Get the Perfect German ACCENT

Did you ever felt like you really wanna have a German accent... No...? Me neither...
btw, I don't guarantee that everything in this video is correct (like technical terms and everything). I'm only a second semester German and English student, not a professor or teacher. This is just what I worked out and put together from some stuff I learned at uni and personal experience.
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[@aileen0711]

why am I watching this, I'm German

[@elena_youknow]

+Aileen x I've seen the analytics. You're not the only one 😄

[@annes5110]

Aileen x samee lol

[@Leahoefner1209]

Aileen x same haha

[@pandadncr4825]

hab mich mich auch grad gefragt 😂😂😂

[@ninatess8150]

Frag ich mich auch :) Um zu schauen ob sie recht hat wahrscheinlich :D

[@pau_la9506]

ist sonst noch jemand deutsch und schämt sich gerade ziemlich dafür?😂

[@marvelousqueen465]

pxulx_25 72 Haha ja😂

[@crappiefisher1331]

was gibts da zu schämen? englisch muttersprachler schaffen ja auch meist kein vernünftiges deutsches Ü oder U oder CH oder A und viele andere buchstaben und lautkombinationen

[@charlus9078]

somebody _ omg hier. 😂

[@nikalinko3345]

Julia F yo

[@namenlos40]

Wofür?

[@julymyers3314]

why do so many native German speakers hate their accents so much? in my experience it's more common than with any other accent. I personally love it!!

[@alischa7559]

July Myers I hate it!!(I'm from germany but my english sound more british than german)

[@alexandras.7143]

July Myers I'm from Germany and I also don't understand it.

[@kathens7755]

+Alischa Nothing is worse than an American / English accent in German.

[@thisuploadeditsself.2938]

We kinda have a history that we as a people want to distance ourselves from.

[@malte9176]

@Sam Urai You're so right about it. I live in Northern Germany and as a kid I hated being German and wanted to be Danish instead. Nowadays I've come to grow tolerance, acceptance and indifference to my former hate towards Germany. I love my country now though. :)

[@paulineh9828]

Ich finde es witzig wenn Amerikaner versuchen deutsch zu sprechen,weil amerikanisch sich anhört wie als ob jemand Kaugummi kauen würde

[@elena_youknow]

Das dachte ich auch immer, aber irgendwie kenne ich auch voll viele Amerikaner, bei denen sich das nicht so anhört. Kommt wahrscheinlich auch auf die Region an aus der man stammt und wie gut man deutsch kann. Aber stimmt, es hört sich schon cool an :D

[@allensaunders9262]

Pauline Hesse Ich bin ein Ami aber ich hab keinen amerikanischen Akzent, weil ich immer Deutsch rede. Es stimmt, dass die meisten Amerikaner schlechtes Deutsch reden, wenn wir versuchen Deutsch zu lernen. Viele in meine Klasse sagen ,,Wie geht's" als ,,We gayts". Das finde ich schrecklich, wenn ich ehrlich sein muss. Aber wenn ein Deutscher es verstehen könnte...Dann geht es. Tut mir leid für mein schlechtes Deutsch 😂 Ich habe Angst, wenn ich immer Deutsch schreiben nach Deutschen.

[@JUES-kd6dw]

Hauptsache die Schweizer Flagge ganz vorne ;)

[@Mukhambiel]

Amerikanisch gibt es übrigens nicht. Du meinst vermutlich american english. Wenn ich meinen Klugscheißermodus ausschalte hast du allerdings recht! ;)

[@allensaunders9262]

Mukhambiel Ich würde sagen, dass mein Deutsch ,,Amerikanisch" ist 😂 Es geht aber. Jetzt weiß ich, dass ,,Ich bin ein Ami" falsch ist. Man würde ,,Ich bin Amerikaner/Deutscher/usw" sagen. Kleine Fehler genau wie das würde ,,sagen" das man ,,Amerikanisch" spricht

[@marisa6786]

I'm German and spent a year in Colorado and Texas. I have a southern accent now lol

[@elena_youknow]

+ItsMarisaLaurine That's really cool! 😊

[@SunnyD420]

ItsMarisaLaurine I feel bad for you

[@RussianSpyNikolai]

hey nine likes oh no it could b comes the 666 0-0

[@ErichKartmann]

I'm from Colorado

[@randomramentv5645]

Im From Texas. Howdy :)

[@teaghanlathers4461]

I play a German character in a play so this video was really helpful.

[@elena_youknow]

It's great that I could help you. Good luck with the play! :)

[@jotna8945]

Omg samee

[@rosieposie0426]

Same lol

[@Just2besties_18]

Me too😂

[@niallsactualgf]

Same!!!

