how to pronounce kurz

/kʊʁt͡s/

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kurz is pronounced in one syllable

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1.

t͡s

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An example use of kurz in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… machen sie doch mal kurz auf das wir nur …”

meanings of kurz

adjective:

Short, brief.
Concise.

adverb:

Briefly, in short.

kurz frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word kurz occurs in german on average 386 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.