How to do a GERMAN ACCENT?

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  • @phil8821
    @phil8821 5 років тому +1348

    "SOS WE'RE SINKING"
    "Hallo, sis is se german coastguard.... what are you sinking about?"

  • @1classikai
    @1classikai 6 років тому +812

    "Vat are you doing?"
    "Oh, you know... thinking"
    "You're sinking? You're on a boat?! WHERE"

    • @arkaneforyou
      @arkaneforyou 5 років тому +27

      not the best joke , but made me chuckle

    • @NaomiBlackysFamilyLifestyle
      @NaomiBlackysFamilyLifestyle 5 років тому +5

      😂😍

    • @HesseJamez
      @HesseJamez 5 років тому +7

      Do you know ze German coast guard? - ua-cam.com/video/yR0lWICH3rY/v-deo.html

    • @lenalikesowls2857
      @lenalikesowls2857 5 років тому +4

      HesseJamez mein Gott.. Has ist.. Ok 😂 ( If you don’t know German. It means : My god.. That is.. Ok ))

    • @garguleumbra
      @garguleumbra 5 років тому +1

      Exactly how my friends talking on English. xD
      ("th" = "s")

  • @senorita9107
    @senorita9107 6 років тому +2415

    I like german accent. I have a friend from Germany, when she was speaking English at first i thought that she is speaking German😂😂

    • @zhenpov
      @zhenpov 6 років тому +7

      принцесса д lmaoooo

    • @daffaradit2153
      @daffaradit2153 6 років тому +8

      Lmao

    • @ahmadibrahim6736
      @ahmadibrahim6736 5 років тому +49

      Lol me whenever I entered a shop in germany, I would say english please when they’re already speaking english

    • @JyotiSharma-uz9yq
      @JyotiSharma-uz9yq 5 років тому +6

      Hahhahahau😂😂😂😂😂

    • @joyce7937
      @joyce7937 5 років тому +3

      LMAOO

  • @gabrielcornea9119
    @gabrielcornea9119 5 років тому +354

    English: We work hard in order to pronounce the w as a vowel.
    German: Ve don't do zat here

    • @hans-je3pz
      @hans-je3pz 3 роки тому

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jamarch 30 202 curving cursing I type or hears curving cursing the corn viral jamarch 30 202 curving jamarch 30 202 my name is gamerisel gapsriel gaspriel gamerisel the person who is trying to take over my body or make bad joke name is gab.lavesex cheps fartime Kil patay yulu jorhsex reborednt rebirdnt fuuck you lav my name is fartime cheps lavesex mean noob reincreation reincreator reborednt hurman rebirdnt olstersex Kil patay my mother is Anabella disce deck gelbooruhood hayros door whoever got the covestation slasex jamarch 30 202 vaccisexvaccisex pandisex pandisep episex kirsMy eye or my face or my mouth or my body or my head or my face or my eye or my finger or my hand or my soul or my whole body or my whole soul or my fave or my eye press on Schar shoor restaurant studip walking to Schar shoor restaurantMy eye or my face or my mouth or my body or my head or my face or my eye or my finger or my hand or my soul or my whole body or my whole soul or my fave or my eye press on Schar 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    • @myk1137
      @myk1137 3 роки тому +1

      @@hans-je3pz Wut?

    • @JohnUrnMactavish
      @JohnUrnMactavish 2 роки тому

      If you spell it like that your stupid and thats english

  • @DutchyChannel
    @DutchyChannel 7 років тому +734

    My dad on a ferry in the U.S:
    D: How much is it?
    Man: Three dollars.
    D: Three? OK. (Pronounced 'Free')
    Man: No, three.
    D: Yes. Free. (gives money)
    And the man laughs.
    I laughed almost the whole trip.

    • @DontTrustTheRabbit
      @DontTrustTheRabbit  7 років тому +55

      Hahaha, that's hilarious, thanks for sharing! :D Greets to your dad.

    • @varuug
      @varuug 7 років тому

      do you fly??

    • @varuug
      @varuug 7 років тому +2

      *duchman.. do..you..fly??

    • @mcbaltz
      @mcbaltz 7 років тому

      HAhahahahahahahaha Oh my... Hahahahaha

    • @CC--le3tn
      @CC--le3tn 6 років тому +7

      Lol that reminds me of my english teacher😂. She says, for example, somesing instead of something or sath instead of that😂

  • @carolyn9272
    @carolyn9272 6 років тому +3741

    Why the heck do I watch this
    I‘m a German native speaker

  • @TauGeneration
    @TauGeneration 6 років тому +281

    "We Germans pronounce every letter" [h in the middle of a word stares from a distance]

    • @gregslow1
      @gregslow1 5 років тому +13

      One of the numerous claims in the video that won't stand closer scrutiny.
      Practically all the unstressed vowels in German are candidates for centralisation/reduction ("weakening"), but the unstressed vowels definitely are, even in standard varieties and in careful enunciation. There is elision, as there is in English. Think of how the word 'bauen' is pronounced, or 'Sachen'. Word-final, post-vocalic 's never see the light of day: 'Vater', 'weiter', 'Lehrer'. A.s.o.

    • @gregslow1
      @gregslow1 4 роки тому +1

      @José Hoppenstedt Well, how aobut consulting the Duden (or any other recognized authority)? Or do you have something other than your intuition to base your comment on?
      The misinterpretation of German spelling (by native speakers and, most unfortunately, by teachers) is one of the most detrimental factors in the learning/acquisition/teaching of pronunciation.
      Do you read your alias as /ho-pen-stet/? No?Why not?

    • @angelr.5123
      @angelr.5123 3 роки тому

      In spanish too "h" is the mude letter and too all letters are pronunced except in ps.

  • @Jay-vc2mf
    @Jay-vc2mf 4 роки тому +393

    I'm not sure why, but German accents hit differently.. I love them so much

  • @VonTyrant
    @VonTyrant 5 років тому +737

    "... English tries to soften everything and we try to de-soften everything..." so true lol

  • @WantedAdventure
    @WantedAdventure 9 років тому +316

    What an AMAZING video!!! This was so interesting -- watched it all the way to the end and really enjoyed every second of it :) As an American, native-English speaker living here in Germany, I have trouble with the German accent in pretty much the opposite of all the problems you mentioned Germans having with the English accent :D So for example, instead of having trouble making the strong R, I have trouble saying the nice, cute, soft German r. And while it's kind become "a thing" that Germans have trouble saying squirrel, I also have a REALLY hard time saying Eichhörnchen :D What a mouthful that word is! :)

    • @donaldsheppard7489
      @donaldsheppard7489 9 років тому +9

      +Wanted Adventure I totally agree! This video should be compulsory viewing for everyone learning or wanting to learn German.

    • @FajitaKitty
      @FajitaKitty 9 років тому

      +Wanted Adventure
      The difference between the "r"s is that our "r" is more guttural. Pronounce in the back of our throats- very Viking like - hahaha
      while English is very light. The language takes part in the actual mouth.
      Maybe you realize that your voice might sound deeper when you speak German.

    • @cym0n
      @cym0n 9 років тому +3

      +Wanted Adventure Eichhörnchen :D :3

    • @klobiforpresident2254
      @klobiforpresident2254 9 років тому +1

      You and Sam are everywhere! :O

    • @InGreed666
      @InGreed666 9 років тому +2

      omg^^ that was one of the first things I tought my husband^^ he told me I say squirrel really good (I'm half American though) and so I practiced Eichhörnchen with him 😀

  • @georginatoland
    @georginatoland 6 років тому +916

    I like how clear German sounds. No mumbling as in (American) English.

    • @pavel5252
      @pavel5252 6 років тому +44

      Ufo 361 "für die gang"

    • @courier6945
      @courier6945 6 років тому +3

      Dank a shoe

    • @aster1760
      @aster1760 6 років тому +27

      we I do dun diddly darn dang dung reckon you got the do diddly decahedron dang wrong outlook on the fine language of us mid westerners gosh dang it.

