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How to pronounce "thousands" in German

thousands is pronounced with standard German phonetics in German. Hear authentic native speakers pronounce it in 10 clips with synchronized subtitles and timestamps below.

thou·sands

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Syllablesthou · sands
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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.

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If these were to be contaminated, tens of thousands of people might find themselves without drinking water, she fears.

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10 clips

The German word “thousands”. Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (thou · sands). SayItVid indexes 10 authentic German video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “thousands” in natural connected speech, including verified broadcasts from DW Deutsch, lingoni GERMAN.

Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)

  • 🇩🇪 DEDW Deutsch
    Clip #1 · @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.”
  • 🇩🇪 DElingoni GERMAN
    Clip #2 · @14:24
    “when I finished work, my boss calls me to ask me thousands of questions. Selbst wenn ich Feierabend habe, ruft mich mein wenn ich Feierabend habe, ruft mich mein”
  • 🇩🇪 DEDW Deutsch
    Clip #3 · @1:49
    “but also air pollution you know nitrogen oxides particular air pollution kills in the US of thousands of people in the US of thousands of people in”
  • 🇩🇪 DElingoni GERMAN
    Clip #4 · @1:06
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  • 🇩🇪 DEDW Deutsch
    Clip #5 · @0:54
    “it doesn’t stop. Like thousands of missiles. Most of the estimated 3,000 festival-goers only started to”

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Syllables:
thou · sands
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