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Actually most English speakers *do* have the 'ch' sound of 'mich' and 'sprechen'! It's the first sound of words like 'huge' or 'hue'. This is almost universal in British and Australian varieties of English, and quite common in North American speakers as well. The IPA character is [ç]. It's still difficult for English speakers to control in German though, because it's usually only at the beginning words for us. The 'ch' sound of 'machen' or 'doch' isn't found in many dialects of English. Only in Scottish English, as far as I know, and only in place names and loanwords from Scots or Gaelic, like 'loch' or 'machair'.
As an English speaker trying to perfect my German, I now know how non native English speakers feel trying to pronounce the different "th" sounds in English. The "tsch" sound is the hardest for me.
Oh yes "TH" in English is not easy ... TSCH like in "Deutsch" you mean? It‘s like CH in English, like e.g. in "church". I would have to write something like "tschörtsch" in German :-)
@@learngermanwithstories The "tsch" isn't as difficult if comes at the end of the word, like in "Deutsch" But if it's at the beginning, it's very difficult. For example, the word "Tschüss" is pretty difficult. English speakers, including myself, tend to pronounce this word like the English word "truce". I minored in German at the university level and my professor, who is originally from Heidelberg, said in all her years of teaching German to English speakers she's never had a student master this sound lol.
@@dannydonnelly8198 Hmm interesting. My suggestion would be to say "Deutsch" many times and try to introduce a small break before the TSCH (DEU-TSCH). Make this break longer and longer. Then try to add something at the end (DEU-TSCH-E). Then remove the beginning (TSCH-E). And then play this with all the sounds that could come after (like TSCH-ÜSS). At the end try to not have the break after the TSCH any more.
Danke! Ich lerne vor kurzem Deutsch. I realized that I have not practiced the actual pronunciation much. I do not have anyone to practice with yet. I will follow your channel for help!
WOW. I can't believe how amazing explanation this is. I nailed this sound in 5 minutes. I've been struggling with "ch" for more than 2 years. You are superb!!!!!!! Please continue with German pronunciation. You deserve to hit 100,000 subs in the next 365 days. Please make a video on the umlauts “ö”, and “ü”.
Great to hear! Feel free to share the link to my channel ;-) You can find both Ü and Ö in my pronunciation playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLUeY1FMTt9cSu5HqelI6973zYVXxFLJ8w
Thanks for the explanation. There certainly seem to be some words where it's easy to transition from the preceding sound to the ich sound, and other words where the tongue is previously occupied and has to settle into the ich sound quickly. And it seems to be difficult at the moment for me to avoid having saliva percolate along the edges of the tongue, leaving a bubbling sound that gives the impression that I'm speaking through an ill-fitting retainer or I'm a human Espressomaschine.
I did it! You tricky wizard, how did you teach it so well? All YT videos i've seen before didn't mention the broadening of the tongue. If i'll ever meet you irl, i'll offer you a dinner. Wish you the best, wizard.
I have noticed that lots of Germans pronounce the CH when followed by (A,O,U) like the German R, they seem to roll it (like a gargle) I also sometimes do this, but only when my throat isn't very clear. all other times, I pronounce it like in this video
Wow, Thank you, you did some effective work right there! You teach sincerely and to see results which is rare in teaching youtube videos that are edited and fun and all but useless. Thank you so much for your work🙏 The first one is kinda easy for Arabs cuz we already have that sound. It is a a smooth transition from ح to خ. The second one however is hard as hell, o my, so confusing.
Thanks! Unfortunately I don't speak Arabic, so I cannot really know whether the CH relates to the ح or خ. But in any case, don't get frustrated by the 2nd CH. Just keep practicing, every day a little bit, and feel free to re-watch this video. I have taught this to Arabic speakers, they all got it ;-) Good luck!
