German· consonant

How to pronounce the German w

Top teeth on the lower lip as in 'Frau', but the voice buzzes through. German w is always this buzzing sound — never the English rounded-lips w.

Heard in Wasser · wieder · zwei

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German words with German w

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wiewirwarwennwirdwerdenwaswurdewiederwillweilzweiwarenwowürdewerzwischenwärewurdenweiter

In a sentence

  • Wie lange läuft König der Löwen jetzt schon in Hamburg?

    wie

  • Ich habe noch nie in meinem Leben eine Bewerbung schreiben müssen.

    wir

  • Ein Kind zu zeugen ist nicht schwer, einen Partner finden jedoch sehr.

    schwer

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