how to pronounce personal

/pɛʁzoˈnaːl/

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personal is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… vor diesem personal game müssen wir ein …”

meanings of personal

noun:

Staff, personnel, employees.
Short for Personalabteilung (“human resources").

adjective:

Personal.

personal frequency in german - B2 level of CEFR

the word personal occurs in german on average 21.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.