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Help[Facts] Re: German pronounciation question
in reply to a message by Anya Mel’nik or Mel’nyk
They don't just say any S as the English Z.
Any S before a T is SH not Z. 'Stau' (traffic jam) for example is said with a SH sound at the beginning. So is the name Stefan. The name Sven is also not said with a Z sound, but just a regular S. I'd assume they'd use the Sven sound for Svitlana too.
Edit: it probably depends if in the foreign name the S is followed by a vowel or not.
Any S before a T is SH not Z. 'Stau' (traffic jam) for example is said with a SH sound at the beginning. So is the name Stefan. The name Sven is also not said with a Z sound, but just a regular S. I'd assume they'd use the Sven sound for Svitlana too.
Edit: it probably depends if in the foreign name the S is followed by a vowel or not.
This message was edited 3/12/2025, 7:15 AM
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