How to do a GERMAN ACCENT?
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- čas přidán 15. 08. 2015
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In this video I try to elaborate why the German accent in English sounds like it sounds comparing both languages a bit and giving funny examples.
For a video of me speaking English in a really ridiculous German accent and showing you around my city, click here:
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"SOS WE'RE SINKING"
"Hallo, sis is se german coastguard.... what are you sinking about?"
😂 😂 😂
Lol I love that
Genius mate 😂
That is taken from a german ad for english lessons
Jy vant zum beer?
"Vat are you doing?"
"Oh, you know... thinking"
"You're sinking? You're on a boat?! WHERE"
not the best joke , but made me chuckle
😂😍
Do you know ze German coast guard? - czcams.com/video/yR0lWICH3rY/video.html
HesseJamez mein Gott.. Has ist.. Ok 😂 ( If you don’t know German. It means : My god.. That is.. Ok ))
Exactly how my friends talking on English. xD
("th" = "s")
English : we don’t like last letters ...
French: Am I a joke to you ?
*It's the rectangle man- Quick, hide Poland-*
I am french but I don't understand. It's because we say not often the last letters like "e"?
@@manonc613 Right! Last letters like 'e'! And the 'r' in 'er' and the 't' in 'et' and almost anytime a word ends with an 's' it's silent, and don't get me started on silent 'x'es. :D
Je plaisante! I love the French language, but ending consonants are hard to get used to as an American.
FELLOW CH GANG
@@grakkal I understand, it's really difficult. Good luck !!
English: We work hard in order to pronounce the w as a vowel.
German: Ve don't do zat here
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@@hans-je3pz Wut?
If you spell it like that your stupid and thats english
I like german accent. I have a friend from Germany, when she was speaking English at first i thought that she is speaking German😂😂
принцесса д lmaoooo
Lmao
Lol me whenever I entered a shop in germany, I would say english please when they’re already speaking english
Hahhahahau😂😂😂😂😂
LMAOO
I was in Germany and I tried to order a steak. Well, I thought let's speak the German way and I used the 's' that is in front of words with consonant as the second letter. For example spielen and Stadt. I really had no idea how to pronounce it as it is a foreign word in German. The guys were laughing at me and were like "so you want a sshhhhteak?" XDD
OMG hahahaha
+henkkaiz3 I'm not surprised they were having a ball with your attempts German pronounciation, seeing as how "Steak" with a soft German S-sound is pretty much bang-on the proper German pronounciation of the word "Steg" which has a variety of meanings, the most common being jetty/gangway/boardwalk - so you were basically asking the waiter to provide you with a landig place for your boat! :)
Big kudos to you for actually making an effort not only to speak German in Germany, but actually get it right as well. I know quite well how most Germans are overeager to accomodate any native speaker by showing off their English skills.
+henkkaiz3 Well "Steak" is not a German word. So we just use the English pronunciation.
Should've gone with the good old Schnitzel. :)
+henkkaiz3 Well "Steak" is not a German word. So we just use the English pronunciation.
Should've gone with the good old Schnitzel. :)
+The Grouch But Schnitzel and steak aren't the same :D but yeah, it was just a funny mistake of mine, not a big deal :D
"... English tries to soften everything and we try to de-soften everything..." so true lol
She certainly de-softened my D
@@NotQuiteFirst lool
@@NotQuiteFirst irrelevant but ok 😌💖💅
First ew keep it to yourself
The Z is de-soften
I'm not sure why, but German accents hit differently.. I love them so much
Exactly I love them
I love them too but the Russian accent is my favorite
Yesssss
Most definitely
I feel special 🇩🇪
Why the heck do I watch this
I‘m a German native speaker
Carolyn too
Same
Same😂🤷🏻♀️
irgendwie interessant halt ^^
because she is so funny :D
"We Germans pronounce every letter" [h in the middle of a word stares from a distance]
One of the numerous claims in the video that won't stand closer scrutiny.
Practically all the unstressed vowels in German are candidates for centralisation/reduction ("weakening"), but the unstressed vowels definitely are, even in standard varieties and in careful enunciation. There is elision, as there is in English. Think of how the word 'bauen' is pronounced, or 'Sachen'. Word-final, post-vocalic 's never see the light of day: 'Vater', 'weiter', 'Lehrer'. A.s.o.
@José Hoppenstedt Well, how aobut consulting the Duden (or any other recognized authority)? Or do you have something other than your intuition to base your comment on?
The misinterpretation of German spelling (by native speakers and, most unfortunately, by teachers) is one of the most detrimental factors in the learning/acquisition/teaching of pronunciation.
Do you read your alias as /ho-pen-stet/? No?Why not?
In spanish too "h" is the mude letter and too all letters are pronunced except in ps.