I think the ch is a lot like the H at the start of the word huge in English, not exactly but the way I pronounce that H is so close that I can understand that way. just a lot of breath and similar tongue position and that has worked for me, there is a similar sound in French
Best video on CH sound!!! And I've watched a bunch! One doubt though, where does the air come from on Ich? The front of my mouth (like in English she) or my lungs like in German Ach)?
Thanks so much! Hmmm the air actually always comes from the lungs, even with the English "she" ;-) The difference is that for she (which is btw the same as the sch sound in German) we lift the tip of the tongue a tiny little bit, for CH we have to lower it, and for ach we have to put the tongue down completely so it doesn't obstruct the air flow at all.
The words are actually not important. The important thing is that you practice the sound, at the beginning isolated, later in combination with all possible letters.
Well, if this sound does not exist in your own language, then it's natural for your ear to not hear the difference between sch and ch very well, but for native speakers it's a big difference.
@@learngermanwithstoriesDepends on the region of Germany. In Palatinate my home region the people usually don't speak with a high german accent since our dialect doesn't use the Ch-Sound. The Ch is often pronounced as "Sch" even when they speak High German.
The Irish are the only native English speakers that don't pronounce "th" as one sound. They pronounce "t" and "h" as separate sounds like most non native English speaks. His English "r" sounds Irish as well.
Ah well, you shouldn't tell this story to yourself. It will become a self-fulfilling prophecy. There is no reason why you should not be able to get rid of an accent.
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This is by far the best explanation I've found on ch sound. Vielen Dank, mein Freund!
exactly :)
Definitely
me too :)
I've never had a problem with this because of good teachers like you.
Thank you :-)
Best video on the CH sound EVER!!
And I watched like 30 of them...
KUDOS dude !!!
Thanks so much, and sorry for my huuuuge delay in replying ...
finaly I learnt ICH. please upload more videos.
Actually most English speakers *do* have the 'ch' sound of 'mich' and 'sprechen'! It's the first sound of words like 'huge' or 'hue'. This is almost universal in British and Australian varieties of English, and quite common in North American speakers as well. The IPA character is [ç]. It's still difficult for English speakers to control in German though, because it's usually only at the beginning words for us.
The 'ch' sound of 'machen' or 'doch' isn't found in many dialects of English. Only in Scottish English, as far as I know, and only in place names and loanwords from Scots or Gaelic, like 'loch' or 'machair'.
Thank you so much, I 've been searching for the tongue position for these two sounds for so long! Your video was really helpful
I think I finally get it, I just need to practice now!
Good to hear! Yes don‘t forget to practice, this is really important.
Danke!
Thanks man! this is what I was looking for!
Thank you! You helped me to pronounce this sound!
Great to hear!
This is the best video I have watched so far!!!
Finally the ich tongue placement makes sense!
Danke schön 🖤 It’s super helpful and the way you explain is perfect.
Thank you, great to know it has been helpful.
As an English speaker trying to perfect my German, I now know how non native English speakers feel trying to pronounce the different "th" sounds in English. The "tsch" sound is the hardest for me.
Oh yes "TH" in English is not easy ... TSCH like in "Deutsch" you mean? It‘s like CH in English, like e.g. in "church". I would have to write something like "tschörtsch" in German :-)
@@learngermanwithstories The "tsch" isn't as difficult if comes at the end of the word, like in "Deutsch" But if it's at the beginning, it's very difficult. For example, the word "Tschüss" is pretty difficult. English speakers, including myself, tend to pronounce this word like the English word "truce". I minored in German at the university level and my professor, who is originally from Heidelberg, said in all her years of teaching German to English speakers she's never had a student master this sound lol.
@@dannydonnelly8198 Hmm interesting. My suggestion would be to say "Deutsch" many times and try to introduce a small break before the TSCH (DEU-TSCH). Make this break longer and longer. Then try to add something at the end (DEU-TSCH-E). Then remove the beginning (TSCH-E). And then play this with all the sounds that could come after (like TSCH-ÜSS). At the end try to not have the break after the TSCH any more.
American struggling with the pronounciation here
This was by far the ebst explanation and exercises ive seen. Thank you so much!
