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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
Hallo Nathan,
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Thanks for the info..
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So, what it sounds like is between these [ ], and what it reads like is between these / /?
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