How to pronounce these GERMAN CELEBRITIES correctly | Feli from Germany
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Bastian Sweenshteiger? Arnold Swarsenegger? Heidi Kloom? Sometimes it’s hard for me to understand my American friends when they’re talking about people with German names, such as German celebrities or historical figures. That’s why in this video, I’m showing you guys how we pronounce these celebrity names in Germany. From soccer players like Bastian Schweinsteiger, Toni Kroos, and Franz Beckenbauer to actors like Diane Kruger and Christoph Waltz and historical figures like Goethe or Mozart - which of these names do you find the hardest to say?
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0:00 Intro
1:57 Soccer players
9:41 Basketball players
10:24 Racecar drivers
11:07 Politicians
13:19 Actors
17:01 Historical figures
19:48 Musicians
21:26 Models
22:30 My name
23:17 Outro
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@FelifromGermany 2 жыл бұрын
+++I listened to you guys and made a video about HOW TO PRONOUNCE GERMAN UMLAUTS IN 10 MINUTES! 🥳 Check it out ▸kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eNV2eKpmzZ3IXaM.html +++ Which of these names do you find the hardest to pronounce? 😅👇 Also, a couple post-production comments: Yes, I know I said alpine wrong but I can't get used to the English pronunciation of the word - it sounds weird to me haha but I'll try in the future. Also, Diane Kruger was born as Heidkrüger and not Heidekrüger as I said in the video.
@09.vuduyanhb68 2 жыл бұрын
Can you help us pronounce “Florian “New house(Neuhaus) “”pls
@christoffellner84 2 жыл бұрын
That should be of no big deal.
@Lorten369 2 жыл бұрын
Oh yes pleeeeaaase do a umlaut video. It pisses me of when people pronounce name's city's or country's wrong. It must stop so please educate the masses. 👍🍻
@sagetds1995 2 жыл бұрын
Learning to pronounce the umlaut is something I would want to see!
@mohamedpedrou2898 2 жыл бұрын
I liked this video Please do more like it👌
@quinnderuna16384 2 жыл бұрын
Na endlich weiß ich als Deutsche, wie ich die Namen alle ausspreche. 😂😂 Ist schon irgendwie lustig, dass man sich das anguckt, obwohl man es gar nicht müsste. xD
@roland9189 2 жыл бұрын
Same
@koalaandbooks 2 жыл бұрын
Da hast du recht
@jaro3183 2 жыл бұрын
True
@KatinkaMaika 2 жыл бұрын
Aber es ist so befriedigend, dass es mal jemand richtig sagt 😂
@Flachzange110 2 жыл бұрын
Das gleiche hab ich mir auch gedacht. :D aber ich schau mir all ihre Videos so gerne an... 😅
@irian42 2 жыл бұрын
Madhouse oder Matthäus - Haptsache Italien!
@japunaka 2 жыл бұрын
Nice one!
@catonkybord7950 2 жыл бұрын
Well, his English wasn't very good either, so I guess he's now squares with the English speakers 😂
@taftybufty 2 жыл бұрын
@@catonkybord7950 He speaks much better English now tho
@SirToby1076 2 жыл бұрын
It was Andreas Möller who said that btw. ;-)
@irian42 2 жыл бұрын
@@SirToby1076 Damn! ;-)
@roland9189 2 жыл бұрын
Amadeus is pronounced the way it is because it is latin: "Ama" = love and "Deus" = God. The German version would be "Gottlieb".
@cliffbungalow9373 Жыл бұрын
I believe that is where the name Geoffrey comes from as well.
@spielpfan7067 Жыл бұрын
Gottlieb Wendehals
@emanymton5789 10 ай бұрын
@@cliffbungalow9373 not quite. that would be the german Gottfried (God's Peace). Gottlieb would be more of God's Love, or Love to God.
@emanymton5789 10 ай бұрын
indeed. amare in latin is to love, ama is first person singular, so I love. Deus (two syllables pronouced de-us) is nominative singular, meaning God. So the full name means I love God.
@bobbystclaire 6 ай бұрын
Gottlieb it's not an uncommon name among Jews of Ashkenazi heritage
@11201339 2 жыл бұрын
Schrödinger's cat dies every time people mispronounce Schrödinger.
@UmutKursawe 2 жыл бұрын
Scherödinggah Scherödinggah Scherödinggah
@Pau_Pau9 2 жыл бұрын
Scrotum-dinger Ooops.. RIP kitty
@st4ndby 2 жыл бұрын
Schröd-digga
@Neoyorchese 2 ай бұрын
Löwenbräu
@pristondsa2017 2 жыл бұрын
I like when she talks with herself wearing flags of the USA and Germany 😅
@blindleader42 2 жыл бұрын
You mean her American clone, don't you? 😁
@jeffrutt6331 2 жыл бұрын
I guessing by living in both countries, she would probably have dual personalities. Or even a alter ego. Just kidding about the last part. I know it is comedy skit, and it is hilarious. But she probably does have a dual personality of American and German. She has been so absorbed in the American culture the last 5 years, she knows it better than most Americans. She is even modest too. She is hesitant to criticize aspects of American life that are blatantly flawed. But God Bless her for that. She is respectfully to not hurt anyones feelings. However we in the U.S. have fallen far. We used to be one of the healthiest and one of the smartest people on the planet. We are not even close anymore. We are the laughing stock of the world. This is why Trump got elected. Trumpers do not understand how this has happened. They are looking for answers that Trump is not going to resolve anyways, but I understand why they want that way. He was the better of the two. The far left has destroyed what ot means to be liberal. The far left will drag us to the pits of Hell. I am a God fearing man, and do believe our only salvation is by turning back to God through our Mesisah Yashua Ha Masaich. This is no joke either. I know that most people who follow Feli are atheists, but God has blessed the Western peoples, especially the Germanic peoples. Now God wants us to come back to his laws. The only way is to destory the nations. Then in despair we will seek God again and search for the absolute truth.
