Visual Guide to German Pronunciation - Consonantal R

[SohnvonChristus]

Is it possible as a young adult to master a new accent to the point where you speak exactly like a native speaker? German and English are sister languages after all. I hate the way Americans speak. It sounds undignified. I will kill this American accent and replace it with german. I have to. I listen to German music everyday. Further suggestions? I'm deathly determined.

[SohnvonChristus]

I was practicing this today in my room and my Opa came in and asked what I was doing. He's from Westfalen, so his german consonantal r is softer. I think heredity plays into whether you are able to do the harsh and strong r like the first girl in the video. If your parents couldn't do it, chances are you can't either. I do not buy the theory that after the masculine change in voice mastering a new accent is impossible. If it is that means im stuck with an american accent. speaking like a child

[Zevarye]

OH WHY DO I SUCK AT THIS????

[mattpbent]

interesting variations -the long hair girl with the hat has a very soft accent and the very pretty one has a harsh pronunciation

[dramin25]

hahahahahaha vielen dank aus jordanien ..

zu geil

rrrrrrrrrrrrrr

gibt es leicht r ?oder immer rrrrrrrr

[roxer07]

i will try.The R at the beginning is so hard thanks for this video, you rock

[anyalify]

it sounds pretty much like french in some words

[TheYipedo]

@anyalify True, it`s when they roll it that pisses me off. I can do the Spanish and French r, but the rolling German R just makes me sad -_-

[Nemofiy]

I sound like freaking Chewbacca sitting here in my room practicing this. RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR­RRRRRRRRRRR

[chrisgadowskivideos]

This is SOOO hard to do

[mc15494]

Bringt lieber mal meinem Englischlehrer das "th" bei. Er kämpft noch immer damit ;D

[javiersosanin]

Vielen Danke von Argentinien!

[paradoxcap]

The one sound made me fall in love with German.

[Stordongen]

Hot young women.

[nepotiums]

rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.­.........:O

[appleX2leopard]

As far as I've seen, in german, there are three different "r" sounds. First, the larynx sound we hear in most of the pronouncing here. Second, the equivalent to the french "r", and last but not least, the vibrating "r" sound, like the spanish middle "r". I think the larynx one could be considered as the german "r", since it has no peers in any other language.

[TheYipedo]

Wait, I'm slightly confused, is it like the Spanish rolling R or the French R sound? Or none of the above? It sounds like a mixture of the two, I can pronounce them both, though.

[freoltic]

@TheYipedo no the spanish R is very different that the french or german R

[TheYipedo]

@freoltic Some varieties of (Southern?) German pronounce it with a Spanish R, like Hitler. The mainstream German R sounds like an exaggerated and "rolled" French R though, and I can pronounce the French R but not in such an exaggerated way. Oh well.

[crazycosta626]

die blonden Mädels ohne Ohringe sprechen ein komisches, unnatürliches r und ich wette, dass sie das normalerweise nicht so aussprechen. Niemand spricht so!

the blond girls without earings speak a weird, unnatural r and I bet they normaly don't pronounce it like that. Noone talks like that.

[IBSORIANO]

Very good vid

It's very difficult to make that sound, i speak spanish :)

[JOAchetumal]

Actually My mother languaje is Spanish, I'm learning english as well, and trying to learn german and japanese.

[brandnewmalcolm]

the guy at 2:05 scared me LOL!

[cashernandes1]

Very, very good video! The fact they do now pronounce the "same" R should give you comfort. Just pronounce the R that is easiest for you!

[alejonightwish]

The first girl speaks that German from Austria and the south of Germany. Their 'r' is too guttural and strong. I prefer the German from the east and north of Germany (like the other girls and the boy speak), it's softer and nicer to hear.

[OLee82]

@alejonightwish Not at all.

[freoltic]

@alejonightwish i'm french and yes it's more easy for to speak like the boy and the last girl that the first, she has a strong RRRR

[gaeilgesnastablasta]

Thanks a million from Ireland!!!!! Hope you continue with other sounds. The most difficult I find as an English speaker is the 'U Umlaut' sound. Maybe you could do one on that... pleaaaaaaase ;-) Thanks :)

[TheYipedo]

@gaeilgesnastablasta Okay, so shape your mouth as if you`re going to say the german U or the (American) English "oo" as in German gut or English food. But, try to make your lips as round as possible; and the hole as small as possible (as if you barely want the air to pass, as if whistling). Then, try to pronounce the german E sound while your mouth is shaped like so. Tell me if it works =)

[21stcenturyphantom]

Very helpful, danke schön!

[ingyinginging]

At times it sounds closer to an English l than an English r, sometimes like English l and English r said in turn.

[JohnMatrix89]

Guter Film. Die Frauen sind sehr schön!!

[markstar777]

i can do the r, i can fucking do the r

[MrFremdsprache]

None of these people pronounced the "r" the same way. It just drives me crazy all these different accents. The North is the easiest to understand.

[skBundy]

es ist mir sehr schwer!!! :-/

ich dachte, ich einen guten Deutschsprecher seie, aber nach diesem weiß ich dass es einen großen Weg gibt

XD Ich fühle mich als derjenige Mecker hahaha

[bohemianh]

good vdeo pretty girls