[@RCD503]

German is a beautiful language : Ich mag es!

[@camilap8107]

Bob Davis haha..*Ich mag es*

[@vanel1619]

Bob Davis Hab ich mir auch nur so gedacht😂 Das ist wie wenn ich sage: Я любит 😂( richtig: Я люблю)

[@coolkidscancrytoo7164]

Van el Wie spricht man люблю aus? Omg ich hasse das! Manche sagen liubliu, andere lioblio, wieder andere liublu... Ich bin verwirrt, hilfe 😂

[@vanel1619]

Bob Davis Ich bin kein Russe😂 Nur als vorwarnung: Aber ich spreche es so: lublu da ja ю da nicht wie ju gesprochen wird. ( ich kann es jedenfalls nicht so sprechen) Das lubilu, hat uns jedenfalls unsere Russisch Lehrerin erklärt, das das die so sprechen sollen die das b und das lu nicht zusammenziehen können. Also damit die dann sagen lubilu anstatt lublu . Eigentlich ist alles richtig. Bloß lubilu hört sich nicht gerade Russisch an😂

[@coolkidscancrytoo7164]

Van el Das stimmt 😂 Ja das Problem bei mir ist, ich lern das quasi auf eigene Faust, deshalb ist das ziemlich schwierig, haha. Danke auf jeden Fall :D

[@Allmentux]

Ganz ehrlich: Ich finde das der deutsche Akzent sowas von gruselig ist.. da schämt man sich schon fast fremd für wenn man das bei anderen hört..

[@elena_youknow]

Es gibt vielleicht schmeichelndere Akzente, aber ich persönlich finde es gar nicht so schlimm (außer man hat wirklich einen richtig krassen deutschen Akzent. Das mag ich auch wirklich nicht). Ich habe es ja auch ganz extrem nachgemacht und ich glaube da hört sich einfach jeder Akzent grausam an :D

[@Allmentux]

Ich muss zugeben das es eins gibt, was ich immer absichtlich mit Akzent/falsch auspreche und das ist das Th in "Thermodynamics". Da bleibt das h dann stumm.. erinnert mich immer an eine lustiges Ereignis in den USA, daher bleibt das so :) Stimmt Inder oder Franzosen die sich keine Mühe geben sind kaum zu verstehen...

[@elena_youknow]

Allmentux Ach ja, so ein paar eigenheiten in der Sprechweise sind ja im Endeffekt auch kein Problem. Damit zeigt man ja im Grunde auch einen Teil von sich selber. Solange man sich mit der anderen Person verständigen kann... :D

[@Allmentux]

Was manchmal ganz lustig sein kann :D Ein Chilene brauchte mal etwas länger damit ich mit seiner Aussprche begriffen hab das er "Rammstein" meint :D Woher aus Deutschland kommst du eigentlich,wenn man fragen darf ?

[@pau_la9506]

Allmentux geht mir genau so

[@hellokittybajamonde587]

I really want to learn German language, thanks for this

[@elena_youknow]

You're welcome. I think it can be helpful to imitate an accent to learn that language's pronunciation. And it's also fun :D

[@0liv3]

helloKitty Bajamonde im from germany 😂 do you have any questions about german ?

[@wilmer89]

Lexa Tell me how schon, eben and ja is used.

[@williamlieske4503]

helloKitty Bajamonde too

[@brendon2462]

Hi, did you learn any German yet? It's been three years since your comment.

[@annalolo7216]

hahaha ich bitte euch wenn man das Mal vergleicht, die meisten Deutschen können immerhin einigermaßen Englisch und viele haben auch einen guten Akzent und dann kommt man Mal z.b. nach Frankreich oder Spanien in eine 10.Klasse wo keiner auch nur ein bisschen Grammatik Grundlagen kann und selbst die Lehrer am laufenden Band Fehler machen 😂😂

[@laralara-sv5bz]

Anna Lolo Oh mein Gott einfach echt so. 😂

[@VS-dr7ys]

hab letztens einen Franzosen der mit dem Pferd durch Köln Innenstadt geritten ist den weg zum Dom auf Englisch erklärt weil ich kein Französisch kann. Nein Spaß Franzosen können gar kein Englisch

[@arcni1213]

wenn es so ist... ... ça serait temps de s'y mettre! 😂😁

[@arcni1213]

Vikit_ria kuchen, Joooaa... auf KZbin können das alle xd

[@singing_wolf5099]

I actually needed this for a play ( UIL One Act Play for middle school ) called the thirty nine steps. I play Annabelle Schmidt, a German spy that dies at the beginning but is a pretty well rounded character. I like this video because I now know what I need to work on. Thanks girl, also you sound amaz-balls!! 😊☺️😊☺️

[@elena_youknow]

You're welcome. I'm glad I could help :)

[@philippwalker1067]

Bei "bof" musste ich richtig hart lachen! :D

[@technofreak39]

Ich hab das erst mit diesem Video gemerkt, dass Leute das machen :D Sonst war mir das immer egal, weil ich selber es schon direkt richtig gemacht habe :D Wobei das in "both" das "th" als "s" auszusprechen würde auch super komisch klingen :D

[@alphaindustries6411]

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[@1aa2aa3GiRl]

How to sound German: Be German.

