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- "Wir mögen Babys."
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"Babys".
It's as authentic in German by now as the word "authentic" is authentic in English. Or "street" or "window" or "they", all of which are originally loanwords.
There are some Anglicisms which still feel foreign but others which are completely integrated.
Deliberately avoiding them will make you sound unnatural, like a foreigner.
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What is the correct pronunciation for mögen? In fast mode she says muga, in the slow it is mugen...
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On Youtube I found a very helpful video on a channel called 'Don't Trust the Rabbit' which is all about pronouncing those umlauts. I still struggle with the ü, but her advice was pretty good for the other ones. Was called 'GERMAN UMLAUTS for Dummies - How To Pronounce Ä, Ö, Ü'.
It just sounds like a "g" to me... but if you want precise pronunciation advice, use other resources besides Duolingo, which uses a voice synthesiser. YouTube has many tutorials, Forvo has recordings from native-speakers, and if you know the phonetic alphabet you can double-check any anomalous words.