Spanish + English = Spanglish
Spanish + German = *Sperman*
I'm 14 and that's deep
the last of its kind in me
Everyone is sperman, if u know wat i mean
That was actually funny maybe I'm just high
English+German=Denglish
th: *exists*
German: I'm about to end sis man's voll pronounciation
😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂
Well, at least germans usually try to pronounce it. But when an english speaker sees a CH zey will just CK in your face wifout sinking twice.
@@stechuskaktus8318 well at least us Germans can take a joke without defending ourselves first and then pointing at someone else. Oh wait.
@@rubycon8386 Way to prove your point :)
Wieso schaue ich mir das an? :D
+Alex Rider da sind wir schon zu zweit. ein bisschen selbstegefälligkeit weil wirs können vielleicht :D
+Alex Rider Vllt weil dich Sprachunterschiede interessieren? Ich mach gerade genau das Thema an der Uni und wollte sehen wie nah sie an das rankommt was dort gelehrt wird, deshalb hab ich es gesehen.
Hab ich mich auch gefragt😂
Wie bin ich hier gelandet???
+Alex Rider Weil du die Alte knallen willst!
so a german guy would say "she wants the T" 😂
oder, sie will die S
Sorry but I have to spoil your joke: German has words that start with d, so there would be no difference ;) - only D's at the end lead to problems
Jeff Nixon well, not really. Its just sometimes in specific words we pronounce it that Way. It's Most common when the D (...) is at the End of the Word. Also, the english T-sound is more like 'Tea' or 'Tee' while the german Sound is 'Tae' or 'Dae' . Thats my english variant of the german e sound ^^.
NIEN! DAST VOOMAN VANT ZE D!
Psycho Madness say is zie d das schwanz lok
I can barely even do a British accent or my native, yet here I am trying to master the German accent 😂😂
British accent is often done by Americans by copying upper class English/1950s and earlier period English.. I say old chap! That's rather good old chap. Jolly good show! If you want to sound regal copy how the Queen says cold which sounds like 'ca-old' and glasses 'gal-arses' lol
How to do a German accent... FROM A GERMAN! I have finally found a decent video so I can work on my accent xD
Me, a former Native speaking German watching this like:
Me, a native german speaker seeing this: 👁️👄👁️
You wanna learn german accent? I wanna get rid of it xD
What I want is to still be in Germany
@@vanessagigerl7470 I find them cute as hell, so if you find it troubling to get rid of it, know there are plenty of people who appreciate it
@@laslw i want to relearn my accent If i ever go to America, then i wont tip the waiter.
My dad on a ferry in the U.S:
D: How much is it?
Man: Three dollars.
D: Three? OK. (Pronounced 'Free')
Man: No, three.
D: Yes. Free. (gives money)
And the man laughs.
I laughed almost the whole trip.
Hahaha, that's hilarious, thanks for sharing! :D Greets to your dad.
do you fly??
*duchman.. do..you..fly??
HAhahahahahahahaha Oh my... Hahahahaha
Lol that reminds me of my english teacher😂. She says, for example, somesing instead of something or sath instead of that😂
"ßänk ju for träwweling wis Deutsche Bahn"
Scheitert schon daran, dass die weder "ß" noch "ä" haben...und aus "th" am Wortende wird immer "ff" > with = wiff /both = boff / truth= truff
Sis träin is ät ze moment - ten minits diläit
HesseJamez sorry aber aus -th wir nicht -ff sondern eher -ze oder -se
@@baum2.079 Am Wortende schon - aus "with" wird ja nicht wize sondern wiff. Wiss ginge vielleicht auch noch.
HesseJamez Ja, es wird wiss ausgesprochen aber th kann man eigentlich nicht als Buchstaben Kombination schreiben. An sich ist es weder wiss noch wiff. Aber als einzelner Wortlaut, also nur th hört es sich an wie ze oder se mit kurzem und weichen e an und nicht etwa see oder zee.
I'm a native English speaker and I'm attempting to learn German (attempting being loosely used 😅).... Your explanation emphasizing the consonants and end of words is so helpful! My German boyfriend usually laughs at me when I try to read German, but at least I can try an pronounce the words better! Vielen Dank!! 🤗💜
Wunderbar, mein freund
My name is faith and my ex is german so he would call me Faif and i thought it was the cutest thing ever
Faith Hyatt, lol. Awww. That is cute.
It's better than mispronouncing it as Fäß, or Face
The only I know how to say in German
....ich bin doof
Haha 😂 😂
I'm from german and " ich bin doof" isn't very positiv about you 😂😂
völlig ausreichend
als Sie den Witz verpasst ;)
Kik in de kok
xDDDDD that means im dumb xD
that moment when i realized that the word 'gift' means 'poison' in german :P
Dimitri Balerinas Same in swedish
Dimitri Balerinas hä
Dimitri Balerinas So the old proverb should say "don't trust Germans bearing gifts"
But if they brink you "Geschenke" you can, probably.