[@elena_youknow]

+Denise FanOfYou Good point 😅

[@shihtzupuppy823]

Not exactly 🙄

[@ellienorling4017]

Been there done that 🤣

[@unbreakableunion2350]

Ja

[@macncheembz1052]

BAHAHA-

[@maddawg-madigan07]

This has helped SO much! I’m taking German next year and need to know how to pull off a German accent so I can pronounce the words more correctly. Thanks for the help!

[@AnthonyFutures]

You speak very well English, German are good in English.

[@elena_youknow]

+damien danad Thanks! 😊

[@einSeev]

damien danad meme

[@kiarakerber9689]

damien danad not really😂 German are so bad in the spelling

[@justine4541]

Kiara Kerber not everyone in germany is bad at spelling 🙄

[@mayamitk8064]

Listen to the Song "how it is (wap Bap)" by Bibi H. This is the best Example for Germans Ruin the english Language

[@mikespyt3640]

Ist halt leider echt so :D Ich bin im Englisch LK (!) und kann bei meinen Mitschülern kaum unterscheiden, ob sie bad, bed oder bet sagen.

[@elena_youknow]

+Mikes PYT Die Unterscheidung ist ja auch eher so was für fortgeschrittene :D Aber das stimmt schon. Ich hatte auch Englisch Lk und nicht jeder, der da drin war, konnte auch Englisch. Da kamen auch schonmal Sätze wie: "She go store" zusammen oder so :D

[@jayaa9825]

Oder so sachen wie :"It gives a nice restaurant there" ... Mache nächstes Jahr Abitur mit Englisch LK, ihr habt mir soeben die Hoffnung auf gute Partnerarbeiten genommen xD

[@19Fenja89]

"It gives a nice restaurant there" Aua.. :'D Da musste ich erst mal überlegen, was das heißen soll. Nein. EInfach nur nein! :'D :'D xD

[@evamueller98]

ich hab einen im english LK der es irgendwie schafft zu lispeln und trotzdem kein th zu sprechen😅

[@brutallyhonestpikachu8250]

In bad ist das a länger und das d ziemlich soft, aber bed und bat kann ich wirklich nicht unterscheiden

[@Prinetta]

This video was actually really helpful! My native language is German as well and though I'm able to speak English pretty much fluently, I still struggle with some minor things because of my accent (especially the v/w and bed/bat thingy) and I basically used this video as a "What Not To Do" guide and it worked out pretty well, haha.

[@elena_youknow]

It's cool that I could help you with it!! Thanks for your comment! :)

[@MarkusDuesseldorf]

By the way, the pronounciation of the th can easily lead to big misunderstandings: The captain of a vessel radios to the German coast guard: "Mayday, mayday, we're sinking!" The German coast guard replies: "What are you sinking about?"

[@ecwheaton]

You are the best. This video rocks - so helpful, so clear and insightful 👌👌👌👌

[@Blue_Neptune13]

I’m trying to learn how to use the German accent when doing my vlogs for my Weimaraner. I studied German but don’t speak it anymore, I mostly speak English and Spanish. Thanks for the tutorials

[@elena_youknow]

+Lee de Ibarra Oh, Weimaraner are really cool dogs! And you're welcome! 😊

[@jenniferlee5614]

Why do so many Germans hate their accents? It’s so pretty, and it sounds like a British one. (Something that so many Americans want) I personally want an accent. I’ve been told I have a slight western and British mixed in, but so slight it’s almost impossible to tell. Other than that, no accent.

[@almanmitherz]

@Sam Urai Nein

[@almanmitherz]

@Sam Urai ok

[@biditamajumdar5810]

YOU DONT EVEN KNOW HOW MUCH I WANT TO BE GERMAN

[@valerietaylor9615]

Ach, Ja!