@n_kliesow 2 жыл бұрын
I do it myself with the person behind my mirror but we still talk at the same time... we're still in practice thou
@3.k 2 жыл бұрын
Lothar Madhouse, the cousin of Madeye Moody. 😁
@loonylovegood2.073 2 жыл бұрын
Lol 😅
@yasashiineko9069 2 жыл бұрын
I had the same thing in mind 🤣
@rosegranger2872 2 жыл бұрын
Yaasss
@Graywolf335 2 жыл бұрын
You sir, have won today. Hat tip to you
@huffelpuffwerewolfgirl5811 2 жыл бұрын
Perfect 😂
@Justmebelike 2 жыл бұрын
I was kinda shook when I heard Michael Schumachers accident has happened in 2013. I didn't expected it to be so long ago
@jenestratoo 2 жыл бұрын
When I was in high school, I took an "intensive" German Course. (Level I, II, and III in one summer, approximately 8 hours a day for about 2 months) I used to describe the German language as "harsh" sounding but I'm finally realizing that it only sounded harsh when I was speaking it. 😂 It sounds so beautiful when you speak it that it makes me want to practice my German again.
@riekebusch2293 Жыл бұрын
About your harshness: sweet remarks! Süß! (Suess!)
@hijmestoffels5171 2 жыл бұрын
German may be a difficult language, the pronunciation is not. Once you know the rules, you know how to pronounce a word. Quite different from English.
@K__a__M__I 2 жыл бұрын
subtle hyperbole.
@richardtodd6843 2 жыл бұрын
We have plenty of rules to choose from. You just have to guess which one to use at any given time. Sometimes different guesses have won out in the U.S. than in other English speaking countries.
@lloydhlavac6807 2 жыл бұрын
@@richardtodd6843 Ahhh, my thoughts exactly!
@amyvinson9353 2 жыл бұрын
If my mouth would make the sounds right it would be a lot better! I can "hear" the correct pronunciation in my head, but then when I hear myself say it out loud it's wrong, and I know it's wrong but I just can't get it right!
@armadspengler2717 2 жыл бұрын
Pronunciation of vowels in English is all over the place...
@shure81 2 жыл бұрын
Umlaut help?? YES finally! I have no idea how to pronounce those, I usually end up sounding like a dying moose or something...
@itsjustme4848 2 жыл бұрын
Dying moose? I think you’ve got it!
@Nghilifa 2 жыл бұрын
Here in Norway, "Schlager" is written "Slager" (so there's no "sch" sound, just an "S" sound), but here, it just refers to a "hit" instead of a separate genre of music. So one would say "Mamma Mia (ABBA song) was a real slager".
@Rauschgenerator 2 жыл бұрын
That's indeed how the German word evolved; originally "Schlager" also meant a successful song, until about the 1960's. Then, with more and more English songs, where the word "hit" was used, "Schlager" more and more was referred to as a song in German language, but mostly from the older generation, so the younger people adapted the word "hit" also for German songs - in the end, "Schlager" remained as the word for that vintage-style Rock/Pop in German language (which nobody with a decent sense for good music ever listens to).
@gombar_zsolt21 2 жыл бұрын
In Hungary, we use it in the same way. "Sláger" (written differently but the same pronunciation) refers to a very popular song.
@chrisrudolf9839 2 жыл бұрын
@@Rauschgenerator While I personally don't disagree with your statement, one should mention that you imply that a majority of Germans don't have a decent sense of musical taste, since Helene Fischer currently is the most succesful German singer in terms of sales and astonishingly many people listen to that crap.
@Rauschgenerator 2 жыл бұрын
@@chrisrudolf9839 I'd say that an astonishingly amount of people in the world don't have a decent sense of musical taste. :-D
@MartinAmbrosiusHackl 2 жыл бұрын
@@chrisrudolf9839 Schlager music is known for being very simple. There are even studies showing, why people with lower İQ’s tend to prefer this kind of music: İt is very easy to follow the melody, you even need not be a very capable musician to compose or play those songs on instruments. BUT this does neither mean that only unintelligent people like it. Willy Brand - on of the most respected federal chanclers loved it - though it is usually heard by rather right wing people. Nor are all schlager musicians incapable of playing complex music. There are even some extreme prominent schlager musicians who became very succcessful with it, made good money with it, but privately hated this music. (Even some of them are very fine jazz musicians, but known to a wider audience only because of their Schlagers with the most primitive arrangements. They were poor as long as they made respected and high quality music.) To say it in another way: from a stand point of music theory and artistry Schlager music is the scum of music, which nontheless is made and heard by a wide range of people.
@Claudia-cq2db 2 жыл бұрын
To pronounce "ü" correctly: Say "ee" (as in see), and then, while saying the sound, round your lips like you want to give sb a kiss (like the German "O")
@zoefezius6615 2 жыл бұрын
I would guess/describe it's like the y in Lydia, just longer and more stressed.
@zoefezius6615 2 жыл бұрын
Although thinking of german pronounciation of mystery and myriad. I think the y is a good start to train the longer darker more emphasised ü.
@TacticalSquirrel 2 жыл бұрын
Like Krüger, in High German they pronounce it kroo-guh...when in Low German it's Krooee-geh
@tiberius8390 2 жыл бұрын
@@TacticalSquirrel I don't get that phonetic spelling 🤣 You mean oo as actual german O sound? There are family names of the same heritage spelled Kroger, but if it is spelled Krüger who would say Kooger?
