how to pronounce material
/mateˈʁi̯aːl/
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the above transcription of material is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.
material is pronounced in three syllables
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video examples of material pronunciation
An example use of material in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:
“… ist ja wahr mathe material weg und weil …”
meanings of material
noun:
- Material (matter).
material frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR
the word material occurs in german on average 35.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
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