    • @mikeb769
      @mikeb769 6 років тому +6

      English English mumbles far more

    • @EstelonAgarwaen
      @EstelonAgarwaen 6 років тому

      yeah true! deutsch ist einfach eine geile sprache!!!

  • @pranavpednekar7247
    @pranavpednekar7247 5 років тому +1038

    th: *exists*
    German: I'm about to end sis man's voll pronounciation

    • @escjescausteya7829
      @escjescausteya7829 5 років тому +9

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Ghowst
      @Ghowst 5 років тому +3

      😂😂😂

    • @stechuskaktus8318
      @stechuskaktus8318 4 роки тому +19

      Well, at least germans usually try to pronounce it. But when an english speaker sees a CH zey will just CK in your face wifout sinking twice.

    • @rubycon8386
      @rubycon8386 4 роки тому +8

      @@stechuskaktus8318 well at least us Germans can take a joke without defending ourselves first and then pointing at someone else. Oh wait.

    • @stechuskaktus8318
      @stechuskaktus8318 4 роки тому +2

      @@rubycon8386 Way to prove your point :)

  • @henkkaiz3
    @henkkaiz3 9 років тому +267

    I was in Germany and I tried to order a steak. Well, I thought let's speak the German way and I used the 's' that is in front of words with consonant as the second letter. For example spielen and Stadt. I really had no idea how to pronounce it as it is a foreign word in German. The guys were laughing at me and were like "so you want a sshhhhteak?" XDD

    • @ShubhiRofiddinsa
      @ShubhiRofiddinsa 9 років тому +9

      OMG hahahaha

    • @BismarcksOtto
      @BismarcksOtto 9 років тому +17

      +henkkaiz3 I'm not surprised they were having a ball with your attempts German pronounciation, seeing as how "Steak" with a soft German S-sound is pretty much bang-on the proper German pronounciation of the word "Steg" which has a variety of meanings, the most common being jetty/gangway/boardwalk - so you were basically asking the waiter to provide you with a landig place for your boat! :)
      Big kudos to you for actually making an effort not only to speak German in Germany, but actually get it right as well. I know quite well how most Germans are overeager to accomodate any native speaker by showing off their English skills.

    • @TheGrouch91
      @TheGrouch91 9 років тому +31

      +henkkaiz3 Well "Steak" is not a German word. So we just use the English pronunciation.
      Should've gone with the good old Schnitzel. :)

    • @TheGrouch91
      @TheGrouch91 9 років тому +5

      +henkkaiz3 Well "Steak" is not a German word. So we just use the English pronunciation.
      Should've gone with the good old Schnitzel. :)

    • @henkkaiz3
      @henkkaiz3 9 років тому +2

      +The Grouch But Schnitzel and steak aren't the same :D but yeah, it was just a funny mistake of mine, not a big deal :D

  • @alexoelkers2292
    @alexoelkers2292 6 років тому +247

    Yeah I think your English is pretty darn good. I can definitely hear your accent but it's not overly strong. I'm German but I grew up in California, USA. I don't speak German, always wanted to learn.

    • @Pomagranite167
      @Pomagranite167 6 років тому +12

      Tbh, this is how most young germans sound :) It's mostly the older o es and the ones in rural areas who might ave a much harder more confusing accent. The younger ones have light/mild accents.

    • @editsforlife3202
      @editsforlife3202 6 років тому +22

      @@nilsus8365 what's wrong with u?

    • @rheinlander5913
      @rheinlander5913 6 років тому +2

      Im so Bad in english i thought sehr would live in america because she has such a Nice pronaunciation.

    • @newbestfriend5867
      @newbestfriend5867 5 років тому

      @@nilsus8365 _-well yes but actually no-_

    • @NaomiBlackysFamilyLifestyle
      @NaomiBlackysFamilyLifestyle 5 років тому +1

      @@nilsus8365 🙈😂

  • @alexrider9009
    @alexrider9009 9 років тому +2502

    Wieso schaue ich mir das an? :D

    • @leDespicable
      @leDespicable 9 років тому +53

      +Alex Rider da sind wir schon zu zweit. ein bisschen selbstegefälligkeit weil wirs können vielleicht :D

    • @maggou90
      @maggou90 9 років тому +5

      +Alex Rider Vllt weil dich Sprachunterschiede interessieren? Ich mach gerade genau das Thema an der Uni und wollte sehen wie nah sie an das rankommt was dort gelehrt wird, deshalb hab ich es gesehen.

    • @kunotfrills
      @kunotfrills 9 років тому +3

      Hab ich mich auch gefragt😂

    • @Maidz
      @Maidz 9 років тому +21

      Wie bin ich hier gelandet???

    • @dominikwusa3570
      @dominikwusa3570 9 років тому +32

      +Alex Rider Weil du die Alte knallen willst!

  • @thulsa_doom
    @thulsa_doom 5 років тому +811

    Spanish + English = Spanglish
    Spanish + German = *Sperman*

    • @CalebEade
      @CalebEade 5 років тому +91

      I'm 14 and that's deep

    • @tincann7345
      @tincann7345 4 роки тому +7

      the last of its kind in me

    • @Tasonjodd171
      @Tasonjodd171 4 роки тому +44

      Everyone is sperman, if u know wat i mean

    • @soundingnu2357
      @soundingnu2357 4 роки тому +15

      That was actually funny maybe I'm just high

    • @m72-w2n
      @m72-w2n 4 роки тому +12

      English+German=Denglish

  • @catfan277
    @catfan277 8 років тому +1521

    The only I know how to say in German
    ....ich bin doof

    • @bastil6375
      @bastil6375 8 років тому +45

      Haha 😂 😂
      I'm from german and " ich bin doof" isn't very positiv about you 😂😂

    • @alexsander8790
      @alexsander8790 8 років тому +17

      völlig ausreichend

    • @TheCrimsonfluf
      @TheCrimsonfluf 8 років тому +4

      als Sie den Witz verpasst ;)

    • @pirotess2
      @pirotess2 8 років тому +1

      Kik in de kok

    • @avex8342
      @avex8342 8 років тому +3

      xDDDDD that means im dumb xD

  • @gamelane5377
    @gamelane5377 6 років тому +723

    Wenn das ein Deutscher schaut, ist das eher witzig und interessant zu wissen

    • @sumasirie
      @sumasirie 6 років тому +1

      yaaa man

    • @bambivona7982
      @bambivona7982 6 років тому +10

      Also ich weiß ja nicht... Anscheinen spricht sie nur für den Norden oder die Hochdeutschen... in sehr vielen Dialekten südlich von Frankfurt, ist die Sprache schon sehr weich. Sprooch statt Sprache z.B. und dabei wird das O betont und nicht das CH

    • @biaf3446
      @biaf3446 6 років тому +4

      Barbara Avril oh ja ich komm aus dem schwäbischen raum und bei uns ist die sprache viel weicher als in hamburg oder eben im norden

    • @courier6945
      @courier6945 6 років тому

      Dank a shoe

    • @Tim3454-e1c
      @Tim3454-e1c 6 років тому

      Awei geht es aber los zum dunnerkeil

  • @starwolf2125
    @starwolf2125 8 років тому +188

    that moment when i realized that the word 'gift' means 'poison' in german :P

    • @TheScreenGamerG
      @TheScreenGamerG 7 років тому +2

      Dimitri Balerinas Same in swedish

    • @someone-wg1tv
      @someone-wg1tv 7 років тому

      Dimitri Balerinas hä

    • @matthewpopp1054
      @matthewpopp1054 7 років тому +19

      Dimitri Balerinas So the old proverb should say "don't trust Germans bearing gifts"

    • @teaartist6455
      @teaartist6455 7 років тому

      But if they brink you "Geschenke" you can, probably.

