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How to pronounce "while" in German

while is pronounced with standard German phonetics in German. Hear authentic native speakers pronounce it in 76 clips with synchronized subtitles and timestamps below.

whi·le

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Syllableswhi · le
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5:54

interview went well obwohl ich mich nicht gut vorbereitet habe ist das Vorstellungsgespräch gut gelaufen während du dich geduscht hast habe ich für uns gekocht while you took a shower i cooked für uns gekocht while you took a shower i cooked

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Vorstellungsgespräch gut gelaufen während du dich geduscht hast habe ich für uns gekocht while you took a shower i cooked

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76 clips

The German word “while”. Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (whi · le). SayItVid indexes 76 authentic German video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “while” 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
    “interview went well obwohl ich mich nicht gut vorbereitet habe ist das Vorstellungsgespräch gut gelaufen während du dich geduscht hast habe ich für uns gekocht while you took a shower i cooked für uns gekocht while you took a shower i cooked”
  • 🇩🇪 DEDW Deutsch
    Clip #2 · @16:49
    “I wanted to ask, what do you think about the camp? To get people to talk, once in a while, Roman hops on Tesla’s shuttle service to drive to the factory. shuttle service to drive to the factory.”
  • 🇩🇪 DEEasy German
    Clip #3 · @0:22
    “mehr Bedeutungen haben z. B kann man sie übersetzen mit by for at on upon with during near und while by wird immer mit dem Dativ gebildet wo bist du ich bin bei meiner Mutter wo bist du jetzt ich war gerade”
  • 🇩🇪 DESimplicissimus
    Clip #4 · @1:20
    “many months there has to be some way to protect oursical security to prorist attacks to tr down perpetrators while we protect onl security i think we got a lot of smart people in our tech commity in”
  • 🇩🇪 DEMrWissen2go
    Clip #5 · @16:36
    “hat uns die EU-Kommissarin für berb margrete West zusammengefasstocracy for mental health while preserving freedom of expression for the to markets act the DMA it is to make sure that you have market access”

Pronounce: “while”

Syllables:
whi · le
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