Introduction:

Although it seems complicated, German pronunciation is easier than it looks: no letters are silent, it is phonetically consistent, and some of the more peculiar-looking vowel sounds (the umlauts, in particular) actually resemble sounds that are familiar.

Most guides are really only about pronunciation rules for languages. They tend to fall short of teaching you how to actually hear and pronounce said sounds. we think this latter part is much more important than recognizing letters in a written word but not recognizing them when you hear them from a native speaker.

By the end of this German pronunciation guide, you’ll be familiar with most of the sounds associated with the different combinations of the German alphabet. You may even discover a few tricks to overcome things like the dreaded “CH” and “R” sounds

In this blog, we will guide you on the topic of German Pronunciation.

• German Alphabets VS Sounds

Even though there are only 26 letters, there are at least 56 Elemental Sounds in modern German speech. So what’s important to us is learning to hear and pronounce all of these sounds. The good thing is, there’s only a finite number of them, and learning to hear and speak a language well is really just a matter of hearing them, training them, and incorporating them into your own speech.

• Practice German Sound and writing:

First of all, we must begin with the sounds we can use. We analyze written, German.  Improvement in these sections would accelerate the learning of the German language effectively.

• Concentrate on Practice:

You have to say words and phrases that you study loudly as much as possible while improving pronunciation. You can read, compose and listen to CDs while you research by yourself, without saying something aloud. It is important for you to say new phrases aloud while listening repeatedly. It is a nice way to learn the language along with practicing pronouncing.

One key concept is to speak German and to compare them, if possible, with the voice of a native speaker. Perhaps you would like to find a record of a native speaker reading a novel, take it to read this section of the book and then attempt to read the text out loud. Multibhashi is an excellent place to experiment with different and authentic materials.

• Ask native German speakers for help:

If you talk to a German person normally, your pronunciation is typically not corrected, unless a mistake changes the word entirely. If you have ever spoken in English to someone and the native language of the other one is not English, it is probably going to have some kind of emphasis. You’re always correcting them? Of course not! 

The German speakers are the same; they won’t normally correct your poor pronunciation and are just concerned with your comprehension. However, from my experience, they are just too pleased to assist you, if you ask for help with particular terms and phrases. Just ask your German friends if your pronunciation is wrong and ask them for their assistance in practicing.

• Pay close attention to difficult sounds:

Fortunately, in German, there aren’t many difficult sounds, but some you need to pay attention to.

You know how all the sounds are pronounced! But word building is more than simply shooting these separate sounds into sentences. But there’s a lot of different German words to pronounce with identifying the difficult words.

You’ll find great video analysis on difficult German words on YouTube by different creators, which include more detail on vowels, including native speaker sound clips and mouth shaping while sounding. This method helps you learn and concentrates perfectly on your utterance.

• Practice conversation daily:

Speak German, preferably with native speakers, as much as you can. Listen to them, how their voice goes up and down, how the difficult sounds you described earlier are pronounced and repeated as best you might.

If you do not have a friend who speaks German to help you out, you can exchange languages on various Online learning platforms such as Multibhashi. But you may also want to add a little professional assistance to your more relaxed, German interactions so that you can capture all of the peculiarities of your speech and get your input improved immensely. Multibhashi can help you in both aspects to learn it perfectly.

Becoming aware of the nuances of how to sound more like a native speaker is the first step towards fluency. And that prompts the question: Why do you want to learn German in the first place?

At the Multibhashi, we teach that the goal of learning a language is to connect with people and cultures. So that’s why we make the first step to learning a language about learning what the people actually sound like so you can sound like them, too.

• Conclusion:

Following an order is nothing but planning your study and lessons. This will keep you organized in your study and will help you not miss out on any topic. Following this blog will definitely help you in organizing your learning process and making learning German easier. Remember the key to learning it well is to take baby steps in the right direction because this will ensure systematic learning.