[@janineschwarzkopf2589]

i'm german😂 and i have the same bed😂

[@elena_youknow]

That's funny because you're already the second person who said that they have the same bed :D

[@sarangcemut]

IKEA? 😁

[@gracevan9689]

thank you so much for this! I have a part coming up where i need a german accent and I was about to turn it down becuase I thought i was hopless on doing it until I found this video!! thank you soooo much

[@elena_youknow]

+hey there It's so great that this helped you so much! Thank you for your comment! 😊

[@lloydpruden4143]

thanks for this video, it's a major help to my dramatic arts exam

[@elena_youknow]

Oh, that's great. I'm glad I could help! :)

[@Silagane]

I'm also German and I hate the German accent. I've been trying to get the New Yorker accent for so long, and last week I've talked to 2 british guys and they told me I have a diehard british accent. Almost made me cry, I never wanted to sound british. I love the new yorker accent :CCCCCC

[@elena_youknow]

+Silagane I totally see where you're coming from but try to see it from this perspective: In the end talking the way it feels most natural to you (in your case British) always sounds better than trying to fake an accent. I know a couple of people who try so hard to do a specific accent when they talk and it just sounds extremely fake! Maybe you don't have the accent you like most, but in my opinion it's better than a fake accent. I mean if you listen a lot to native speakers from New York maybe you'll acquire that accent on day :)

[@Silagane]

You're right. I live in Bavaria, and I don't have any kind of bavarian accent. Another coworker who doesn't come from here tries so hard speaking with a bavarian accent and it sounds incredibly fucking stupid :D

[@binkym600]

Silagane i have a very strong new york (long island specifically) accent my friends make fun of me because i have a much stronger accent than most of the people i know

[@Silagane]

I'd rather have any accent than none at all. Like I said, I come from Bavaria/ Germany and people ask me if I really was born here cause I have no accent. Well sorry that I just never got one :(

[@allensaunders9262]

You shouldn't try to do a New York accent. Just go for clear, we'll spoken English. Doing a specific accent is going to get you made fun of in most places in the US. Southerners are made fun of, New Yorkers are made fun, and anyone with strong accents are made fun off. Just go for well-spoken English unless you're okay with people making fun of you.

[@Rosi_in_space]

""Hello, Mr. Waiter, can I become a bloody beefsteak, please? ""

[@ironcrossadmiral9418]

[@Hexxie]

What a cool accent! and you're so entertaining to watch too.. I subbed! :)

[@elena_youknow]

Thank you so much, that's so nice!

[@mrjon4884]

I can't stop laughing because of the SCHMETTERLING in the beginning😂😂😂😂

[@lookawesome8631]

In meiner Schule wurde Englisch so gut wie überhaupt nicht unterrichtet. Das Fach begann zwar bereits in der 4. Klasse, aber bishin zur 9. lernte man ausschließlich Farben, Zahlen, Obst, ABC und seltsamerweise mal Autoteile xD Ich bewundere diese kleinen Kinder die einfach schon auf englisch singen können. Ich hab damals irgendeinen Kauderwelsch zusammengereimt xD Jetzt versuche ich selbst englisch zu lernen, manchmal hat man das Gefühl Vortschritte zu machen und dann fühlt man sich wieder wie ein absoluter Anfänger, versteht überhaupt nichts und hat mit diesen vielen Bedeutungen zu kämpfen. Like zum Beispiel... Like heißt mögen und gleichzeitig aber auch "wie"... Wie zum Kuckuck kann man diese Sachen in ein einziges Wort packen 😂 Oder you, "I like you" kann ich mag dich aber auch ich mag euch bedeuten. Da fehlt irgendwie die Möglichkeit sich genauer auszudrücken... Es spornt mich ja vor allem an, mit ein paar englischen YTbern die ich sehr mag zu kommunizieren. Aber gleichzeitig ist auch genau hier der Punkt an dem es oft zu viel wird, weil ich sehr lange überlege was genau geschrieben wird und Angst hab mich zu blamieren 😅 Bin oft erst dann beruhigt, wenn die Person ein like gibt ^^

[@elena_youknow]

+Little Cat Auf was für einer Schule warst du denn? Weil ich erinnere mich, dass wir in der neunten Klasse schon seitenlange Analysen schreiben mussten 🙈 Das mit dem "Like" stimmt schon. Das ist anfangs sehr verwirrend. Es ist gut, dass du dir darüber im Klaren bist, dass es je nach Kontext unterschiedliche Bedeutungen haben kann, aber ich würde mich nicht damit verrückt machen! Im Deutschen gibt es solche Wörter ja auch. Wie zum Beispiel "Bank". Du kannst dich auf eine Bank setzten, du kannst auf einer Bank aber auch Geld abholen. Die zwei Bedeutungen haben letztendlich ja nichts miteinander gemein. Ich finde es auf jeden Fall ganz toll, dass du die Motivation und den Ehrgeiz hast, dir selber Englisch beizubringen. Englische KZbin Videos, Filme, Liedtexte und all sowas helfen da ungemein. Und wenn du dich mit anderen Menschen auf Englisch unterhalten kannst, ist das doch schon ein super Fortschritt! Auf jeden Fall wünsche ich dir ganz viel Erfolg und bleib dran! 😊

