Language
German
Unit
Konsonanten
IPA
/m/
Practice words
5

Sample pronunciation audio

Start with one sample audio file for nasale - /m/.

Quick tip

Nasals are produced with air flowing through the nose.

Letters and IPA

Letters

m

/m/

Practice words

  • Mann

  • Mutter

  • kommen

  • immer

  • Sommer

Minimal pairs

  • Mann / Bann
  • mehr / sehr
  • Mutter / Butter
  • meine / keine
  • Maus / Haus

How to produce this sound

Press your lips together and let the sound come out through your nose, as in 'man' or 'mother'.

Common mix-ups

  • Mann / Bann
  • Mutter / Butter
  • kommen / können
  • immer / inner
  • Sommer / Sonne

Closest comparison

man, mother, come, summer, time

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