I would like to give you a 'gift'😈😂
6:12 Tod Kind Bad? Willst du uns etwas sagen?👁️🔺
Ja
Deine Erklärungen, sind sehr aufschlussreich! Der Clip ist gut gemacht, von der Zeit her genau richtig. Nicht zu lang und nicht zu kurz. Weiter so.
Grüße aus München.
I like how clear German sounds. No mumbling as in (American) English.
Ufo 361 "für die gang"
Dank a shoe
we I do dun diddly darn dang dung reckon you got the do diddly decahedron dang wrong outlook on the fine language of us mid westerners gosh dang it.
English English mumbles far more
yeah true! deutsch ist einfach eine geile sprache!!!
What an AMAZING video!!! This was so interesting -- watched it all the way to the end and really enjoyed every second of it :) As an American, native-English speaker living here in Germany, I have trouble with the German accent in pretty much the opposite of all the problems you mentioned Germans having with the English accent :D So for example, instead of having trouble making the strong R, I have trouble saying the nice, cute, soft German r. And while it's kind become "a thing" that Germans have trouble saying squirrel, I also have a REALLY hard time saying Eichhörnchen :D What a mouthful that word is! :)
+Wanted Adventure I totally agree! This video should be compulsory viewing for everyone learning or wanting to learn German.
+Wanted Adventure
The difference between the "r"s is that our "r" is more guttural. Pronounce in the back of our throats- very Viking like - hahaha
while English is very light. The language takes part in the actual mouth.
Maybe you realize that your voice might sound deeper when you speak German.
+Wanted Adventure Eichhörnchen :D :3
You and Sam are everywhere! :O
omg^^ that was one of the first things I tought my husband^^ he told me I say squirrel really good (I'm half American though) and so I practiced Eichhörnchen with him 😀
Lmao I can’t
“Ashume I’m from Shermany”
I like how you said “sofTen”instead of “soffen” for the word spelled “soften”.
Except it's incorrect.
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Wenn das ein Deutscher schaut, ist das eher witzig und interessant zu wissen
yaaa man
Also ich weiß ja nicht... Anscheinen spricht sie nur für den Norden oder die Hochdeutschen... in sehr vielen Dialekten südlich von Frankfurt, ist die Sprache schon sehr weich. Sprooch statt Sprache z.B. und dabei wird das O betont und nicht das CH
Barbara Avril oh ja ich komm aus dem schwäbischen raum und bei uns ist die sprache viel weicher als in hamburg oder eben im norden
Dank a shoe
Awei geht es aber los zum dunnerkeil
I'm learning German and already prefer it :)
wie geht es dir?
gutan
+TrottelTV Halo!
Ste Dunn guten
I am also learning.
You are such a pleasure to listen to. Thank you. Have been following you off and on for years.
4:55 my family came from Germany a couple generations back and my last name is "Heibel". I finally understand why it Is said like that. I live in Alabama but don't have the strong southern draw cause I lived in California but people wanna say "high ball"
Yeah I think your English is pretty darn good. I can definitely hear your accent but it's not overly strong. I'm German but I grew up in California, USA. I don't speak German, always wanted to learn.
Tbh, this is how most young germans sound :) It's mostly the older o es and the ones in rural areas who might ave a much harder more confusing accent. The younger ones have light/mild accents.
@@nilsus8365 what's wrong with u?
Im so Bad in english i thought sehr would live in america because she has such a Nice pronaunciation.
@@nilsus8365 _-well yes but actually no-_
@@nilsus8365 🙈😂
"lets talk about the D" ahahahhahahahahahhahaha :D 6:04
+Tommy Gekko pun intended.
+Tommy Gekko ikr lmao
+Tommy Gekko synth
+Tommy Gekko OMG XD
+Tommy Gekko Didn't get this one... ?
Thank you so much for this! As an English voiceover artist who is often asked to do accents I used this to check that I was on the money with my German accent. It's really useful to learn from a native German speaker who not only has a good command of English but who can also point out the major differences between our languages. Brilliant! You are my new guru! x
1:57 when she said je ne sais pas c’est que je dois faire i was like 😯
Just put an "s" for every "th" and everyone knows you are from germany.
😂😂😂
+Flie Fly at least some Günters and Peters try
+MG INK lmao
Especially because there are two versions, the hard and the soft. Thin compared with then. Extra challenge.
+Flie Fly strike
6:14 Auslautverhärtung, nennt sich das. :D Das ist echt ein Problem zwischen den Sprachen. ^^
Nur ein Sache: "v" ist nicht nur "f", auch "w". z.B in virtuell, vital, die Vene, das Vehikel etc...