    • @bad_luca
      @bad_luca 7 років тому +1

      I would like to give you a 'gift'😈😂

  • @DeanaandPhil
    @DeanaandPhil 5 років тому +13

    I'm a native English speaker and I'm attempting to learn German (attempting being loosely used 😅).... Your explanation emphasizing the consonants and end of words is so helpful! My German boyfriend usually laughs at me when I try to read German, but at least I can try an pronounce the words better! Vielen Dank!! 🤗💜

  • @alien.invasion
    @alien.invasion 6 років тому +485

    "ßänk ju for träwweling wis Deutsche Bahn"

    • @HesseJamez
      @HesseJamez 5 років тому +8

      Scheitert schon daran, dass die weder "ß" noch "ä" haben...und aus "th" am Wortende wird immer "ff" > with = wiff /both = boff / truth= truff

    • @TheUnillustratedChaos
      @TheUnillustratedChaos 5 років тому +28

      Sis träin is ät ze moment - ten minits diläit

    • @baum2.079
      @baum2.079 5 років тому +2

      HesseJamez sorry aber aus -th wir nicht -ff sondern eher -ze oder -se

    • @HesseJamez
      @HesseJamez 5 років тому +1

      @@baum2.079 Am Wortende schon - aus "with" wird ja nicht wize sondern wiff. Wiss ginge vielleicht auch noch.

    • @baum2.079
      @baum2.079 5 років тому

      HesseJamez Ja, es wird wiss ausgesprochen aber th kann man eigentlich nicht als Buchstaben Kombination schreiben. An sich ist es weder wiss noch wiff. Aber als einzelner Wortlaut, also nur th hört es sich an wie ze oder se mit kurzem und weichen e an und nicht etwa see oder zee.

  • @jeffnixon4534
    @jeffnixon4534 8 років тому +269

    so a german guy would say "she wants the T" 😂

    • @echt114
      @echt114 8 років тому +2

      oder, sie will die S

    • @patrick-sprachenmusikstudi5351
      @patrick-sprachenmusikstudi5351 8 років тому +9

      Sorry but I have to spoil your joke: German has words that start with d, so there would be no difference ;) - only D's at the end lead to problems

    • @Svuem
      @Svuem 8 років тому

      Jeff Nixon well, not really. Its just sometimes in specific words we pronounce it that Way. It's Most common when the D (...) is at the End of the Word. Also, the english T-sound is more like 'Tea' or 'Tee' while the german Sound is 'Tae' or 'Dae' . Thats my english variant of the german e sound ^^.

    • @joshuacreech7698
      @joshuacreech7698 7 років тому

      Psycho Madness say is zie d das schwanz lok

    • @RockingNeverland
      @RockingNeverland 7 років тому +1

      LMAO

  • @tonischumacher2
    @tonischumacher2 8 років тому +63

    The english language descend from german language of the anglo-saxons. The word "England" hints to that fact pretty well. The term is used for tribes from the very north of germany and the very south of todays denmark. The influences came from the frisians who settled at the coast from the netherlands up to todays danish border. The second was the "Angeln" wich came from the north east of Schleswig-Holstein. Other influences came from danish tribes of the "Jutes".
    The modern lower German wich is still spoken in the north of Germany in everyday life is still pretty close to the english language. Even the people who don't speak lower german tend to forget about word endings and their accent is much softer than the typical German.The language of the Frisians is also still spoken in the northern parts of germany. Speakers of the lower german language can understand danish and dutch pretty good. English is kind of a mixture of all these languages with some latin influences. you really should listen to it. It's kind of a cute language.

    • @tonischumacher2
      @tonischumacher2 8 років тому +3

      And btw. lower german or "plattdeutsch" is spoken all over the world. There are more than 10.000 speakers in the USA and more than 100.000 speakers in kazachstan

    • @WasGuckstDuSo65
      @WasGuckstDuSo65 8 років тому

      platt ist nicht gleich platt und es gibt schon gewaltige unterschiede

    • @nilsd4899
      @nilsd4899 8 років тому

      In Kazachstan?

    • @toonedin
      @toonedin 7 років тому

      Toni Schumacher Didn't the French also originate from the German tribe Franks? Leaving aside the Slavs in eastern Europe, "German" ethnicity pretty much dominates Europe.

    • @simon8242
      @simon8242 6 років тому

      This. English has lots of influences, like old Norse, Norman and french

  • @EnsignLovell
    @EnsignLovell 4 роки тому +83

    How to do a German accent... FROM A GERMAN! I have finally found a decent video so I can work on my accent xD

    • @soIzec
      @soIzec 3 роки тому +2

      Me, a former Native speaking German watching this like:

    • @vanessagigerl7470
      @vanessagigerl7470 3 роки тому +2

      Me, a native german speaker seeing this: 👁️👄👁️
      You wanna learn german accent? I wanna get rid of it xD

    • @soIzec
      @soIzec 3 роки тому +1

      What I want is to still be in Germany

    • @laslw
      @laslw 3 роки тому

      @@vanessagigerl7470 I find them cute as hell, so if you find it troubling to get rid of it, know there are plenty of people who appreciate it

    • @durschfalltv7505
      @durschfalltv7505 3 роки тому +2

      @@laslw i want to relearn my accent If i ever go to America, then i wont tip the waiter.

  • @SharkfightersSH
    @SharkfightersSH 9 років тому +425

    Just put an "s" for every "th" and everyone knows you are from germany.

    • @Cora_2022
      @Cora_2022 9 років тому

      😂😂😂

    • @1738028
      @1738028 9 років тому +17

      +Flie Fly at least some Günters and Peters try

    • @rebeccamuller6880
      @rebeccamuller6880 9 років тому +3

      +MG INK lmao

    • @BadWebDiver
      @BadWebDiver 9 років тому +9

      Especially because there are two versions, the hard and the soft. Thin compared with then. Extra challenge.

    • @felipemoralez5380
      @felipemoralez5380 9 років тому

      +Flie Fly strike

  • @jamesbulldogmiller
    @jamesbulldogmiller 7 років тому +641

    I love to hear Germans speaking English and German.
    The German accents are beautiful

    • @luana43_
      @luana43_ 6 років тому +13

      jamesbulldogmiller you think?

    • @jamesbulldogmiller
      @jamesbulldogmiller 6 років тому +13

      Laura Tomek ja

    • @johnnyminnesota2127
      @johnnyminnesota2127 6 років тому +45

      I'm German, so I like the German language, but a strong German accent when speaking English is... well.... pretty bad :-)

    • @FrogEnjoyer17
      @FrogEnjoyer17 6 років тому +30

      Wat du Ju meen? We hef no aczent?

    • @flyingpenandpaper6119
      @flyingpenandpaper6119 6 років тому +7

      Johnny Minnesota Yeah, I agree, it doesn't sound great in English, but the German accent in German is beautiful.

  • @dandan7884
    @dandan7884 8 років тому +305

    The german "R" sounds so beautiful. I can't reproduce. Sounds a bit like french too.

