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[Surname] Re: Dotterweich
An interesting surname, indeed. Translates "soft as yolk." The pronunciation is DOtehvaikh, the kh representing a fricative shaped between rear part of tongue and gum. Hard to describe, foreigners usually fail on this.
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Andy, thanks for your response. Could you please break it down more phonetically?Thanks!
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What aboutDO-teh-vaikhDO (with the stress) - like in DOnovanteh - like TEnnisvai - like in VAIs / vice presidentkh - impossible to transcribe as this sound does not exist in English
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