Alles englische Wörter verdeutscht :-)
+InGreed666 Ehm, du meinst Lateinisch. "vita" ist lateinisch für Leben. Und virtuell kommt von "virtus" - Tapferkeit. Und Vehikel hieß "vehiclum". Und viele Wörter aus dem Lteinischen kommen wiederum aus dem Griechischen. English hat die nicht erfunden. ^^
+DownFlex ok tut mir leid xD sie sind auf jeden Fall von einer anderen Sprache verdeutscht worden ^^ aber jetzt bin ich wieder schlauer :)
+DownFlex "Englische" Wörter? :D Gibt es so etwas überhaupt? :)
+Ricoone Naja, das funktioniert wie mit Evolution. Jedes Wort in einer Sprachgruppe hat einen gemeinsamen Vorfahren. z.B "Buch" und "book". Buch hierß in Althochdeutsch "buoh" und in Altenglisch "bōc". Wenn man weiter zurück geht, nannte man die Sprache, wo beides auf "bōks" zurückgeht, Proto-Germanisch. Also würde ich sagen, dass "Buch" ziemlich deutsch und "book" ziemlich Englisch ist, aber du könntest von HArdcore Linguisten dann ne Schelle bekommen und da halt ich mich dann raus. :DDD
Love the humor! Learned so much. Thanks!
Deine Videos sind echt super, sehr unterhaltsam und informativ!
The english language descend from german language of the anglo-saxons. The word "England" hints to that fact pretty well. The term is used for tribes from the very north of germany and the very south of todays denmark. The influences came from the frisians who settled at the coast from the netherlands up to todays danish border. The second was the "Angeln" wich came from the north east of Schleswig-Holstein. Other influences came from danish tribes of the "Jutes".
The modern lower German wich is still spoken in the north of Germany in everyday life is still pretty close to the english language. Even the people who don't speak lower german tend to forget about word endings and their accent is much softer than the typical German.The language of the Frisians is also still spoken in the northern parts of germany. Speakers of the lower german language can understand danish and dutch pretty good. English is kind of a mixture of all these languages with some latin influences. you really should listen to it. It's kind of a cute language.
And btw. lower german or "plattdeutsch" is spoken all over the world. There are more than 10.000 speakers in the USA and more than 100.000 speakers in kazachstan
platt ist nicht gleich platt und es gibt schon gewaltige unterschiede
In Kazachstan?
Toni Schumacher Didn't the French also originate from the German tribe Franks? Leaving aside the Slavs in eastern Europe, "German" ethnicity pretty much dominates Europe.
This. English has lots of influences, like old Norse, Norman and french
The german "R" sounds so beautiful. I can't reproduce. Sounds a bit like french too.
Shanene Larissa its like e-a-r xd
spreaz. omg, i tried and now i can do this R! i would never have thought about this e-a-r trick. i am dead serious now, thank you very much
Shanene Larissa well, great that i did help ya. :)
beautiful?? german?? definitely not:o
John Smith cyka bl...
Ok sorry xD
being a Chinese who's trying to pick up a German accent in English, Im at the right video lol
Why do you want to get a German accent? 😂
I'm watching this video to pick up German accent for a mystery dinner where my character is German
Free Hong kong
@@welljust_me1467 Same here, but i'm russian ))) Trying to make my german character sound a little like german ) But i dont really get it, it still sound like russian accent with less Rs...
samee
"as if you are afraid that your tongue may get hurt by the sharp edges of the T in the middle"
me: *aggressively pronounces 't'*
I love to hear Germans speaking English and German.
The German accents are beautiful
jamesbulldogmiller you think?
Laura Tomek ja
I'm German, so I like the German language, but a strong German accent when speaking English is... well.... pretty bad :-)
Wat du Ju meen? We hef no aczent?
Johnny Minnesota Yeah, I agree, it doesn't sound great in English, but the German accent in German is beautiful.
Immer wenn sie englisch spricht hört sich das so an als ob sie gleich anfängt zu weinen oder?
ja
+calacala ein bisschen ja :D
+calacala damn. nachdem ich deinen comment gelesen hab und das video nochmal schaue denk ich mir so "oh dont cry little rabbit Q__Q" >//
isso diggah xD
Whenever she speaks English, it sounds so as to cry if she begins the same or? was genau meinst du?
My favorite German word: Jetzt.
My favourite word:Überholverbot
@@papadeehalk what does it mean
Mine is Schweinehund
@@ata343 Meins ist Kladeradatsch oder vielleicht doch Schabernack...
@@calmondey4214 i am not that good at German lmao
I really enjoyed your video! Ive been learning German since my mother never taught me growing up and it has helped me realize some of my pronunciation errors!😊
I am learning german and now I can understand very clearly how to pronounce it correctly. Thank you very much! Grettings from Argentina
Wo und wie hast du gelernt so gut Englisch zu sprechen?? Warst du mal ne weile lang in England America oder so?? And do you understand all what i just said? :D
+Sp3CiaLiZeD Hi! Yep, understood everything. Just for the record: I answered you on the same question in my "Fears about Pregnancy" video. ;) You can also watch "Talking English (as a German) at work" which is a video I made quite some time ago about this exact topic.
+Sp3CiaLiZeD looooool, you made my day:)
Sie liest das ab ;)
+Nightvision Games ik heb nederlands in de school :) ik kan een betije
+DontTrustTheRabbit bitte nochmal auf deutsch :D
This was great. I like how you poke fun at your own language. I learned a lot!
