How to correctly pronounce these words, schneien and scheinen.
I am having difficulty making the words schneien and scheinen sound different when I say them. I am also having trouble distinguishing between the two when I hear them.

Any tricks or advice on saying these two words correctly, please.

Question

How to correctly pronounce these words, schneien and scheinen.
I am having difficulty making the words schneien and scheinen sound different when I say them. I am also having trouble distinguishing between the two when I hear them.

Any tricks or advice on saying these two words correctly, please.

Answer

http://www.dict.cc/?s=schneien
http://www.dict.cc/?s=scheinen

Well, if you have got problems with the pronunciation, take a closer look at the syllables:

schnei - en [der Schnee]
schei - nen [der Schein]

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scheinen = English "shine" + "en"
schneien = "shn" + "eye" + "en"

That should be enough tricks to get those.

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For a German these two words sound very different. If you record the words in a notebook entry I could find out which problems you have.