TonePerfect for German
Every German sound, with audio
All 44 sounds of German, grouped the way they are taught. Tap any word to hear it, then record yourself and see which ones need work.
vowel · 3
the short 'a' vowel (Stadt)
the long 'a' vowel (Tag)
the short 'o' vowel (kommt)
diphthong · 1
the 'au' sound (Haus)
vowel · 2
the quiet end-vowel (bitte)
diphthong · 1
the 'ei' sound (Eis)
consonant · 3
the 'b' sound (Ball)
the 'sch' sound (schön)
the 'd' sound (danke)
vowel · 4
the short 'e' vowel (Bett)
the long 'e' vowel (gehen)
the long 'ä' vowel (Mädchen)
consonant · 3
the 'f' sound (Frau)
the 'g' sound (gut)
the 'h' sound (Haus)
vowel · 3
the short 'i' vowel (bitte)
the quick 'i' before a vowel (Familie)
the long 'ie' vowel (Liebe)
consonant · 5
the 'k' sound (kalt)
the 'l' sound (lieb)
the 'm' sound (Mann)
the 'n' sound (nein)
the 'ng' sound (jung)
vowel · 3
the quick unstressed 'o' (Politik)
the long 'o' vowel (rot)
diphthong · 1
the 'eu' sound (heute)
consonant · 6
the 'p' sound (Post)
the hissing 's' (was)
the 't' sound (Tag)
vowel · 3
the short 'u' vowel (und)
the long 'u' vowel (gut)
consonant · 3
the 'j' sound (ja)
vowel · 1
consonant · 2
the buzzing 's' (Sonne)
the soft French 'g' (Regie)
Audio uses your device’s own voice for this language, so it varies a little by phone and browser. Where a sound has its own page, that page adds real words from the course catalog and example sentences.
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