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thanks for the lesson
my favorite words are Dschungel
robert
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