The German Sound Foundation

Practice Words

Directions: Play the word lists below, repeating after the native speaker in the spaces between the words in order to hear how you sound compared to the native German speaker. If you hear some differences between you and them, use the 500 Frequency Words Spreadsheet to find out how to fix your errors.
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