    • @spreazdesigns
      @spreazdesigns 8 років тому +2

      Shanene Larissa its like e-a-r xd

    • @dandan7884
      @dandan7884 8 років тому +17

      spreaz. omg, i tried and now i can do this R! i would never have thought about this e-a-r trick. i am dead serious now, thank you very much

    • @spreazdesigns
      @spreazdesigns 8 років тому +2

      Shanene Larissa well, great that i did help ya. :)

    • @kathi1851
      @kathi1851 8 років тому +19

      beautiful?? german?? definitely not:o

    • @ferryhmm
      @ferryhmm 7 років тому +5

      John Smith cyka bl...
      Ok sorry xD

  • @strawberryvanillacupcake
    @strawberryvanillacupcake 4 роки тому +78

    I can barely even do a British accent or my native, yet here I am trying to master the German accent 😂😂

    • @paullangton-rogers2390
      @paullangton-rogers2390 3 роки тому +4

      British accent is often done by Americans by copying upper class English/1950s and earlier period English.. I say old chap! That's rather good old chap. Jolly good show! If you want to sound regal copy how the Queen says cold which sounds like 'ca-old' and glasses 'gal-arses' lol

  • @mvictoriarambur
    @mvictoriarambur 8 років тому +20

    I am learning german and now I can understand very clearly how to pronounce it correctly. Thank you very much! Grettings from Argentina

  • @kwaobenti
    @kwaobenti 9 років тому +8

    I'm half English, half German (though English is my first language and I've always lived in London). I found myself recognizing everything you say when my German relatives try to speak to me in English. With some of my relatives, their German accents are really strong! My mother (who was German) lived in England for decades and though her German accent became weak over time, she never quite lost it! The German accent is very characteristic! You can't mistake it! And in my experience there are very few Germans that can speak English without it being clear that they are German!
    I often find it's with the simple words that you can tell it's a German speaking English. So for example they will say "hätt" instead of hat. Or "sree" instead of "three"!
    But to be fair, many English people have problems pronouncing German! My own German pronunciation is reasonably good because my mother started teaching me as a small child. But when I was at school the other pupils often could not pronounce the German "ch" sound, which we don't have in English. And with the English tendency to round off the vowels and soften the consonants (the opposite of what Germans do) their German can sound very strange. So instead of "Brot" they may say something like "Brott" or "Broud"!
    My main problem is with the German grammar! But that's another story!
    Loved your video! Really interesting!

  • @faithhyatt6476
    @faithhyatt6476 6 років тому +38

    My name is faith and my ex is german so he would call me Faif and i thought it was the cutest thing ever

  • @sentencasentenca4444
    @sentencasentenca4444 6 років тому +7

    Deine Erklärungen, sind sehr aufschlussreich! Der Clip ist gut gemacht, von der Zeit her genau richtig. Nicht zu lang und nicht zu kurz. Weiter so.
    Grüße aus München.

  • @stedunn563
    @stedunn563 8 років тому +306

    I'm learning German and already prefer it :)

  • @ravelterthetraveler
    @ravelterthetraveler 6 років тому +92

    Gotta admit... I like your accent. Although, I tend to enjoy a lot of accents... British, French, Australian.. Looks like I can add German to my list of accents that I like!

    • @eeveemaster8902
      @eeveemaster8902 6 років тому

      *throws master ball*
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    • @theq4602
      @theq4602 6 років тому

      ua-cam.com/video/ScELaXMCVis/v-deo.html What about this one.

    • @CalebEade
      @CalebEade 5 років тому

      I'm aussie and my family is Austrian. I gotta admit i love the german accent so much.

  • @fatherofdragons5477
    @fatherofdragons5477 7 років тому +200

    The only easy way to teach a accent is to type how to say it.
    I only know Swedish so, tis is hoow you speek wit sweedeesh/sveedeesh ahcksehnt, I tink itt iss verry eesee to do becas I am from Sveedehn.

    • @EirikskarbNedregard
      @EirikskarbNedregard 7 років тому

      Vad snälla, det var hemskt written by a Norwegian :)

    • @equ1-n0x22
      @equ1-n0x22 7 років тому +8

      Karrington Adams don' wurry 'merican accent is just az weerd

    • @Midnight.Creepypastas
      @Midnight.Creepypastas 6 років тому +5

      The problem is: If sb. from another country reads it, they still read it with their accent. In my case I'd read the Swedish accent with a German accent.

    • @angelstarfire
      @angelstarfire 6 років тому +3

      I agree even though I suck at French, I have a French dictionary which includes the typed up version of how to pronounce it. I felt like a French God for like 2mins

    • @ParmodKumar-fw7jy
      @ParmodKumar-fw7jy 5 років тому

      I laughed so hard while reading this😂😂😂😂
      But I like it it's quite easy to learn 🌈

  • @mimeimamomu
    @mimeimamomu 4 роки тому +26

    "as if you are afraid that your tongue may get hurt by the sharp edges of the T in the middle"
    me: *aggressively pronounces 't'*

  • @dchristiansen1
    @dchristiansen1 8 років тому +17

    Hi. I just found your channel today and enjoy it very much! My wife and I hosted a German high school student for one year about 15 years ago. One day she asked how she can improve her accent. I said to speak German with a bad American accent. Now speak English like that. It worked, and we had a good laugh. I wanted to point out something with your English pronunciation of words that end in "ar" like "similar." You are pronouncing it like the word "are," but it should be pronounced like the "er" in "water." Sim-uh-ler in American English and Sim-uh-luh in British English. In fact, most English words ending in "ar" are pronounced this way: popular, polar, calendar, grammar, scholar, regular, vinegar are all pronounced with the "er" sound. Keep up the good work!

    • @DontTrustTheRabbit
      @DontTrustTheRabbit  8 років тому +4

      +David Christiansen I just spoke to my computer screen trying to pronounce all the words you mentioned with an "uh" in the end. :D Some day I'll get there. Thanks! :)

    • @dchristiansen1
      @dchristiansen1 8 років тому +4

      +DontTrustTheRabbit By the way, we are still close to our German exchange student and went to her wedding in Germany a few years ago. About a month before we went, I checked out a Pimsleur CD from the library and worked on my German every day on my commute. In Germany, I was understanding about half of what I was hearing but didn't get to practice much. Every time someone heard my American accent, they started speaking English so they could practice theirs!

    • @retr0gibson293
      @retr0gibson293 8 років тому

      David Christiansen c

    • @HesseJamez
      @HesseJamez 8 років тому

      Listen to Schwarzenegger - he speaks English with a stronk German-Austrian accent and German with a bad American accent! Both sounds funny.

    • @alkh3myst
      @alkh3myst 8 років тому

      New Yorkers, Bostonians and Atlantans don't have time for "r". Many speakers of foreign languages worry so much about the rhotic "American r", but many of us don't use it. Maybe as much as 35-40% of Americans speak with a non-rhotic accent. You know that...

  • @NorthernXY
    @NorthernXY 8 років тому +235

    Why do women love the French accent and language so much? To a lesser extent men like German (of the European languages)?
    I've seen a couple of your videos that sound like you think German is ugly and French is beautiful. In American high schools, girls are the predominant people in a French class while boys are in it because the girls are. I'm a chemist and think Germans are awesome, Germans (all German speakers) constantly out number the French in scientific papers published, perhaps because their language gets shit done. Even the famous French croissant is Austrian.

    • @NorthernXY
      @NorthernXY 8 років тому +3

      Hilarious response, thanks. Some of what you've written makes sense, but it just leads to psychology. Germans as I've said are a wealthier people and smarter, things that should appeal to women more than just speaking "effeminately" or "non-threatening". Maybe it's more of a girl vs women thing, but my best friend who happens to be a woman is trying to learning German with me as we try to learn enough and get a job in Germany because we appreciate Germans prize education and engineering over "love and romance".

    • @NorthernXY
      @NorthernXY 8 років тому +2

      Bladey H. Queen Ugh!!! Wrote out a really long reply but computer lost it. Think you misunderstood me talking about my friend, I know she isn't doing it for romance. I have Asperger's so logic to me is instinctual, my fight or flight is predicated on my instincts to fight with logic. I can't understand people who are entirely ruled by emotions nor they me, all being our instincts. Logical instincts may just appear to not be instincts like emotional instincts do because it is generally predicated on facts that are easier to quantify and the cognitive workings of the brain to compile and process data quickly that others can understand, like you and me.

    • @5050TM
      @5050TM 8 років тому +6

      I'm an American female and I looooove the German accent. Sounds commanding, masculine and intelligent to me.