Thank you, that's great to hear!
Watched lots of videos, this one is on the next level
Oh thank you, that's great to hear.
It was so helpful i finally managed to learn ch sound
Any tips for me..??
Ich komme immer mal wieder auf eure Videos zurück für neue Deutsch Studenten.
Danke euch
Das freut mich!
Jesus finally a simple explanation. You mate doing a great job. Thanks a lot
Thank you so much!
So helpful! As a canadian I am struggling with getting the ich pronunciation right. I really appreciate this video!
Great to hear, keep practicing!
Danke! Ich lerne vor kurzem Deutsch. I realized that I have not practiced the actual pronunciation much. I do not have anyone to practice with yet. I will follow your channel for help!
Great to hear!
WOW. I can't believe how amazing explanation this is. I nailed this sound in 5 minutes.
I've been struggling with "ch" for more than 2 years.
You are superb!!!!!!!
Please continue with German pronunciation.
You deserve to hit 100,000 subs in the next 365 days.
Please make a video on the umlauts “ö”, and “ü”.
Great to hear! Feel free to share the link to my channel ;-)
You can find both Ü and Ö in my pronunciation playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLUeY1FMTt9cSu5HqelI6973zYVXxFLJ8w
Extremely useful video! Very straightforward and didactic! Keep it up!
Thank you!
Thank you very much
You're welcome!
Thank you 😢ive been struggling so hard to say it
Great, keep practicing :-)
Thanks for the explanation. There certainly seem to be some words where it's easy to transition from the preceding sound to the ich sound, and other words where the tongue is previously occupied and has to settle into the ich sound quickly. And it seems to be difficult at the moment for me to avoid having saliva percolate along the edges of the tongue, leaving a bubbling sound that gives the impression that I'm speaking through an ill-fitting retainer or I'm a human Espressomaschine.
Yes that's why it requires some practice! Keep up the good work :-)
I have headache with this "ch" sound few days ago on how to pronounce correctly got it at last and the best explanation so far. 🙂🙂🙂 Tnx Machs gut
Thanks so much! Good luck with your German.
Excellent training. Love your teaching style.
Thanks !
Very helpful ! Thank you!
Thanks!
Useful
Keep going, Sir! You're helping us tons. Subbed ❤️
Thanks!
The best pronunciation teacher. Thank you so much!
Thank you :-)
Vielen Dank. Thank you. Amazing video. Very helpful
I did it! You tricky wizard, how did you teach it so well? All YT videos i've seen before didn't mention the broadening of the tongue. If i'll ever meet you irl, i'll offer you a dinner.
Wish you the best, wizard.
Thanks so much, and sorry for the delay! Looking forward to the dinner ;-)
Thank you. I have just started German and the soft ch had me stumped but your explanation is really helpful.
Great to hear!
Danke!! This has helped me tremendously!! ❤
Thanks!
Beautiful, thky
I have noticed that lots of Germans pronounce the CH when followed by (A,O,U) like the German R, they seem to roll it (like a gargle) I also sometimes do this, but only when my throat isn't very clear. all other times, I pronounce it like in this video
Only in Switzerland, I would say. I never gargle the CH.
@@learngermanwithstories Thank you for the clarification! I’ll keep the CH nice and clear!
Dankeschön!
Bitte sehr!
Thank youu. This is the easiest instruction to follow! You put it so clearly.
Oh thank you!
OMG! THIS VIDEO IS A LIFE CHANGER (AKA PRONUNCIATION CHANGER) THANK YOU SO MUCH, I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS!!!
Thank you so much :-)
Very useful method!!
Thank you very much for such a clear explanation!
Hope it helped.
Vielen dank!
Gerne
Thank you for this, it is very clear and easy to understand.
thanks
Thanks, man. It works beautifully
Great to hear!
I shared this with my classmates very helpful thank you !
That's great to hear, thank you so much!