I'm glad you reposted this. It was just as fun the second time. You're dead on with your insight. My grandparents (Bavarian and Austrian) spoke with a profound accent. My father and his brothers spoke perfect English but, also, perfectly accented German. My siblings and I pronounce German terribly. This led me to believe that we learn different phonics at a very early age to speak them naturally. I'd love to see you do a video on how English speakers butcher German pronunciation. For heaven's sake, why would you apologize? You're as kind as can be, even when you're making jokes.
The only easy way to teach a accent is to type how to say it.
I only know Swedish so, tis is hoow you speek wit sweedeesh/sveedeesh ahcksehnt, I tink itt iss verry eesee to do becas I am from Sveedehn.
Vad snälla, det var hemskt written by a Norwegian :)
Karrington Adams don' wurry 'merican accent is just az weerd
The problem is: If sb. from another country reads it, they still read it with their accent. In my case I'd read the Swedish accent with a German accent.
I agree even though I suck at French, I have a French dictionary which includes the typed up version of how to pronounce it. I felt like a French God for like 2mins
I laughed so hard while reading this😂😂😂😂
But I like it it's quite easy to learn 🌈
I'm learning/attempting to learn German for a guy I like😂💕
Tell him this, "Ich mag du".
Edit: I know it is "Ich mag dich" I am not a German beginner anymore, sort of.
Okey, please don’t say „Ich mag du“ instead say „Ich mag dich“ 😂😁
@@mirelagigovic7750 Kannst du mich verstehen oder bist du noch nicht so weit mit deinem Deutsch ?
Ja, ich kann dich verstehen
@@mirelagigovic7750 gut , lerne weiter
Thanks so much for this masterclass ! I have to play the role of a German guy speaking English with a very strong accent and this video will help me a lot.
Entertaining and accurately informative, well done.
SCHLAREN RUTZNEFUTZ KRACH! DAS! DAS! JAAA!
Schlaren isnt even a germen word, try to be more respectful when trying to use my language.
Adrian Behme haste noch nie das Bild gesehen? XD
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+1337fraggzb00N AHAHAHHAHAHAAHHA Das Bild xD
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Why do women love the French accent and language so much? To a lesser extent men like German (of the European languages)?
I've seen a couple of your videos that sound like you think German is ugly and French is beautiful. In American high schools, girls are the predominant people in a French class while boys are in it because the girls are. I'm a chemist and think Germans are awesome, Germans (all German speakers) constantly out number the French in scientific papers published, perhaps because their language gets shit done. Even the famous French croissant is Austrian.
Hilarious response, thanks. Some of what you've written makes sense, but it just leads to psychology. Germans as I've said are a wealthier people and smarter, things that should appeal to women more than just speaking "effeminately" or "non-threatening". Maybe it's more of a girl vs women thing, but my best friend who happens to be a woman is trying to learning German with me as we try to learn enough and get a job in Germany because we appreciate Germans prize education and engineering over "love and romance".
Bladey H. Queen Ugh!!! Wrote out a really long reply but computer lost it. Think you misunderstood me talking about my friend, I know she isn't doing it for romance. I have Asperger's so logic to me is instinctual, my fight or flight is predicated on my instincts to fight with logic. I can't understand people who are entirely ruled by emotions nor they me, all being our instincts. Logical instincts may just appear to not be instincts like emotional instincts do because it is generally predicated on facts that are easier to quantify and the cognitive workings of the brain to compile and process data quickly that others can understand, like you and me.
I'm an American female and I looooove the German accent. Sounds commanding, masculine and intelligent to me.
Bladey H. Queen Without the intention of being rude, you answered my question with feelings rather than logic/facts, something common with right brainers. The answer wasn't insightful, the stereotype for women is that they like nice and pleasant things, which you eloquently stated in many more words. The French accent is grafted from Frankish, which most commonly resembles modern Dutch (a Germanic language) and only reinforces the stereotype women don't belong in politics or science, professions that require logic more than feeling. You didn't address Spanish or Italian, both Romance languages derived from Latin, like French. You mentioned nothing about the Court of Love or because Salian Law forbade woman from direct inheritance they were regulated to 2nd class nobility and came up with the rules of manners. I appreciate your responses, but it's nothing more than stating common sense about women carying more about feelings than logic, something every man knows.
Spanish is a easier language to learn than French , Greek , Irish , Gaelic , Welsh , German , etc
I really enjoyed your video. You are very humorous; I had several chuckles and many smiles while I watched it. Thank you.
this video is really awesome!!!! So informative and so helpful! Thanks for sharing and teaching!!!!
Beim Klassenkamerad hat auch so 'nen komischen Akzent, zum Beispiel "siss is wonderfull" statt "this is wonderful".
