Im getting better! ich übe mein Deutsch! What words or normal phrases should I try next?? PS - Follow on Instagram for Live updates! instagram.com/itsconnersully/
if you have problems with pronouncing the word "spreche" you could change the sentence to:" Ich kann nur ein bisschen Deutsch" which basically means the same thing, but im impressed by how nicely your german is coming along keep it up conner you are on the right track :)
Der Text - Zum Üben und Selbersprechen (i know im a dick. lol) In einem kleinen Dorf wohnte einst ein Mädchen mit dem Namen Barbara. Barbara war in der ganzen Gegend für Ihren ausgezeichneten Rhabarberkuchen bekannt. Weil jeder so gerne Barbaras Rhabarberkuchen aß, nannte man sie Rhabarber-Barbara. Rhabarber-Barbara merkte bald, dass sie mit ihrem Rhabarberkuchen Geld verdienen könnte. Daher eröffnete sie eine Bar: Die Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar. Natürlich gab es in der Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar bald Stammkunden. Die bekanntesten unter ihnen, drei Barbaren, kamen so oft in die Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar um von Rhabarber-Barbaras Rhabarberkuchen zu essen, dass man sie kurz die Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar-Barbaren nannte. Die Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar-Barbaren hatten wunderschöne dichte Bärte. Wenn die Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar-Barbaren ihren Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar-Barbaren-Bart pflegten, gingen sie zum Barbier. Der einzige Barbier, der einen Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar-Barbaren-Bart bearbeiten konnte, wollte das natürlich betonen und nannte sich Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar-Barbaren-Bart-Barbier. Nach dem Stutzen des Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar-Barbaren-Barts geht der Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar-Barbaren-Bart-Barbier meist mit den Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar-Barbaren in die Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar um mit den Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar-Barbaren von Rhabarber-Barbaras herrlichem Rhabarberkuchen zu essen. Dazu trinkt der Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar-Barbaren-Bart-Barbier immer ein Bier, das er liebevoll Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar-Barbaren-Bart-Barbier-Bier nennt.
Now I want to hear you trying to pronunciate : "Tschechisches Streichholzschächtelchen." If you pronunce it right, I'll personally get you immediately a german citizenship.
For pronouncing sprechen: 1. say "huge" (the way that pronounces the h) 2. say re-huge ("re" being part of "sprechen") 3. say spre-huge (sh-p-re-huge, leave a pause between if you need to) 4. say spre-h-en (keeping the same h sound as in huge) Start by leaving pauses between parts and gradually combine them into one word. You're welcome
from the experience i made with forgein friends i can say: - learn the german alphabet, most german words are pronounced just like they re spelled! and spell them to the end!!! lot of english speaking ppl dont speak the "e" at the end of words ... in german, ur right 95% of the time by speaking the "e" - learn to pronounce the Umlaute "ä", "ü", "ö" and letter combinations like "ch", "sch", "ie"... - dont try to learn everything at once! vocabulary + pronunciation or vocabulary + grammatics - be careful with accents, breaks and commas in sentences! some mistakes can really fuck you up... for example: Mit Alkohol habe ich keine Probleme! (I dont have an alkoholproblem) Mit Alkohol, habe ich keine Probleme! (As long as i have alkohol, i dont have problems) and most important: Just go for it! dont think too much! if you dont know a word, just describe it! as long as you re trying, ppl will always help you!
There are three kinds of _ch_ in the German language: • the *voiceless palatal fricative* after bright vowels or in the diminutive suffix _-chen_ (as in: ich, sprechen, nicht, seicht, heucheln, Brötchen) • the *voiceless velar fricative* in the midst of a word after a dark vowel (as in: lachen, lochen, buchen, fauchen) • the *voiceless uvular fricative* at the end of a word after a dark vowel (as in: Bauch, Loch, Tuch, wach) The first sound (palatal = referring to the hard palate) is articulated by pushing your tongue wide forward. The last sound (uvular) is enunciated by pushing your tongue against your uvula. For the the middle one (velar = referring to the soft palate) you have to put your tongue in between the two former sounds.
As a linguistics students, this simultaneously made me laugh (because I doubt most people would fully understand what these terms all mean) and shiver (because it reminds me of the hours of my life I wasted to study all of this)😂
The second and third options are actually equivalent. It makes no sense whatsoever to differentiate them. Why would there be a difference in the pronunciation of the ch between buchen and Tuch? They're phonetically equivalent since they're both preceded by an identical long u so why would the ch be any different? Same goes for lochen vs lochen.
I'm from Florida and the german "ch" is so easy. Its the exact same sound as a cat hissing. Just imitate a cat hissing! Thats exactly how you do it. Please Connor, if this doesn't help, nothing will.
Agreed. I'm also from the US, born in Maine, raised there and in Kansas, and the "ch" is easy for me as well. I don't understand how it is so difficult for so many Americans.
JustAnAccount oof im from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and I can't do it at all , probably because we talk very strange here though . We don't even pronounce English words right lol
ja das ist der profi tipp ^^ und ch wird auch nicht vorne an den zähnen mit der zunge gmacht wie im video gezeigt sondern hinten. er sollte sich einen echten deutsch lehrer besorgen xD
i dont think that really works because we germans say "huge" in a different way, because of our usage of "ch". the german way to pronounce it is more like: "chiudtsch" the englisch way to pronounce it is more like: "iudtsch"
An alle deutschen: wenn Conner das “r“ und “ch“, “sch“, etc...nicht ganz gut kann, stellt auch mal vor wie schwer dann schweizerdeutsch wäre, ohaa😵😵😂 das ginge dann überhaupt nicht, hehe Conner, try to say a swissgerman word: chuchichäschtli 😋🙌 love Hannah❤
I probably laughed more than I should have, BUT you're getting better day by day! A lot of the pronunciation advice in the comments (as looking for words with similar sounds) is actually really good. Also, figuring out what happens in your mouth when you speak is the way to go 👌 it really takes a lot of practice (says the aspiring English teacher who will have to deal with horrible 'th' and messed up 'v' and 'w' one day. I could write novels about devoicing and what not 😅). Keep it up! You're getting there (:
I’m learning German and came across this video while googling how to pronounce spreche specifically so I could work on this exact sound. When the video first started, I thought, “hell yeah, this shit’s going to be so helpful.” But, now that I’ve finished, I might be just a little more confused now than I was when I started. It was worth the laugh.
