Learn how to pronounce consonants
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| Hi everyone. |
| Welcome to The Ultimate German Pronunciation Guide. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn 10 German consonants. |
| n, ŋ, p, s, ʃ, ʒ, t, v, j, z |
| 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... |
| n |
| Naht (seam) |
| Like the N in the word 'nice'. |
| n, n (slowly) |
| n, n (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| ŋ |
| lang (long) |
| Like the ng sound in the word 'sing'. |
| ŋ, ŋ (slowly) |
| ŋ, ŋ (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| p |
| Pakt (pact) |
| Like the P sound in the word 'pain'. |
| p, p (slowly) |
| p, p (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| s |
| Biss (bit) |
| Like the S in the word 'sand'. |
| s, s (slowly) |
| s, s (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| ʃ |
| schön (beautiful) |
| Like the sh sound in the word 'shy'. |
| ʃ, ʃ (slowly) |
| ʃ, ʃ (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| dʒ |
| Genie (genius) |
| Like the 'dg' sound in the word 'edge'. |
| dʒ, dʒ (slowly) |
| dʒ, dʒ (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| t |
| Tal (valley) |
| Like the T in the word 'take'. |
| t, t (slowly) |
| t, t (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| v |
| Wächter (guard) |
| Like the V in the word 'vanish'. |
| v, v (slowly) |
| v, v (slowly) |
| The next consonant is... |
| j |
| Joch (yoke) |
| Like the Y in the word 'you'. |
| j, j (slowly) |
| j, j (slowly) |
| The final consonant for this lesson is... |
| z |
| sauber (clean) |
| Like the Z in the word 'zebra'. |
| z, z (slowly) |
| z, z (slowly) |
| Well done! You just learned another 10 German consonants. |
| n, ŋ, p, s, ʃ, ʒ, t, v, j, z |
| In the next lesson, you'll learn 5 new consonant sounds. These sounds don't appear in English, so they'll be trickier than the last lot. |
| Were there more familiar consonants than you thought? Please comment and share your thoughts. |
| See you in the next Ultimate German Pronunciation Guide lesson! |
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