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How to pronounce "grandfather" in German

grandfather is pronounced with standard German phonetics in German. Hear authentic native speakers pronounce it in 8 clips with synchronized subtitles and timestamps below.

grand·fa·ther

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Syllablesgrand · fa · ther
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9:20

Like the male, the grand son and the granddaughter. Der Opa oder der Großvater. That means the the grandfather. Opa is like the like a cuter way of saying grandpa. die Oma oder die Großmutter.

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8 clips

The German word “grandfather”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (grand · fa · ther). SayItVid indexes 8 authentic German video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “grandfather” in natural connected speech, including verified broadcasts from lingoni GERMAN, Easy German, Deutsch lernen mit der DW.

Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (4 Verified Clips)

  • 🇩🇪 DElingoni GERMAN
    Clip #1 · @9:20
    “Like the male, the grand son and the granddaughter. Der Opa oder der Großvater. That means the the grandfather. Opa is like the like a cuter way of saying grandpa. die Oma oder die Großmutter.”
  • 🇩🇪 DEEasy German
    Clip #2 · @18:43
    “Troszeczkę, ein bisschen. Ah ja. Polnisch, das ist ein gutes Stichwort, da gehe ich direkt mal über zu unserem Gründer, der Easy German Gründer, der Grandfather of Easy German. zu unserem Gründer, der Easy German Gründer, der Grandfather of Easy German.”
  • 🇩🇪 DEDeutsch lernen mit der DW
    Clip #3 · @1:52
    “Bruder grandmother die Großmutter grandfather Großmutter grandfather”
  • 🇩🇪 DElingoni GERMAN
    Clip #4 · @15:19
    “die enkel feiern mit ihrem opa begrenzen celebrating the grandfather die enkel feiern mit ihrem opa die enkelin grant”

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Syllables:
grand · fa · ther
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