GERMAN UMLAUTS for Dummies - How To Pronounce Ä, Ö, Ü

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DontTrustTheRabbit

DontTrustTheRabbit

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@notallthatbad
@notallthatbad 8 жыл бұрын
Wait, so if I mispronounce German words, I'm gonna get PREGNANT? *runs far away from Germany*
@James-le8gd
@James-le8gd 5 жыл бұрын
you don't have to be in germany to mispronounce german words
@myamdane6895
@myamdane6895 5 жыл бұрын
James Lee It was a joke
@James-le8gd
@James-le8gd 5 жыл бұрын
@@myamdane6895 thank you i didn't realise
@RogerBarraud
@RogerBarraud 5 жыл бұрын
@@James-le8gd Err/Vooosch ;-)
@James-le8gd
@James-le8gd 5 жыл бұрын
@@RogerBarraud no
@igorwurm1419
@igorwurm1419 7 жыл бұрын
As a native German i can verify this is how you pronounce it. Best pronunciation of ä, ö and ü I have seen so far on KZbin
@bestofgames508
@bestofgames508 4 жыл бұрын
Oh I use “Ö” for a mouth and two eyes🤣
@apollo268
@apollo268 4 жыл бұрын
Smart
@code4429
@code4429 4 жыл бұрын
Ö
@apollo268
@apollo268 4 жыл бұрын
Code 44 gay
@juniperjabber
@juniperjabber 4 жыл бұрын
Ü
@who2807
@who2807 3 жыл бұрын
@@juniperjabber That was my name once, but then I had the account suspended
@Wuzzysbrand06
@Wuzzysbrand06 8 жыл бұрын
I always explain it this way: ä -> form your lips/tongue as if you are pronouncing the german a, but say the german e instead ö -> form your lips/tongue as if you are pronouncing the german o, but say the german e instead ü -> form your lips/tongue as if you are pronouncing the german u, but say the german i instead It might not be 100% accurate but it's very close.
@christophhoelbarth217
@christophhoelbarth217 8 жыл бұрын
Holy fuck, that works :D I mean, I am german, but tried it and I now know, why we write "ae" instead of "ä" sometimes :D
@jorgeaguilera4329
@jorgeaguilera4329 8 жыл бұрын
you came, you saw, you conquered. Thanks
@swangdangeryeet3389
@swangdangeryeet3389 8 жыл бұрын
Jorge Aguilera Vene Vidi vici
@Jamfjr
@Jamfjr 7 жыл бұрын
ALTER! FANTASTISCH!
@AstroSam66
@AstroSam66 7 жыл бұрын
Hmm... stimmt. Könnte so funktionieren!
@krino8137
@krino8137 8 жыл бұрын
Hallo! sorry for my bad german
@imrollinwiththelgbt1544
@imrollinwiththelgbt1544 8 жыл бұрын
😂
@AJMatson
@AJMatson 8 жыл бұрын
lol
@MrClean-xp9hu
@MrClean-xp9hu 8 жыл бұрын
+Klapsi und Mühli live aus der Klapse Hello Entschuldigt mein schlechtes Englisch*
@MrSnakeHome
@MrSnakeHome 8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for giving me a Smyle :D
@sarahlynx2876
@sarahlynx2876 5 жыл бұрын
krino81 meddl
@HelmutNevermore
@HelmutNevermore 8 жыл бұрын
Thänk yöü för this wönderfül videö! I häd fün prödücing Germän ümläüt söünds. I feel like I äm never göing tö mix them üp ägäin. Wäit...
@verandi3882
@verandi3882 6 жыл бұрын
this looks like a typical comment in the finnish language
@aleksisiltala10
@aleksisiltala10 4 жыл бұрын
@@verandi3882 Maybe a Finglish comment written by a dumbass..
@masterpam
@masterpam 3 жыл бұрын
It's like a french trying to speak english ^^
@n1ce6969
@n1ce6969 3 жыл бұрын
bruh thats so weird lol
@n1ce6969
@n1ce6969 3 жыл бұрын
that looks*
@PisauraXTX
@PisauraXTX 7 жыл бұрын
Ä=same as German E Ö=German E with rounded lips Ü=German I with rounded lips That is all you need to know.
@prone8927
@prone8927 3 жыл бұрын
danke!
@tulehong3613
@tulehong3613 3 жыл бұрын
If Ä is like E, then why do we even need Ä? Why complicate things?
@PisauraXTX
@PisauraXTX 3 жыл бұрын
​@@tulehong3613 To be precise, long Ä only merges with long E in most North German variants. There is a difference between the long variants in most other German variants. is pronounced /eː/and is pronounced /ɛː/. But in all variants I know, the short vowels are both pronounced /ɛ/ in stressed syllables. is /ə/ is unstressed syllables. But only occurs in stressed syllables, so there is no phonological contrast between the two.
@A-Spoto
@A-Spoto 3 жыл бұрын
@@tulehong3613 because historically it is a different sound and in certain regions of Germany it still is pronounced differently.