Good video, thanks. I recently had a breakthrough with my own pronunciation of this word (I pronounced it wrongly for ages), and I can do it correctly now. I found it helpful to break it down into "spr" and "echen". "Echen" is a different word meaning "oak trees", so that's not a word you'll need to say often, but it's helpful to learn it in approaching pronouncing "sprechen" correctly. For "Echen", you'll need to be able to do a "ch" sound. There are two different "ch" sounds. The "ch" in "Echen" is the same as the one in "ich". In practice, to my ear it sounds like there's actually something a bit like a y sound that occurs immediately before the last vowel in "Echen", so it becomes likes "Ech(y)en". I believe this sounds gets inserted because otherwise when you say it fast that final vowel would kind of disappear, so it would become "Echn". You can of course look up the "Echen" pronunciation on google translate to compare your efforts with that. Once you're confident it's good, join it together with "spr" at the beginning (for which you'll need to be able to do a rolled r), and it should be good. I hope that's helpful, and good luck with your German! Sprechen is an annoyingly difficult word to pronounce considering how common it is.
I think I made a mistake in the above - oak trees is actually "Eichen", not "Echen" - Google translate was being deceptive. You can still search for "Echen" on Google translate to try to isolate the sound though
Just Let you know, at 5:32 you said "If you Said that word, i would know what you're saying, but it sounds funny" Its the same thing, like when your saying 'Eichhörnchen' We know what you're saying, but It just sound funny ^^ And for the 'ch', maybe this prectise helps. Try to blow out the air through your teeth. Your tungue should touch the side teeth but not your front teeth. That should make that 'ch'. When you yust open your mouth then without moving your tongue, it should feel like normal heavy breathing. Then close the mouth again and try to do the 'ch' instantly. repeat that 5 times. Then you should try to say 'sprechen' and when the 'ch' comes, just do this practise 1-2 times till you get the 'ch' instantly. That should bring a lot. Good luck on learning German^^
Hi Conner, I am from Germany and I am going nuts, see you trying you to you to pronounce spreche. I can't imagine that it is so hard to pronounce it. Love your videos
Einfach die Zungenspitze an der Schneide(kante) der oberen Schneidezähnen ablegen und "this" sagen. That's it. ua-cam.com/video/FtsR7DyYqiE/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/lkVdkds84aM/v-deo.html
Conner, you did it again! You gave me a good laugh yet again, as you seem to have mistaken your microphone for a megaphone (at least it sounded like 'megaphone' at 3:58, but nobody noticed). So, for a second, I pictured you both talking to one another through a megaphone. Hilarious! I'm curious to see what little slip you'll be coming up with next time. Your words seem to be great (phonetic) sportsmen like you and thus sometimes a bit faster than you. Funny though. But please take it easy, and stay the way you are! Once again: Viele Grüße aus München!
@@binverliebtindiedeutschesp6011 Yes, kind of, but if you write "ü" on a keyboard that doesn't have it you would write "ue" (for example "Küche" = "kitchen" becomes "Kueche") because "eu" is a different sound (ex. "teuer" = "expensive"). German is difficult like that.
I'm impressed by your desire to learn german. I'd recommend starting with the german alphabet though so you know how to pronounce single letters and stuff like "ch" first.
I'm dying of laughter it's just so cute how you try to speak the easiest sentences (for me as a German) but keep going youre getting better and better!
IT is soooo nice to here you talking, please more of this: "Der Potzdammer Post Kutscher putzt den Potzdammer Postkutschkasten, der Postkasten wird geputzt vom Potsdammer Postkutscher!" 🤪😜
Hey Connor! Really like your Videos! Not all germans have problems pronouncing the th or squirrel, but still many do. XD Keep going you're doing great! Greetings💁🏽♀️
Ich glaube das Problem ist das man bei Wörtern wie 'ich' die Zunge nicht benutzt , aber man im Englischen immer die Zunge benutzt und die dann nicht wissen was sie mit der Zunge machen sollen😂
I loved this video!! Could not stop to laugh! You are such a likeable person! You have so much personality! You really are my new favorite UA-camr now! (I am German.)
If u pronounce The words u say in German like u actually do, Germany will still Unterstand u . ur gramatic is like The only thing that matters. If u want to pronounce it correctly u have to go to a professional language teacher
Language is much more than just people understanding you. Pronunciation makes a huge difference in indicating how much you took the time and effort to learn the language and how integrated you are etc. Correct pronunciation is an essential part of learning any language.
