Pronunciation of 'sehen', 'gehen' etc.

Hello! I learned German many many years ago in school. Then I was in Germany and even stayed there for a few months but I have never heard the pronunciation I noticed in Module 2.1 (Level 1), namely the verbs ‘sehen’ and ‘gehen’ pronounced with audible ‘h’ sound. It is so weird! I think it is a regionalism. So why?

I think they are deliberately exaggerating the pronunciation, If you search for “auf wiedersehen” and listen to that, that's a more normal pronunciation.

But no doubt the tutor will clarify this,

Hi all!

This can vary from region to region. While most speakers pronounce it very very softly so that it's hardly or not at all noticable, others may choose to pronounce the ‘h’ when exaggerating or deliberately speaking very clearly. 

Hope this helps!

Julia

Yes, thanks! 

I just wondered, because I spent almost a year in Germany and never heard it.