How to pronounce German
German has 2 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "jur". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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German syllables
German has 2 syllables: JUR-muhn.
- JURdʒɝ
- muhnmən
Two syllables: JUR-mun. The g is soft, like j.
Sounds to watch
Weak syllables
The unstressed syllables use a short, relaxed uh (schwa). Rushing through them lightly is correct; giving them a full vowel sounds unnatural.
The ch and j sounds
Ch and j start with a full stop of the air (t or d) and release into sh or zh. Without the stop they collapse into sh and zh, and "cheap" becomes "sheep".
The er vowel
American er (as in her) is a single vowel with the tongue bunched back. Keep the r quality through the whole vowel.
German in a sentence
- The manual is available in German and French.
- A German colleague joins the call at nine.
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What Speakeroo listens for
These are the pronunciation patterns from Speakeroo’s speech feature catalog that this target tends to expose. The check above reports the ones it hears.
- Final consonant omittedHold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.
- Schwa not reducedRelax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
- Every syllable stressed equallyEmphasise one main syllable and reduce the others.
Questions
How do you pronounce german?
German is pronounced /ˈdʒɝ.mən/, or JUR-muhn in plain letters. It has 2 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "jur".
How many syllables are in german?
2: JUR-muhn. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use german in a sentence?
The manual is available in German and French. A German colleague joins the call at nine.
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