For pronunciation it is very helpful to reak everything down to syllables (you know, how we did with the clapping when we were kids) - cause it's far easier to get the individual sounds right when you can focus on just one syllable. - And then you can also better find words that have the same kind of syllable. So for "Sprechen" you could break it down to "Spre-chen" and then first focus on "Spre" which has a difficult consonant cluster ("spr") and then on "chen" which has a sound the English language does not really have (I found that the sound English speakers tend to form is like saying "sch" while grinning. Which doesmake sense because that is what you can see when you look at the face of someone who's making the sound. But additionally to that you also have to pull your tongue back, kinda as if you were trying to imitate the hiss of a cat)
Crazy man. The ch in „Eichhörnchen“ sounds perfect. The same in „ich“. Just perfect. But somehow you cant manage it in „spreche“...Dont worry. you’re gonna make it. Im sure 😉
pls come to regensburg bro😏🔥👋 trust me or just google it! you really have to go there if you wanna see a beautiful german city😄 have a good time bro #wasistlosinderbundespost
nope. cute ist pronounced: kyo͞ot In German, ch represents two allophones: the voiceless velar fricative [x] when following back vowels or [a] (the so-called "Ach-Laut") and the voiceless palatal fricative [ç] in all other positions (the so-called "Ich-Laut"). A similar allophonic variation is assumed to have existed in Old English. In German, it represents [k] before -s, as in Fuchs (fox). An initial Ch (which only appears in loanwords) may also be pronounced [k] in southern varieties, and is always pronounced [k] when a consonant follows the initial Ch as in Christus or Chlor (chlorine). The Rheinische Dokumenta writing system uses ch, for the voiceless palatal fricative [ç], while ch represents [x]. Auf Deutsch: Ch wird im Deutschen als starker (stimmloser) Reibelaut auf zwei unterschiedliche Arten ausgesprochen:[1] Nach dunklen Vokalen (a, o, u oder au) als stimmloser velarer Frikativ (Hintergaumenlaut) x oder als stimmloser uvularer Frikativ χ, sofern es nicht Bestandteil des Diminutiv-Suffixes -chen ist. Beispiele: auch [ʔaux]/[ʔauχ], Buch [buːx]/[buːχ], Loch [lɔx]/[lɔχ], nach [naːx]/[naːχ] (in Wörtern aus dem Griechischen selbst dann, wenn Vokal und Reibelaut ursprünglich zu zwei verschiedenen Wortbestandteilen gehören: autochthon, Hypochonder; gelegentlich kommt bei der Übernahme von Wörtern aus anderen Sprachen [x] oder [χ] auch am Wortanfang vor, bei Wörtern z. B. aus dem Jiddischen, Hebräischen und Russischen auch geschrieben mit ch: Chuzpe). In allen anderen Positionen, in denen ch als Reibelaut gesprochen wird (nach hellen Vokalen und nach Konsonanten, am Wortanfang vor hellen Vokalen und am Anfang des Suffixes -chen), als stimmloser palataler Frikativ (Vordergaumenlaut) ç. Beispiele: ich [ʔɪç], Milch [mɪlç], Chemie [çe'miː], Autochen ['ʔaʊtoçən], euch [ʔɔʏ̯ç]. (In einigen süddeutschen Varietäten wie dem Schweizerdeutschen wird jedoch jedes ch in den genannten Fällen als [x] oder [χ] ausgesprochen.) Im Deutschen kommt es also ausschließlich auf den vorhergehenden Vokal an, der nachfolgende spielt für die Entscheidung [ç/x] (im Gegensatz zum χ im Griechischen) keine Rolle. (Anders aber bei der Entscheidung [k] oder nicht [k], v. a. bei Wörtern aus dem Griechischen, wie im Folgenden dargestellt.) Daneben ist ch im Deutschen eine Schreibung für den Laut [k], die nur in bestimmten Fällen Verwendung findet. ch wird [k] gesprochen regelmäßig in Verbindung mit einem folgenden s: wachsen, Deichsel, am Wortanfang vor dunklen Vokalen (a, o, u) und vor Konsonanten: Chor, Chlor, chronisch (in Fachwörtern oder bei gelehrter Aussprache kommt auch in diesen Positionen bei Wörtern griechischer Herkunft die Aussprache mit [ç] vor: Charisma, chthonisch), generell am Wortanfang in süddeutschen Varietäten anstelle von [ç] (Chemie, China) und am Wortanfang deutscher geographischer Eigennamen (Chiemsee, Chemnitz, Cham), in bestimmten, nicht integrierten Fremdwortschreibungen, vor allem aus dem Italienischen: Chianti, Pinocchio. Die Aussprache als [k] (und nicht als Reibelaut [ç/x]) ist abhängig von der Bedeutung und dem Aufbau eines Wortes (morphologische Struktur): vgl. wachst (zu wachsen) vs. wachst (zu wachen); Chöre ['køːʁə], abgeleitet von Chor. Außerdem kommen für ch auch die Aussprachen als sch [ʃ] und tsch [tʃ] vor: wie [ʃ] als umgangssprachliche oder varietätenspezifische Variante von [ç] am Wortanfang (Chemie, China), in nicht (vollständig) integrierten Fremdwortschreibungen vor allem aus dem Französischen und Portugiesischen (als [ʃ]: Champignon, Charlotte, Recherche), dem Englischen und Spanischen (als [tʃ]: Chip, chatten, Macho).
This is an awesome video cuz you went from not being able to fathom the CH to getting it perfect at the end. Our problem now, yours and mine, is the R. When he said, "Say RECHE" - well, that's nearly impossible for me without concentration. Also the word "Rache" - revenge. A tongue twister for all Americans. Both have the dreaded CH and the nearly impossible R. You have a very good teacher, to break it down like that. The umlaut "Ich uebe" - took me an entire year (more?) to understand, but even now I don't *hear* the difference so I often say the weather is homosexual. Such an embarrassing problem I've omitted the words "Schwul/Schuel" from my vocabulary. I always say, you cannot SAY a word properly that you cannot HEAR properly. And since that sound does not exist in America, we don't hear it right. My German husband says Americans can't pronounce umlauts cuz we're always smiling as we talk, and smiling prohibits the proper "EEEEEUUUUUWWWW" formation with the lips and tongue for "ue". If you marry a German girl, she's gonna try to change your mouth shape too. I did not read your comments so I imagine you've heard this multiple times but it helped me with my "ch" to think of the letter Y in a whisper in English. Every American can whisper the word "you". That first part, the y, whispered, is the German ch in Hochdeutsch. I'm forever grateful to whatever German person it was who told me that on UA-cam.
you an silas are always Maximum positive about everything...i really like that attitude...come to Nord Rhein Westfalen take a look at the old coal industry mines in "essen" "Zollverein" for example or a BVB game in their home Stadium
Try to pronounce "spreche" like "shpreche"...like in "shine"... and with the "ch": try to speak it more softly. It worked quiet well at the end of the video. ☺ you can make it! 🙄btw: thanks for making me laugh so often, and it' s great to watch your experiences in Germany.
yes the ch sound is very tricky for You. Let only a bit air flow from the throat through the mouth and out. If it sounds scratchy its overdone. It has to be soft. But You are trying it, thats great !
I am not a language Pro at all but maybe have a tip for you: In the german language the tongue has way less contact to the teeth than in english. The reason might be the number of words with "th" (thats one big thing germans stuggle with) For example the word "spreche": the tongue doesnt touch the teeth at all, you can place your tongue everywhere (except for the teeth) and the word works Maybe a problem for english guys is also our way of using "st" and "sp". normaly the s is spoken with the tongue at the teeth but used in "sp" or "st" the "s" transforms into a "sch". So you say "schprechen" but write "sprechen". I hope i could help a bit
Im getting better! ich übe mein Deutsch! What words or normal phrases should I try next??