@waynemayo1661 2 жыл бұрын
That is how I was told to say it in German I class. Worked for me.
@phnelson033 2 жыл бұрын
Goethe. His cultural influence seems to inspire many Americans to at least 'attempt' to pronounce his name correctly. Most go with "Gerta".
@eammondeburca1694 2 жыл бұрын
" Ö " is notoriously difficult
@mikeleader5075 2 жыл бұрын
Chicago actually has streets named "Schiller" and "Goethe". But if you want a taxi driver to take you to any address on Goethe street, you had better pronounce it as GO EETH EE.
@GoethesSpucke 2 жыл бұрын
Your right Gerta is a good way to go. Not perfectly right but at least very similar. I am an expert in that because of my internet name. A lot of the people pronounce the "th" the English way. And the first part not as "ö" but more like “go at“.
@Marco-zm9xh 2 жыл бұрын
Whenever I see his name I'm tempted to say Johann Wolfgang von GO EETH EE. Every single time.
@alexs5744 2 жыл бұрын
I had difficulty saying the last name of a certain very bad German with the first name of Amon. If you watch Schindler’s List you’ll know who I’m talking about.
@tami.41 2 жыл бұрын
I think Christoph Walz is one of my all time favorite actors, he's just a genius
@mactac25 2 жыл бұрын
I agree. He is tremendous.
@sjduges67 2 жыл бұрын
She didn’t mention that Christoph Waltz was in the Bond movie SPECTRE.
@tami.41 2 жыл бұрын
@@sjduges67 oh true! And he's also going to be in the next one!
@LauraBCReyna 2 жыл бұрын
He's a ginormous Austrian ham. Too much overacting.
@sayfsayf4484 2 жыл бұрын
@@sjduges67 and Alita
@diving_element3126 2 жыл бұрын
12:56 "Not that they deserve having their name pronounced correctly..." After causing these atrocities this seems to be the appropriate penalty xD
@michaelduncan2759 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for mentioning Michael Schumacher, he deserves more recognition and respect world wide! Also Mr. Vettel, the way they pronounce his name has always driven me nuts!
@jeff-hg8je Жыл бұрын
My last name is Schumacher, and I'm like 6 or 7th generation American
@BlueBird8925 5 ай бұрын
@@jeff-hg8je My last name is Schuhmacher and I’m second generation Canadian. Funny hearing your own name pronounced in this video. 😂
@jeff-hg8je 5 ай бұрын
@BlueBird8925 I live in Michigan, my Grandfather Came over with his parents, around 1890ish. So would you say third or fourth Generation. I just found out that that today I thought we've been here longer. And all the Schumacher are related back in 🇩🇪 so we are cousin's at some point.
@wepprop 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, please to the umlaut pronunciation. I actually took a year of German in high school and remember most of the pronunciation rules but those dang umlauts drive me crazy.
@Beam1980 2 жыл бұрын
It is pretty easy to get the ü sound right. Just say 'ee' (like in see) and change your lips to what you would do when saying 'oo' (like in too). Voilà! That should sound like a ü-Umlaut. It is similar with the ö-sound. There, you have to sound out 'ay' (like in say) but change your lips like you would pronounce 'o' (like in so). Voilà! That should make the ö-sound.
@janhendrik1829 2 жыл бұрын
Also a way to explain their pronounciation: ä sounds like the a in mad or bad, ü like the y in system or gym and ö like the i in girl or the u in burn (don't forget to ignore the r).
@Andifined 2 жыл бұрын
An easier way to explain ü should be: just like the y in myth.
@Asgar1205 2 жыл бұрын
I guess people know Schweighöfer now because he was in Army of the Dead with Dave Bautista
@foofourtyone 2 жыл бұрын
I am usually not a big fan of his but in this movie he was very good. I have to admit.
@Asgar1205 2 жыл бұрын
@@foofourtyone haven’t seen it yet, just the trailer
@MrLasKG 2 жыл бұрын
@@foofourtyone actually, he was pretty much the only good thing to say about this movie…
@foofourtyone 2 жыл бұрын
@@MrLasKG Over all yes.
@catlover7 2 жыл бұрын
@@MrLasKG I agree. The way his character was written, it could have been annoying or too cartoonish, but he made it believable and likable. In fact, his character was the only likable one in the whole movie, and the only one I was rooting for.
@kolli7150 2 жыл бұрын
I can totally understand you let Americans pronounce your name the English way. Personally I have no problem different nationalities adapting my name to their mother tongue's accent. Especially when I am abroad I feel instantly more integrated when I get a "new version" of my name. :)
@Iscoileachme 2 жыл бұрын
When I studied in Belgium, literally nobody (expect for a handful of other Russian speaking students) pronounced my name in an even remotely correct way. The versions were so weird that I preferred to stick to Michael, as in they normal English way. For some reason, Michael sounded okay to me (or Michelle or anything "real") but "Mee-kay-ill" didnt. Not that it really bothered me too much, rather it was kinda funny lol.
@ember1794 Жыл бұрын
It's so amazing that even though you're from Bavaria, you pronounce the words exactly as I do, a Northern German ❤❤❤
@nealsterling8151 2 жыл бұрын
"Schlager" is a type of German "music" that is best not be talked about...
@juttalio1664 2 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha!
@TheQueendom 2 жыл бұрын
Just because you don't like it doesn't mean that other people don't like it as well, I personally like Schlager music a lot and especially Helene Fischer!
@hijmestoffels5171 2 жыл бұрын
With the exception of “Ich bin wie du” by Marianne Rosenberg. There is however something even more horrible than the German Schlager: the Dutch version of it.
