Pronunciation of consonants – PART 2

Let’s continue with the rest of German consonants! Watch the video and follow the table.

Consonants	Explanation & Examples
ch	[x] after e, i, ä, ü „ich“	[ç] after a, o, u: „ach“	[k] in chs and at the beginning of some words
	ich                (I) Milch           (milk) München    (munich)	Nacht      (night) Buch        (book) auch        (also) noch        (yet)	sechs    (six) Fuchs   (foox) Chor     (choir) China   (china)
	German pronunciation: different positions of the tongue
sch	schön            (beautiful) Englisch       (English) Schweiz        (Switzerland)
st sp	sprechen   (to speak) spät            (late) Stunde       (hour)
r	rolled r, French r, voiced [r]Ratte       (Ratte) richtig      (right) korrekt     (correct)	r as a vowel:	– after long vowels: vier    (four) ihr      (you) der     (the) Ohr    (ear) – in the ending -er Lehrer         (teacher) aber             (but) besser          (better) Computer    (computer) – in the prefixes er-, zer-, ver-: erklären       (to explain) zerstören     (to destroy) verstehen    (to understand)
l	It isn’t exactly the same as English L. Your tounge is more relaxed. Hallo    (hello) lustig    (funny) lachen (laugh)	If l is really difficult for you, come from N to L.Hold your nose and, coming from “nnnnn”, give some space to let the air out.