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Conner, try to get a tourist job with the military.
That will get you an ID card and you can stay in germany.
if you have problems with pronouncing the word "spreche" you could change the sentence to:" Ich kann nur ein bisschen Deutsch" which basically means the same thing, but im impressed by how nicely your german is coming along keep it up conner you are on the right track :)
Der Text - Zum Üben und Selbersprechen (i know im a dick. lol)
In einem kleinen Dorf wohnte einst ein Mädchen mit dem Namen Barbara.
Barbara war in der ganzen Gegend für Ihren ausgezeichneten Rhabarberkuchen bekannt.
Weil jeder so gerne Barbaras Rhabarberkuchen aß, nannte man sie Rhabarber-Barbara.
Rhabarber-Barbara merkte bald, dass sie mit ihrem Rhabarberkuchen Geld verdienen könnte. Daher eröffnete sie eine Bar: Die Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar.
Natürlich gab es in der Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar bald Stammkunden. Die bekanntesten unter ihnen, drei Barbaren, kamen so oft in die Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar um von Rhabarber-Barbaras Rhabarberkuchen zu essen, dass man sie kurz die Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar-Barbaren nannte.
Die Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar-Barbaren hatten wunderschöne dichte Bärte. Wenn die Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar-Barbaren ihren Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar-Barbaren-Bart pflegten, gingen sie zum Barbier.
Der einzige Barbier, der einen Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar-Barbaren-Bart bearbeiten konnte, wollte das natürlich betonen und nannte sich Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar-Barbaren-Bart-Barbier.
Nach dem Stutzen des Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar-Barbaren-Barts geht der Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar-Barbaren-Bart-Barbier meist mit den Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar-Barbaren in die Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar um mit den Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar-Barbaren von Rhabarber-Barbaras herrlichem Rhabarberkuchen zu essen.
Dazu trinkt der Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar-Barbaren-Bart-Barbier immer ein Bier, das er liebevoll Rhabarber-Barbara-Bar-Barbaren-Bart-Barbier-Bier nennt.
HEY CONNER SPELL THE ENGLISH LETTER D IF U WANT SAY DIE IN GERMAN
DONT MAKE THE CH WITH YOUR MOUTH DO IT WITH THE AIR IN UR THROAT AND FORM WITH WITH THE MOUTH
Deutsche Sprache. Schwere Sprache.
#KevinIstDerBeste _AuchWennIchNichtKevinHeiße_
Jup... 😂
Genau
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Jo Jo
Ja ;)
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Der Arme ist fix und fertig 😂😂😂
Eileen Hnt fick und fertig
ich denke mir, dass sächsisch wahrscheinlich leichter auszusprechen ist, da wir aus den meisten "ch" ein "sch" machen 😞
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C:
Die sollten mal Bayrisch oder Schwäbisch ausprobiren
I'm a German and I never had any problems pronouncing th or squirrel or grocery... 😮😮
too
Xeeni Umm same
me too😂
Glückwunsch
Geht mir genauso
Ja so ein Eishörnchen is schon was feines 😋
HaLuNkE ST0NER 😂
Der Kommentar hat grad alles gekillt. Lachflash des Todes 🤣🤣🤣
@@ela4488 scheiße man, ich auch ^^ allerdings auch todes druff, ergo kein wunder
HaLuNkE ST0NER hmmmmmmmm jaaaa
Now I want to hear you trying to pronunciate : "Tschechisches Streichholzschächtelchen."
If you pronunce it right, I'll personally get you immediately a german citizenship.
Yasmina Elric natürlich muss man ihn sofort komplett nehmen
Mark No one said something about marriage. I have other ways.
Mark I can't tell. It's a well kept secret, otherwise Germany would overflow.
That is the longest word I've even seen, omg, is that a real word? Or a made-up word?
Zach Actually those are two words and they mean "little matchbox from czech republic" and those are average length words here.
Hallo an alle Deutsche hier 😂
Hi
Emi Basta moin
grieß di
Hallo duuu Deutscher
GUDEN TACH NACHBAR (bin aus Österreich)
You should learn the German „r“ first!
Yeah he does it more in the front where you have to say it in the back.
For pronouncing sprechen:
1. say "huge" (the way that pronounces the h)
2. say re-huge ("re" being part of "sprechen")
3. say spre-huge (sh-p-re-huge, leave a pause between if you need to)
4. say spre-h-en (keeping the same h sound as in huge)
Start by leaving pauses between parts and gradually combine them into one word.
You're welcome
cerys.emb Oha voll der gute tipp
@@katherinepierce5815 ja nh voll gut.
@@SopTop23 was? Finde ich wirklich !
@@katherinepierce5815 ja ich doch auch. Vielleicht kam das komisch rüber aber das ist echt voll gut😂
@@SopTop23 Achso, das "nh" kam leicht ironisch rüber😂
Ich Sitz hier grad und versuche wie blöd squirrel und grocery richtig auszusprechen 😂😂
squirrel ist eigendlich einfach.. wird eher so ausgesprochen Sqörl. Änlich wie Girl nur mit Sqö davor. lol.
Ja sicher Kimmy alter Spalter.. alles klar bei dir? Muss!. :-p
Ich verknote dabei fast meine Zunge xD
Kim Jong-un ich dachte eigentlich auch, dass ich es richtig ausspreche, aber irgendwie klingt es trotzdem anders, wenn Conner es sagt
ich seh da auch kein problem
you really should do some grammar basics and try to build some sentences on your own. Verry cool that you try to learn it.
joners huber x* very
joners huber bist bestimmt kein deutscher
Wieso?
joners huber weil dein englisch sehr deutsch ist
Und warum sollte ich dann kein deutscher sein? Und ja bin nicht gut in Fremdsprachen was solls.
"Spreche" was very good pronounced at 4:15!👍
yeh, Pickle is very fussy, Conner got it a couple of times.