@headhunter1945
@headhunter1945 2 жыл бұрын
@@tulehong3613 Because the commenter is wrong. They are not the same.
@RaainyRina
@RaainyRina Ай бұрын
gosh I love your jokes and the way you're teaching german, tysm! you're such a charismatic and charming person
@syxac1275
@syxac1275 8 жыл бұрын
I am German and did all this....
@DasKritzel
@DasKritzel 8 жыл бұрын
Who didnt XD
@jakobschlichte3031
@jakobschlichte3031 8 жыл бұрын
Me too xD
@6_6740
@6_6740 8 жыл бұрын
Same :D
@igorwurm1419
@igorwurm1419 7 жыл бұрын
Yap me too
@Noone-rc9wf
@Noone-rc9wf 7 жыл бұрын
Oh and also has anyone noticed how this ï looks like a dick??
@WantedAdventure
@WantedAdventure 8 жыл бұрын
*A video on the American accent in German...wait, wait I know that video :D ;) Yaayyy can't wait to see it!* And yeah, I've gotten a few requests to make a video about the German letters with the umlaut and I'm like, uuuuuh guys, I have to figure out how to SAY those letters first xD GREAT VIDEO!!! I practiced doing each one like a good student :D
@willikaiser7107
@willikaiser7107 8 жыл бұрын
:D
@toniceltis1021
@toniceltis1021 8 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@technofreak39
@technofreak39 8 жыл бұрын
lol! i first thought of you when i saw the title of this video :D
@Palandurwen
@Palandurwen 8 жыл бұрын
*hihihi ich hatte auf jeden Fall viel Spaß beim Video! Als ausgebildete DaF (Deutsch als Fremdsprache)-Dozentin habe ich aber noch einen etwas einfacheren Tipp für dich, sollte dich noch einmal jemand bei Ö und Ü um Hilfe bitten: Ö -> sprich ein e, halte es und runde dann deine Lippen. Ü -> sprich ein i, halte es und runde dabei deine Lippen. Tada :D E und I sind Laute, die in fast allen Sprachen gehen und bei denen die Zungenstellung genau die richtige ist. Einzig die Lippenrundung macht den Unterschied ;) Für das Ä fällt mir gerade die Hilfestellung nicht ein - eventuell wurde es tatsächlich immer mit der Krücke über das E und dann den Mund weiter zu öffnen erklärt, also ähnlich wie du es schon getan hast. Deine Tipps waren aber definitiv amüsanter und unterhaltsamer als meine ;) Mach weiter so ^^
@InsertTruthHere
@InsertTruthHere 8 жыл бұрын
Dem ist nichts hinzuzufügen.
@bulletso206
@bulletso206 5 жыл бұрын
Qué?
@supanontra
@supanontra 8 жыл бұрын
ä and e are actually usually pronounced the same... hätte ([ˈhɛtə]), Kette ([ˈkɛtə]), Käse ([ˈkɛːzə]), Fett ([fɛt]) It's only that "e" has a second pronunciation: Esel ([ˈeːzl̩]), See ([zeː])... OK, and a third one too (ə).
@RelocatedRedbird
@RelocatedRedbird 8 жыл бұрын
For the umlaute, I picked up a tip on a course: ä would be like trying to say "e" but with lips shaped for "a". Likewise for ö, pronouncing "e" with an "o" form, and for ü, pronouncing "i" with an "u" form.
@dshw
@dshw 8 жыл бұрын
I'm German and I can confirm this! That tip is really good!
@AlexAnteMachina
@AlexAnteMachina 8 жыл бұрын
👍
@antopolskiy
@antopolskiy 8 жыл бұрын
wow, that's incredible! thanks
@terpcj
@terpcj 8 жыл бұрын
Yeah, when I was first learning German back in the day, that was pretty much how the teacher had us do it. It's a great way to start learning the unfamiliar sounds. After hardly any time at all, you find yourself making the more-or-less correct sound without the trick.
@Zeit_waise
@Zeit_waise 8 жыл бұрын
if you need some words to practice I would recommend: OBSZÖNITÄT, ÜBERLÄUFER and BÜCHSENÖFFNER 😜
@tzutzumo
@tzutzumo 8 жыл бұрын
Umlaute für jene zu erklären, die deutsch lernen wollen, ist wirklich schwer. Es anhand von Vergleichen, wie Türklingel und pfeifen, zu bewerkstelligen ist eine gute Idee. Damit sollte jeder etwas anfangen können. Daumen hoch! :-)
@GeoDaLeo
@GeoDaLeo Жыл бұрын
VERY useful and I AM a linguist! You're also very charming and that always makes practicing German more pleasant. Thank ya!
@FilmscoreMetaler
@FilmscoreMetaler 8 жыл бұрын
I laughed so hard at your pronounciations, my face was tränenüberströmt.
@lpschaf8943
@lpschaf8943 Жыл бұрын
Ich liebe dieses Wort.
