how to pronounce mir

/miːɐ̯/

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the above transcription of mir 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.

mir is pronounced in one syllable

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1.

iː

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

“… aber es halt nach mir ein tick der …”

meanings of mir

pronoun:

Dative of ich: me, to me.
Alternative form of wir (“we").

mir frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word mir occurs in german on average 4030.3 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.