Und meine Oma kann kein englisches "R" aussprechen. Ich geh mit der niemals zum bowling, mit ihrem SCHTREIK -.- XD
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Icy Heart musste so hart lachen 😂😂😂
xD genial
Schtreeeeik xD geile Omma :)
Icy Heart i didint get it but its good enough
Ich hab das video wirklich genossen obwohl ich dieses video nicht mal sehen wollte xD
Und auf das "th" hab ich das ganze video gewartet xDDDDD
Very well done! All your points are well taken, with the good-natured humour, it makes it fun to learn, easier to remember. Thank You, Vielen Dank!
Dr. Ludwig gang here
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Ich wollte schon immer ein Deutschen Akzent haben
*Aber hab kein* !!
Der isch Schad.
I hab an echte schwäbischen aktzent den i komm aus Schwäbisch Gmünd
Ich habe einen russischen arkzent
@@150erruhepuls6 du bist ein Schwab 😉👍
Ich fühle mit dir, mein deutsch is einfach nicht deutsch genug dafür
Naja, viele meinen, sie hätten keinen aber wenn sie englisch sprechen hören das andere raus. Viele aus meiner Klasse meinten, dass sie keinen haben. Dann waren wir in England und jeder konnte es hören. Erst wenn jemand aus Amerika (usw..) kommt und es ihnen nicht sofort auffällt, kann man behaupten, dass man keinen starken hat. Aber es sollten schon mehrere englisch sprechende (Muttersprache) sein.
This is the most comprehensive and the cutest explanation of German accent I’ve ever seen. And for a German language leaner whose mother tongue is not English, it helped me to understand the pronunciation of both languages bettttter. Thank youuu. 🙏🏻
3:06 I had to re-watch this several times. The ferocity in your eyes! :D
Great Video! You are energetic, funny and entertaining. You also helped me greatly on breaking down a movie script correctly for my German character. Thank you!
Hi Trixie! I'm an English teacher and I'd like to say your English is great. In fact, the one word that I've heard you mispronounce is also commonly mistaken by native English speakers, that is "pronunciation". NOT proNOUNciation. :) Love your videos!!!
Joshua Hilbig Eh, I think it depends on your dialect. I don't know anyone who doesn't say proNOUNciation where I live.
Thalric Yep, it is the #1 most mispronounced word in the English language. It's because people forget that the /o/ is dropped from "pronounce" to "pronunciation". Look it up, if you'd like. There's no dialect where /pronounciation/ is correct.
I believe I learned from my German English teacher the pronunciation version. Like nun, not noun.
Joshua Hilbig i hope you know, that only very stupid people speak like that :D German people can speak better English than she showed it.
Indeed, Josh. Pronunciation is mispronounced almost as often as sophomore and picture. That is likely because the root word is pronounce. Hearing the difference can be very difficult. Und jah, Ihr Englisch ist ausgezeichnet.
Moin aus Deutschland ;) ich weiß nicht, ob es schon jemand angesprochen hat, deswegen versuche ich es einmal:
Ich studiere Deutsch und dies beinhaltet Sprachwissenschaften und Ältere deutsche Literatur ( worin man zu Anfang einen Einsteigerkurs in Mittelhochdeutsch bekommt) Und ich kann dir die Antwort geben, weswegen wir im Deutschen ein 't' sprechen, obwohl ein d am Ende eines Wortes steht. Dies nennt man eine Auslautverhärtung. Man geht davon aus, dass das gesprochene Wort vor dem geschriebenen stand. Um einen Unterschied zwischen verschiedenen Wörtern (die nicht dem selben Stammbaum angehören) sehen zu können, beispielsweise, wenn diese dekliniert werden, hat man die Konsonanten einfach schriftlich verändert.
ZB. Wald ist im Plural Wälder. Würde es mit t geschrieben werden, wäre es: Wälter oder Welter. Da wir zB auch das Wort Welt haben, könnte es zu Verwirrungen kommen, was nun gemeint ist.
Falls dich noch mehr zu dem Thema interessiert, empfehle ich dir Literatur zur Einführung ins Mittelhochdeutsche.
Liebe Grüße aus der Heimat.
wobei man Welten sagt und nicht Wälter/Welter, dies macht also nicht soviel Sinn
I love all of your videos, and you are very charming. This video is, for me, extremely fascinating. Well done, and thank you very much!
Love the way you explain it! So funny!
I'm half English, half German (though English is my first language and I've always lived in London). I found myself recognizing everything you say when my German relatives try to speak to me in English. With some of my relatives, their German accents are really strong! My mother (who was German) lived in England for decades and though her German accent became weak over time, she never quite lost it! The German accent is very characteristic! You can't mistake it! And in my experience there are very few Germans that can speak English without it being clear that they are German!
I often find it's with the simple words that you can tell it's a German speaking English. So for example they will say "hätt" instead of hat. Or "sree" instead of "three"!
