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How to pronounce "well" in German

well is pronounced with standard German phonetics in German. Hear authentic native speakers pronounce it in 628 clips with synchronized subtitles and timestamps below.

WELL

Primary stress: well

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bathom is many you Germans they speak English very well so in most big cities gna get by just speaking English but in smaller towns um not everyone speaks English and if the waiter doesn't speak English

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628 clips

The German word “well”. Phonologically, it consists of 1 syllable (well), pronounced as a single stressed monosyllable. Grammatically, “well” functions as a verb. SayItVid indexes 628 authentic German video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “well” in natural connected speech, including verified broadcasts from lingoni GERMAN, Easy German, Simplicissimus.

Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)

  • 🇩🇪 DElingoni GERMAN
    Clip #1 · @1:02
    “bathom is many you Germans they speak English very well so in most big cities gna get by just speaking English but in smaller towns um not everyone speaks English and if the waiter doesn't speak English”
  • 🇩🇪 DEEasy German
    Clip #2 · @4:58
    “Wo kommst du her? Well, I don't really get it, so… Aus welchem Land? Aus welchem Land?”
  • 🇩🇪 DESimplicissimus
    Clip #3 · @11:25
    “disingenuous because CocaCola scien well we know Caffe Energy Drinks haben genauso viel Zucker wie eine Coke dafür aber dreimal so viel Koffein für die meisten Erwachsenen ist”
  • 🇩🇪 DEDW Deutsch
    Clip #4 · @3:32
    “brechen und für ihre rechte einzustehen well in den ofen ich habe die tür geöffnet das ist mir passiert aber es hat mich nicht zum opfer gemacht ich bin eine überlebende und stellte es immer sein hat mich nicht zum opfer gemacht”
  • 🇩🇪 DEDeutsch lernen mit der DW
    Clip #5 · @0:16
    “Harry gefangen in der Zeit eine Produktion der deutschen well Folge 86 guten Morgen meine Damen und Herren 86 guten Morgen meine Damen und Herren”

Definition & Meaning: “well”

Audio
VERB
  • singular imperative of wellen
  • first-person singular present of wellen

Example Sentences (2)

  • “very well so in most big cities gna get by just speaking English but in smaller”
  • “Well, I don't really get it, so… Aus welchem Land?”

Pronounce: “well”

Syllables:
well
Primary stress:
well
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How do you pronounce “well” in German?

Listen to native speakers pronounce “well” in authentic German video clips above.

What does “well” mean?

“well” means: singular imperative of wellen