George Pope ---> Malte Schmidt AM 28.06.06
BETREFF: *Re^7: Tattoo*

Hi George!

GP> On (27 Jun 06) Malte Schmidt wrote to George Pope...
MS>> GP> mukinstich = mosquito?
MS>>
MS>> Mckenstich, yes

GP> Certainly the doohickeys over the 'u' made a difference, but does the
GP> additional 'c'?

Does it in english?

No, the "ck" is as in english "stick". It sounds just
like a "k"
The only difference is that the vowel before that is always spoken short  
(not that it is necessarily long if there is only the "k" alone). And I  
believe even that is the same in english.


And yes the "doohickeys" make a great difference. But... i still don't  
know a word with "" which you should know to pronounce
correctly. Even in  
the little word like "ber-" which you should know, you leave the -dots  
and write and say "uber".


MS>> "Braunschweig"
MS>> "Braun" means "brown" and is similarly
pronounced, just the "r" is
MS>> really
MS>> different and "schweig" rhymes with "like".
"sch"=sh, the "w"... well,
MS>> for
MS>> that I sent you the file. :)
GP> Okay, got it now, thanks!  (I'm more visual than aural for learning!)

It is really hard to understand someone if one is not or very little  
familiar with the language, I know. Especially when I just say it once,  
you cannot know for sure. The vowels are hardly pronounced at all...and so  
so. And here I also should have mentioned where the syllables end.

But that is why on the school cassettes for our english lessons the people  
there spoke so unbelievably slowly and clearly. It is important to do it  
that way, but it is such a difference to the "real life".


Bye,
Sputnik!
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