@agn855
@agn855 Жыл бұрын
Unglaublich. Ein Wort das alle drei Umlaute beinhaltet!
@rachelpieyre5687
@rachelpieyre5687 7 жыл бұрын
The "ü" is amazing to remember if you want to learn french when you're german! Just use the german ü to prononce the french u and you have the exact sound ^^
@palaceofbrilliance6164
@palaceofbrilliance6164 3 жыл бұрын
or ö for their e
@AlexlgYT
@AlexlgYT Жыл бұрын
As some one from Quebec I can confirm (even if some things are pronounced slightly differently with our accent this still sounds the same)
@jfpacheco1998
@jfpacheco1998 8 жыл бұрын
When I was learning German, I had a friend that said that umlaut meant large, like this letters should be pronounced longer than usual, he also said that he had an umlaut you know what, then after the second lesson in German he learnt that he was actually wrong
@pauls0416
@pauls0416 8 жыл бұрын
Very nice video! Thank you! In English, we actually already have these three sounds. We just don't use different characters to depict them. Instead, we re-use the same letters and you just have to know the correct sounds by knowing the word. But, you're right, it's easy for an English speaker to just think the two dots over those letters are irrelevant :) Now the SPANISH would have a very hard time with these sounds because they literally only have FIVE vowel sounds (A E I O U). As I said, we have those same five vowels but we have more than double the number of sounds.
@edwardweeden2834
@edwardweeden2834 8 жыл бұрын
In my German Course for Primary School students here in England we have teachers play a "letter substitution game" with the children. The game has kids change the umlaut letter into a letter or letter-combination that is easy for them to pronounce based on their own experiences with English. First we do it step by step, but by the end of the first month they are doing it in their heads and pronouncing things very well (for non native German speakers). Examples: Maedchen (sorry, I don't have the umlaut letters here) becomes Medchen (umlaut a becomes English short e); schoen becomes schern (umlaut o becomes English er); and fuer becomes foor (umlaut u becomes English oo as in moon). These aren't exact/perfect, but they work pretty well most of the time. The 'rules' of the game are simple for this age group (8-11 years old) and they think it is good fun. We do 8 words per session, two sessions per week, over the course of the first 3 months (the entire Course is four school years in length, years/grades three-through-six inclusive). Umlaut pronunciation becomes very natural after these first months.
@ertz141
@ertz141 8 жыл бұрын
The Ä is also in the english word hair Ö is in burn Ü is in huge
@keegster7167
@keegster7167 7 жыл бұрын
Those are not the exact same sound, though, but they are very similar.
@skeptic781
@skeptic781 6 жыл бұрын
Not with my accent, in a northern irish accent hair is pronounced hör, and burn is pronounced burn, and huge is pronounced, yeah hüge
@chrisrudolf9839
@chrisrudolf9839 4 жыл бұрын
The ä is indeed almost identical to the vowels in hair or bear, but the other two are wrong. The sound in burn is made with open lips, while the German ö is a closed, more high-pitched sound. It is a workaround if you just want to be understood, but not if you try to speak without a clearly noticeable accent. Of course it is still much better than just pronuncing an o instead of an ö. The ü is definitely not in huge. Many adult English speakers struggle to hear the difference but there actually is a huge difference to the trained ear (similar as Germans who didn't learn English until they were adults often struggle to discern th and s - now if you are English you know how cringeworthy that sounds). If we compare the German ü to English sounds, it is actually closer to the y like in myth (which isn't an exact ü either, but closer to the German i).
@bkc1965
@bkc1965 8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. As an American living in Germany for the last 6 years (and learning German/Schwäbisch) I really need this type of practice. I also love languages and am an English teacher here. Very nice videos and I look forward to having the time to watch more.
@Frouza21
@Frouza21 8 жыл бұрын
I would really like to see a video about "How to pronounce R" topic. That kind of "R" I can hear in the word "Gericht". I'm russian and it's so hard to feel that throat muscles and make them work...
@DontTrustTheRabbit
@DontTrustTheRabbit 8 жыл бұрын
Good idea, I will think about it. :)
@southpaw9041
@southpaw9041 8 жыл бұрын
As a person who can read arabic well, nearly all the german pronunciation is incredibly easy for me. I quickly realised that I was already making these sounds when reading arabic. Russian on the other hand, I'd probably find more difficult.
@wasiahmad238
@wasiahmad238 7 жыл бұрын
Abd E Same here 🏄
@chrisrudolf9839
@chrisrudolf9839 4 жыл бұрын
Difficult to explain for anyone but a language trainer. I still struggle with the rolling English r, the non rolling German r just comes naturally to me. Ironically, for many southern Germans, who speak with a Bavarian or Frankonian accent, it is the other way round, they roll the r in German, too, even if they try to speak High German instead of their local dialect.
@scribblecloud
@scribblecloud 3 жыл бұрын
yeah its kinda weird honestly in hochdeutsch it sounds like youre basically trying to roll your r but failing miserably but intentionally??