Make it smart sounds like German ASMR 🤔😂😂
*sprechen
from the experience i made with forgein friends i can say:
- learn the german alphabet, most german words are pronounced just like they re spelled! and spell them to the end!!! lot of english speaking ppl dont speak the "e" at the end of words ... in german, ur right 95% of the time by speaking the "e"
- learn to pronounce the Umlaute "ä", "ü", "ö" and letter combinations like "ch", "sch", "ie"...
- dont try to learn everything at once! vocabulary + pronunciation or vocabulary + grammatics
- be careful with accents, breaks and commas in sentences! some mistakes can really fuck you up...
for example:
Mit Alkohol habe ich keine Probleme! (I dont have an alkoholproblem)
Mit Alkohol, habe ich keine Probleme! (As long as i have alkohol, i dont have problems)
and most important:
Just go for it! dont think too much! if you dont know a word, just describe it!
as long as you re trying, ppl will always help you!
Hey Conner, your German is getting better! Keep trying! If you need someone to practice, I live in Marburg and could practice with you :)
Yes that would be cool! message me on IG!
Tittenbonus am start 😂😂😂
Can Kaya Leute, was ist das denn hier für ein Niveau?! Danke, dass du dich sorgst, aber ich bin 25...
nice that you want to help him "so freakin dope". He has nothing from yellin random german sentences every time. They need some grammar.
Me too
6:08 The "übe" was damn good here, Conner. The more you point your lips (like you´re about to kiss somebody) the better you can pronounce the "ü".
There are three kinds of _ch_ in the German language:
• the *voiceless palatal fricative* after bright vowels or in the diminutive suffix _-chen_ (as in: ich, sprechen, nicht, seicht, heucheln, Brötchen)
• the *voiceless velar fricative* in the midst of a word after a dark vowel (as in: lachen, lochen, buchen, fauchen)
• the *voiceless uvular fricative* at the end of a word after a dark vowel (as in: Bauch, Loch, Tuch, wach)
The first sound (palatal = referring to the hard palate) is articulated by pushing your tongue wide forward.
The last sound (uvular) is enunciated by pushing your tongue against your uvula.
For the the middle one (velar = referring to the soft palate) you have to put your tongue in between the two former sounds.
As a linguistics students, this simultaneously made me laugh (because I doubt most people would fully understand what these terms all mean) and shiver (because it reminds me of the hours of my life I wasted to study all of this)😂
The second and third options are actually equivalent. It makes no sense whatsoever to differentiate them. Why would there be a difference in the pronunciation of the ch between buchen and Tuch? They're phonetically equivalent since they're both preceded by an identical long u so why would the ch be any different? Same goes for lochen vs lochen.
Same observation applies to lachen vs wach. Both preceded by an identical "a" sound so they should be identical. Makes no sense.
@@ihsahnakerfeldt9280 No, they are pronounced differently.
I'm from Florida and the german "ch" is so easy. Its the exact same sound as a cat hissing. Just imitate a cat hissing! Thats exactly how you do it. Please Connor, if this doesn't help, nothing will.
Agreed. I'm also from the US, born in Maine, raised there and in Kansas, and the "ch" is easy for me as well. I don't understand how it is so difficult for so many Americans.
JustAnAccount oof im from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and I can't do it at all , probably because we talk very strange here though . We don't even pronounce English words right lol
@@hunterurban5465 yeah the Pittsburghese ruins our pronouciation here. But anyone can eventually figure out the pronouciations.
Mind blown
Yes. I also think of it like shhshing but with your mouth slightly open.
If you can say "huge" you can make the sound of "spreche". It's just in a different place in the word than where we're used to.
ja das ist der profi tipp ^^
und ch wird auch nicht vorne an den zähnen mit der zunge gmacht wie im video gezeigt sondern hinten.
er sollte sich einen echten deutsch lehrer besorgen xD
i dont think that really works because we germans say "huge" in a different way, because of our usage of "ch".
the german way to pronounce it is more like: "chiudtsch"
the englisch way to pronounce it is more like: "iudtsch"
Sod B. Rennen With an H, because u hear it in the English pronunciation.
you dont, just go on google translate, it's like Sod B. rennen said.
KyiHsin I think his problem is the r
An alle deutschen: wenn Conner das “r“ und “ch“, “sch“, etc...nicht ganz gut kann, stellt auch mal vor wie schwer dann schweizerdeutsch wäre, ohaa😵😵😂 das ginge dann überhaupt nicht, hehe
Conner, try to say a swissgerman word: chuchichäschtli 😋🙌 love Hannah❤
Dream World selbst ich weiß nicht wie man das ausspricht
Was soll denn das bitte auf Hochdeutsch heißen😂
A chuchichäschtli😂😂😂
Vielleicht streichholzschächtelchen
THE SOMBRA oh jaa😂
@Conner - say "Der Rächer mit dem Becher", please
Johnny Cage otto waalkes?
Haha Rust😂😂
I probably laughed more than I should have, BUT you're getting better day by day! A lot of the pronunciation advice in the comments (as looking for words with similar sounds) is actually really good. Also, figuring out what happens in your mouth when you speak is the way to go 👌 it really takes a lot of practice (says the aspiring English teacher who will have to deal with horrible 'th' and messed up 'v' and 'w' one day. I could write novels about devoicing and what not 😅). Keep it up! You're getting there (:
English: I speak (sounds nice)
French: Je parle (sounds eroticly)
German: ICH SPRÄYX@??CHEEEEEEE (sounds :-O)
Rolf Müller hahahah
Lmao
You can pronaunce everything hart...but Indian guys had a harder pronaunciantion😂
Hahahahah
Yeah it is hard pronounciation but if you know it it can be a beautiful language
Zuerst musst das Deutsche ABC lernen😉
Der Peter „musst das Deutsche ABC lernen“😃
Und so sachen wie: ä, ö, ü, au, eu, Spr...😂😂
Kangaroos_ Devil richtig
Ich gerade "a b c d e f b"😂😂
*Alphabet
This video consists of you guys saying "spreche"😂
One guy saying that, the other has failed
If you want to practise the German "ch" like in "spreche" --> try to say "cute" very slowly, the sound between the c and the u is like the ch :)
myslae gute ideee
Coole Idee 👍😁
I’m learning German and came across this video while googling how to pronounce spreche specifically so I could work on this exact sound. When the video first started, I thought, “hell yeah, this shit’s going to be so helpful.” But, now that I’ve finished, I might be just a little more confused now than I was when I started. It was worth the laugh.
