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ch

The "weak" ch sounds a bit like the fizzling of a cat.
Press your tongue on the bottom of your mouth, close the gap between the upper and low part of your mouth and try to blow out air between the remaining little gap.

ich
dich
durch

ch

The "strong" ch sounds a bit like a sound when someone vomits or when you try to spy and you get something from the very deep of your body - LOL

Nacht
auch
noch

v

The "v" sounds like "f" - very easy

von
viel
verliebt

ie

The "ie" is spoken like the german "i" - very easy. It's a long "i".

Lied
viel
Brief

ei

The "ei" is spoken like the english word "I" - very easy.

ein
Leid
beide

z

The "z" sounds like the fizzling of an angry snake. Press your tongue against your upper teeth, close the gap between the upper and low part of your mouth and try to blow out air between the remaining little gap.

zu
Zeit
Zahn

e

The normal "e" is usually no problem, the "e" at the end of a word causes for most foreigners BIG problems. In English an "e" at the end is not spoken like in rose - in German it is spoken. It sounds as if you didn't understand somebody and you ask with "he"? Please, be careful. Most foreigners make the mistake and pronounce the "e" like an "a" and the the word rose sounds like rosa and the german word rosa means pink!

Rose
gehe
danke

r

The Germans roll the "r" a bit. It's not so strong like the Russian people do it. We use the little "thing" at the end of your mouth which is hanging down in the fauces to create the rolling "r". I know that for example Italian people use their tongue to create the rolling "r" what is impossible for me.

Rose
raus
richtig

ck

The "ck" sounds like the English "k" - very easy

Glück
locken
schicken

au

The "au" sounds like the sound you make when your foot hurts because you just kicked it accidentally against something - easy

Auto
Maus
aus

eu

The "eu" sounds a bit like the "oiiii".

euch
Europa
Feuer