German· vowel
How to pronounce the short ü in German
Say the short 'i' of 'bitte' and round the lips while the tongue stays forward: fünf, müssen, Glück. Shorter and looser than the ü in 'über'.
Heard in München · zurück · fünf
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German words with short ü
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Ich habe noch nie in meinem Leben eine Bewerbung schreiben müssen.
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