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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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