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CEFR B2

Review the contrast after listening

am Ende

[am ˈʔɛndə]

at the end: marked onset

am Ende

[am ˈɛndə]

at the end: acceptable smooth onset

What tells the two sounds apart

  • [ʔ] / unión suaveIn careful speech a vowel may start with [ʔ], a brief glottal closure. It is neither h nor an extra syllable. Practise the indicated boundary without merging words that need to remain distinct. Closure is not obligatory before every vowel: a smooth connection is also acceptable if words and focus remain clear.

Why it is hard

In careful speech a vowel may start with [ʔ], a brief glottal closure. It is neither h nor an extra syllable. Practise the indicated boundary without merging words that need to remain distinct. Closure is not obligatory before every vowel: a smooth connection is also acceptable if words and focus remain clear.

Am Ende prüfen wir eine andere Lösung, bevor die erste Entscheidung endgültig wird.

To practise

  1. eine andere Lösung[ˈaɪ̯nə ˈʔandəʁə ˈløːzʊŋ]another solution
  2. die erste Entscheidung[diː ˈʔeːɐ̯stə ɛntˈʃaɪ̯dʊŋ]the first decision
  3. verantwortlich bleiben[fɛɐ̯ˈʔantvɔʁtlɪç ˈblaɪ̯bən]remain responsible: boundary after the prefix
  4. überall prüfen[ˈʔyːbɐʔal ˈpʁyːfən]check everywhere: compound word