how to pronounce also

/ʔalzoː/

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also is pronounced in two syllables

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oː

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

“… so dass da wird also viel er in seinem …”

meanings of also

interjection:

Used to resume an interrupted train of thought.
An intensifier, indicates an emotional connection to the statement.
So (Used as a lead-in or to start a new topic.).
Alright (Indicates agreement with something.).

adverb:

Used to introduce additional information about something previously mentioned.
Thus.
Then (Used to connect a sentence with previous information.).

conjunction:

So, therefore.

also frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word also occurs in german on average 1524.9 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.