[@lookawesome8631]

IfUnicornsRuledTheWorld Dankeschön, du hast Recht :3 In der Muttersprache ist halt das alles schon immer verinnerlicht und man hat von dem Lernprozess als Kleinkind nichts mitbekommen xD Ich werde dran bleiben und schauen mich nicht so verrückt zu machen. Das wird sich mit der Zeit bestimmt geben. Meine Motivation sind vor allem Serien oder auch Videospiele die keine Deutsche Übersetzung erhalten, sowie auch die ein und anderen YTber und Tutorials :)

[@miriamwegner2318]

my friend sounds exactly like this!

[@BarknoorZ]

"Let me give you an example" smooth AHAHAH

[@tildas.645]

Der deutsche Akzent ist wirklich hässlich... Sorry, aber ich bekomme davon OHRENKREBS😣 Ich bin im Chor ein paar Lehrer sind auch mit im Oberstufenchor uuuuund die kriegen es nicht hin "the, with, thing, think, ..." richtig auszusprechen... 😭 Argggghhhh, bin ich die einzige die davon Gänsehaut bekommt?😖 Ich finde es schrecklich, ich hoffe, dass unsere Chorleiterin (auch Englischlehrerin😍 ) das noch mal anspricht, da es sich echt nicht schön anhört...😒

[@tildas.645]

Shawn Mendes Fan bei uns sind es Gott sei dank mehr als nur ich, aber bei zweien ist es echt schlimm, einfach nur schrecklich...😷

[@annemarie6688]

Tilda S. Ich kann dich so gut verstehen, am schlimmsten ist es, wenn Personen statt "the", "se" sagen bzw generell statt th ein s sprechen.

[@nicclaus5623]

aber es geht noch schlimmer als deutscher akzent beim englisch sprechen: deutscher akzent in italienisch. ein kräftig betontes deutsches R in einem italienischen satz löst bei mir noch mehr ohrenkrebs aus als das verunglückte th :D

[@schwammi]

Oohh ja!! Das klingt so.. als wollten die einen verarschen!

[@Xeadriel]

AH JA KENN ICH UUUGHGHH

[@theaudbunny]

This was so cool I wish I could do a German accent :)))))))

[@elena_youknow]

Well now you know how :D

[@emilysmellfox4784]

TheAudBunny I'm British but my best accent is German

[@elena_youknow]

I like barrels I wish I could hear it!!

[@emilysmellfox4784]

IfUnicornsRuledTheWorld mhm it isn't good but it's the best I can do beside my standard

[@elena_youknow]

I like barrels It's probably still better than my british accent :D

[@stripeyy_]

Trying to add a german NPC to my D&D campaign and this video is hella useful for me as a dm!

[@ClaudiaBelle]

hi I was watching your video, i'm researching a german accent for a character I'm working on. I had a few questions. if a german was to be living in the USA since he was 19, still have a slight accent? and if so how would it sound? what words would be hard for Germans to pronounce in English. even if he's been living in America most of his life?

[@elena_youknow]

It's really hard to generally say that. It depends on a lot of factors (how fast is he with learning and languages? How much German does he still speak, even though he lives in the US? etc.). There is this hypothesis called "critical age hypothesis" that says that if you don't learn a language up to a certain point, you will not be able to speak it like a native speaker would. That hypothesis is debatable but I think in the case you mentioned, it could apply (unless that person grew up with English speaking parents for example). I guess he would keep at least a slight accent, but depending how long he has stayed in America so far probably less of an accent than I have, for example. I think you cannot generally say what words are hard to pronounce for him. I mean there are some words that are easier to speak for Germans than others but there are too many factors that influence this to make any general statement. If you have more questions you can contact me over twitter or instagram if you want :)

[@ClaudiaBelle]

thanks for your reply. the character is a scientist, a sort of genius in a way. he still speaks German fluently. he was a translator when studying at the university to pay for his studies. A translator for both Russian and German. he had no parents in his life. he is now in his forties. he's known for hiding his accent. so would you say he wouldn't have problems, i mean would his accent become obvious in some American words? Does that help?

