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How to pronounce "sounds" in German

sounds is pronounced with standard German phonetics in German, with primary stress on the “SO” syllable. Hear authentic native speakers pronounce it in 182 clips with synchronized subtitles and timestamps below.

SO·unds

Primary stress: So

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SyllablesSo · unds
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2:18

machen but nobody really uses that anymore it just sounds a little bit cheesy we would say mit jemandem schlafen to sleep with someone mit cheesy we would say mit jemandem

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The German word “sounds”. Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (So · unds), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (So). Grammatically, “sounds” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 182 authentic German video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “sounds” in natural connected speech, including verified broadcasts from lingoni GERMAN, Easy German, Deutsch lernen mit der DW.

Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)

  • 🇩🇪 DElingoni GERMAN
    Clip #1 · @2:18
    “machen but nobody really uses that anymore it just sounds a little bit cheesy we would say mit jemandem schlafen to sleep with someone mit cheesy we would say mit jemandem”
  • 🇩🇪 DEEasy German
    Clip #2 · @0:32
    “ein bisschen anders transkribiert und ausgesprochen und wir fragen heute mal wie man auf Deutsch die verschiedenen tier-sounds macht und wir wollen rausfinden welche lustigen Tiergeschichten die Leute schon erlebt rausfinden welche lustigen Tiergeschichten die Leute schon erlebt”
  • 🇩🇪 DEDeutsch lernen mit der DW
    Clip #3 · @3:13
    “oder die Medienkunst-Biennale im polnischen Breslau. Seine Sounds kommen besonders bei jungen Menschen gut an und schärfen gleichzeitig das Bewusstsein für das Bienensterben. und schärfen gleichzeitig das Bewusstsein für das Bienensterben.”
  • 🇩🇪 DEDW Deutsch
    Clip #4 · @0:25
    “berghain surface nennt der gebürtige spanier den stil auf seinem debütalbum that sounds mit denen er gerade auf tour ist was fasziniert ihn an live sets das direkte feedback von den menschen was die menschen auch ganz nah dran sind”
  • 🇩🇪 DESimplicissimus
    Clip #5 · @17:10
    “traumatic experience. But I'm having auditory exclusion. So what I hear sounds like I'm underw going w so it's slow. I need you to take all your clothes off. It's slowing down. I'm getting time”

Definition & Meaning: “sounds”

Audio
NOUN
  • genitive singular of Sound

Example Sentences (2)

  • “anymore it just sounds a little bit cheesy we would say mit jemandem schlafen to sleep with someone mit”
  • “wie man auf Deutsch die verschiedenen tier-sounds macht und wir wollen rausfinden welche lustigen Tiergeschichten die Leute schon erlebt”

Pronounce: “sounds”

Syllables:
So · unds
Primary stress:
So
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What does “sounds” mean?

“sounds” means: genitive singular of Sound