How the word "erklären" is translated into English
Können Sie mir bitte den Weg erklären?
[ˈkœnən ˈziː ˈmiːɐ̯ ˈbɪtə ˈdeːn ˈvɛk ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːrən?]
Can you please explain the way to me?
Ich muss dir etwas Wichtiges erklären.
[ˈɪç ˈmʊs ˈdiːɐ̯ ˈɛtvas ˈvɪçtɪɡəs ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːrən.]
I need to explain something important to you.
Das ist leider schwer zu erklären.
[das ˈɪst ˈlaɪ̯dɐ ˈʃveːɐ̯ ˈtsuː ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːrən.]
Unfortunately, that's hard to explain.
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