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 (possibly …

Feb 18, 2025 · I know this is a trivial question, however I have to be sure. How is the word "Ja" (yes) pronounced? I find only the IPA pronounciation jaː online, however, I have …

Nov 23, 2022 · How should I read "Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind" in German? Please use the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) for German to show how to read it.

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 versions.

Nov 26, 2022 · This is also the pronunciation that learners of German as a foreign language should prefer (except they live in a German speaking area south of this line). the real southern pronunciation …

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" [leˈbɛndɪç]). …

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 and u, and …

Feb 12, 2015 · I'm a native German, and I can't pronounce the thrilled "r" either. Just use the uvular r (the r back in the throat), this is fine. The thrilled are is only used in the South. Like you, I've tried to …

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" pronunciation. Is this …

Basically, I can easily pronounce the trilled R from my Spanish experience, and I can sorta do the uvular trill like in French, but the standard uvular fricative is still difficult for me. So I'm looking for guidance …