1. the sound, the noise (non-musical, non-speech)
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Languages are full of onomatopoetical words for noises - hissing, humming, growling etc. Today, we'll look at the German ones and see if they "sound the part.
Vocab:
brummen, plätschern, knarren, rauschen, britzeln, quietschen, pfeifen
A fun look at the meaning of "der Ton" and what music has to do with pottery. And a bit of basic acoustical physics for good measure :)
Vocab:
der Ton, der Lehm, betonen, vertonen, die Note, der Klang
Word Family
Root: Onomatopoeia
anklappenaufklappenauseinanderklappenausklappeneinklappenKlappeHerzklappeklappernKlapperschlangeKlappfensterklapprigKlappstuhlKlapsKlapseklatschenklopfenanklopfenzuklappenzusammenklappen