But to be fair, many English people have problems pronouncing German! My own German pronunciation is reasonably good because my mother started teaching me as a small child. But when I was at school the other pupils often could not pronounce the German "ch" sound, which we don't have in English. And with the English tendency to round off the vowels and soften the consonants (the opposite of what Germans do) their German can sound very strange. So instead of "Brot" they may say something like "Brott" or "Broud"!
My main problem is with the German grammar! But that's another story!
Loved your video! Really interesting!
Oh I almost forgot... I think a lot of people tend to forget that English comes from German... English is a Germanic language.. >O
Yes, English and German are Germanic languages, but English did not descend from German. They instead come from a common ancestral language of West Germanic that was spoken in the northern-middle part of Europe between the 3rd and 7th centuries.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Germanic_languages?wprov=sfla1
err and norse, french, latin and most important of all... gaelic
i thought it's Latin
^Hell nah
yep, my teacher told me this
I like that you get straight to the point. Kudos to that🙏🏻
Trixy. You're channel is great, as is your English. I don't actually speak Deutsch, but I know enough from my AUSTRIAN father to how your lingo swings. You clearly know linguistics and how to apply and explain those. I love your videos. You nudge me in that extra inch to want to learn Deutsch.
Zis is unacceptabul!
Adolf Hitler youre fake
Herr! /( ._.)>
Medic
Aren't you supposed to be chilling in Argentina or something?
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Gotta admit... I like your accent. Although, I tend to enjoy a lot of accents... British, French, Australian.. Looks like I can add German to my list of accents that I like!
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I'm aussie and my family is Austrian. I gotta admit i love the german accent so much.
This was brilliant. Useful, interesting and entertaining. Einfach klasse! (IF I recall my German lessons from yrs ago... )
Hey there, the V is actually not always an alternative for F, for example like in Video, konvex or vulgär. :)
Did she just say that german D's are soft and weak?
The D's can be hard, too. If you know what i mean. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Lol
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duude.. ^^
Chrree Cherry I've found while learning German that most D's are soft
Very interesting video! It seems young germans have an english accent very similar to United States, why is that ? Do you watch american TV shows in english (without german subtitles) all the time ?
+Alex Prado Good point, I was planning to do a video on that. :)
+Alex Prado well im german too and watch everything in english , movies , youtube videos. because i hate the german language
+DontTrustTheRabbit why is zat. is the best giveaway for us germans
+Setrel stupido
I used to have portuguese but now I realized languages are much more than spelling and grammar rules. They are part of our culture.
Most of my great grandparents came from Germany and 2 from Austria. My grandmother grew up in a bi lingual house hold. Her mother was from what was then The Austro-Hungarian empire below Prague therefore speaking Czech but her father was a traveling Lutheran minister so she would travel with him while young and learned German as fluent as her native Czech but also learned some Hungarian, Polish and even a smatter of Russian. Back when my grandmother went to kindergarten, she was sent home to learn English lol. Nowadays things are different. Gram could understand it and speak some- having lost it through school. Couldn't spell it only phonetically. Some people find it a not so smooth language but to me it brings back memories of learn basic German from my beloved grandmother.
u and your brain are both lovely. thanks for making these awesome vids
This is so interesting, thank you very much for posting this~
Pretty cool. Ich kann nicht gut englisch sprechen/schreiben. Verstehen macht mir kein problem, jedoch fehlen mir oft viele worte und ich kann mich nicht richtig ausdrücken. Ich schaue dich sehr gerne und bin erstaunt über die unglaublich guten videos. Du wurdest mir auf youtube empfohlen. Zuerst war ich (wegen deiner relativ kleinen youtube größe) am zweifeln, musste jedoch feststellen dass deine videos deutlich besser sind als die von "erfolgreicheren" CZcamsrn. Ich hoffe du hast mich verstanden xD. Entschuldige dass ich es noch nicht auf englisch schreiben konnte, ich gehe erst in die 7. Klasse
+Eowing Ich danke dir, das freut mich sehr. :)
Very informative. Thank you for sharing!
I so much love your videos, really. You're fabulous.
so you basically said that germans neither need the "D" nor the "V" 😂😂😂😂 sry I totally lost it 😂😂😂
Natha Lie you have made my day.
We need the "D" xD
We need it for danke lmao,but some of our women need the d in another way
Your English is Perfect, Reminds me of my Canadian Best Friend. Keep up the Great Content !!! : )
As a person who likes to utilise different accents in their voice work and planning to potentially play a German-accented character in a game of Dungeons & Dragons, I found this very insightful and of great help to further my understanding of how to improve my faux German accent, so my greatest gratitude to you!
I’m here for a german accented d&d character Lol
Thank you so much for such a thorough analysis of the German accent. I especially liked your observation of the consonants emphasized in a more crisp manner, similar to one of my idols from “Scorpions”, guitarist Rudolf Schenker, when he speaks English. Makes so much sense, and since some of my medical colleagues in the past have been from Deutchland.