@michaelclark737
@michaelclark737 8 жыл бұрын
OMG Trixie you're the best!!!!!! And they say Germans don't have a sense of humor. Ha! Funniest. DTTR Video. Ever.
@RGDunphy
@RGDunphy 3 жыл бұрын
Germans do have a sense of humour... but only a German would take care to explain at the end that she had used humour to make it more interesting! :-D
@georgedanner7483
@georgedanner7483 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I had to introduce a German person as a speaker at a conference and you gave me the quick coaching I needed to pronounce his name correctly.
@GetGermanized
@GetGermanized 8 жыл бұрын
Öööööö :D
@minttu7306
@minttu7306 8 жыл бұрын
Äääääää :D
@isonimen1282
@isonimen1282 8 жыл бұрын
Ich liebe deine Videos
@LuckyCU
@LuckyCU 8 жыл бұрын
Üüüüüü :D
@lalariisager4684
@lalariisager4684 7 жыл бұрын
Spanish has ü too, like example "Órale güey"
@skeptic781
@skeptic781 6 жыл бұрын
ÅÅÅÅÅÅÅÅÅ
@vrenak
@vrenak 8 жыл бұрын
you can pretty much also use these to pronounce the danish and norwegian æ (ä) and ø (ö), the ü sounds like our y though.
@oliviamarie1548
@oliviamarie1548 8 жыл бұрын
Okay i have to say when you said "You shouldnt stick your tongue out that much" and then demonstrated, I lost my shit and spit my toothpaste all over mirror. Totally worth it though.
@lucky5418
@lucky5418 7 жыл бұрын
I just shut my mouth immediately when u flashed right on ma face... 😂🤣 An honest confession, can't take my eyes off of u. Every time I need to watch twice or thrice to get the video, coz first or second times goes real real slow and I just try not to understand anything. Love u, like all of u... 😘
@Ercarret
@Ercarret 8 жыл бұрын
Hehe, I recognize this so much. People struggle with the extra Swedish letters as well. I remember being in the UK when I was a kid and just not understanding when someone was calling for me (using my surname). A and Å sound nothing alike. :D
@TalesFromTheSlumsOfMumbai
@TalesFromTheSlumsOfMumbai 2 жыл бұрын
Jew
@japaris75
@japaris75 8 жыл бұрын
The umlauts are where French native speakers have a bit of an advantage pronouncing German properly because those sounds /ä/, /ö/ and /ü/ exist in French but are, in fact, written /è/, /eu/ and /u/
@elinathan8363
@elinathan8363 8 жыл бұрын
i was laughing too much during this video to actually try pronouncing anything
@bryfount9052
@bryfount9052 6 жыл бұрын
Also a video about the ß is tricky for Americans... You may already have this video and I may just not have seen it yet... You had helpful tricks for the umlaut, thanks
@keegster7167
@keegster7167 7 жыл бұрын
Learning about the IPA vowel chart really helped me pronounce vowels that I could never pronounce before. It shows the height in the mouth and the relationship between them.
@braintiac
@braintiac 8 жыл бұрын
I like the trick of either preparing your mouth to say the umlauted letter, and then vocalizing an "E" or vice versa.
@davidvoigt4575
@davidvoigt4575 7 жыл бұрын
That was surprisingly entertaning... LOL Thanks! You have a lovely smile, by the way.
@TheDextroseSaline
@TheDextroseSaline 8 жыл бұрын
this is your funniest video ever, loved the part where you say 'you shouldn't open your mouth that much every time you speak German'
@thomasbayer2832
@thomasbayer2832 6 жыл бұрын
I love your videos. You are an excellent teacher and definitely better than any boring antiquated linguistics coach. ❤
@killerkem
@killerkem 3 жыл бұрын
My girlfriend sent me your way so I can properly say Fährst...Ä, heard that flash and I lost it 😂😂😂😂 definitely liked this video
@reguagc
@reguagc 8 жыл бұрын
Did you have a clown for breakfast? ;-) The "pregnancy test" - joke was gorgeous!
@wetdewlap8741
@wetdewlap8741 3 жыл бұрын
Love love this video.. but if I may make a suggestion.. if you could after each mouth sound give a few pronounciations of the word.. with amd without the umlaut for comparison.. just so we can hear several takes or examples of the actual word instead of sound. Thank you so much.. you’re very funny!!!
@MrAdryan1603
@MrAdryan1603 8 жыл бұрын
Omg your tips are so crazy.... but effective. I was doing all the weird exercises sitting on my porch and I looked up and my neighbor was outside staring at me like "What the..???" hahaha it was funny >.
@Dremsilruth
@Dremsilruth 8 жыл бұрын
Adrian D you're supposed to hide in your offgrid sound proofed nuclear bunker before doing this. rookie mistake.
