Groupsimilar sounding wordsand practice theirpronunciation:
1. fühlen, kühlen, Mühlen
feel, cook, Mills
2. lerne, Kerne, Ferne
learn, cores, distance
3. Wand, Hand, Sand
wall, hand, sand
4. verpassen, hassen, lassen
missed, hate, leave/allow
5. mischen, zischen, fischen
mixing, sizzle, fishing
6. küssen, müssen, süssen
kiss, must, sweeten
7. Maus, Laus, Haus
mouse, house, louse
8. gefallen, Hallen, lallen
fallen, halls, babble
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Audio devices:
There are several language gadgets you can find on the web that can help you learn how to pronounce words correctly in various languages. These include Google or Bing translators and many other online dictionaries. You may also want to check out the German lessons on this site which allow you the opportunity to listen to the words being taught.
After you have learned the meaning of the words try singing the songs several times while looking at the lyrics. Then try singing them while peaking at them as little as possible. Repeat theseexercises until you can sing the song without looking at the lyrics even once.
Learn a language the fun & easy way:
Whenever you have fun you are more willing to listen, learn and participate. Therefore, you will learn a language quicker when you include games, songs, riddles, rhymes, and socialization in your language learning.
Learn a language by learning the phonetic symbols: Have you ever noticed that a word in a dictionary is always followed by phonetic symbols? These symbols represent the actual sounds made when speaking the word. Although it may seem difficult at first, once you've learned what sounds the symbols represent, you will realize that how a word is spelled, in English is often different than how it sounds.Sometimes the pronunciation of a word doesn't follow any English sounding rules at all because it originated from other languages such as Germany, Italy, France and Spain, so English speakers pronounce it as it is pronounced in the countries they originated. Although the German language doesn't have that many inconsistencies when it comes to pronunciation, knowing what sounds the phonetic symbols represent, can also help you pronounce unfamiliar German words.
Have you tried looking at a mirror while you speak?
When trying to pronounce unfamiliar sounds, a mirror will help you learn the positioning of your lips and tongue when speaking different languages. For example, looking at a mirror
will teach you to stick your tongue out slightly whenever you come
across a word in English that includes the "th" sound as in the word
"things." Practice saying the "th" sound correctly by saying out loud words or sentences that include lots of "th" sounds, such as.
"The things I like most, cost little or nothing at all."