[@takeomasaki793]

I can do Russian accent but I really really wanna do German too

[@snatchedpickles]

Thanks for showing all those expects, now I know what to avoid, to not sound German anymore :)

[@elena_youknow]

There are actually quite a couple of videos on youtube on how to improve your pronunciation. If you're interested in it you should search it up :)

[@lcapli1720]

Nice, great video! subbed:)

[@elena_youknow]

Thank you :)

[@lisashort2292]

I am german and it's quite inspiring to see how you amarican people are trying to do the 'r' for example. It's interesting to see how you guys are seeing this german language, thanks for that video! :D ;)

[@xluan_tv6348]

Lisa Short she is from Germany too

[@lisashort2292]

Sturmwaffel 007 oh I didn't know that 😂 it sounds like she is from america. But it's still inspiring ^^

[@requiemoflyds]

Lisa Short Your comment was in her newest video!!

[@joresa2473]

This is really funny to watch!😂👍 (I'm German)

[@elena_youknow]

+Joresa I'm glad to hear that! 😊

[@devotedcetacean6568]

"Big dislike" had me deas

[@alphaindustries6411]

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[@avieluvssummer]

I’m German- Lived in Louisiana for 4 years And now speak on a English accent

[@kirad2262]

I'm going to be voicing a german character, tysm for this !

[@missylina7928]

Witziges Video. :D Aber du selbst hörst dich auch sehr deutsch an - auch wenn du echt gut Englisch sprichst und versuchst, es zu verstecken. :D

[@elena_youknow]

+Siby Lina Dankeschön! Ich versuche jetzt nicht bewusst es zu verstecken. Ich rede halt so wie es sich für mich am natürlichsten anfühlt. Aber ja, ich denke den deutschen Akzent werde ich noch lange beibehalten 😄

[@lea1847]

Funny to watch this as a german🙋🏼🙋🏼😂💗

[@Videotester_]

Schmetterling is really a hard and a nice german word at the same time, but there are some others like Donaudampfschiffahrtskapitän...

[@elena_youknow]

Yeah, that one must be a tongue twister for everyone learning German :D

[@Videotester_]

Well, its a regular word for germans shipping the blue river danube...

[@Videotester_]

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The compound word Donau­dampf­schiffahrts­elektrizitäten­haupt­betriebs­werk­bau­unter­beamten­gesellschaft (pronounced [ˌdoːnaʊˈdampfʃɪffaːʁtsˌʔelɛktʁitsiˈtɛːtn̩ˈhaʊptbəˌtriːpsvɛʁkbaʊˈʔʊntɐbəˈʔamtn̩gəˌzɛlʃaft] ( listen); English: Association for subordinate officials of the head office management of the Danube steamboat electrical services) is an example of the virtually unlimited compounding of nouns that is possible in many Germanic languages. According to the 1996 Guinness Book of World Records, it is the longest word published[clarification needed] in the German language, having 79 letters.

[@camilacampos6361]

Doesn't that mean butterfly? Schmetterlinge (sh•met•A•ling•a) right?

[@elena_youknow]

Camila Campos Yeah, Schmetterling means butterfly :)

[@lingfeizhao6888]

you're so prettyyy

[@elena_youknow]

+Lingfei Zhao Thanks :)

[@mhb33200]

Ich hasse den deutschen Akzent, andere wiederum lieben ihn wenn ich Englisch spreche. Das liegt auch nur daran das ich eine beruhigende Stimme habe.

[@caroline.4034]

wait. Are you german or english/american?

[@elena_youknow]

I'm German :)

[@caroline.4034]

cool me too :) du sprichst echt mega gut:)

[@soulsocynical543]

IfUnicornsRuledTheWorld als ob du deutsch bist....

[@elena_youknow]

+Mel senpai x3 Die einen sagen, dass ich mich wahnsinnig deutsch anhöre und die anderen glauben mir nicht, dass ich deutsch bin. Leute, ihr versetzt mich in eine Identitätskrise haha 😄

[@jeaasseooprall2608]

I can speak Alittle German

[@ayayayayat]

I just moved to germany lol and this is helpful in improving my german

[@elena_youknow]

I'm glad I could help you with it :)

[@andrewochoa5405]

My grandmother was half German/ she was born in Mexico.

[@satwindersingh1293]

Süß😋

[@nicht_ueberlegt]

I hate my german accent

[@elena_youknow]

+Sugabiasedgirl Don't worry about it. As long as people can understand you, having an accent is nothing bad :)

[@isabell3473]

Sugabiasedgirl kpop 😍

[@etherealintoxicatedcanary9296]

You shouldn't! I am American and I find it so endearing.

