Pronunciation Training German Umlaut ü (ue)

[szalesia]

wow, ich habe wirklich lange nach so ner Hilfestellung gesucht! super, vielen Dank! Ich kann den Laut produzieren (unterrichte DaF, bin aber selber kein Muttersprachler), aber erklären, wie man es macht, das ist ne Herausforderung! Great Job and many thanks :)

[easyonlinegerman]

@szalesia Es wundert mich, dass man während eines Germanistikstudiums so wenig über Aussprache lernt. Das sollte man den Ausländern doch auch vermitteln können.

[missbocheva]

Thank you, that really hellped me.

[HouseOfMunchies]

haha this is so awesome. Eu...

[nattynab]

I have to agree with other commentators who are having trouble differentiating between oe and ue. It will be helpful if you can do a video in which you compare and contrast them along with some example words. Thanks

[easyonlinegerman]

@nattynab Have you read the answer I sent to k03301111 above? Besides, there are two o sounds, two ö sounds, two u sounds and two ü sounds. The videos about the vowel o and the vowel u should be helpful. I will soon publish a video about the short ö sound. Generally, you can say that the ö is more open than the ü sound. By the way, thanks for subscribing.

[namelessweirdo]

Vielen Dank! Ich wohne in Deutschland aber ich bin eine Englischmuttersprachlerin. Ich spreche Deutsch jeden Tag und normalerweise die Leute verstehen mir aber nicht wann ich den "ue" benutzen!! Aber ich denke mit Ihren video koennte ich erfolgreich sein! Ich drucke mir die Daumen!

[MihelTheMonster]

Thanks! This really helped me out. I have been studying chinese for five years now and i still have trouble with the umlaut u when it appears, and my chinese teachers never really covered how to make the sound with our lips and tongues. this was great.

[k03301111]

So, may I say that Umlaut o is the long Umlaut u?

They sound so similar that I can hardly differentiate them.

What's their grammatical function?

[easyonlinegerman]

@k03301111 No, o and u are two different vowels. I recommend you to watch my video about the German u. Stop at 4:35. This is when I explain the difference between the close vowel u and the close-mid (or half-close) vowel o. If you already succeed in saying u correctly, you just have to open your mouth a little more. However, your lips have to stay protruded. The o is not far away from the u sound. It is just a little more open. That's all. Best of luck and keep on practising.

[deadballo]

This reminds me how difficult it is for my latino friends to pronounce the short 'i' found in english. It doesn't exist in spanish!

[moraestefani]

@deadballo hello, can you explain what short i found in english is difficult for latinos (me), am just curious, thanks.

[deadballo]

@moraestefani

The short 'i' sound is the i in it, pit, kit, lit, mit, fit, fillet, etc.

The other 'i' sound is the long form found in mike, pike, like, etc. and is equivalent to "ay" in castellano. The short 'i' has no equivalent in castellano.

[easyonlinegerman]

@deadballo The sound in mike, pike, like and so on is an [ai] sound. In German we write an i and also speak an i (ee).

[denazmitia]

Great video, thanks you have done a great job and made my life easier with the ü sound.

[Popexssj]

im not sure if you know how to pronounce polish "Y" (its something between e and u) is it right way to say german ü? i mean, is it considered big mistake in germany

[easyonlinegerman]

@Popexssj I cannot judge this because I don't speak Polish. However, the German ü is a mixture between the two vowels i and u. Say u with i tongue or say i with u lips. This is the German ü sound.

[twothirdsrasta]

This is very similar to learning how to bend a drawn note on a harmonica. Very helpful. Viel Danke!

[nakorbluerider]

Thanks for the video! I'm trying to keep in practice over the summer, and I've never been too confident that my umlauts were right (other than ä, which is a bit easier). In class there just isn't enough time to focus on pronunciation (but they're thinking of adding a 3rd year 'conversational German' class to help -- I hope they do!). This was quite helpful. :)

[arianoctes]

Great video!! it sounds so natural on you!! in my case it sounds funny, though....lol....thanks and I'll keep practicing!!

[ldudley07]

I love it!! Love all your videos!! Love they way you say ue & oe!! Tsch(ue)ss

[leventy11]

That helps. Now I understand how acters adopt accents. Thanks.

[luvRamos15]

Thanks a lot!!

[sagifshahab]

Thanks a lot. I'd always been wondering how to pronounce this sound properly until I saw this video.

[frossenstjerner]

This was much needed and very helpful. Thank you :)

[kubeczek17]

thank for that! I study German and this is very helpful:)

[easyonlinegerman]

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[jwmcmull]

I love how thorough your videos are. They are a wonderful supplement to my German 101 studies.

Any plans for teaching the sound of the letter r?

[alifshinobi]

Thank you very much for helping!! :)))

[lutdabs]

thought I (almost) had it for a second lol, laughed at myself as when I tryed it again didn't seem as natural, will keep trying though; once I think I mastered it, may I post a video response to get some feedback?, first time trying to study German after 5 years, Never could pronounce Umlauts.. thanks for the video, and videos yet to be watched by me...

[easyonlinegerman]

@lutdabs Thanks for your comment. You are always welcome to publish a response video to mine. If so, I will have a look at it and leave my comment. The trick is to keep the tongue in the i (or ee) position while making your lips round as if you wanted to say u (or oo). You will achieve the best results if you also have the corners of your mouth tensed.

[mearei]

very helpful, thanks for the video.

[MrPepetrox]

Very good video. That was really helpful. I finally find a video describing in detail mouth and tongue position. Keep them coming, please!

BTW...I was checking your site, and is great! with detailed explanation of the phonetic sounds, exercises, videos, audio, etc.

Thank you!

[kleanchap]

Wonderful video on this difficult sound for non-Germans! Thank you! Thank you! and Thank you!

[kleanchap]

Nice presentation! Thank you for the help!