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I am currently studying intermediate level German in Munich. I completed my B2.2 German at Volkshochschule München, B2.1 from LMU and B1 from Goethe Institute. I started writing this blog (since level A2.1) in order to share what I learn during the lectures. I envisaged it to be a personal note to myself more than anything else. Nevertheless, if anything written here proves to be useful to you, please do leave a comment. I will continue to upload content as I learn new things, hence it is better to read older posts before reading new ones.
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Thursday, 13 May 2010

Pronunciation - ss, ts or zz

Pronunciation

Try pronouncing the following words/phrases. Pay special attention to when ss/ts/zz should be used.

  • Erste Klasse: ss (first class)
  • aufschreiben: ss (to note)
  • die Straße: ss (street)
  • der Bus: ss
  • Paris: ss
  • die Autos: ss
  • der Fußweg: ss (footpath)
  • die Stadt: ss (city)
  • die Zeit: ts
  • Bar zahlen: ts (to pay cash)
  • ganz weit: ts (pretty far)
  • rechts: ts
  • die Platzkarte: ts (seat reservation)
  • der Zug: ts
  • die Notiz: ts
  • nach Luzern: ts (a city in Switzerland)
  • ein Sitzplatz: ZZ and ts (a seat)
  • zwei Tickets: ts
  • Sankt Galen: zz (a town in Switzerland)

Now listen to my pronunciation. NOTE: I am not a native German speaker, and I will upload a video later if I can get one of my German friends to speak the text out for me. Until then, here you go!

Pronunciation does make a difference. Check out this video and decide for yourself.

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