[@jenniferlee5614]

I love German accents, they’re beautiful

[@datfisheboi6519]

Most Americans love anyone with a foreign accent

[@zariahnicholas676]

Ich liebe deine videos 🙂

[@elena_youknow]

+Miss Adorable Das freut mich wirklich zu hören!! 😊

[@shannontorrence9476]

So cute and funny. Thanks!

[@elena_youknow]

Thank you :)

[@satwindersingh1293]

Ich war in Amerika im Austauschshuljahr und jzt habe ich 0 Akzent mehr :D

[@elena_youknow]

+MILLION SUBSCRIBERS WITHOUT A VIDEO Das freut mich für dich 😊

[@satwindersingh1293]

IfUnicornsRuledTheWorld 😋😊

[@savedbythediscount9149]

How are you so pretty?

[@positivefool1744]

Genetics? 😂

[@StephenLuke]

I plan to speak German too, but the accent is a little too harder me to do.

[@akiraeiki2362]

I am German and you did a great job with this!

[@elena_youknow]

Thank you :D

[@jeromebutler6144]

Your accent in the beginning is so cringey I can't even

[@babe4425]

Jerome Butler ikr

[@requiemoflyds]

Jerome Butler Don't make fun of something people can't change (she is German)

[@shotasato2856]

say said said Sagen Sagte Gesagt!!!!!!! think thought thought Denken Dachte Gedacht !!!!!!!! speak spoke spoken Sprechen Sprach Gesprochen!!!!!!!!! the sausages die Würstchen!!!!!!!!!! i like Budwiser Ich gerne Paulaner!!!!!!!!! no way!! Nein Nein Nein Nein Nein Nein Neinnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have no idea, Ahhhhhhh!!!!!! ich habe keine Ahnung!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@laralara-sv5bz]

Shota Sato I like is "ich mag" 😉

[@pixiepoo3365]

Shota Sato das Würstchen* ich mag Paulaner?*

[@darik2788]

Shota Sato Satzzeichen sind keine Rudeltiere! ;D BUTTERFLAAAHHH GUUUURRRLLL ;D

[@greyhornbarger4605]

Lol in my school musical, Willy Wonka Jr. I’m playing Augustas Gloop, and he has a German accent, so... guess I’m here now 😂

[@ariexxx9550]

I am german too and have been to NZ (New Zealand) for a year. Everyone always wanted me to say "fish" cause they thought it would sound fun and as I did they were so disappointed cause it just sound normal xD

[@elena_youknow]

+Arie xxx Hahaha :D

[@berlin9912]

Meine Güte.. Du bist so hübsch

[@elena_youknow]

+Berlin 991 Danke :)

[@Marie-ek3yu]

+IfUnicornsRuledTheWorld bist du ja deutsch oder englisch ?

[@berlin9912]

Europäisch würde ich sagen, und lebe jetzt in Deutschland. I love your face

[@John----Smith]

"thtereotypical acthenth", "voithed and unvoithed conthonanths" she obviously has a speech disorder, so why the devil does she teach about accents??

[@M_______._]

John Smith Well... maybe because she is German?

[@blurryfacesface]

John Smith She is german

[@requiemoflyds]

John Smith SHE IS GERMAN You inconsiderate idiot

[@tomsworkinghisarseof]

I do a lot of accents for comedy purposes at work and I'm playing a prank with a friend at work course my German accent is either really camp or really angry and iv been told its really good by my work mates so I have 2 weeks to learn to speak in a German accent whilst speaking English as if I was a native German to really confuse this guy im gonna be watching all your videos now but what tips can you give me to really make it seems I was German all along im taking a week holiday to visit family he thinks im going to Germany for a week and everyone else is in on it so the idea is to blow his mind by speaking in a normal way with out the campiness but then hit him with the angry German accent in the middle of a conversation every now and then

[@elena_youknow]

+tomsworkinghisarseof I mean apart from the stuff I mentioned in the video I don't really have more tips than that. I would say don't exaggerate the harshness (except from the parts where you intentionally do it) because that would make it sound unnatural. And apart from that I think it's just a matter of practice :)

[@tomsworkinghisarseof]

thanks iv been layering it in little by little with him but down the pu a few days ago i convinced him that when you turn 25 your knee caps pop outta place and move to the back of your knee this guys 22 iv gave up on this prank course i get the feeling his pranking me there's no way anyone can be this stupid

[@mwalek]

Gold :)

[@literikob620]

My Girlfriend is a German so this helps hehe.. (you just earn a new subscriber i also like the way you do vids haha)

[@arcticchangos9547]

danke!!!

[@mikesimmerman4457]

I work as a volunteer at a hospital alot of the Germans I met don't roll there R unless there from the south of Germany I self learned German accent by watching alot of shows an movies

[@Lilliz91]

That’s how some people view German but to be honest the harshness of it sounds super cool and bad ass to foreigners.