    • @NorthernXY
      @NorthernXY 8 років тому

      Bladey H. Queen​​ Without the intention of being rude, you answered my question with feelings rather than logic/facts, something common with right brainers. The answer wasn't insightful, the stereotype for women is that they like nice and pleasant things, which you eloquently stated in many more words. The French accent is grafted from Frankish, which most commonly resembles modern Dutch (a Germanic language) and only reinforces the stereotype women don't belong in politics or science, professions that require logic more than feeling. You didn't address Spanish or Italian, both Romance languages derived from Latin, like French. You mentioned nothing about the Court of Love or because Salian Law forbade woman from direct inheritance they were regulated to 2nd class nobility and came up with the rules of manners. I appreciate your responses, but it's nothing more than stating common sense about women carying more about feelings than logic, something every man knows.

    • @cherrybailey7712
      @cherrybailey7712 8 років тому

      Spanish is a easier language to learn than French , Greek , Irish , Gaelic , Welsh , German , etc

  • @JoshuaHilbig
    @JoshuaHilbig 8 років тому +36

    Hi Trixie! I'm an English teacher and I'd like to say your English is great. In fact, the one word that I've heard you mispronounce is also commonly mistaken by native English speakers, that is "pronunciation". NOT proNOUNciation. :) Love your videos!!!

    • @EvaMobile8
      @EvaMobile8 8 років тому +3

      Joshua Hilbig Eh, I think it depends on your dialect. I don't know anyone who doesn't say proNOUNciation where I live.

    • @JoshuaHilbig
      @JoshuaHilbig 8 років тому +10

      Thalric Yep, it is the #1 most mispronounced word in the English language. It's because people forget that the /o/ is dropped from "pronounce" to "pronunciation". Look it up, if you'd like. There's no dialect where /pronounciation/ is correct.

    • @mykillmielia5640
      @mykillmielia5640 7 років тому

      I believe I learned from my German English teacher the pronunciation version. Like nun, not noun.

    • @luana43_
      @luana43_ 6 років тому

      Joshua Hilbig i hope you know, that only very stupid people speak like that :D German people can speak better English than she showed it.

    • @joeleffler9874
      @joeleffler9874 6 років тому

      Indeed, Josh. Pronunciation is mispronounced almost as often as sophomore and picture. That is likely because the root word is pronounce. Hearing the difference can be very difficult. Und jah, Ihr Englisch ist ausgezeichnet.

  • @geometryjosh21
    @geometryjosh21 5 років тому +7

    4:55 my family came from Germany a couple generations back and my last name is "Heibel". I finally understand why it Is said like that. I live in Alabama but don't have the strong southern draw cause I lived in California but people wanna say "high ball"

  • @nebrfarmboy
    @nebrfarmboy 6 років тому +16

    I lived in Germany 🇩🇪 for over 3 1/2 years and loved it. I could speak enough to get around and shop, order food etc. our first son was born in Nuremberg (I was in the military of course). Anyhow, I totally enjoy your vids and keep up the good work!!

  • @maditadreher1205
    @maditadreher1205 7 років тому +19

    Moin aus Deutschland ;) ich weiß nicht, ob es schon jemand angesprochen hat, deswegen versuche ich es einmal:
    Ich studiere Deutsch und dies beinhaltet Sprachwissenschaften und Ältere deutsche Literatur ( worin man zu Anfang einen Einsteigerkurs in Mittelhochdeutsch bekommt) Und ich kann dir die Antwort geben, weswegen wir im Deutschen ein 't' sprechen, obwohl ein d am Ende eines Wortes steht. Dies nennt man eine Auslautverhärtung. Man geht davon aus, dass das gesprochene Wort vor dem geschriebenen stand. Um einen Unterschied zwischen verschiedenen Wörtern (die nicht dem selben Stammbaum angehören) sehen zu können, beispielsweise, wenn diese dekliniert werden, hat man die Konsonanten einfach schriftlich verändert.
    ZB. Wald ist im Plural Wälder. Würde es mit t geschrieben werden, wäre es: Wälter oder Welter. Da wir zB auch das Wort Welt haben, könnte es zu Verwirrungen kommen, was nun gemeint ist.
    Falls dich noch mehr zu dem Thema interessiert, empfehle ich dir Literatur zur Einführung ins Mittelhochdeutsche.
    Liebe Grüße aus der Heimat.

    • @allybelly8973
      @allybelly8973 5 років тому

      wobei man Welten sagt und nicht Wälter/Welter, dies macht also nicht soviel Sinn

  • @ViNOASSASSINO
    @ViNOASSASSINO 9 років тому +251

    "lets talk about the D" ahahahhahahahahahhahaha :D 6:04

  • @kurzhaarguy
    @kurzhaarguy 4 роки тому +2

    I'm glad you reposted this. It was just as fun the second time. You're dead on with your insight. My grandparents (Bavarian and Austrian) spoke with a profound accent. My father and his brothers spoke perfect English but, also, perfectly accented German. My siblings and I pronounce German terribly. This led me to believe that we learn different phonics at a very early age to speak them naturally. I'd love to see you do a video on how English speakers butcher German pronunciation. For heaven's sake, why would you apologize? You're as kind as can be, even when you're making jokes.

  • @Queenixx
    @Queenixx 8 років тому +62

    Ich hab das video wirklich genossen obwohl ich dieses video nicht mal sehen wollte xD
    Und auf das "th" hab ich das ganze video gewartet xDDDDD

  • @milan3562
    @milan3562 9 років тому +9

    Pretty cool. Ich kann nicht gut englisch sprechen/schreiben. Verstehen macht mir kein problem, jedoch fehlen mir oft viele worte und ich kann mich nicht richtig ausdrücken. Ich schaue dich sehr gerne und bin erstaunt über die unglaublich guten videos. Du wurdest mir auf youtube empfohlen. Zuerst war ich (wegen deiner relativ kleinen youtube größe) am zweifeln, musste jedoch feststellen dass deine videos deutlich besser sind als die von "erfolgreicheren" UA-camrn. Ich hoffe du hast mich verstanden xD. Entschuldige dass ich es noch nicht auf englisch schreiben konnte, ich gehe erst in die 7. Klasse

  • @alexprado1666
    @alexprado1666 9 років тому +114

    Very interesting video! It seems young germans have an english accent very similar to United States, why is that ? Do you watch american TV shows in english (without german subtitles) all the time ?

    • @DontTrustTheRabbit
      @DontTrustTheRabbit  9 років тому +22

      +Alex Prado Good point, I was planning to do a video on that. :)

    • @setrel8980
      @setrel8980 9 років тому +18

      +Alex Prado well im german too and watch everything in english , movies , youtube videos. because i hate the german language

    • @sucemabite3069
      @sucemabite3069 9 років тому

      +DontTrustTheRabbit why is zat. is the best giveaway for us germans

    • @antman7673
      @antman7673 9 років тому +12

      +Setrel stupido

    • @alexprado1666
      @alexprado1666 9 років тому +7

      I used to have portuguese but now I realized languages are much more than spelling and grammar rules. They are part of our culture.

  • @tienchiwang7358
    @tienchiwang7358 5 років тому +91

    being a Chinese who's trying to pick up a German accent in English, Im at the right video lol

    • @welljust_me1467
      @welljust_me1467 4 роки тому +9

      Why do you want to get a German accent? 😂

    • @LingLinItRhymes
      @LingLinItRhymes 4 роки тому +13

      I'm watching this video to pick up German accent for a mystery dinner where my character is German

    • @abhishek420oviyt
      @abhishek420oviyt 4 роки тому +3

      Free Hong kong

    • @onik7000
      @onik7000 4 роки тому +1

      @@welljust_me1467 Same here, but i'm russian ))) Trying to make my german character sound a little like german ) But i dont really get it, it still sound like russian accent with less Rs...

