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The soft ch after front vowels in German

You are standing early in the morning in a small bakery, it smells of fresh bread, and you are buying something for breakfast.

The phrase

Ich möchte bitte sechs frische Brötchen zum Frühstück.
I'd like six fresh rolls for breakfast, please.

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The ten words

  1. Brötchen/ˈbʁøːtçən/

    bread rollnoun

    A small round piece of bread, usually eaten fresh for breakfast.

  2. Milch/mɪlç/

    milknoun

    The white liquid that cows and other mammals produce for their young.

  3. Küche/ˈkʏçə/

    kitchennoun

    The room where cooking is done.

  4. Rechnung/ˈʁɛçnʊŋ/

    billnoun

    A statement showing how much money you have to pay for food and drink.

  5. riechen/ˈʁiːçən/

    to smellverb

    To perceive with the nose that something has an odour.

  6. sprechen/ˈʃpʁɛçən/

    to speakverb

    To say words and so talk with others.

  7. freundlich/ˈfʁɔʏ̯ntlɪç/

    friendlyadjective

    Being kind and polite towards other people.

  8. natürlich/naˈtyːɐ̯lɪç/

    naturallyadverb

    A word used to say that something is self-evident.

  9. richtig/ˈʁɪçtɪç/

    correctadjective

    Being without any mistake, with everything as it should be.

  10. weich/vaɪ̯ç/

    softadjective

    Able to be pressed in easily, not hard.

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The sentences

  1. Ich möchte bitte sechs frische Brötchen zum Frühstück.

    I'd like six fresh rolls for breakfast, please.

  2. Haben Sie noch frische Milch für den Kaffee?

    Do you still have fresh milk for the coffee?

  3. Backen Sie die Brötchen hier in der Küche?

    Do you bake the rolls here in the kitchen?

  4. Könnten Sie mir bitte eine Rechnung dafür geben?

    Could you give me a bill for that, please?

  5. Die warmen Brötchen riechen wirklich sehr gut.

    The warm rolls really smell great.

  6. Können Sie bitte etwas langsamer sprechen?

    Could you speak a bit more slowly, please?

  7. Der Verkäufer war heute besonders freundlich zu mir.

    The salesperson was especially friendly to me today.

  8. Natürlich nehme ich die Milch gleich mit.

    Of course I'll take the milk right away.

  9. Ich glaube, die Rechnung ist nicht ganz richtig.

    I don't think this bill is quite right.

  10. Dieses Brötchen ist innen noch ganz weich.

    This roll is still soft inside.

Pronunciation

  • Brötchen/ˈbʁøːtçən/

    The ö is long, and the ending -chen sounds soft like in ich.

  • Milch/mɪlç/

    After the l comes the soft ch like in ich, not the hard one like in Bach.

  • Küche/ˈkʏçə/

    The ü is short, not long like in Kühe.

  • Rechnung/ˈʁɛçnʊŋ/

    The ch after e is the soft ich sound, not a k.

  • riechen/ˈʁiːçən/

    The ie is a long i.

  • sprechen/ˈʃpʁɛçən/

    The sp at the start sounds like sch-p.

  • freundlich/ˈfʁɔʏ̯ntlɪç/

    Here eu sounds like oi.

  • natürlich/naˈtyːɐ̯lɪç/

    The stress is on the second syllable, the ü is long, and the r after it sounds almost like a short a.

  • richtig/ˈʁɪçtɪç/

    The ending -ig sounds like -ich.

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Questions

How do you say the roll is still soft inside in German?
You can say 'Dieses Brötchen ist innen noch ganz weich', meaning the roll is still completely soft inside.
What does richtig mean here?
Richtig means that something has no mistake and is correct, for example a bill.
How do you ask for the bill in German?
You can say 'Könnten Sie mir bitte eine Rechnung dafür geben?', asking someone to give you a bill for it.

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