[@kyrie4451]

Can you make a video speaking the stereotypical German accent?

[@memetime9352]

Im german and i had a early ascent when i staryed learning english

[@thisuploadeditsself.2938]

I'm German but I was raised speaking English and was never taught the German language. But I could never pronounce the th sound, the closest I can get with words like 'the' is 'su' or 'ze'.

[@amythestgemini1902]

What is the funny looking b thing and the 2 dots on top of the letter I'm looking to learn what they sound I'm a native English Scottish. Speaker learn German.

[@elena_youknow]

+Amythest Gemini This ß is called a "sharp s". It's pretty much pronounced like the s in most English words that start with s. And for the ä, ö and ü I would look it up on Google translate how to pronounce it because it's basically letters on their own with their own pronunciation (not a marker for intonation or something like that) 😊

[@sofiaamin8000]

smetterling means: butterfly

[@ayareii]

my whole family is german but i've been raised in norway so like idk how to do the german accent

[@heavenatsbeha9418]

i love accents!!! i would like to have one! i was born and raised in America and im Ethiopian! i think German and other accents and languages are beautiful!!!

[@victorialak9135]

Hello I'm learning German and I love learning it I can already do numbers 1-10

[@davidwright5719]

You are the first other person I've encountered who has noticed the weird w for v substitution. It is so crazy.

[@elena_youknow]

I think that phenomenon is called hypercorrection. It's when you apply a rule (in that case the w-pronunciation) in contexts where it actually wouldn't be applied (when pronouncing a v). You basically over-apply a rule :)

[@NanamiUchiha2]

For some reason, whenever I try to do a German accent it starts out ok... sometimes, but it ends up becoming Russian. >

[@elena_youknow]

Tbh nah, not really :D The thing is, learning a language doesn't automatically enable you to speak with the accent of that language, especially because, I think, doing a language's pronunciation accurately and just like a native speaker is the hardest part about learning a language (perfectly). I think the grammar, you got most of that at one point, but you'll barely ever pronounce things EXACTLY like a native speaker would. I would say I am not that bad at English, I've been learning English since third grade but I can't do an english accent when I'm speaking German. Or at least only when I'm concentrating really hard. So, the only tip I have is practicing it and maybe listening to people with the exact accent you want :)

[@sterlingmaloryarcher7943]

I have a German Ancestry, and I enjoy using this accent at sometime.

[@deadrevolver1505]

im cosplaying as APH Prussia and i need to learn how to do a german accent this helped

[@maddy_7607]

So I speak English and German but I have one problem I just learned how to speak German and I don't have a German accent so it sounds bad

[@stellabrown8479]

Toll! Danke schön! (Ich lerne Deutsch, ~apologies for any mistakes~)

[@emilyto1356]

dein Deutsch ist gut!

[@generalsherman1213]

For a German you can pronounce TH pretty well, as a native English speaker your accent is pretty light

[@shad1791]

M German but speak English I learning German but I can’t get the tone of the voice but no how the th and w are replaced

[@hennyisangry]

When you're german and you're just sitting there like: boi that's so true lmao

[@Falavender]

I’m Arabic And I’m Fluent In English. BUT I WANT TO LEARN GERMAN!

[@user-pf3zb7lv9b]

Endlich ein Video, das mir nach dem Deutschunterricht einen Deutschen Akzent geben kann

[@decafgato493]

you are funny n pretty love the video it helped

[@elena_youknow]

I'm glad that I could help :)

[@yourmum1459]

Personally, I`m from Germany. I used to live in Germany until the age of 5. Sometimes I wish I could live in Germany. I`ve been re-learning German in hopes to move when I get older. If anyone here is deciding to go, you should definitely go! The streets are always clean, everyone makes an effort to have a nice home, it`s peaceful etc!

[@maddiepowell4934]

pov u were cast as the german in the musical and now you have to do the whole thing in a german accent that you are bad at😀

[@-davorite-]

The thumbnail says everything about this video 😂

[@emmylouane2202]

This moment youre actually german but you have 0% percent accent 😂💀

[@joshi3518]

You sound and look french and you're very cute😍😍

[@CheesecakeTank]

When your more then two thirds German but you search this up anyway.

[@Talisman1010]

Check this German out bei der Bestellung und der Lieferung ist ein Fehler unterlaufen oder eine Frage I learned it for years ago and I'm now 100% German I live in New York V A New Yorker accent I just want to sound German I speak a hundred percent German but I just want to sound German you know

[@absolutelyunreal3613]

Ich lerne Deutsch in meine Schule und es macht spaß