@daguido742 2 жыл бұрын
its besically the german equivalent of countrymusic
@Nostrum84 2 жыл бұрын
@Neal Sterling Talk for yourself! There are some very very nice Schlagerpieces. Unless you talk about the Ballermann-type of Partyschlager holy crap. Well, even there, there are some fun pieces :D
@SCGMLB 2 жыл бұрын
I guess that similar to how Americans pronounce Volkswagen as Volks wagon - when I guess more like it's Folks vagen?
@nathanlaoshi8074 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, that is correct.
@abalada 2 жыл бұрын
Now guess what the German word for "folk music" is? Volksmusik Das Volk = the people music of the people = Volksmusik car of the people = Volkswagen (also in German an artificial word when it was created) Wagen = wagon in English But unlike in English the German Wagen is basically used for anything on wheels. From a 4000 years old Streitwagen = chariot (literally dispute/war wagon) up to a modern Rennwagen = racing car (literally racing wagon) or Kinderwagen = pram (literally a wagon for children)
@SCGMLB 2 жыл бұрын
@@abalada It was the “people’s car”. It unfortunately has its ties to the time when Hitler was in power.
@NormanF62 2 жыл бұрын
@@SCGMLB My first and last car was a Beetle! I’ve disregarded the historical association because it was so fun to drive. Already mentioned the music and when you think of the letter v its easy for Americans to get lost in the woods because v is a vowel in English but it doesn’t exist in German so that’s why there’s so much confusion in the correct pronunciation of German names. Feli summed it up brilliantly in her intro where her German self struggles to comprehend what her American counterpart is trying to tell her!
@michellecavalcante5883 2 жыл бұрын
You made me remember a history that it's told here in Brazil: When the Volkswagen Beetle arrived here, people didn't know how to pronounce the name (Volkswagen), so they were calling it "Volks" (as in Folks), but they also struggled with the pronunciation so the car became nown here even to this date as Fusca.
@halukonal1400 2 жыл бұрын
I'm Turkish. Your pronunciation of Mesut Özil is almost spot on with 2 minor mistakes. Firstly, /s/ in Mesut is not a /z/ sound, it is more like your ß. And secondly /i/ in in Özil is a short vowel.
@GeorgeSaint666 2 жыл бұрын
I'd guess is is tempting for germans to speak the "z" as a "ts", as they pronounce a z like that. So I understand that in Turkish it is spoken more like an double s (ss)?? And the i thus as a short "i" not long "ie"? So it's spoken more like Össil?
@Transalp1965 2 жыл бұрын
In 2012 we took a cab in Fort Worth from the Stockyards to our hotel. The driver asked us, after we explained that we're from Germany: "Do you like no Whiskey in Germany?" Due a lot of Lone Star beers I wondered about the grammar, but was not sure if I understood him correctly. So I answered "Sure we like Whiskey in Germany." His answer confused me completely: "Oh, you call him Whiskey?" Him??? Whiskey??? No Whiskey??? Turned out, he was talking about Dirk Nowitzki. We had to stop at the curbside because we all had a good laugh with a lot of tears :-)
@michaelsommers2356 2 жыл бұрын
Mozart's actual name was -Gottlieb- Theophilus. Amadeus is the Latin version of the name. Mozart only used it when jokingly referring to himself as Wolfgangus Amadeus Mozartus. He preferred the Italian Amadeo.
@GholamFareed 2 жыл бұрын
You forgot Johannes.
@michaelsommers2356 2 жыл бұрын
@@GholamFareed I didn't forget, I just didn't mention it. His full name was Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. (I was wrong about Gottlieb.)
@domrogg4362 2 жыл бұрын
@@michaelsommers2356 Theophilus is actually Amadeus in Greek. It's all Gottlieb! 😁😉
@michaelsommers2356 2 жыл бұрын
@@domrogg4362 Obviously.
@enlw0209 Жыл бұрын
@@michaelsommers2356 You weren't wrong. Gottlieb was the name his parents gave him. It can be traced to an ad they put in a local paper announcing his birth. Theophilus was a bullshit translation they put in the official church records.
@MichaelPhillipsatGreyOwlStudio 2 жыл бұрын
I think the reason that Amadeus is four syllables (eu pronounced as two syllables) is because it's Latin.
@ireneks 2 жыл бұрын
Ideed. The it's Latin. The German version of Amadeus would be Gottlieb.
@elimalinsky7069 2 жыл бұрын
@@ireneks That was the actual real name of Mozart. He was born Wolfgang Gottlieb. Mozart was the name of the nobility house he was born into, Gottlieb was his surname, which was commonly latinized as Amadeus.
@RustyDust101 2 жыл бұрын
The Japanese had a massive problem trying to pronounce Bastian Schweinsteiger's name during the world cup in 2002. As far as I understand it, Kanji has pre-made syllables that are used to approximate western names and words. That often results in additional letters being pronounced when these Kanji syllables are stacked together. The "Schweinsteiger" combination is simply something that does not occur in Kanji, so they often simply said "the player with the unpronouncable name".
@dansands6363 2 жыл бұрын
I just rewatched the 2007 United States Grand Prix recently, which was Seb's debut race in F1, and it was funny to hear the British commentators pronounce his last name as, "Vet-tell" with the emphasis on the end lol.
@bryansproles2879 2 жыл бұрын
Having studied German for a couple of years, most of these names were pretty easy for me. But I can't get past the first guy's last name, "Matthäus". When I see it, I automatically want to pronounce it Matt-hoys", similar to the plural for houses - "Häuser".
@alexj9603 2 жыл бұрын
"Matthäus" is the Latin(ized) form of the name of the evangelist Matthew. So as in "Amade|us", we pronounce the ä and u separately. But when strictly applying German pronunciation rules, it would come out as you said. I sometimes do this as a joke.