@dandan7884
@dandan7884 8 жыл бұрын
The way you said them maps almost perfectly to the brazilian portuguese equivalents Ä=É, Ö=Ô/Ó and Ü=Ú u.u
@j4c422
@j4c422 8 жыл бұрын
I am Serbian, I speak Serbian perfectly, I am good at English (struggels with spelling as you can see), and I am also studding German. Can somebody please recomend a good TV show in german, that has English subtitles that I can find on Internet? I think that would be very helpful while studding German. Pls help
@j4c422
@j4c422 8 жыл бұрын
@nikhil.4146
@nikhil.4146 8 жыл бұрын
hey you can check Deutsche Welle news channel website. Click on Deutsche lernen tab. you would find links for different levels z.B. a1,a2....etc. and you can listen to lansam gesprochen nachrichten which help you with listening skills.
@j4c422
@j4c422 8 жыл бұрын
+nikhil wali thank you sooooo much
@nikhil.4146
@nikhil.4146 8 жыл бұрын
you can download audials . it is app . install in your mobile. find podcasts in language learning then in German link. there you can find various podcasts and listen to them. they are very good.
@nikhil.4146
@nikhil.4146 8 жыл бұрын
if you need more help, then please comment on. I would help you.
@maleficara13
@maleficara13 7 жыл бұрын
Recently had to name change a character and decided on Kämeltotem. Since my German hasn't been used in a very long time I found this video looking for ways to brush up. It is safe to say I love the name even more now that I am saying it with an accent. Very lovely video both for it's light hearted way of approaching the topic and it's actual value. Thank you.
@dayon5382
@dayon5382 7 жыл бұрын
OMG I LOVE ALL YOUR VIDEOS THIS ONE HAD ME CRACKING UP 😂😂 they're all so hilarious while you're able to learn something new! Thanks!
@_Yannex
@_Yannex 8 жыл бұрын
Hey Trixi. Dank Gehörgangverunreinigung, Rückerstattungsverbindlichkeit und Hängemattenverankerung hab ich es auch endlich kapiert. :)
@gustavotapia9511
@gustavotapia9511 8 жыл бұрын
You're amazing!
@DontTrustTheRabbit
@DontTrustTheRabbit 8 жыл бұрын
Thank you! :3
@gustavotapia9511
@gustavotapia9511 8 жыл бұрын
You really make your videos different and interesting, I learn and I have fun (mostly the latter). I live in Oldenburg, not as close to Hamburg as I would wish, it's my favourite city in Deutschland!
@Waloliver37
@Waloliver37 8 жыл бұрын
Mein gott, ich liebe deine augen Trixi!
@KevinPatrickJr
@KevinPatrickJr 8 жыл бұрын
This video made my tiny dog very anxious. But the help with ä is appreciated nonetheless.
@DontTrustTheRabbit
@DontTrustTheRabbit 8 жыл бұрын
Oh nooo! Pet your dog from me, I'm sorry! :)
@rossdoktamail8055
@rossdoktamail8055 8 жыл бұрын
+DontTrustTheRabbit so you musst have catched the dogs dialect thought... *ggg* let''s hope you did 'say' smth. offensive to him/her ;) .
@rossdoktamail8055
@rossdoktamail8055 8 жыл бұрын
+DontTrustTheRabbit -did not (obviously)
@LawtonDigital
@LawtonDigital 6 жыл бұрын
My favorite trick is to find a German actor whose voice you really like and then just impersonate them. With practice, it's really cool.
@Hgulf
@Hgulf 8 жыл бұрын
Einen Daumen hoch für den kreativen Kleinkindeinsatz!
@ryanawright
@ryanawright 2 жыл бұрын
Yo I freaking love this lol how are you not a professor or teacher you made this so freaking fun and funny and easy
@KindGottes92
@KindGottes92 8 жыл бұрын
'like ignoring the second line on a pregnancy test'. Spätestens da sollte jeder kapiert haben, wie wichtig dir dieses Thema ist ;) Ich erinnere mich, dass bei meinen Eltern oft falsche Post ankam. Warum? Ganz einfach: Der Straßenname existiert doppelt. Einmal in der kurzen Variante, dort wohnen meine Eltern, einmal ergänzt um das Wort 'Brünnlein'. In letzt genannter Straße ist ein Gebäudekomplex, der hauptsächlich an amerikanische Militärangehörige vermietet ist. Und was machen deren Verwandte, wenn sie Post verschicken? Richtig, da ist ein Wörtchen in der Anschrift, das so komische Pünktchen hat, also lässt man es einfach weg. Entspricht ungefähr dem zweiten Strich in deinem Beispiel, nur dass man falsche Post einfach zurück geben kann ;) Short version in English: When sending an letter to Germany an the address contains an word with ä ö or ü, it's not a good idea to just leave this word out. The letter might not reach its destination.
@derlindwurm
@derlindwurm 8 жыл бұрын
The fact that it's hard to remember whether the vowel is umlauted or not (especially if the umlaut isn't there in the base form of the word but occurs when there's inflection) is another reason why we might seem to be trying to avoid using umlauts.