"Du bist ein Arschloch"
Me(German): Hah! geil.
C'mon Conner I've heard you twice with a perfect Eichhörnchen
MrNickelbrille Kommste von Valle?
Stimmt:-)
The "ch" in spreCHe is the same sound as the "ch" in iCH.
Thank you for this! I have such an issue with "spreche" and will definitely be replaying this!
You should split the words slowly. *Spre - che* and afterwards put it together
Omg Conner! I needed this. I’m also learning german and my pronunciation is BAD. Lol
Thank you for the motivation and hope lol.
I love your content keep it up
Ich finde es toll, dass er deutsch lernt und dabei so unterhaltsam ist.
SPRECHE = in engl. -> SHip + PREsident + well CH is kinda hard, just try to do it right, but i think you already did it right + E
ez af
barcablanka thats good
It's not 100% correct if you pronounce the "ch" like "sh" in ship... Then it would be "spreSCHEe" which is incorrect
Sophia C read his comment again, he didn't said to pronounce ch like sh.
TheDrafar Oh well, now I get it... The "ch" in the sentence made me think that ship was meant to be connected to "ch"😂
I love videos! I am learning German and I am learning to improve my pronunciation through them. Thank you very much Pickles!
Have Pickle say, “He threw three free throws.”
Good video, thanks. I recently had a breakthrough with my own pronunciation of this word (I pronounced it wrongly for ages), and I can do it correctly now. I found it helpful to break it down into "spr" and "echen". "Echen" is a different word meaning "oak trees", so that's not a word you'll need to say often, but it's helpful to learn it in approaching pronouncing "sprechen" correctly. For "Echen", you'll need to be able to do a "ch" sound. There are two different "ch" sounds. The "ch" in "Echen" is the same as the one in "ich". In practice, to my ear it sounds like there's actually something a bit like a y sound that occurs immediately before the last vowel in "Echen", so it becomes likes "Ech(y)en". I believe this sounds gets inserted because otherwise when you say it fast that final vowel would kind of disappear, so it would become "Echn". You can of course look up the "Echen" pronunciation on google translate to compare your efforts with that. Once you're confident it's good, join it together with "spr" at the beginning (for which you'll need to be able to do a rolled r), and it should be good. I hope that's helpful, and good luck with your German! Sprechen is an annoyingly difficult word to pronounce considering how common it is.
I think I made a mistake in the above - oak trees is actually "Eichen", not "Echen" - Google translate was being deceptive. You can still search for "Echen" on Google translate to try to isolate the sound though
This is super helpful but I'm still having trouble sounding it out, and definitely having trouble with the rolled rs. So is it like shpreshyin?
Yes that's it. It is difficult with the rolled r with an schp sound before it. Keep practising and I'm sure you'll improve
Just Let you know, at 5:32 you said "If you Said that word, i would know what you're saying, but it sounds funny"
Its the same thing, like when your saying 'Eichhörnchen'
We know what you're saying, but It just sound funny ^^
And for the 'ch', maybe this prectise helps. Try to blow out the air through your teeth. Your tungue should touch the side teeth but not your front teeth. That should make that 'ch'. When you yust open your mouth then without moving your tongue, it should feel like normal heavy breathing. Then close the mouth again and try to do the 'ch' instantly. repeat that 5 times. Then you should try to say 'sprechen' and when the 'ch' comes, just do this practise 1-2 times till you get the 'ch' instantly.
That should bring a lot.
Good luck on learning German^^
Hi Conner, I am from Germany and I am going nuts, see you trying you to you to pronounce spreche. I can't imagine that it is so hard to pronounce it. Love your videos
Tip:
Don’t say s-preche
Say sh-preche
With a sh
lol... these German learning videos are the best. Pickle’s intro is hilarious.
I cant speak -th for example thing i say sing or ting its not possible for me to say thing 😂
Same as me!
The ting goes skrrra
Coz we are ze Germans.. Ich kanns auch nicht. Ich scheitere an allem mit th. Squirrel geht auch nicht
Ihr müsst einfach die Zunge an die Zähne machen wenn ihr das th aussprechen wollt ich verstehe nicht was daran so schwer ist?
Einfach die Zungenspitze an der Schneide(kante) der oberen Schneidezähnen ablegen und "this" sagen. That's it.
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Conner, you did it again! You gave me a good laugh yet again, as you seem to have mistaken your microphone for a megaphone (at least it sounded like 'megaphone' at 3:58, but nobody noticed). So, for a second, I pictured you both talking to one another through a megaphone. Hilarious! I'm curious to see what little slip you'll be coming up with next time. Your words seem to be great (phonetic) sportsmen like you and thus sometimes a bit faster than you. Funny though. But please take it easy, and stay the way you are! Once again: Viele Grüße aus München!
In Switzerland you can actually use a hard „ch“, we really talk like that 😂
I would LOVE to teach you some German! Btw, you're really getting better and better, Conner! :)
Herzlichen Glückwunsch, ihr habt einen deutschen Kommentar gefunden!
Nice😂
Juhuu
Yay
Conner, I like your microphone
Das ist so wichtig wenn man Deutscher ist
Meinst du ,,witzig", oder? xD
Your last „spreche“ was pretty good!
Er muss mal Schnorchel sagen😂
Willst du ihn töten?
Ich lerne Deutsch so videos like this are actually helpful. or when you guys speak german in your vlogs. so yeah.. please gimme mooore
For Ü = Say “ee” as in see (or as in the German word vier). Again, while saying the sound, round your lips. The resulting sound is the ü-sound.
Bernardo PatasAzules so i say e and u at the same time to get ü??
@@binverliebtindiedeutschesp6011 Yes, kind of, but if you write "ü" on a keyboard that doesn't have it you would write "ue" (for example "Küche" = "kitchen" becomes "Kueche") because "eu" is a different sound (ex. "teuer" = "expensive"). German is difficult like that.
