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German pronunciation R -- how to get it right?

Sprachrolf Deutsch 25,465 5 years ago
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The German R comes from the back of the throat. You can feel it if you touch your throat. You get the R at the right position by trying to clear your throat. If it hurts in the throat, the place where you make the R is right. The R is a little tricky. There are basically two pronunciations. One is the throat R and the other one sounds very similar to A. I recommend to use only the throat R in the beginning. If you don't pay attention it will soften by itself and become smooth and non-hurting "A"-R over time. Training words: Rote Rüben Kartoffeln groß drei grüne Regentropfen Zungenbrecher: Ich bin 33 Jahre alt. 33.333 durstige Räuber bedrohen Robert. Hannover /hanova/ -er at the ending of words are usually pronunced "a". The throat gets tighter when producing the sound for -er. Words with a soft R: sondern Kiefer Lärm Go ahead, practice the "R" sound and send me a WhatsApp message (+49 160 9054 2184) or WeChat (user id "sprachrolf") or an email with an .mp3 attached ([email protected]). If you like this, you may give me a "like" and sign up for this channel :-)

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