@abinashmishra329 2 жыл бұрын
I would have said “Matt-hoys” too. When I was learning German, my instructors taught me to pronounce Gebäude as “geh-BOY-duh”.
@jandroruiz 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, it should be "Ma-toys", but I think there's no way in German to say "eu" like in Spanish or Italian
@jandroruiz 2 жыл бұрын
There are some other exceptions like Jubiläum, Colosseum, Museum in which eu/äu is not pronounced "oy" but as it's written because, as Michael Phillips mentioned before, these words come from Latin
@RustyDust101 2 жыл бұрын
Like Alex J said: it would have been absolutely correct if the pronounciation rules also applied to names. But names existed looooong before any kind of rules for pronunciation were codified, so they often retained their previous pronunciation. For example, the city name of Duisburg is actually pronounced "Düsburg" (with the Umlaut Ü), instead of "Doo | is -|burg". Heck, that even throughs off Germans who never heard of it. So don't worry too much about mispronouncing specific names.
@Ribulose15diphosphat 2 жыл бұрын
Madhouse would be a good Nickname for Klaus Kinski.
@FlashheadX 2 жыл бұрын
Stop still giving Kinski a stage after more than 30 years because of "funny" tantrum videos on KZfaq, he seriously injured people on set and sexually abused his daughter throughout her entire childhood. When he was recording a movie with indigeneous African people, they actually offered the team to kill him although they didn't even understand his language.
@Teuronium 2 жыл бұрын
@@FlashheadX Und dem Sprecher in der Dokumentation ist selber gar nicht aufgefallen, welchen Widerspruch sein romantisch verklärtes Narrativ vom angeblich "Friedlichen Volk, das keine Gewalt kenne und Aggression total fremd sei und Konflikte ganz anders gelöst würden" mit dessen ernstgemeinten Tötungsangebot aufwirft. Ein typischer Gutmenschen Faux pas... und übrigens war das nicht in Afrika, sondern in Südamerika.
@californiahiker9616 2 жыл бұрын
He was creepy good!!! While I was growing up, he starred in many Krimis as the deranged bad guy. Character roles. But yeah, piece of work for those in his orbit, including his daughter Nastassia Kinski.
@NormanF62 2 жыл бұрын
Aguirre is one of those films where everyone remembers the haunting ending of a man driven mad by his delusions. Werner Herzog’s masterpiece is a powerful indictment of the overreaching of human ambition, folly and greed and its tragic consequences.
@hughjass1044 4 ай бұрын
You've done a wonderful job learning English. I'm told it's one of the hardest languages there is to learn, largely because it's full of rules, every one of which we break at regular intervals.
@JustMeAri 2 жыл бұрын
About Gisele Bündchen: I'm Brazilian and she/we pronounce her last name similar to English, however the U and E sound a little bit different. Her first name, Gisele, the pronunciation sounds totally different from German or English, the G it's closer to "je" in French (it's not the same, but I don't know how to explain it). There are a lot of people with German roots in the South of Brazil and a lot of them speaks German. 🙂
@ianmurphy9955 2 жыл бұрын
Matthaus was an absolute gem of a player, also his rating in football manager as an assistant is immense
@GholamFareed 2 жыл бұрын
Probably the best CDM I've ever seen.
@helgas1691 11 ай бұрын
You mean Matthäus
@loonylovegood2.073 2 жыл бұрын
Ooh, i think we actually needed this Video lol Danke für deinen content insgesamt, liebe deine Videos :)
@chris2fur401 2 жыл бұрын
As always, love your videos. I was in Cincinnati last week actually! Always love a kings island trip!
@ogiedee5289 2 жыл бұрын
GREAT Video! ...........Do a part TWO................Enjoy your videos.
@brucewayne1894 2 жыл бұрын
Oliver Kahn, Jens Lehmann, Michael Ballack, Jürgen Klinsmann, Manfred von Richthofen, Thomas Kretschmann, and Kraftwerk sat there and waited for their mention...
@neinzukorruption9321 2 жыл бұрын
Please no more football players. All of them are nearly anbearable. :-/
@e.458 2 жыл бұрын
I give you Kraftwerk: "Kraft": German "r" (in the throat); "a" = short "u" : Krufft Werk: "w"= "v"; er like "ear" in "bear" or "wear" Kraftwerk=Krufftveark
@breannadeal8610 2 жыл бұрын
Actually thought Gerd Müller would make the list, but I was happy enough with Neuer.
@danielkeough1412 2 жыл бұрын
One of the biggest German American celebrities was Hugh Hefner, the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy Magazine and Playboy Enterprises. In my German workbook, instead of using the word, 'elephant' as a reference for the proper pronunciation for the letter, 'E' in German, I wrote in, 'Hef' , after the letter, the nickname that everyone called him.
@jonmiguel 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Informative on several levels. I compliment Feli AND her audience. And I'd like to hear "Eberhard Anheuser" and "Adolphus Busch" in your next 'names' video.
@zacharron 2 жыл бұрын
Servus Feli! Cooles Video. So viele Namen. :^) Als Ami, der in Deutschland seit 1998 lebt, macht es mich immer wahnsinnig, wenn ich Amerikaner Deutsch reden hören muss. Ich weiss, Deine Landsleute finden es meistens süss, aber es geht mir echt auf dem Keks, aus irgendwelchem Grund. Vor Jahren eine Amerikanerin hat mir über ihren Besuch in Rothenburg erzählt. Ich hatte keine Ahnung wo das war, weil sie dass mit dem englischen "th" gesagt hat. :^)
@jpisaac85 2 жыл бұрын
Great episode! We need part 2! :)
@mitchellsinnwell9866 2 жыл бұрын
Would love a video on the umlauts!
