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How to pronounce "wait" in German

wait is pronounced with standard German phonetics in German. Hear authentic native speakers pronounce it in 92 clips with synchronized subtitles and timestamps below.

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43:50

Hele wait here. Can you see that? Yes. I think you can see it. So this is a very important here. Can you see that? Yes. I think you can see it. So this is a very important

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wait here. Can you see that? Yes. I think you can see it. So this is a very important

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92 clips

The German word “wait”. Phonologically, it consists of 1 syllable (wait), pronounced as a single stressed monosyllable. SayItVid indexes 92 authentic German video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “wait” 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 · @43:50
    “Hele wait here. Can you see that? Yes. I think you can see it. So this is a very important here. Can you see that? Yes. I think you can see it. So this is a very important”
  • 🇩🇪 DEDW Deutsch
    Clip #2 · @12:10
    “Zigarette ist ja das kann man ganz klar mit ja beantworten also wir wissen wer wait hat beantworten also wir wissen wer wait hat”
  • 🇩🇪 DEEasy German
    Clip #3 · @0:49
    “im englischen würde man dieses da immer mit übersetzten zum beispiel wait for it on at schauen wir uns ein paar beispiele on at schauen wir uns ein paar beispiele”
  • 🇩🇪 DEDeutsch lernen mit der DW
    Clip #4 · @7:07
    “exit my IDE just wait Herr Dr Anderson wie spät ist es wie wie bitte Achum es ist”
  • 🇩🇪 DESimplicissimus
    Clip #5 · @3:04
    “Der Wachmann schafft es einen der Täter zu überwältigen. Sein Komplize entkommt. Wait, hat er da gerade meinen Roller geklaut? Ah, nee, der ist noch da. Aber manche Dinge verschwinden eben schneller, als man denkt. Das muss kein manche Dinge verschwinden eben schneller, als man denkt. Das muss kein”

Pronounce: “wait”

Syllables:
wait
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