@Belgarion2601
@Belgarion2601 8 жыл бұрын
You could do a video about the difference in pronunciation of "s", "ss", and "ß". That's a tricky one. :D
@Seleuce
@Seleuce 8 жыл бұрын
In German "s" is mostly a soft, voiced sound like the English 'z' in 'zoo' or 'zigzag' with few exceptions where it is voiceless. Voiced s can be found in almost any position in a word, though never at the end of a word. "Sonne", "saftig", "lesen", "leise", "sehr", "schmusen". "s" at the end of words is never voiced, but voiceless. Some voiceless exceptions are "hastig", "Bus", "las", "fies", "Glas", "Gras", "mästen" "s" before "t" or "p" or after consonants is always voiceless. "Lust", "Frust", "Rispe", "Achse". When a word starts with "st"/"sp" it turns into a "scht" or "schp" sound. "Sport", "sprechen", "stolpern", "stutzen". "ss" and "ß" both are voiceless and totally identical in pronunciation. The difference between the two is how the vowel before is spoken. Also you never find them starting a word, but rather often ending words. Vowels before "ss" are short. "Ross", "Fluss", "fassen", "fressen, "Kuss", "müssen" Vowels before "ß" are long. "Gruß", "Fuß", "süßen", "müßig" There are few exceptions (you guessed it), though pretty rare. Hope that helps a bit. I'm not a German coach either, though a native speaker. :)
@Belgarion2601
@Belgarion2601 8 жыл бұрын
+Seleuce Ich bin auch deutscher, aber starke Erklärung :)
@Belgarion2601
@Belgarion2601 8 жыл бұрын
+Seleuce Ich glaube aber dazu gäbe es noch das ein oder andere zu sagen in einem Video. (z.B. Unterschied Deutschland/Schweiz, alte/neue Rechtschreibung, evtl. Ausnahmefälle (falls es welche gibt)
@Seleuce
@Seleuce 8 жыл бұрын
TravelEnthusiastDE Ja, es gibt noch mehr zu sagen. Und gesprochen Beispiele sind immer das Beste. Ist nur eine Basis, um sich zu orientieren. Ich hab mit so vielen Nationalitäten zu tun, da lernt man seine Sprache zu erklären. :)
@sashespunkt3924
@sashespunkt3924 8 жыл бұрын
Herrlich! One of your best videos i have seen until now. Musste teilweise echt herzhaft lachen. Please keep on making videos like this. Liebe Grüße Sascha
@zsniper1364
@zsniper1364 8 жыл бұрын
I'm going to Germany next year in may. what places should I go to? :). for 2 weeks
@whitehamster310
@whitehamster310 8 жыл бұрын
Berlin
@joe-zj8js
@joe-zj8js 4 жыл бұрын
Omfg "pretending that 2 dots on a vowel don't matter is similar to pretending that the second line on a pregnancy test doesn't matter." Best line ever... and yes it changes everything. You're 👌 🤣🤣🤩
@czarzenana5125
@czarzenana5125 8 жыл бұрын
If you are typing and having problems with the Umlaut, you can just leave it out and put an 'e' behind, so: schön = schoen Tür = Tuer Ärger = Aerger
@lederhudler
@lederhudler 8 жыл бұрын
And that appears to be where the "dots" came from. If you are writing German cursive - the old writing style - the "e" was written almost as an i - (lower case, without the dot), lifting the pen/pencil and then writing a second one adjacent to it (ii, with a break between the letters). I surmise that originally the German "e" was written after the altered vowel (a, o, u) - ae, oe, ue. Eventually, since each double character represented a single sound, it became customary to write the e over the a,o, or u, instead of after it. Take that cursive ii, pretty soon you have two strokes, and eventually shorthanded to two dots.
@tommunyon2874
@tommunyon2874 10 ай бұрын
I got in an argument with another choir member about how to describe umlauted vowels when we were singing a German hymn. Even though I was pronouncing them correctly, he didn't like my description. The reason I know my pronunciation was acceptable is from when I sang with a German Gesangverein. During breaks other members would try to converse with me in German, because they assumed I was a fluent speaker. This was a helpful in that I can show this to other choir members without my having to explain it in less than adequate terms.
@sanderd17
@sanderd17 8 жыл бұрын
Finally people will start pronouncing Motörhead correctly ;)
@androlsaibot
@androlsaibot 8 жыл бұрын
Or Mötley Crüe, or Häagen Dazs
@theylive8777
@theylive8777 5 жыл бұрын
Björk
@mannydephu7135
@mannydephu7135 2 жыл бұрын
I like how you prod us with 2 easy examples of the umlaut being in words then smack us over the head with the third 😂🤣
@niku..
@niku.. 8 жыл бұрын
Ich bin ausm Norden. Ick sprech dat ä sowieso als e. Dat sind Kefer und Stedte! Ne aber das ist echt beschissen wenn man zwischen Bären und Beeren unterscheiden will... XD Ich würde aber auch den Tipp geben, dass ü ein i mit gerundeten Lippen (man vergleiche lütt und little) und ö ein e mit gerundeten Lippen ist. Ä ist das kurze betonte e wie in besser oder essen, aber ä ist ein wenig länger als das e. Son lütten bitten länger.
