- pronunciation - In written German, how can I tell whether s is . . .
sch is pronounced ʃ ß is pronounced s But how can I differentiate between the pronunciations s , ʃ and z for your average s in written German? Does it depend on s ' position in
- pronunciation - Difference between French and German r, and does . . .
The answer to the linked question applies here, too What you hear is not a French accent, but following Sieb's rules for Bühnendeutsch, probably matched with comparable rules for stage French I have no knowledge about those, but the contrast between conversational French and what I hear in Edith Piaf or Charles Aznavour chansons also has a lot to do with the uvular trill
- pronunciation - How do you phonetically pronounce all of the German . . .
What is the phonetic pronunciation of every note name in German? So, all three iterations of every letter (flat, natural, and sharp) including E#, Cb, etc Also, how do you pronounce the German n
- pronunciation - How is “ch” pronounced correctly? - German Language . . .
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 something about length or intonation) The i sounds a bit too schwa- or e-like And the ch, while definitely recognisable, has a tendency towards sch
- pronunciation - How to pronounce the g at the end of König or Leipzig . . .
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 with [ig] South of the geographic line mentioned above, including whole Switzerland and Austria, people don't use [iç] for »-ich« at the end of a word
- pronunciation - Is Liszt really pronounced like the English word list . . .
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-Hungarian composer In Hungarian his name is Liszt Ferenc In Hungarian "sz" is pronounced similarly as the German "ß", and in fact in former times the modern German letter "ß" was written as "sz" And up to now in "ß" is
- pronunciation - Is there a practical difference between e and ä . . .
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]) That means that most of the time, there is no audible difference between short "ä" and "e" For instance, the vowels in "nässer" and "besser" are the same, namely [ɛ] Long "ä" is
- pronunciation - Cant find the difference between o, ö, u, und ü . . .
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 some sound like ö ü, you just need exposure and practice to learn the difference and to say them right
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