Hard consonants at the end of a word in German

1. 1
   Herbst/hɛʁpst/

   fallnoun

   The season between summer and winter, when it gets cooler and the leaves fall.
2. 2
   Obst/oːpst/

   fruitnoun

   Sweet fruits like apples, pears, or grapes that people eat.
3. 3
   Wald/valt/

   forestnoun

   A large area of land where many trees grow close together.
4. 4
   Bach/bax/

   streamnoun

   A very small river that is narrow and flows over stones.
5. 5
   Berg/bɛʁk/iAlso said bɛʁɡ or bɛʁç.

   mountainnoun

   A very high part of the landscape that you can climb up.
6. 6
   Hund/hʊnt/

   dognoun

   An animal that barks and that many people keep at home.
7. 7
   Kind/kɪnt/

   childnoun

   A young person who is not yet an adult.
8. 8
   Tag/taːk/iAlso said tax, taːx, daːɡ, tɛːk or tɛk.

   daynoun

   A period of 24 hours.
9. 9
   weg/vɛk/

   goneadverb

   No longer there, disappeared.
10. 10
    fest/fɛst/

    firmadjective

    Hard and stable, so that it doesn't give way under pressure.

The sentences

1. Im Herbst fallen hier die bunten Blätter vom Baum.

   In the fall, the colorful leaves fall from the trees here.

2. Wir nehmen etwas Obst und Wasser in den Rucksack.

   We're taking some fruit and water in the backpack.

3. Der Wald riecht nach nassem Laub und feuchter Erde.

   The forest smells like wet leaves and damp earth.

4. Können wir am Bach eine kurze Pause machen?

   Can we take a short break by the stream?

5. Oben auf dem Berg haben wir eine gute Aussicht.

   Up on the mountain we have a great view.

6. Darf mein Hund hier ohne Leine laufen?

   Can my dog run here without a leash?

7. Mein Kind möchte noch bis zur Brücke laufen.

   My child wants to walk on to the bridge.

8. Das war heute ein richtig schöner Tag draußen.

   That was a really nice day outside today.

9. Mein Handschuh ist weg, ich finde ihn nicht.

   My glove is gone, I can't find it.

10. Der Boden am Bach ist fest und trocken.

    The ground by the stream is firm and dry.

Pronunciation

• Herbst/hɛʁpst/

  The b sounds like a p here, right before the st.

• Obst/oːpst/

  The o at the start is long, and the b sounds like a p.

• Wald/valt/

  At the end you hear a t, not a d.

• Bach/bax/

  The ch after a is the rough sound made far back in the throat.

• Berg/bɛʁk/

  The r is made back in the throat, and at the end there's a k sound.

• Hund/hʊnt/

  Short u, and at the end a t instead of a d.

• Tag/taːk/

  The a is long, and the g at the end sounds like a k.

• weg/vɛk/

  Short e, and the g at the end sounds like a k.

Questions

How do you say 'stream' in German?

Bach.

What does 'weg' mean in this scene?

It means something is no longer there, that it has disappeared.

How do you pronounce the German word for 'mountain'?

Berg is said with the r made back in the throat, and a k sound at the end.