May 4, 2012 · The pronunciation of Grüß dich on that site is decent but doesn't sound like a native speaker's. The r is rolled in a way that doesn't sound German. The ü is ever so slightly off …

Now pronunciation of a sound is always influenced by surrounding sounds, often in ways that speakers are not aware of, because their language does not differentiate between these …

Sep 7, 2015 · I think you can continue on in lessons just fine―many German learners can't tell the difference between ö and ü. After you know how to the basics of pronouncing at least o …

May 18, 2013 · In standard pronunciation, short "ä" is [ɛ] and short "e" is [ə], [ɛ], or [e], where the last one occurs in foreign words ("Methode" [meˈtoːdə]) but rarely in native ones ("lebendig" …

May 31, 2011 · If you have a word like 'Strasse' and it forms part of a street name for example, then I would assume that you still pronounce the word as though it were by itself. But are there …

Jul 6, 2011 · If German "W" is pronounced like an English "V" and German "V" is pronounced like an English "F" i.e. W → V V → F Why is it that I continually hear German speakers pronounce …

Feb 12, 2015 · You can try to pronounce a "ch" as in "Dach" (the "dark ch"), but try to relax the tongue a little more. While you do, try to make a humming sound or try to say "aaaahhh". This …

May 9, 2014 · Regarding the words like Hose, Dose, Rose the pronunciation of the diminutive (Höschen, Döschen, Röschen) is with an explicit "s" phoneme. Opposite to the usual "sch" …

Nov 20, 2021 · The name is pronounced as the German word "List" which comes very close to the English word "list". To understand it, you have to know that Franz Liszt was an Austrian …

Why is "er" sometimes pronounced /e/ as in: Er schläft and sometimes pronounced /eːɐ/ as in: Er ist gelb.