Today's 3 expressions

• Expression 1

  hello / hi (works any time of day)

  Hallo

  H: a soft breathed h, just like English h in 'hat'

  a: the open 'ah' of 'father'

  llo: the double l keeps the a short; the o is a clean 'oh'

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• Expression 2

  hand (same word as English, new sound)

  Hand

  H: the same breathed h

  a: the open 'ah' again

  nd: a d at the very end of a German word is pronounced 't'

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• Expression 3

  Hello, Anna.

  Hallo, Anna.

  Hallo: hello, 'HAH-loh'

  Anna: a first name

  ,: a short pause before the name, just like English

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