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Help[Facts] Re: Pronunciation of "Madchen"
in reply to a message by Anonymous
I wondered that, too.
MAD-chen ...
the ch being that palatal consonant that is CH in German, which sounds different to me depending on the word and the speaker, and which I, an American, have never been able to make correctly with my own voice.
Sound clip: http://www.askoxford.com/mp3/g_ch2.MP3
My source: http://www.askoxford.com/languages/de/toi_german/pronunciation/
- chazda
MAD-chen ...
the ch being that palatal consonant that is CH in German, which sounds different to me depending on the word and the speaker, and which I, an American, have never been able to make correctly with my own voice.
Sound clip: http://www.askoxford.com/mp3/g_ch2.MP3
My source: http://www.askoxford.com/languages/de/toi_german/pronunciation/
- chazda
This message was edited 12/5/2005, 5:03 PM
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