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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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| See you in the next Ultimate German Pronunciation Guide lesson! |
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