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Akzentfrei - How to Ace German Pronunciation!
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Akzentfrei - How to Ace German Pronunciation!

Speak (and sound) like German were your mother tongue!
Created byPulse of Learning
Last updated 12/2022
English

What you'll learn

  • Know EVERYTHING you need for perfect German pronunciation
  • Understand how the vowels and consonants and their combinations sound in German; and be able to easily pronounce them
  • Understand the accents and emphasis in German words and sentences; and how they differ from English
  • Put loads of tips and tricks into practice to sound like a native speaker of German

Course content

4 sections • 10 lectures • 1h 59m total length

  • Das Alphabet: An Overview6:05

    The A-B-C of phonetics! Our journey towards mastering the pronunciation in German commences with the Alphabet.


    Although it looks very similar to the English alphabet, it naturally sounds different and there are a few “new” letters to learn.


    Let’s begin at the very beginning.

  • Get to know the Eszett (ß)1:58

    Z is not the ending when it comes to the German alphabet. There are four special characters beyond it.

    ß (Eszett) is one of them. It is written like the Greek letter beta but isn't pronounced like that. What is it exactly?

  • Pronounce the Umlaute (ä, ö, ü) with ease!4:57

    Is it ‘über’ or ‘uber’ ?? Those two small dots over the letter ‘u’ – known as ‘Umlaut’ – can change the meaning of a word and thereby your sentence! How do you pronounce them?

Requirements

  • No prior experience in German is required. You can be an absolute beginner!

Description

Welcome to Akzentfrei!

The essence of the course lies in the title itself. Pronunciation and intonation is the backbone of spoken language. And if a native speaker tells you that you speak "akzentfrei", it's about the highest compliment one can receive.

In this 10-module course, you'll not only learn the rules and essentials of German pronunciation, but also a lot of interesting and cool methods of practice to help you get there. We'll go from distinguishing the difference between ch and sch sounds to pronouncing words like Eierschalensollbruchstellenverursacher with absolute ease.

The topics covered in this first part of the course are:

  • The Alphabet

  • Special Characters

  • Vowels

  • Diphthongs

  • Consonants

  • Consonant Combinations

  • Long and short vowel sounds

There are many more topics to delve into, but those will be covered in the next part of this course.

As with anything, the magic is in the doing. Practice all the tips and tricks suggested in this course and you'll soon start sounding more and more like a native speaker.


About your instructor:

Pulse of Learning is an EdTeach Startup from Pune, India, founded by Abhiraj Purandare, who is the instructor in this course. He has been teaching German as a foreign language since 2005.     

At Pulse of Learning we strive to make learning addictive by designing awesome courses that elicit an "Aha!" from German learners.

Join us and together let us seek a greater perhaps.   

Who this course is for:

  • Beginner or advanced German learners who want to sound like a native speaker of German and speak 'akzentfrei'!

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