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How to pronounce "sleepy" in German

sleepy is pronounced with standard German phonetics in German. Hear authentic native speakers pronounce it in 6 clips with synchronized subtitles and timestamps below.

slee·py

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Syllablesslee · py
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0:31

the Gigafactory in Germany and knock down parts of this forest. Turning what was once a sleepy little German town upside down. It's a battle of David versus Goliath.

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Turning what was once a sleepy little German town upside down.

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6 clips

The German word “sleepy”. Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (slee · py). SayItVid indexes 6 authentic German video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “sleepy” in natural connected speech, including verified broadcasts from DW Deutsch, MrWissen2go.

Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (3 Verified Clips)

  • 🇩🇪 DEDW Deutsch
    Clip #1 · @0:31
    “the Gigafactory in Germany and knock down parts of this forest. Turning what was once a sleepy little German town upside down. It's a battle of David versus Goliath.”
  • 🇩🇪 DEMrWissen2go
    Clip #2 · @12:41
    “der seine Gesundheit betrifft. Donald Trump nennt Joe Biden immer wieder "Sleepy Joe". Schläfriger oder verschlafener Joe.”
  • 🇩🇪 DEDW Deutsch
    Clip #3 · @4:05
    “nicht nur seinen politischen gegner oder die hand seinen politischen gegnern erreicht sie auch international zeigt aber in der sache hätte also für die ersten 100 tage hat sleepy dog wie er ja genannt worden ist ein unglaubliches ersten 100 tage hat sleepy dog wie er ja genannt worden ist ein unglaubliches”

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Syllables:
slee · py
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