@james-p Жыл бұрын
I just received a camera part from the factory in Germany (I'm in the US) - the shipping clerk's name on the packing slip was Jörg Badstübner. I thought, man, it doesn't get any more German than Jörg Badstübner! What a great name.
@scottman895 2 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this one! It is great to hear how the names of German celebrities as well as Austrian ones are pronounced in the original language. I definitely would love to see a video about how to pronounce the vowels with umlauts over them. When I have traveled around Germany and Austria, I tend to struggle at times with trying to pronounce those particular letters correctly.
@macoelectrum4193 2 жыл бұрын
An umlaut (?) video would be much appreciated. Thanks for the great video today!
@TMD3453 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks GGIA! Umlauts are funny. I think they’re easy to overdo as an English speaker. Also the r’s. Might be worth a video though I learned from the names you mentioned. Cheers Tschuess!
@tbrigham12 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@patmurphy389 2 жыл бұрын
I would like a video about the umlauds! Thank you Feli!
@Rizwanalam 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video
@philcalvino884 2 жыл бұрын
For your next list: Felix Mendelssohn (of Wedding March fame) and Richard Wagner (of Ride of the Valkyries fame).
@e.458 2 жыл бұрын
The "e" in Felix is like Felicitas's nickname (Feli). Americans usually get Mendelssohn quite right (short "o" - this somehow doesn't German pronounciation rules). Bartholdy (the "th" is just pronounced as a "t"): Mendelsonne-Bartoldy
@e.458 2 жыл бұрын
Richard is harder: the "r" is guttural in the back of the throat. You can just drop the second "r", most Germans do that, too. The "ch" sounds like when people overly emphasise the "h" in "huge". Wagner: "w"="v"; "a"=British "ar" (Like in Mark - with a silent "r"): Va(r)gner
@philcalvino884 2 жыл бұрын
@@e.458 Thanks! I know how they're pronounced, but virtually every English speaker I know pronounces them incorrectly. And hearing them spoken by a native is worth a thousand words. Which is why I made the request.
@NoneYaBidness762 2 жыл бұрын
Cool. Thanks!
@drewyoung2157 2 жыл бұрын
I had the opportunity to go to several of Dirk’s games while he was still playing in Dallas. Amazing player, but also a really great, humble guy!
@davidpearson5601 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Felicia: I happened along on your channel and have been absolute binge watching your videos as I find them very interesting. As a native English speaker- I have known this my whole life and realize from seeing your video- just how hard it must be to learn English. I am not German or have German heritage however- my wife's heritage is 100 % German. I very much enjoy your channel. I wish you all the best....
@maike0597 2 жыл бұрын
It isnt at all actually. The grammar is really easy and after a few weeks you know the pronounciation rules so you can speak most words without any problems. So it isnt hard at all to learn english
@jamesclough2638 2 жыл бұрын
I love hearing about the German language. I wish I could speak it properly
@davidelias3650 2 жыл бұрын
It's hard bro
@SnowflakeHenri 2 жыл бұрын
(my landlord was called Oma).
@SnowflakeHenri 2 жыл бұрын
In 1967 I flew over to Germany with my then husband and 5 month old son. My husband was stationed near a town named Neirstein. I loved telling Oma my son ha two teeth in German. I used to be able to count to ten.
@e.458 2 жыл бұрын
@@SnowflakeHenriDo you mean Nierstein? That's a nice little town! Btw. "Oma" is German for "Grandma". That means, she basically adopted you.
@GholamFareed 2 жыл бұрын
@@e.458 Ouma is also Dutch for granny.
@MichaelJohnson-de6yz Жыл бұрын
Yes please!!! Definitely yes for a video on pronunciation!!!!
@ViolinaRacheva 2 жыл бұрын
I freaking love these videos. Hugs from a Bulgarian watcher of your videos :)
@ulrikemesserschmidt5018 2 жыл бұрын
Feli, you said "Schwarzen-egger" with a distinct break between the two parts. I live in Graz, the region, where Arnold Scharzenegger was born, and here the two parts are always totally connected without any break or pause.
@brianhiles8164 2 жыл бұрын
Arnold S. has _himself_ stated publicly that in his regional dialect of German, his name is pronounced _Schwarzenekker_ (that is, with the _g_ characters taking a /k/ sound), and that it means _black ploughman._ Is this consistent with the fact that you are from Graz too?
@ulrikemesserschmidt5018 2 жыл бұрын
@@brianhiles8164 Yes, it is much more a "kk" than a "gg", that's correct. And there is no break between the two parts of the word.
@itsjustme4848 2 жыл бұрын
@@brianhiles8164 the sound of a non-initial ‘g’ in German is often well on it’s way to more of a ‘k’ sound. “Guten Tag” sounds more like “Guten Tak”
@Jeahkir 2 жыл бұрын
Das ist der berühmte Glottisschlag. In österreichischem Deutsch wird er kaum benutzt, daher wäre wohl Schwarze-negger in einem Wort korrekt. Im Deutschen wird sehr viel mehr der Glottisschlag eingesetzt, daher sagt man in München tatsächlich Schwarzen-egger. Denke, das ist Feli als Münchnerin nicht wirklich so bewusst ;).
@Leo-uu8du 2 жыл бұрын
@@itsjustme4848 Auslautverhärtung nennt sich das. Existiert im Niederländischen und im Deutschen, aber nicht im Bairischen, Alemannischen und Englischen. Im Bairischen gelten andere Regeln, wann ein Konsonant stimmhaft oder stimmlos gesprochen wird. Im Mittelbairischen ist das nur abhängig von der Länge des vorangehenden Lautes z.B. Beng (Bank) vs. Beenk (Bänke). Daraus resultieren auch teilweise starke Unterschiede innerhalb des Mittelbairischen z.B. Fåtta vs. Fååda (beides Vater, aber einmal mit kurzem å). K wird anlautend immer stimmlos und behaucht gesprochen. Das Südbairische hält sich mehr an die Regeln des Althochdeutschen, wo weder die Mittelbairische oder Mitteldeutsche Konsonantenschwächung, noch die Auslautverhärtung stattgefunden hat.
