How to pronounce german r

1 Answer. The R is always considered a consonsant in German but can have a vocalic sound in some circumstances.

The French r is actually quite similar to the German r. The difference between these two is not phonetics (as far as I know), but rather phonology. German phonotactics permits the r sound [ʁ] only in a syllable-initial position, in the syllable onset.

Speech organs position for the English /r/ sound:

The tip of the tongue curls back slightly in the roof of the mouth, just behind the alveolar ridge, and the breath squeezes past whilst the tongue is still and not vibrating.

“ch” is followed by an “e” or “i”: It’s generally pronounced like the soft “ch” we know from ich; see, for example, Chemie (“chemistry”). But in some regions, the “ch” is pronounced like “k”.

At a first glance, you might think it is ‘Roooh’, ‘Ree-vee’, ‘Ree-wee’, ‘Revi’ (this last one was us). However once you learn that ‘W’ is pronounced like a ‘V’ and an ‘E’ is pronounced more like an ‘A’ in English, it gets a bit easier – ‘Ray-vuh’.

Rewe (stylized as REWE; German pronunciation: [ˈʁeːvə]) is a supermarket chain in Germany and the main brand of Rewe Group headquartered in Cologne. The name originated from an abbreviation of the original name “Revisionsverband der Westkauf-Genossenschaften” (Audit union for Westkauf-Cooperatives).

Department stores, Supermarkets, Convenience stores, Cash&Carry, Hypermarkets, Home improvement, etc. The REWE Group is a German diversified retail and tourism co-operative group based in Cologne, Germany. The REWE Group is the second largest supermarket chain in Germany behind EDEKA.

Penny or internationally Penny Market (in Austria Penny Markt) is a discount supermarket chain based in Germany, which operates 3,550 stores. The market was founded by Leibbrand Gruppe in 1973; since 1989 it has been fully owned by the Rewe Group.