how to pronounce wären

/vɛːɐ̯n/

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wären is pronounced in one syllable

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ɛː

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

“… gesagt wenn sie pastor wären und ich so …”

meanings of wären

verb:

First/third-person plural subjunctive II of sein.

wären frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word wären occurs in german on average 134.5 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.