@Bernardo PatasAzules you may help me with learning German.. how can I contact you?
I'm impressed by your desire to learn german. I'd recommend starting with the german alphabet though so you know how to pronounce single letters and stuff like "ch" first.
Ice-cream-hörnchen
I'm dying of laughter it's just so cute how you try to speak the easiest sentences (for me as a German) but keep going youre getting better and better!
Are Anne and Pickel one and the same person?
Frank S. Hahaha
IT is soooo nice to here you talking, please more of this:
"Der Potzdammer Post Kutscher putzt den Potzdammer Postkutschkasten, der Postkasten wird geputzt vom Potsdammer Postkutscher!" 🤪😜
I can't stop laughing oh my GOD
Hey Connor! Really like your Videos! Not all germans have problems pronouncing the th or squirrel, but still many do. XD Keep going you're doing great! Greetings💁🏽♀️
Only learning vocabulary will not bring you forwards xD
1:50 dieser moment ist sooooooo nice, er gibt jetzt schon auf
Ich glaube das Problem ist das man bei Wörtern wie 'ich' die Zunge nicht benutzt , aber man im Englischen immer die Zunge benutzt und die dann nicht wissen was sie mit der Zunge machen sollen😂
Stimmt
OMG i loveeee this. I had to subscribe♡ Mach weiter so
Sag halt einfach: "Ich kann ein wenig Deutsch" statt "Ich spreche ein wenig Deutsch" 😅
I loved this video!! Could not stop to laugh! You are such a likeable person! You have so much personality! You really are my new favorite UA-camr now! (I am German.)
ich sitze hier und lach mich tot sorry aber es ist einfach lustig aber mann muss einfach weiter üben dann wird das schon was ; )
Sounds goood! I love to listen when you're talking german 😄😍
If u pronounce The words u say in German like u actually do, Germany will still Unterstand u . ur gramatic is like The only thing that matters. If u want to pronounce it correctly u have to go to a professional language teacher
Language is much more than just people understanding you. Pronunciation makes a huge difference in indicating how much you took the time and effort to learn the language and how integrated you are etc. Correct pronunciation is an essential part of learning any language.
For pronunciation it is very helpful to reak everything down to syllables (you know, how we did with the clapping when we were kids) - cause it's far easier to get the individual sounds right when you can focus on just one syllable. - And then you can also better find words that have the same kind of syllable.
So for "Sprechen" you could break it down to "Spre-chen" and then first focus on "Spre" which has a difficult consonant cluster ("spr") and then on "chen" which has a sound the English language does not really have (I found that the sound English speakers tend to form is like saying "sch" while grinning. Which doesmake sense because that is what you can see when you look at the face of someone who's making the sound. But additionally to that you also have to pull your tongue back, kinda as if you were trying to imitate the hiss of a cat)
I learnt to do German ch sounds correctly by practising hissing like a cat! This is good advice
Wer ist auch Deutsche und lacht sich kaputt 🤣
Try to pronounce "Wahrscheinlichkeitsverteilung" Google say it means Probability Distribution.
5:15 Icehörnchen😂😂😂
Conner, try to get a tourist job with the military.
That will get you an ID card and you can stay in germany.
Karl Napp No fuck war and military
@@TheTespin theyre in europe. Military basically is there to help with natural disasters and brag about strenght. No war going on there.
Crazy man. The ch in „Eichhörnchen“ sounds perfect. The same in „ich“. Just perfect. But somehow you cant manage it in „spreche“...Dont worry. you’re gonna make it. Im sure 😉
pls come to regensburg bro😏🔥👋 trust me or just google it! you really have to go there if you wanna see a beautiful german city😄 have a good time bro #wasistlosinderbundespost
Yes, pls do so!
Change the title to "how to pronounce spreche", i looked everywhere and then a few days later accidentally found this. Very helpful!
XD Wer ist auch deutsch?
you're such a cool guy ! ^.^ greetings from hamburg
Pronounce cute. It's pronounced with the German ch in American English
nope. cute ist pronounced: kyo͞ot
In German, ch represents two allophones: the voiceless velar fricative [x] when following back vowels or [a] (the so-called "Ach-Laut") and the voiceless palatal fricative [ç] in all other positions (the so-called "Ich-Laut"). A similar allophonic variation is assumed to have existed in Old English.
In German, it represents [k] before -s, as in Fuchs (fox). An initial Ch (which only appears in loanwords) may also be pronounced [k] in southern varieties, and is always pronounced [k] when a consonant follows the initial Ch as in Christus or Chlor (chlorine).
The Rheinische Dokumenta writing system uses ch, for the voiceless palatal fricative [ç], while ch represents [x].
Auf Deutsch:
Ch wird im Deutschen als starker (stimmloser) Reibelaut auf zwei unterschiedliche Arten ausgesprochen:[1]
Nach dunklen Vokalen (a, o, u oder au) als stimmloser velarer Frikativ (Hintergaumenlaut) x oder als stimmloser uvularer Frikativ χ, sofern es nicht Bestandteil des Diminutiv-Suffixes -chen ist. Beispiele: auch [ʔaux]/[ʔauχ], Buch [buːx]/[buːχ], Loch [lɔx]/[lɔχ], nach [naːx]/[naːχ] (in Wörtern aus dem Griechischen selbst dann, wenn Vokal und Reibelaut ursprünglich zu zwei verschiedenen Wortbestandteilen gehören: autochthon, Hypochonder; gelegentlich kommt bei der Übernahme von Wörtern aus anderen Sprachen [x] oder [χ] auch am Wortanfang vor, bei Wörtern z. B. aus dem Jiddischen, Hebräischen und Russischen auch geschrieben mit ch: Chuzpe).
In allen anderen Positionen, in denen ch als Reibelaut gesprochen wird (nach hellen Vokalen und nach Konsonanten, am Wortanfang vor hellen Vokalen und am Anfang des Suffixes -chen), als stimmloser palataler Frikativ (Vordergaumenlaut) ç. Beispiele: ich [ʔɪç], Milch [mɪlç], Chemie [çe'miː], Autochen ['ʔaʊtoçən], euch [ʔɔʏ̯ç].