Thank you so much! I’ve needed this. It helps that’s you’re so cute😁
Thank you ;-)
Wow, Thank you, you did some effective work right there! You teach sincerely and to see results which is rare in teaching youtube videos that are edited and fun and all but useless. Thank you so much for your work🙏
The first one is kinda easy for Arabs cuz we already have that sound. It is a a smooth transition from ح to خ. The second one however is hard as hell, o my, so confusing.
Thanks! Unfortunately I don't speak Arabic, so I cannot really know whether the CH relates to the ح or خ. But in any case, don't get frustrated by the 2nd CH. Just keep practicing, every day a little bit, and feel free to re-watch this video. I have taught this to Arabic speakers, they all got it ;-) Good luck!
Very clear. Thanks.
Good to hear, thank you!
Thank you, it is so helpful
Great to hear!
Vielen Dank. It was so helpful.
Thank you, great to hear!
u r awesome in teaching, THX :)
Thanks!
thanks bro i’ve just subcribed your channel, keep it up!!
Thanks!
Thanksss💙
You're welcome!
Dankeschön
Thanks for the video!
Excellent, cheers brother.
Thanks!
Thank you so much it helped me a lot with ich
Great to hear!
@@learngermanwithstories it's nice to see your reply
I think the ch is a lot like the H at the start of the word huge in English, not exactly but the way I pronounce that H is so close that I can understand that way.
just a lot of breath and similar tongue position
and that has worked for me, there is a similar sound in French
yes but you have to breathe out
Fantastic Danke Schön! 😊👍🏻👍🏻💪🏻
Sehr gerne!
Excellent
Thanks!
Thank you!
Amazing!
Thanks!
Obrigado!
Gerne :-)
Best video on CH sound!!! And I've watched a bunch! One doubt though, where does the air come from on Ich? The front of my mouth (like in English she) or my lungs like in German Ach)?
Thanks so much! Hmmm the air actually always comes from the lungs, even with the English "she" ;-) The difference is that for she (which is btw the same as the sch sound in German) we lift the tip of the tongue a tiny little bit, for CH we have to lower it, and for ach we have to put the tongue down completely so it doesn't obstruct the air flow at all.
Sweet😊😀😀😀😀😀
Why am I watching this I‘m german?! Great video though helped out my friend
I don't know :-D but great that it helped your friend ...
danke sehr
sehr gerne :-)
vielen dank
Bitte sehr!
Bro can we got pdf of these word for practice
The words are actually not important. The important thing is that you practice the sound, at the beginning isolated, later in combination with all possible letters.
Key to pronouncing German "ch":
e, i, ei, ai, äu, ä, ü, y + ch...ch = [ç]
a, o, u, au + ch...ch = [x]
True, as long as you know how to produce these sounds.
Send you love finally i can say ichhh
That's great to hear! Keep up the good work!
It is very difficult
I know ... just keep practicing please! A few minutes per day. But every day.
The ich sounds a lot like sh the way I've heard native speakers, but not quiet.
Well, if this sound does not exist in your own language, then it's natural for your ear to not hear the difference between sch and ch very well, but for native speakers it's a big difference.
@@learngermanwithstoriesDepends on the region of Germany. In Palatinate my home region the people usually don't speak with a high german accent since our dialect doesn't use the Ch-Sound. The Ch is often pronounced as "Sch" even when they speak High German.
Thank you! You’re English sounds a bit Irish!
Oh really? Interesting :-)
The Irish are the only native English speakers that don't pronounce "th" as one sound. They pronounce "t" and "h" as separate sounds like most non native English speaks. His English "r" sounds Irish as well.
So I decided to learn German with Persian accent. 😐 It's not possible for me to pronounce like a native German, never ever.
Ah well, you shouldn't tell this story to yourself. It will become a self-fulfilling prophecy. There is no reason why you should not be able to get rid of an accent.
your pronounce ach is wrong
If you pronounce it better than me, maybe I should hand you over my German passport.
bad explanation just use the "h" from huge.