~ Dr. Sanjay Kumar
Hi. I just found your channel today and enjoy it very much! My wife and I hosted a German high school student for one year about 15 years ago. One day she asked how she can improve her accent. I said to speak German with a bad American accent. Now speak English like that. It worked, and we had a good laugh. I wanted to point out something with your English pronunciation of words that end in "ar" like "similar." You are pronouncing it like the word "are," but it should be pronounced like the "er" in "water." Sim-uh-ler in American English and Sim-uh-luh in British English. In fact, most English words ending in "ar" are pronounced this way: popular, polar, calendar, grammar, scholar, regular, vinegar are all pronounced with the "er" sound. Keep up the good work!
+David Christiansen I just spoke to my computer screen trying to pronounce all the words you mentioned with an "uh" in the end. :D Some day I'll get there. Thanks! :)
+DontTrustTheRabbit By the way, we are still close to our German exchange student and went to her wedding in Germany a few years ago. About a month before we went, I checked out a Pimsleur CD from the library and worked on my German every day on my commute. In Germany, I was understanding about half of what I was hearing but didn't get to practice much. Every time someone heard my American accent, they started speaking English so they could practice theirs!
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Listen to Schwarzenegger - he speaks English with a stronk German-Austrian accent and German with a bad American accent! Both sounds funny.
New Yorkers, Bostonians and Atlantans don't have time for "r". Many speakers of foreign languages worry so much about the rhotic "American r", but many of us don't use it. Maybe as much as 35-40% of Americans speak with a non-rhotic accent. You know that...
Ich bin Französin und ich möchte Deutsch wie die Deutschen sprechen ♥❤💛
Deutsch ist meine Lieblingssprache.
You're already pretty good 💖
But speaking native German for a foreigner is sadly almost impossible cause it's so hard 😬😬
Maryna flower Deutsch is Müll lern lieber was anderes
@@eien4398 Ja manchmal denk ich mir des auch 😂 ich kann besser Englisch als Deutsch und ich BIN Deutsche also....
Trixi, I loved this video. One thing I really like about the German language (i.e. Hochdeutsch) is its staccato nature. This separates the words and makes them a bit easier to understand (for non-native speakers).
Well done! I am also from northern Germany and tried to share something. I really like the way you do this.
I lived in Germany 🇩🇪 for over 3 1/2 years and loved it. I could speak enough to get around and shop, order food etc. our first son was born in Nuremberg (I was in the military of course). Anyhow, I totally enjoy your vids and keep up the good work!!
The TH one amuses me because i studied old german and the formation of the english language. The TH is originally old german that was preserved in the british isles and the scandinavian world, however, most people on european continent lacked the ability to pronounce the TH aside from the greeks until later on. This caused a consonant shift in the german language due to continental trade and immigration, and what was once unique to them got lost in time. The story is similar with the W, but english brought the german W to the front of the mount instead of the back while the german language transformed it into a special V. Thus, the English and german Vs, though having a similar sound, are produced differently because of this. I'd probably have to make a video about this to explain it.
It amused me further when you brought up that germans typically replace it with an S, where as all the TH's in old german were replaced by D's in high german such as "The" turning into Die (old english had the same vowel pronounciation until the normans conquered.) other examples are Thing>Dinge, Think>Denke, That>Das, Though>Doch, Thought>Dacht. so its interesting to see them pronounce it with an S instead of a D. Even our kids pronounce the sound with a D until they learn how to make the TH sound. Its even more odd that a german can easily transform denken into a redneckish thinkin' by only dropping their tongue alittle bit instead of going at it in the S route.
Other changes are -lich>ly, -cht>-ight (Licht>Light, Recht>Right, Nacht>Night, Furcht>Fright, Brought>gebracht), -dge>cke (Bridge>Brücke, Hedge>Hecke, Ridge>Rücken) for gh, ght and dge english lost its hardness to the french while german gained hardness.
Aidan Hodge Talks Wow, thank you, that was really interesting! :)
+Aidan Hodge Talks best comment seen in a long time on the entire CZcams! I am also learning German with the help of English as a native Chinese speaker. I do realize all the accents the Germans have when they are speaking English. But also i see so much in common between English and German, and the transformations of prefix and endings. Comparing to my mother language, it's much of a help to learn German with English. :)
+Vincent G (VikingSail) Somebody told me, english is a "degenerated" saxonian dialect...maybe the reason why german people have mostly no problems to learn english (besides the german accent) and are pleased with the much lesser complexity...could this be?
Mike Romney i would definitely say about the grammar in English is so much easier than in German. that's why most Germans have no problem in understanding the English language. even though i've met some of them struggling in correct spelling or making up a whole sentence.
+Vincent G (VikingSail) English's Latin (SVO) word order makes a lot of things easier. I'm pretty sure v2 word order of Germanic Languages makes, many people strugle hard.
That comparison between the soundwaves is amazing.
2:29 "ma'er" As an Aussie, that sounds like us :D