@fawnjenkins7266 2 жыл бұрын
I definitely would love a video about pronouncing ü!
@floriankres7982 Жыл бұрын
Ein großartiges Video..!!
@abhikbanerjee5828 2 жыл бұрын
I love watching your videos, coz they're very informative & insightful. Can you also do a short reaction series to the famous German language Netflix series - DARK? This is the best sci-fi series ever made according to me. Looking forward.
@lidarutz 2 жыл бұрын
Felicia! Could you do another series of this using names submitted by subscribers? I bet a lot of us have German last names we have no clue how to really pronounce.
@MacGuffinExMachina 2 жыл бұрын
I know Til Schweiger from SLC Punk, a 1999 indie film. One of my favorites. I remwmber the director talking about how he was really big in his home country. He's funny in that film.
@jstr66 7 ай бұрын
I like how you describe pronouncing German(and also French) 'r's. Your detailed description of what the tongue does is spot on! I noticed when I'm trying to pronounce that sound(especially in the case of Toni Kroos), it's kind of like the tongue starts forward in the mouth with the thick part at the back touching the molars on the side sand gets pulled back into the throat similarly feeling (and even sounding) like an 'L'
@Marion_H 2 жыл бұрын
Daaanke, für deine Erklärungen zu Basti Schweinsteiger🥰! Liebe es, dass du deinen nicht-deutschen Fans so ein positives Bild von ihm vermittelst und auch so ausführlich.. absoluter Lieblingsspieler😍❤! Und die Doku ist wirklich mega💯!
@ThenameisAntti 2 жыл бұрын
As a Latin learner 'servus' catches my ear every time. Are you calling me a slave?🤣
@kv2315 2 жыл бұрын
salve servus
@patrickm3981 2 жыл бұрын
It has of course Latin roots, but no, it's not calling someone a slave. Its more the opposite, it originally meant "at your service".
@KaiHenningsen 2 жыл бұрын
That's a greeting in the same language/culture that also came up with the greeting "gschamster Diener" (most obedient servant), which might clue you in that with "servus", the speaker calls _himself_ a servant or slave. ETA: see also, "à votre service" in French, and I believe there are similar ones in English that I can't recall right now.
@brianhiles8164 2 жыл бұрын
For a few years now, I have been relentlessly -needling- -twitting- amusing Feli, that in each video she announces herself to be a slave -- or, uses the word in such a way that it sounds identical to a kind of feline (cat) species that is native to Africa. Either way, I can only surmise that she understands these statements are an amusement, because she continues to say it... I just finished a comment that has this joke, with additional text and trivia that is much like how I try to amuse her.
@AKS-666 2 жыл бұрын
"Servus" is a greeting mostly used in Bavaria. ;)
@Leo-019-04 2 жыл бұрын
It is so funny in my opinion in both sides that famous persons are pronounced so differently😂😂
@sevnof8 4 ай бұрын
Hi Feli, I love your videos. I’ve listened to singer Nina Hagen before but was unsure of the correct pronunciation of her name. Thank you for all the great information!
@robertrangiuia2613 Жыл бұрын
Love your videos
@erraticonteuse 2 жыл бұрын
I have it on good authority (from my British ex-girlfriend) that the name pronunciation thing is not limited to different languages. Her name is "Hattie", and it was not until she pointed it out to me that I noticed that Americans pronounce the double-t as a "d", so she was constantly putting up with everyone, even her girlfriend, basically calling her "Had-ee" instead of how her name is actually spelled: "Hat-tee".
@Toolaholic7 2 жыл бұрын
Heidi Klum,can't forget the VW commercial she makes the car blush turning red after she said German cars are sexy.Includes the Victoria's Secret commercials she was in.Can't forget famous beer brewers Adolphus Busch and Frederick Miller whom were German too.I have German in me,would love to learn how to pronounce it in German
@kenkur27 2 жыл бұрын
Busch is pronounced pretty much the same in English and German. Miller the same except the final r is a bit different.
@dutchcanuck79 10 ай бұрын
Hello Feli, I really enjoy your videos very much! I'm from The Netherlands (with loads of German roots), so there we're neighbours. ;-) Have a good day!
@richardlutzmau7619 2 жыл бұрын
Bastante empenho aqui nesse video. Ficou show de bola. Bom trabalho!!
@paulberkebile5562 2 жыл бұрын
I'd really like you to make a video about pronouncing letters with umlauts!
@kingofthejungle3833 2 жыл бұрын
Great video, I was expecting to see Helmut Kohl in the list. Also in part 2 can you add Steffi Graf, and Martina Navratilova (even though she's Chech) also how much of the Chech Republic is German speaking?
@MissNina67 2 жыл бұрын
Today about 0,4% of the Chech population consider themselves german. Most of them are descendants from the german speaking minority living in the region of today's Chech Republic, although there are also some Germans who just emigrated recently from Germany to the Chech Republic. Before World War II the German minority in within the territory of today's Check Republic was much larger, about 30%. (Germans had been moving to this region in large numbers in the 12th and 13th century but also in later centuries.) But after the war most Germans were expulsed from Central and Eastern Europe, since as you can imagine, they were not really welcome after Germany fought and occupied a lot of these territories (not saying it was the right thing to do, but that's the explanation).
@staciangelly 2 жыл бұрын
Yes on a umlaut pronunciation video!
