e-Schwa und a-Schwa: Wichtig für die deutsche Aussprache!

In German pronunciation, there are two vowels that are a bit special. No, I don't mean the umlauts, but the schwa sounds, like in "Schule" or "besser." They are also called E-schwa or simply schwa, or A-schwa and low schwa. You'll learn why these sounds are so important, how to pronounce them correctly, and how to avoid common mistakes in this video. Hello, I welcome you to Fun German. The schwa sound [ə] is the most common vowel in German, and the a-schwa is also among the most frequent. But what characterizes these sounds? They are reduced vowels. This means we pronounce these vowels weakly, completely relaxed and effortlessly. Also not as pronounced and tense as, for example, E or A. For comparison: coffee, cash register, grandfather, grandfather. In everyday fast speech, one hardly hears any difference between "Opa" and "Opa." Syllables with schwa occur in prefixes and suffixes and are always unstressed. For example, get, forget, cup, plate. E-Schwa is often completely omitted, meaning it is not pronounced at all. Thus, from give, give. See, see. As I have, I have. Just, just, or just. A-schwa also often occurs as part of a diphthong, as a vocalic R. For example, in door, sea, horse. The schwa sounds can have very important functions, For example, in distinguishing between singular and plural. Part of speech and meaning. Now you will learn how to pronounce the sounds correctly. So we pronounce E-Schwa. To produce O, you actually need to do nothing else, just opening the mouth a little bit. You only open the jaw very slightly then. The tongue basically does nothing, so you don't need to move it. If we briefly consider in German, then we produce exactly this sound and make So we do not round our lips and say And the lips don't move to the side either; we don't say either Also neither Ö nor Ä, but completely relaxed Listen to the words and repeat them. And completely reduced So we pronounce A-Schwa. We pronounce A-Schwa almost as casually as E-Schwa. Then we just need to open the jaw a tiny bit more than we do for E-Schwa. Not O, but You can also start at A and slightly close the jaw in comparison. What is important is that we do not pronounce the written 'R' as a consonant. but truly as an A-Schwa, for example like in When speaking quickly, the R in the ending REN can even completely disappear. so that we pronounce it only as a schwa, for example, as in And as already mentioned, pay attention to the fact that A-Schwa is always a little bit more open than E-Schwa. and it doesn't sound the same right away. Here again, for comparison The prefixes were actually always rendered as In reality, however, we rarely express it this way And we actually always just say a simple A-schwa. Also Here, always pronounce a simple A-Schwa and not a diphthong. Now listen again to a few words and repeat them. And as a vocalic R in a diphthong, even in highly reduced endings? Now we practice the sounds in a naturally spoken example sentence. First, you will hear the sentence spoken slowly, and then naturally. We unfortunately do not understand the difference between "Messe" and "Messer" very clearly. Could you please repeat that? Very good. I would like to mention a minor error that occasionally occurs, depending on which native language you speak. Some languages, such as English or Russian, Some full vowels partially reduce to a schwa in unstressed positions. That does not happen in the German language. A banana is a banana and not a benane. A photographer is a photo-grapher and not a fata-grapher. So, if you're looking for even more practical exercises for authentic German pronunciation, Then just take a look at the video description, because soon I will launch my new learning portal for German pronunciation, my pronunciation studio. And if you wish to stay informed and not miss the launch, Then you can casually sign up on the list there. so that you are informed. And let's hope to see each other here again next time. I send you cheerful greetings and see you soon.