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German Audio Request

nhatbon23
68 Words / 1 Recordings / 3 Comments
Note to recorder:

The /dr/ and /tr/ sound are nightmare for me, for example word: Drache, Drucken, Trinken, Tragen ... It's really hard to realise them. In natural speed speaking (i mean fast speed), native German pronunciate them same. Is it right ?
So you got any advice or tips for me?

Machen
Dreckig
Schatten
Ähre
Rötte
Häuschen
Dörren
Verband
Schatz
Karren
Dürren
Eruption
tragen
Bilderrahmen
Ausstechform
Kehle
träne
Gefangener
Trinken
Das Baby weint laut
Diese Frau ist unsere neue Nachbarin
Der Hund kratzt sich am Ohr
Sie weinte als ihre Katze starb
Wisch deine Tränen weg, bitte.
Das ist ein kleines Haus
Ich muss um fünf Uhr aufstehen
Ich stehe auf einem Fuß
Ich will diesen Ring sofort kaufen

Recordings

  • Basic vocabulary and sentence part 3 ( recorded by Kimberson ), Standard German

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    Machen
    Dreckig
    Schatten
    Ähre
    Rötte
    Häuschen
    Dörren
    Verband
    Schatz
    Karren
    Dürren
    Eruption
    tragen
    Bilderrahmen
    Ausstechform
    Kehle
    Träne
    Gefangener
    Trinken
    Das Baby weint laut
    Diese Frau ist unsere neue Nachbarin
    Der Hund kratzt sich am Ohr
    Sie weinte als ihre Katze starb
    Wisch deine Tränen weg, bitte.
    Das ist ein kleines Haus
    Ich muss um fünf Uhr aufstehen
    Ich stehe auf einem Fuß
    Ich will diesen Ring sofort kaufen

Comments

Kimberson
Sept. 30, 2020

Sadly, /tr/ and /dr/ sound different, at least in Standard German without a dialect.
How could you practice them?
Maybe by practicing in two steps:
First, you could say the word that contains them as though there were a little "e" between the d/t and the r - "trocken" > "t(e)rocken", "Drachen" > "D(e)rachen".
And then you could try to say it again and again, and each time, the "e" gets shorter till it's gone.
No idea whether that helps. You could give it a try.

Kimberson
Sept. 30, 2020

Addition: I wasn't sure about "Rötte". It's an existing family name, so I left it unchanged.
But if you mean "redness", that would be "Röte".

nhatbon23
Sept. 30, 2020

Wow ! As you said, adding a little "e" sound make the word that contain /tr/, /dr/ become easier to pronounce. I can pronounce them clearly in single word but difficulty in a sentence. Anyway, I have to practice more.
Thanks for your useful advice ^^

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