@observe2suspect
@observe2suspect 8 жыл бұрын
Oh, da fällt mir ein... :-) wie gewinnt man Brom? zuerst sammelt man ein paar Brombeeren, und wird diese dann zu Boden. dort verbindet sich dann die Beere mit der Erde und wird zur Erdbeere und übrig bleibt das Brom...
@niku..
@niku.. 8 жыл бұрын
+wòóF da Corret-Jak da kommt der Chemiker durch XD
@The99smileyface99
@The99smileyface99 3 жыл бұрын
i like your quirky way of teaching! Thanks. Had a laugh AND learned something! The comment section is just as fantastic.
@annikathegerman91
@annikathegerman91 8 жыл бұрын
Just say 'bad' and there: You have a ä. :)
@keegster7167
@keegster7167 7 жыл бұрын
Even English (meaning people in England) pronounce bad the same way. (It's mostly the Southern English who pronounce 'a' as 'ah' more. The Northern English are more like Americans that way; the 'a' in 'bad' is more common there.) Anyway, ä is not always the sound in bad. If ɛ as in end and æ as in bad, then according to Wikipedia: 'In German and Slovak Ä stands for [ɛ] (or a bit archaic but still correct [æ]).'
@duranduran6456
@duranduran6456 Жыл бұрын
Haha! This video is SUPER! You teach and explain better than most linguists and teachers that I have experienced. You are more relatable and funny. Thank you for the video!
@thiko9260
@thiko9260 7 жыл бұрын
gehörgang veränderung warum? Rückerstattungsverbindlichkeit ich weiß nicht mal was das heißt und ich bin 100% deutsch
@chrisrudolf9839
@chrisrudolf9839 4 жыл бұрын
Fachbegriff aus der Bilanzsprache. Niemandem sind wirklich alle deutschen Wörter geläufig, egal wie gebildet er ist.
@michellemercado5477
@michellemercado5477 8 жыл бұрын
You are super lovely and funny. I really enjoy your videos and the way you speak is just perfect, I personally think you have an extremely clear accent and I did not know you were German when I first listened to you. It was so surprising when I read those stupid remarks about your accent because your voice is remarkably clear and pleasant. I think there will be always rude people without self esteem and envious. You should not pay attentionto them because you are truly amazing and you should be proud of yourself and I bet they could not speak German as eloquently and clearly as you speak English even if they were immortal. Always remember you can achieve anything you want, you just have to keep trying and be thick skinned. Your personality is sweet and witty and you certainly were born to shine. I am learning German as well as french and I hope someday I will speak as clearly as you do. Congratulations for your cute baby girl, I bet you will be an awesome mother and she will be tremendously proud of you. Please never stop dreaming.
@derkommentator5102
@derkommentator5102 8 жыл бұрын
"Or your well trained husband" 😂😂
@nikhil.4146
@nikhil.4146 8 жыл бұрын
Sorry. I think you read my comments on your last video. So this time you decided to make video for German learners. Thank you. Vielen dank. TRIXI.
@rachelreynoldsart
@rachelreynoldsart 8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for making these videos! I have come farther in learning German because of it!:) I was hoping you could help me understand dialects a little better. My friend is learning German like I am, but she says she learned from someone that it's okay to pronounce 'ch' with 'Sh' because there are different dialects in the German language and one you can pronounce the ch that way because it is one of the German dialects. Is this true? And also if it is; is it bad to learn German from a bunch of different German youtubers because dialects are that diverse and I would just be learning bits and pieces of different dialects in the German language? Just a little bit confused...(or a lot!) Thanks for all the help!!
@songphil1376
@songphil1376 3 жыл бұрын
It had been difficult for me to tell the difference between o and u umlaut until I can hear them one right after another on your clip, then I can see the clear differences, Thanks!
@Nifuruc
@Nifuruc 8 жыл бұрын
why am I doing this? I'm German.... well... now I know how to do it properly while looking like an idiot ^^
@lifeisnotfairsowhyshouldiw5805
@lifeisnotfairsowhyshouldiw5805 6 жыл бұрын
Nifuruc haha
@ferreiragunderson5027
@ferreiragunderson5027 Жыл бұрын
I didn't plan on expanding my german speech, but this lady is inspiring. :)
@swangdangeryeet3389
@swangdangeryeet3389 8 жыл бұрын
For every english one, here is a good beginner word: Streichholzschächtelchen xD
@TheMechanicalGirl999
@TheMechanicalGirl999 8 жыл бұрын
Vielen Dank! Sie machten diesen Mann zum Lachen und sie brauchte es wirklich!
