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German eu and äu

Both eu and äu represent [ɔʏ̯] in the examples. Hearing alone does not determine the spelling: a related word with au often explains äu, as in Haus and Häuser.

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German sentence stress

Highlight the word carrying new or corrected information. The same sentence can answer who, when or what depending on focus; stronger stress is supported by pitch and duration, not shouting.

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The German r

German allows several r realizations, including tongue-tip and back-of-mouth variants. After vowels and in unstressed -er, r is often vocalic.

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German ch and sch

Contrast [ç] in ich with [ʃ] in Fisch. The Ich sound uses the tongue body near the hard palate; [ʃ] has a more forward constriction and often rounded lips.

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German shadowing practice

First understand a short phrase, then repeat after a pause and finally speak nearly alongside a model. Copy meaningful stress groups, then change one detail to test independent speaking.

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