German· consonant
How to pronounce the hard ch in German
The back of the tongue rises toward the roof of the mouth — the 'k' place — but instead of blocking the air it lets it scrape through. Comes only after a, o, u, au.
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German words with hard ch
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Wie lange läuft König der Löwen jetzt schon in Hamburg?
auch
Man kann nicht immer auf seine Berater hören.
auch
Ich habe noch nie in meinem Leben eine Bewerbung schreiben müssen.
noch
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