10+ tips to speak German WITHOUT an accent

Every time I take a German lesson with a new tutor, their first impression is almost always shock. “Du sprichst akzentfrei!!“ Maybe not everyone thinks it's as important, but I pride myself in good pronunciation. I try to apply it in all of my languages, but I see a lot of my fellow German learning peeps struggling, so I thought I would drop a video on it :) These are 10 or so examples of things you could improve, sprinkled with general tips all throughout. Yes, it can be hard, but it's just as rewarding! intro 00:00 why is having a good accent important? 00:51 the infamous CH and R, and my tips 2:10 vowels and diphthongs? HELP 4:27 pronouncing ST and SP right 5:46 words ending in -ig 6:30 disappearing endings (-ben, -ken) 7:24 article contractions and shortenings 9:12 losing the E: hab', schreib', geh', etc. 10:35 putting it all together outro :) 11:24 Do you have any more questions or problems you're having with Germa