@LeftToWrite006 2 жыл бұрын
Yes to the umlaut video. I have not found any good pronunciation videos for this type of sound.
@NipkowDisk 2 жыл бұрын
I will toss in a YES, PLEASE for creating a video on how to pronounce the umlauts correctly!!!
@MissDatherinePierce 2 жыл бұрын
I remember my British professor asking about our names (we were a group of only foreign students) and all of us introduced ourselves by the English versions of our names. And she was like "No, no, I want to know how you really say it." For me it was weirder to use my German name with English than just using the English version. But I appreciated her effort.
@ConnorNotyerbidness 2 жыл бұрын
I had that with a history teacher who insisted on saying my name as it is in german Im not from germany I grew up in that town here in california Nobody in my family has lived in germany for close to 120 years (they came over close to turn of the century) The teacher wasnt german either I later had a professor in college who while he was iranian spent 30 years in germany and pronounced my name that way partly because his best friend happened to share my last name, so i felt bad if i were to correct it
@emreigrek2132 Жыл бұрын
Your prononciation about "mesut özil" is almost perfect. 👏
@georgeorozco4970 2 жыл бұрын
Love your content! you are bada**! Love from Los Angeles CA
@philipmitchelmore7293 2 жыл бұрын
Yes I would love to hear everything from all languages
@dalemcdaniel4703 2 жыл бұрын
Ich mag ein bisschen Rammstein. 😉 Meine Lieblingslieder von Rammstein sind "Engel" und "Radio".
@tbrigham12 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Felicia - you have a great vibe and very interesting content. My brother-in-law is german and my sister (his wife) and nephew speak german so we hear the language a lot :) You should visit San Francisco, CA sometime - its a beautiful city and some think its the most "European" city in the US. I grew up here so I can give you some advice on where to go! Cheers, Tom
@margui6224 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, Feli. I’ve struggle to pronounce Schwarzenegger for a long time. The correct pronunciation is probably more easier.
@ricksharpe6895 2 жыл бұрын
Several others have mentioned my favorite German athlete. Angelique Kerber, who made the semifinals at Wimbledon this year. If you're going to do a follow up I'd be interested in some of the famous German scientists, especially those with measurement units named after them. For example: Max Planck, Georg Ohm, Heinrich Hertz and Werner von Siemens. Thanks for another entertaining video!
@DarthAndredu Жыл бұрын
@Rick Sharpe Take a look at Alicia Schmidt. She is hot like hell.
@mactac25 2 жыл бұрын
Three of my players! Bastian Schweinsteiger, Thomas Müller, and Manuel Neuer! And yes, I am an FC Bayern München supporter from Indiana. I became a big fan of Thomas Müller during the 2010 World Cup.
@kemerilen3592 2 жыл бұрын
Great video as always loved the historic figures section. As I read a lot about the First World War I would be interested in the correct pronunciation of Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff. Danke für diese Videos
@ericcousino2068 2 жыл бұрын
Yes please do a video on how the umlaut works. I still struggle on understanding it.
@clara4251 2 жыл бұрын
Hi, I am from Hamburg, Germany. For Me it's very funny to hear the pronouncing in English. Have a beautiful da. Deine Clara 🥰
@charliefoxtrott1048 2 жыл бұрын
Hammburch, meine Perle...
@florian-249 2 жыл бұрын
Werder Bremen, unser Leben lang!^^
@clara4251 2 жыл бұрын
HSV forever
@giewhcs 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video! I now know the correct way to pronounce my last name! Sincerely, - David Schweighofer
@henner645 2 жыл бұрын
As always flawless. There is nothing to nitpick on in this video.
@squarewave808 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, a video on proper umlaut pronunciation would be very helpful!
@williamfickas2542 2 жыл бұрын
It would be great to hear how to pronounce the umlaut vowels. Also, I’ve been having some philosophical discussions and Jakob Boehme came up. I presume it rhymes with Goethe. Is that right? It sounds like you were saying the vowel should be longer because of the ‘h’.
@Phillyfast Жыл бұрын
Didn't realize that the German pronunciation of my last name is pretty close to the English pronunciation. Always think it's cool when I see the Fassbender name on screen in movie credits and such. Michael has even taken up motor racing in the past few years and competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year. Really thought it was cool seeing the Fassbender name in one of the most prestigious races there is! Very cool videos, Feli. It's because of your channel that I really want to learn to speak German. Danke!
@Daniel-qz3pk Жыл бұрын
Fassbender is actually a German name. You have German ancestry
@speeddemon945 2 жыл бұрын
F - V Yes like Volkswagen (VW) and Mercedes-Benz (Mertcedes) I know, this has been tackled already and I'm just amazed that I have mispronounced a ton of German names and Brands previously. Thank you for this very informative video :)
@ErklaerMirDieWelt 2 жыл бұрын
When I was living in France as a German, they had a lot of trouble getting my name right, so I tried to go with the French version. Turns out the French version of my name is perceived as an old ladies' name, so people were even more confused than before.
@Fabii2000 2 жыл бұрын
Haha great story :)
@nissak1561 2 жыл бұрын
I'm French. What's your name ?
@adoptedowl 2 жыл бұрын
Is your name Paul/Paule?
@rodaross 2 жыл бұрын
I use to have discussions about the pronunciation of Gisele Bündchen with a Brazilian friend of mine. He pronounces in completely different way than German or English.
@Tayna143 2 жыл бұрын
You’re right, I’m Brazilian and we do pronounce Gisele’s name completely different than it is supposed to be in German. It sounds almost like bin-tchen
@karpos 2 жыл бұрын
YES! We need umlaut sounds!
@johnfnoone3164 11 ай бұрын
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