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How to pronounce "themselves" in German

themselves is pronounced with standard German phonetics in German. Hear authentic native speakers pronounce it in 16 clips with synchronized subtitles and timestamps below.

them·sel·ves

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Syllablesthem · sel · ves
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im Mittelalter schützten sich die Ritter mit einem Schild in the Middle Ages the nights protected themselves with the shield

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The German word “themselves”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (them · sel · ves). SayItVid indexes 16 authentic German video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “themselves” in natural connected speech, including verified broadcasts from lingoni GERMAN, DW Deutsch, Easy German.

Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)

  • 🇩🇪 DElingoni GERMAN
    Clip #1 · @5:54
    “das Schild the first meaning of shield is shield im Mittelalter schützten sich die Ritter mit einem Schild in the Middle Ages the nights protected themselves with the shield in the Middle Ages the nights protected themselves with the shield”
  • 🇩🇪 DEDW Deutsch
    Clip #2 · @4:17
    “ground beneath lie vital water supplies. If these were to be contaminated, tens of thousands of people might find themselves without drinking water, she fears. find themselves without drinking water, she fears.”
  • 🇩🇪 DEEasy German
    Clip #3 · @13:00
    “schreibt aus Dänemark Germans asking others to help define themselves 38 likes also das was define themselves 38 likes also das was”
  • 🇩🇪 DESimplicissimus
    Clip #4 · @18:36
    “AK47.1 million grenades. Rockets. It was all munitions, not the weapon systems themselves. And pistols anircraft.”
  • 🇩🇪 DElingoni GERMAN
    Clip #5 · @0:27
    “something for yourself okay or he buys something fors or they buy something for themselves okay for me for him for them Case okay”

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Syllables:
them · sel · ves
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