    • @jvstvorothii
      @jvstvorothii 3 роки тому

      samee

  • @aidanhodgetalks6055
    @aidanhodgetalks6055 9 років тому +18

    The TH one amuses me because i studied old german and the formation of the english language. The TH is originally old german that was preserved in the british isles and the scandinavian world, however, most people on european continent lacked the ability to pronounce the TH aside from the greeks until later on. This caused a consonant shift in the german language due to continental trade and immigration, and what was once unique to them got lost in time. The story is similar with the W, but english brought the german W to the front of the mount instead of the back while the german language transformed it into a special V. Thus, the English and german Vs, though having a similar sound, are produced differently because of this. I'd probably have to make a video about this to explain it.
    It amused me further when you brought up that germans typically replace it with an S, where as all the TH's in old german were replaced by D's in high german such as "The" turning into Die (old english had the same vowel pronounciation until the normans conquered.) other examples are Thing>Dinge, Think>Denke, That>Das, Though>Doch, Thought>Dacht. so its interesting to see them pronounce it with an S instead of a D. Even our kids pronounce the sound with a D until they learn how to make the TH sound. Its even more odd that a german can easily transform denken into a redneckish thinkin' by only dropping their tongue alittle bit instead of going at it in the S route.
    Other changes are -lich>ly, -cht>-ight (Licht>Light, Recht>Right, Nacht>Night, Furcht>Fright, Brought>gebracht), -dge>cke (Bridge>Brücke, Hedge>Hecke, Ridge>Rücken) for gh, ght and dge english lost its hardness to the french while german gained hardness.

    • @DontTrustTheRabbit
      @DontTrustTheRabbit  9 років тому

      Aidan Hodge Talks Wow, thank you, that was really interesting! :)

    • @NOTJustANomad
      @NOTJustANomad 9 років тому +2

      +Aidan Hodge Talks best comment seen in a long time on the entire UA-cam! I am also learning German with the help of English as a native Chinese speaker. I do realize all the accents the Germans have when they are speaking English. But also i see so much in common between English and German, and the transformations of prefix and endings. Comparing to my mother language, it's much of a help to learn German with English. :)

    • @mikeromney4712
      @mikeromney4712 9 років тому

      +Vincent G (VikingSail) Somebody told me, english is a "degenerated" saxonian dialect...maybe the reason why german people have mostly no problems to learn english (besides the german accent) and are pleased with the much lesser complexity...could this be?

    • @NOTJustANomad
      @NOTJustANomad 9 років тому

      Mike Romney i would definitely say about the grammar in English is so much easier than in German. that's why most Germans have no problem in understanding the English language. even though i've met some of them struggling in correct spelling or making up a whole sentence.

    • @TremereTT
      @TremereTT 9 років тому

      +Vincent G (VikingSail) English's Latin (SVO) word order makes a lot of things easier. I'm pretty sure v2 word order of Germanic Languages makes, many people strugle hard.

  • @gretchen4928
    @gretchen4928 8 років тому +8

    We don't pronounce the "e" on "horrible" because it is silent: in English the letter "e" at the end of a word generally (and in this case) makes the first vowel in the word sound the way it sounds in the alphabet.

  • @LucresntBlade
    @LucresntBlade 7 років тому +8

    Your English is Perfect, Reminds me of my Canadian Best Friend. Keep up the Great Content !!! : )

  • @g.v.3493
    @g.v.3493 5 років тому +28

    I like how you said “sofTen”instead of “soffen” for the word spelled “soften”.

    • @maximusextreme3725
      @maximusextreme3725 4 роки тому +2

      Except it's incorrect.
      ua-cam.com/video/z1ioA77rKaM/v-deo.html

  • @claclaclac1
    @claclaclac1 8 років тому +113

    Immer wenn sie englisch spricht hört sich das so an als ob sie gleich anfängt zu weinen oder?

    • @levkeschwartz8022
      @levkeschwartz8022 8 років тому +1

      ja

    • @deathnote939393
      @deathnote939393 8 років тому

      +calacala ein bisschen ja :D

    • @deathnote939393
      @deathnote939393 8 років тому +4

      +calacala damn. nachdem ich deinen comment gelesen hab und das video nochmal schaue denk ich mir so "oh dont cry little rabbit Q__Q" >//

    • @realvetrix7371
      @realvetrix7371 8 років тому

      isso diggah xD

    • @Taisaoooo
      @Taisaoooo 8 років тому +1

      Whenever she speaks English, it sounds so as to cry if she begins the same or? was genau meinst du?

  • @dannydevito241
    @dannydevito241 7 років тому +326

    Many people think Germans are not funny but that's not true we ARE funny. Here is a classic German joke : 2+2.... = 5. Hahaha. Ok now enough.

    • @imwahrstensinnedeswortes7135
      @imwahrstensinnedeswortes7135 6 років тому +64

      Danny Devito Na toll jetzt sind wir noch unbeliebter😐😂

    • @sherrykozue6882
      @sherrykozue6882 6 років тому +8

      Nain nain nain nain nain! u all funny.. lmao

    • @freetimeidiot4541
      @freetimeidiot4541 6 років тому +21

      German humor is no laughing matter mate

    • @colin_sldnr3097
      @colin_sldnr3097 6 років тому +3

      Häää

    • @atiyasaha1768
      @atiyasaha1768 6 років тому +9

      Ja wir Deutschen Leute haben Elite Humor.
      (Yes we German people have elite humor.)
      Ich nicht Deutsch aber ich lernst Deutsch.
      ( I am not German but I am learning German.)
      Entschuldigung für irgendwelche Grammatikfehler.
      ( Excuse me for any grammatical errors)

  • @nathalie9329
    @nathalie9329 8 років тому +89

    so you basically said that germans neither need the "D" nor the "V" 😂😂😂😂 sry I totally lost it 😂😂😂

    • @davidclout6286
      @davidclout6286 6 років тому +1

      Natha Lie you have made my day.

    • @Felix-rq7nh
      @Felix-rq7nh 6 років тому +3

      We need the "D" xD

    • @bangotrue1089
      @bangotrue1089 6 років тому +1

      We need it for danke lmao,but some of our women need the d in another way

  • @nigelogilvie9450
    @nigelogilvie9450 11 місяців тому +1

    Entertaining and accurately informative, well done.

  • @demetrifrost2546
    @demetrifrost2546 8 років тому +6

    This is so interesting, thank you very much for posting this~

  • @1992eleanorrigby
    @1992eleanorrigby 6 років тому +4

    The only thing I know for sure is that someone could love German language just by watching your videos! Keep up the good work, Trixie!

  • @TheTuubster
    @TheTuubster 8 років тому +6

    Basicly: In the german language the tounge is pretty much relaxed in the mouth. It doesnt slide back/forth like it does in the english language (especially for the 'r'-sound) - in German the tip of the tounge stays at the front teeth. Thats also why German has this clear sound, because the tounge doesnt alter the sound that much. I guess its the classical Latin heritage of the language which is causing this: Every letter in a word is pronounced without much alteration. I guess the softer sound (especially in the US) of english is influenced by the french language, which even more uses the tounge to soften the sound.

  • @timdavis7845
    @timdavis7845 Рік тому +1

    Trixi, I loved this video. One thing I really like about the German language (i.e. Hochdeutsch) is its staccato nature. This separates the words and makes them a bit easier to understand (for non-native speakers).

  • @andsprite
    @andsprite 5 років тому +69

    6:12 Tod Kind Bad? Willst du uns etwas sagen?👁️🔺

  • @orangie84
    @orangie84 8 років тому +454

    Oh I almost forgot... I think a lot of people tend to forget that English comes from German... English is a Germanic language.. >O

    • @gabrielstroup
      @gabrielstroup 8 років тому +93

      Yes, English and German are Germanic languages, but English did not descend from German. They instead come from a common ancestral language of West Germanic that was spoken in the northern-middle part of Europe between the 3rd and 7th centuries.
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Germanic_languages?wprov=sfla1

    • @paulubegoo
      @paulubegoo 8 років тому +5

      err and norse, french, latin and most important of all... gaelic

    • @ultimatesol
      @ultimatesol 8 років тому

      i thought it's Latin

    • @pastelpepe
      @pastelpepe 8 років тому +1

      ^Hell nah

    • @jaydawaydaaa9210
      @jaydawaydaaa9210 8 років тому

      yep, my teacher told me this

  • @noskme
    @noskme 4 роки тому +8

    Thanks so much for this masterclass ! I have to play the role of a German guy speaking English with a very strong accent and this video will help me a lot.

