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Forum: Other cultures and language 15th May 2008, 07:32 PM
Replies: 40
German
Views: 1,017
Posted By atitarev
Re: German
No, difference, I promise, not in standard. Ch in "such" and "suche" (imperative for "suchen") are
the same, whether at the end of the syllable or in front of the shwa. As I said before, I don't...
Forum: Other cultures and language 15th May 2008, 07:08 PM
Replies: 40
German
Views: 1,017
Posted By atitarev
Re: German
Yes, if using standard German pronunciation (Hochdeutsch). Both are rendered as [x] in IPA.
The difference is often in usage. Chinese "h" never occurs at the end of a syllable, always as an
initial,...
Forum: Other cultures and language 15th May 2008, 02:38 PM
Replies: 40
German
Views: 1,017
Posted By atitarev
回复: German
There are some dialectal differences between [x] and [χ] but generally, being a native Russian, I
don't make any adjustment for German "ch" and Chinese "h". Both Germans and Chinese commented
about...
Forum: Other cultures and language 14th May 2008, 08:02 PM
Replies: 40
German
Views: 1,017
Posted By atitarev
Re: German
Lu and Renzhe. I see you both know German. I majored in German and worked as a
translator/interpreter for a short time.
Renzhe, I know this too (about -ig) but I prefer to hear fertik to...
Forum: Other cultures and language 14th May 2008, 07:36 AM
Replies: 40
German
Views: 1,017
Posted By atitarev
回复: German
Lu, there are 2 varieties of German "ch", the link I gave before shows both. The soft ch as in ich
(I), euch (you, plural, oblique case) is very different from auch, Buch, etc.
The German hard "ch"...
Forum: Other cultures and language 12th May 2008, 10:33 PM
Replies: 40
German
Views: 1,017
Posted By atitarev
Re: German
If "sh" is the closest you can get to the palatalised German "ch" (ich, sprechen, Milch), that's
OK for a start.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_phonology#Ich-Laut_and_ach-Laut
These are...
Forum: Other cultures and language 12th May 2008, 09:44 AM
Replies: 40
German
Views: 1,017
Posted By atitarev
回复: German
Pseudo-German sounds very funny in Russian too. The famous Vladimir Voinovich's World War II novel
(The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin) has some very funny episodes
where...
Forum: Other cultures and language 2nd May 2008, 07:50 PM
Replies: 40
German
Views: 1,017
Posted By atitarev
Re: German
Although very funny, just be aware (in case you're not) that it's not a real heavily anglicised
German, it also has many grammatical and spelling mistakes (perhaps deliberate). :wink:
Forum: Other cultures and language 2nd May 2008, 10:39 AM
Replies: 40
German
Views: 1,017
Posted By atitarev
回复: German
You're right. Interest combined with efforts. Adrianlondon, obviously, just cycling around and
drinking coffee (alone?) may not help learning some German, even if it's much easier than English
for...
Forum: Other cultures and language 2nd May 2008, 07:34 AM
Replies: 40
German
Views: 1,017
Posted By atitarev
回复: German
You are welcome - "bitte", I have updated the guide after you posted.
note final "e" is pronounced like "shwa"
danke [dunka] = thank you
bitte [bitta] = please, you're welcome (after thank...
Forum: Other cultures and language 2nd May 2008, 07:16 AM
Replies: 40
German
Views: 1,017
Posted By atitarev
回复: German
Guten Tag Adrianlondon, [gooten tahk]
Hello, Adrianlondon
Ich spreche Deutsch. [ikh shprekhe doych]
I speak German.
Deutsch ist nicht so schwer. [doych ist nikht zaw shvear (as in "wear")]
German...
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