(In einigen süddeutschen Varietäten wie dem Schweizerdeutschen wird jedoch jedes ch in den genannten Fällen als [x] oder [χ] ausgesprochen.)
Im Deutschen kommt es also ausschließlich auf den vorhergehenden Vokal an, der nachfolgende spielt für die Entscheidung [ç/x] (im Gegensatz zum χ im Griechischen) keine Rolle. (Anders aber bei der Entscheidung [k] oder nicht [k], v. a. bei Wörtern aus dem Griechischen, wie im Folgenden dargestellt.)
Daneben ist ch im Deutschen eine Schreibung für den Laut [k], die nur in bestimmten Fällen Verwendung findet. ch wird [k] gesprochen
regelmäßig in Verbindung mit einem folgenden s: wachsen, Deichsel,
am Wortanfang vor dunklen Vokalen (a, o, u) und vor Konsonanten: Chor, Chlor, chronisch (in Fachwörtern oder bei gelehrter Aussprache kommt auch in diesen Positionen bei Wörtern griechischer Herkunft die Aussprache mit [ç] vor: Charisma, chthonisch), generell am Wortanfang in süddeutschen Varietäten anstelle von [ç] (Chemie, China) und am Wortanfang deutscher geographischer Eigennamen (Chiemsee, Chemnitz, Cham),
in bestimmten, nicht integrierten Fremdwortschreibungen, vor allem aus dem Italienischen: Chianti, Pinocchio.
Die Aussprache als [k] (und nicht als Reibelaut [ç/x]) ist abhängig von der Bedeutung und dem Aufbau eines Wortes (morphologische Struktur): vgl. wachst (zu wachsen) vs. wachst (zu wachen); Chöre ['køːʁə], abgeleitet von Chor.
Außerdem kommen für ch auch die Aussprachen als sch [ʃ] und tsch [tʃ] vor:
wie [ʃ] als umgangssprachliche oder varietätenspezifische Variante von [ç] am Wortanfang (Chemie, China),
in nicht (vollständig) integrierten Fremdwortschreibungen vor allem aus dem Französischen und Portugiesischen (als [ʃ]: Champignon, Charlotte, Recherche), dem Englischen und Spanischen (als [tʃ]: Chip, chatten, Macho).
Ginkoman2 yes it's is, in some dialects, if you say "cute" in super slo-mo you can hear that "ch" that typically comes after e or i.
Ginkoman2 digga wie du ihn zerlegt hast
Hahaha this is why I love learning german😂 love that "CH" sound
Your videos have me cracking up! New subbie
This is an awesome video cuz you went from not being able to fathom the CH to getting it perfect at the end. Our problem now, yours and mine, is the R. When he said, "Say RECHE" - well, that's nearly impossible for me without concentration. Also the word "Rache" - revenge. A tongue twister for all Americans. Both have the dreaded CH and the nearly impossible R. You have a very good teacher, to break it down like that.
The umlaut "Ich uebe" - took me an entire year (more?) to understand, but even now I don't *hear* the difference so I often say the weather is homosexual. Such an embarrassing problem I've omitted the words "Schwul/Schuel" from my vocabulary. I always say, you cannot SAY a word properly that you cannot HEAR properly. And since that sound does not exist in America, we don't hear it right.
My German husband says Americans can't pronounce umlauts cuz we're always smiling as we talk, and smiling prohibits the proper "EEEEEUUUUUWWWW" formation with the lips and tongue for "ue". If you marry a German girl, she's gonna try to change your mouth shape too.
I did not read your comments so I imagine you've heard this multiple times but it helped me with my "ch" to think of the letter Y in a whisper in English. Every American can whisper the word "you". That first part, the y, whispered, is the German ch in Hochdeutsch. I'm forever grateful to whatever German person it was who told me that on UA-cam.
6:21 I'm dead 😂😂😂 I love your Videos it's so much fun to watch them as a german 😂😍 I would looove to meet you and hang out or something 😂
6:08 min it's pretty good!🍀❤🙏🏼⭐
Pickels laugh is fkn incredible. You gotta make a compilation of him laughing
I love a good ice cream-Hörnchen 😂🤘 made my day!
5:21 eichhörnchen ey bro thats really good . And that word is definitely harder to the word *sprechen*
you an silas are always Maximum positive about everything...i really like that attitude...come to Nord Rhein Westfalen take a look at the old coal industry mines in "essen" "Zollverein" for example or a BVB game in their home Stadium
And by the way: I love your account it’s great haha and funny to watch
You have to say the Re in spreche as ä
Hab dich grade entdeckt und gleich abonniert. Da merkt man, dass die deutsche Sprache doch eine schwere Sprache ist.
I celebrate your Videos for such a long time but since You are in Germany You are my absolute favorite Youtouber
(I'm German😎)
Bro this is really helpful thank you
Please try to pronuonce ,,Oachkatzlschwoaf"
Every Austrian would be very very happy to hear that😂
Try to pronounce "spreche" like "shpreche"...like in "shine"... and with the "ch": try to speak it more softly. It worked quiet well at the end of the video. ☺ you can make it! 🙄btw: thanks for making me laugh so often, and it' s great to watch your experiences in Germany.
The soft CH in German in for example sprechen is similar to the sound in the beginning of the word "huge".
yes the ch sound is very tricky for You. Let only a bit air flow from the throat through the mouth and out. If it sounds scratchy its overdone. It has to be soft. But You are trying it, thats great !
Haha, "You say icecreamhörnchen" :D So gut :D
I am not a language Pro at all but maybe have a tip for you:
In the german language the tongue has way less contact to the teeth than in english.
The reason might be the number of words with "th" (thats one big thing germans stuggle with)
For example the word "spreche": the tongue doesnt touch the teeth at all, you can place your tongue everywhere (except for the teeth) and the word works
Maybe a problem for english guys is also our way of using "st" and "sp". normaly the s is spoken with the tongue at the teeth but used in "sp" or "st" the "s" transforms into a "sch". So you say "schprechen" but write "sprechen".
I hope i could help a bit