  • @stoneysauce
    @stoneysauce 5 років тому +1

    So true; @ 2:26 In American, ma'er is actually used instead of "matter" in places like San Joaquin Valley, California, including Stockton and Sacramento. They also say "di'nt" instead of "didnt". And, they arent even aware that they are doing it. It's the strangest shit.

  • @dojokonojo
    @dojokonojo 8 років тому +19

    These two German exchange students from Bavaria studied at my university last year and I think their English sounded on the same level as yours.

    • @thecommentingnoodle1086
      @thecommentingnoodle1086 8 років тому

      dojokonojo bavarian sounds way closer to english than standard german. Here in my school (8th grade) almost everyone can speak english well.

    • @iloveshibas4878
      @iloveshibas4878 8 років тому +3

      but this rly has nothing to do with how it sounds.. Ever heard real a real Bavarian speak? Even as a German you cant understand anything ^^

  • @dia3588
    @dia3588 5 років тому +30

    Lmao I can’t
    “Ashume I’m from Shermany”

  • @armir_ko
    @armir_ko 4 роки тому +10

    Watching this at 11pm because I need to do a German accent for a video I'm shooting tomorrow.

  • @robbiestevens3162
    @robbiestevens3162 5 років тому +1

    Thank you so much for this! As an English voiceover artist who is often asked to do accents I used this to check that I was on the money with my German accent. It's really useful to learn from a native German speaker who not only has a good command of English but who can also point out the major differences between our languages. Brilliant! You are my new guru! x

  • @moanaswiss9020
    @moanaswiss9020 6 років тому +196

    I'm learning/attempting to learn German for a guy I like😂💕

    • @Septe.
      @Septe. 6 років тому +18

      Tell him this, "Ich mag du".
      Edit: I know it is "Ich mag dich" I am not a German beginner anymore, sort of.

    • @mirelagigovic7750
      @mirelagigovic7750 6 років тому +39

      Okey, please don’t say „Ich mag du“ instead say „Ich mag dich“ 😂😁

    • @bluree8749
      @bluree8749 6 років тому +5

      @@mirelagigovic7750 Kannst du mich verstehen oder bist du noch nicht so weit mit deinem Deutsch ?

    • @mirelagigovic7750
      @mirelagigovic7750 6 років тому +6

      Ja, ich kann dich verstehen

    • @bluree8749
      @bluree8749 6 років тому +3

      @@mirelagigovic7750 gut , lerne weiter

  • @jyushisushi9968
    @jyushisushi9968 6 років тому +183

    Ich wollte schon immer ein Deutschen Akzent haben
    *Aber hab kein* !!

    • @150erruhepuls6
      @150erruhepuls6 5 років тому +13

      Der isch Schad.
      I hab an echte schwäbischen aktzent den i komm aus Schwäbisch Gmünd

    • @Jeanthejeanshose
      @Jeanthejeanshose 5 років тому +6

      Ich habe einen russischen arkzent

    • @NaomiBlackysFamilyLifestyle
      @NaomiBlackysFamilyLifestyle 5 років тому

      @@150erruhepuls6 du bist ein Schwab 😉👍

    • @maxmusterman481
      @maxmusterman481 5 років тому +1

      Ich fühle mit dir, mein deutsch is einfach nicht deutsch genug dafür

    • @emi4472
      @emi4472 5 років тому +1

      Naja, viele meinen, sie hätten keinen aber wenn sie englisch sprechen hören das andere raus. Viele aus meiner Klasse meinten, dass sie keinen haben. Dann waren wir in England und jeder konnte es hören. Erst wenn jemand aus Amerika (usw..) kommt und es ihnen nicht sofort auffällt, kann man behaupten, dass man keinen starken hat. Aber es sollten schon mehrere englisch sprechende (Muttersprache) sein.

  • @Carbadonia
    @Carbadonia 4 роки тому +3

    As a person who likes to utilise different accents in their voice work and planning to potentially play a German-accented character in a game of Dungeons & Dragons, I found this very insightful and of great help to further my understanding of how to improve my faux German accent, so my greatest gratitude to you!

    • @lukeduncan2814
      @lukeduncan2814 2 роки тому

      I’m here for a german accented d&d character Lol

  • @lassiebruv9836
    @lassiebruv9836 4 роки тому +12

    I find this so delightful~ German is one of the language I really love to learn, I don't really know why.
    P.S. I'm learning in Duolingo lololol

    • @Gabi-vt4ex
      @Gabi-vt4ex 4 роки тому +5

      Are you still learning or has the owl got you? In that case : Ruhe in Frieden, mein Freund

  • @RobinFERRIERE
    @RobinFERRIERE 9 років тому +5

    Thank you for this funny but brilliant video! Lots of clever comments and some impressive analytical work! For a French guy (trying out to speak English as well as... German, if ever he has a gottverdammte opportunity to do so in such an English dominated world!), it's a very meaningful lesson, that makes me more aware of the difficulties we share and that make Germany and France really closer the one from the other than towards English. By the way, we had Heinrich Heine as a bridge between our cultures. Does he have an english equivalent? I'm not so sure... Thanks again for this funny but serious video...

    • @BewareOfTheKraut
      @BewareOfTheKraut 9 років тому

      +Robin FERRIERE
      Voltaire was another bridge.

  • @marcelthoma8890
    @marcelthoma8890 9 років тому +6

    Ab Minute 6: Das Phänomen wird als Auslautverhärtung bezeichnet (= the last spoken consonant is all times hard). Man schreibt totzdem einen stimmhaften Konsonant, da er im Plural wieder stimmhaft gesprochen wird: Grab [grap] Gräber [greber]. Andere Sprachen haben dieses Phänomen auch, z.B. das Russische.

    • @ElDaFee
      @ElDaFee 9 років тому +1

      +Marcel Thoma Jup, Graphem- bzw. Morphemkonstanz :)

    • @WarTex
      @WarTex 9 років тому +1

      +Ella Smith so viele Komplizierte Wörter D:

    • @InsertTruthHere
      @InsertTruthHere 9 років тому +1

      +Marcel Thoma Das Türkische folgt genau der gegenteiligen Logik: anstatt die underlying representation schriftlich darzustellen, geht es stringent nach Aussprache: kebap, kebabı; Kürt, Kürdüm

  • @disasterjoan
    @disasterjoan 8 років тому +54

    Beim Klassenkamerad hat auch so 'nen komischen Akzent, zum Beispiel "siss is wonderfull" statt "this is wonderful".
    Und meine Oma kann kein englisches "R" aussprechen. Ich geh mit der niemals zum bowling, mit ihrem SCHTREIK -.- XD

  • @morumoto
    @morumoto 4 роки тому +1

    Well done! I am also from northern Germany and tried to share something. I really like the way you do this.

  • @rebelguy9487
    @rebelguy9487 6 років тому +21

    Knock knock
    Who's there?
    VEE WILL ASK ZEE QUESTIONS HERE!

  • @CarolusR3x
    @CarolusR3x 4 роки тому +5

    "This is an English fisherboat in the North Sea, mayday! Mayday! We're sinking!"
    "Zis is ze German koastguard, vat are you zinking about?"

  • @bravskii10
    @bravskii10 5 років тому +41

    My favorite German word: Jetzt.

    • @papadeehalk
      @papadeehalk 4 роки тому

      My favourite word:Überholverbot

    • @reynaswaffle
      @reynaswaffle 4 роки тому

      @@papadeehalk what does it mean

    • @ata343
      @ata343 4 роки тому +1

      Mine is Schweinehund

    • @calmondey4214
      @calmondey4214 4 роки тому

      @@ata343 Meins ist Kladeradatsch oder vielleicht doch Schabernack...

