The German Z
/ts/Accent-Specific Coaching
For American Speakers
Say ‘cats.’ That ‘ts’ at the end? That’s the German Z. German just puts it at the beginning too.
For British Speakers
Say ‘cats.’ That ‘ts’ at the end? That’s the German Z. German just puts it at the beginning too.
For Australian / NZ Speakers
Say ‘cats.’ That ‘ts’ at the end? That’s the German Z. German just puts it at the beginning too.
For Irish Speakers
Say ‘cats.’ That ‘ts’ at the end? That’s the German Z. German just puts it at the beginning too.
For Scottish Speakers
Say ‘cats.’ That ‘ts’ at the end? That’s the German Z. German just puts it at the beginning too.
For Indian Speakers
Say 'cats.' That 'ts' at the end? That's the German Z. German just puts it at the beginning too. Your Hindi 'ts' combinations will help.
For South African Speakers
Say 'cats.' That 'ts' at the end? That's the German Z. German just puts it at the beginning too.
For Nigerian / W. African Speakers
Say 'cats.' That 'ts' at the end? That's the German Z. German just puts it at the beginning too. Your clear consonant clusters help with this.
Practice Words
Zeit
time
(f.)
Zimmer
room
(n.)
zahlen
to pay
zehn
ten
zusammen
together
Practice Sentence
Zusammen oder getrennt?
Together or separate?
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