@aerobolt256
@aerobolt256 6 жыл бұрын
If you just read it as “Streich Holz Schäch tel chen” it’s easy
@Svo_matt_2.3
@Svo_matt_2.3 4 жыл бұрын
Well scheiße i cant say that
@joshdudeguy2830
@joshdudeguy2830 8 жыл бұрын
This is the video that made me subscribe. Why couldn't my German teacher be more like this?!
@dshw
@dshw 8 жыл бұрын
Now if we can manage to teach Americans to pronounce "uber" like "über" (because they again just swiped away the two dots -.-) I'd be more than happy :D
@edwincruz9644
@edwincruz9644 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video! You helped me pass my exam
@tanyschiffer2683
@tanyschiffer2683 8 жыл бұрын
The baby was so cute!!!! That I melted!
@Quasihamster
@Quasihamster 6 жыл бұрын
WTF? It's just a goddamn baby...
@ninasongg5960
@ninasongg5960 4 жыл бұрын
This is the funniest most German video on pronunciation of umlauts.. Because my mispronouncing a German word as a foreigner is as serious as not knowing I'm pregnant. XD Love this.
@Dragontrumpetare
@Dragontrumpetare 8 жыл бұрын
is fun that germans also uses Ä and Ö just like we swedes. do you also have Å?
@_Lucary
@_Lucary 8 жыл бұрын
They do not have Å
@OlegTeplyakov
@OlegTeplyakov 8 жыл бұрын
That was helpful - Ä is now cleared for me. No more avoiding words with Ä :)
@orestilla
@orestilla 8 жыл бұрын
so trocken lustig, ich lach mich immer kaputt 😆
@hamynguyen1503
@hamynguyen1503 4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic German teaching ! I love it
@ailecdreifuss8627
@ailecdreifuss8627 8 жыл бұрын
ö is the more difficult for me as in Öl
@keegster7167
@keegster7167 7 жыл бұрын
'ör' is harder for me like in 'eichhörnchen'.
@isaakrabenschwing5416
@isaakrabenschwing5416 8 жыл бұрын
Danke. Dein Video hat mir den Tag gerettet. Und ich fand es auch lehrreich und gut rüber gebracht.
@szinthom1
@szinthom1 8 жыл бұрын
2:23 soo süüß! :-3
@itzamazingg3624
@itzamazingg3624 8 жыл бұрын
ich hab keine ahnung wie ich hier gelandet bin, aber ich muss zugeben das ist sehr faszinierend :')
@geesehoward700
@geesehoward700 3 жыл бұрын
i love the smile pulled after each of the superlong examples
@Luv2tickt
@Luv2tickt 8 жыл бұрын
The one I've consistently had trouble with is the, "ä" as it seems to be pronounced different with different words utilizing that letter. I hope this will help as in 20+ years, I've still not got it right. English speakers will note that we simply replaced the "ö" with the two letters "oe" together. We did the same thing with the "ü" by putting the two letters "eu" together. The latter is somewhat ridiculous as many will pronounce it as "ouy" rather than how it was intended. Many did this with their names to Americanize it in the early part of the 20th century.
@pakahn2051
@pakahn2051 4 жыл бұрын
You had me at "of course you shouldn't open your mouth that much when you speak German" and "fooker" hahahaha if teacher's are this dynamic and interactive, school wouldn't be such a drag.
@pietrogorgoglione9914
@pietrogorgoglione9914 4 жыл бұрын
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@maekkaridbood
@maekkaridbood Жыл бұрын
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zu 100.000 Abonnenten
@pedrojunker6621
@pedrojunker6621 7 жыл бұрын
Sehr gutes Video! Ich bin Deutschlehrer in Argentinien und werde dein material anwenden! Super expressiv!
@schoggywoggy9986
@schoggywoggy9986 8 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this!!! I have plans to go to Germany and I know words and everything but I just simply couldn't pronounce umlauts. Thank you so much!
@jamescunningham8092
@jamescunningham8092 8 жыл бұрын
I was looking away from the video as it played when, suddenly, you whistled and said my name. :P
@timdavis7845
@timdavis7845 Жыл бұрын
Another way to pronounce Umlauts is to form the unumlauted vowel with your lips but say the letter "e" with your tongue. The two dots above the vowels (a,o,u) actually originally represented the letter "e". Ae = Ä, Oe = Ö and Ue = Ü.
@stevelee5291
@stevelee5291 4 ай бұрын
sehr, sehr helpful.. wonderful presentation. wonderfully edited. great video. a keeper. reminded me of 2008-2011 in Berline with my berliner girlfriend and her family. they spoke just like you and it warmed my heart and i laughed and laughed at seeing seeing your presentation it reminded me of how i laughed at them and their "umlaut lips." what an enjoyable video. now 8 years later best of luck! But maybe a bit of shortening the plug at the end .cheers !
@rayoeler3055
@rayoeler3055 8 жыл бұрын
I must admit you are refreshing And your good humor does help one learn a lot easier !
@danieldude1554
@danieldude1554 7 жыл бұрын
I love how the third example word is always a ridiculously long and complicated sounding word and you say it like it's no big deal. hahaha
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