    • @ata343
      @ata343 4 роки тому

      @@calmondey4214 i am not that good at German lmao

  • @oldben5772
    @oldben5772 Рік тому +1

    You seem to be describing American English. Some of us British English find American pronunciation sometimes very hard to understand as they often slur their consonants and garble the words. In England it is correct to say the consonants clearly, perhaps just as well as the Germans do.

  • @polynatic
    @polynatic 5 років тому +8

    Hey there, the V is actually not always an alternative for F, for example like in Video, konvex or vulgär. :)

  • @jonathanp9168
    @jonathanp9168 4 роки тому +11

    So that's why my friend called me "Jonason". It's sad really, kids made fun of him for it, I don't think he took offense though, he was one of the smartest in the class.

  • @ILO5T
    @ILO5T 9 років тому +114

    Wo und wie hast du gelernt so gut Englisch zu sprechen?? Warst du mal ne weile lang in England America oder so?? And do you understand all what i just said? :D

    • @DontTrustTheRabbit
      @DontTrustTheRabbit  9 років тому +4

      +Sp3CiaLiZeD Hi! Yep, understood everything. Just for the record: I answered you on the same question in my "Fears about Pregnancy" video. ;) You can also watch "Talking English (as a German) at work" which is a video I made quite some time ago about this exact topic.

    • @escehomo
      @escehomo 9 років тому

      +Sp3CiaLiZeD looooool, you made my day:)

    • @LMS707
      @LMS707 9 років тому +2

      Sie liest das ab ;)

    • @timsrama7578
      @timsrama7578 9 років тому

      +Nightvision Games ik heb nederlands in de school :) ik kan een betije

    • @patrickholz6067
      @patrickholz6067 9 років тому +1

      +DontTrustTheRabbit bitte nochmal auf deutsch :D

  • @geraldmcmullon2465
    @geraldmcmullon2465 4 роки тому +1

    In England people often assumed my mother was from Scotland because she had no accent and did not roll words together. Each word correctly and fully spoke with pause until the next word. I guess more of a case "You are not from around here."
    My English teach was able to place where each pupil in the class came from by their dialect and use of English except for me. As I was taught English by my German mother I had no dialect and no colloquialuse of words. I don't know exactly when my mother lost her German accent or if she spoke in American English as she worked in the PX before the NAFFI in the later 40s. My Onkels and Oma retained their fair strong accents but spoke good English picked up from the troops stationed in Celle without formal English lessons at the time. My Onkel was ban from English classes because he was correcting his teacher ALL the time.

  • @Hj4a
    @Hj4a 5 років тому +9

    3:06 I had to re-watch this several times. The ferocity in your eyes! :D

  • @sadiemaxfield7566
    @sadiemaxfield7566 4 роки тому +8

    I am trying to learn how to do a German accent so I can read a book to my sister that has lots of German characters... it’s pretty hard

  • @marco4061
    @marco4061 6 років тому +185

    You are very beautiful.
    Du bist sehr schön.
    Sei bellissima.
    Tu es trés belle.
    Eres muy guapa.
    Você é belissima.

    • @marco4061
      @marco4061 6 років тому +9

      @Radek OM yeees, I never said the contrary. I just said the same thing in different languages, doesn't matter if they are Latin or not Latin.

    • @Anderixx
      @Anderixx 6 років тому +2

      Mein Gott, der zieht eine Schleimspur...

    • @Anderixx
      @Anderixx 6 років тому

      @@marco4061 Hehe :) Nein sie ist schon hübsch xD

    • @marco4061
      @marco4061 6 років тому

      @@Anderixx ja genau! 🤷🏻‍♂ isso

    • @andrasiboti
      @andrasiboti 5 років тому

      No Hungarian? ;O

  • @ignatiusqi9736
    @ignatiusqi9736 5 років тому +1

    Germans don't simply pronounce "d" as a "t" in word-final position. It's actually a general phonological rule called "Word-final Devoicing", where if you have a voiced obstruent, by "a" I mean ANY voiced obstruent, each and every one of b, d, g, s and w, you devioce it into its voiceless counterpart, which are p, t, k, ss ("sharp S") and f.
    Also, German don't have "three s-sounds", they are a sh-sound, a z-sound (as in English, not the German ts-sound) and an s-sound (the "sharp S").

  • @shahinasmari5654
    @shahinasmari5654 5 років тому +8

    You Germans do swallow the end of some words, especially name of cities! First time I heard people pronouncing Göttingen, I couldn‘t figure out where they meant although I was a student there😂

  • @suttlecomedysuttledramas6294
    @suttlecomedysuttledramas6294 4 роки тому +3

    That comparison between the soundwaves is amazing.

  • @Udontknow
    @Udontknow 8 років тому +62

    Du....du hast....du hast mich

    • @hansvader8791
      @hansvader8791 8 років тому +4

      hasst*

    • @keinhase42
      @keinhase42 8 років тому +22

      hast ist korrekt. "Du hast mich gefragt" ;)

    • @iloveshibas4878
      @iloveshibas4878 8 років тому

      mit Hans als Vornamen ist der Hass nicht weit lol

    • @andsribeiro
      @andsribeiro 7 років тому

      LMAO

    • @dr.davidmeiersdorf6185
      @dr.davidmeiersdorf6185 7 років тому +7

      DU HAST MICH
      DU HAST MICH GEFRAGT
      DU HAST MICH GEFRAGT
      DU HAST MICH GEFRAGT UND ICH HAB NICHTS GESAGT

  • @chrismaddox15
    @chrismaddox15 4 роки тому +2

    Love the humor! Learned so much. Thanks!

  • @TheWaldfreak
    @TheWaldfreak 7 років тому +246

    Zis is unacceptabul!

  • @Kiameri
    @Kiameri 8 років тому +5

    bei "wotz se metta wis sett rett bett?" konnte ich nicht mehr :D wie geil

  • @Tipsyweeb
    @Tipsyweeb 7 років тому +16

    God Trixie is adorable, her other videos are so educational, I love Germany, I wish Trixie would teach me German but miricals don't happen lol I think we would be great friends

  • @peyman4444
    @peyman4444 3 роки тому +1

    Love the way you explain it! So funny!

  • @cherry03512
    @cherry03512 5 років тому +5

    My english teacher in 5th and 6th grade basically taught us 3 things:
    1. theatre
    2. he, she, it das „s“ muss mit
    3. „it gives“ gives it not

  • @1337fraggzb00N
    @1337fraggzb00N 9 років тому +86

    SCHLAREN RUTZNEFUTZ KRACH! DAS! DAS! JAAA!

    • @abehme
      @abehme 9 років тому +8

      Schlaren isnt even a germen word, try to be more respectful when trying to use my language.

    • @1337fraggzb00N
      @1337fraggzb00N 9 років тому +20

      Adrian Behme haste noch nie das Bild gesehen? XD
      memestorage.com/_nw/11/43534526.jpg

    • @kjESCil
      @kjESCil 9 років тому +8

      +1337fraggzb00N AHAHAHHAHAHAAHHA Das Bild xD

    • @sprudelgolem
      @sprudelgolem 9 років тому +5

      +1337fraggzb00N Stripnitz Ütnzackt!!! STONK!!!

    • @1337fraggzb00N
      @1337fraggzb00N 9 років тому +3

      sprudelgolem Eyynzik Ütnzäckt! Häkken mächtente Bälten! Zee straphen! Zee straphen! Zee straphen!

  • @Angelheir
    @Angelheir 5 років тому +9

    actually just trying to find out how we're supposed to sound

  • @alflurin
    @alflurin 4 роки тому +1

    I'm actually research for a TTRPG character who comes from north east part of Germany, like my family did, and since every time I try to do a German accent, I do an hybrid of French and German.... Having German and French being spoken around you since you're born might do that. Thanks for this upload!