if not dont answer this question..... is ich pronounced ish or ick? (i cant type the way ick is meant its close enoguh just figure it out) and support your answer please
2006-09-08 10:16:21 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
cool which ones north and which one south
2006-09-08 10:22:12 · update #1
In the North it's rather like 'Ik', in the South more like 'Ish' but it's said with a sort of sound as if you're clearing your throat by breathing out after the 'i'.
2006-09-08 10:26:34 · answer #1 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither. The ch sound in "ich" does not exist in English. You need to listen to someone who speaks the language well and try to imitate them. It's difficult for most English speakers, but with practice you can get a lot closer than "ick" or "ish."
2006-09-08 17:21:33 · answer #2 · answered by Maple 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
While there are a lot of dialects in Germany (which are very hard for us non-native speakers to understand), here are the standard pronunciations:
after o, au, or a--back in the throat, clear your throat. It's where you make a K or G, just let some air through and make a scratchy, gargly sound. It's really not hard to do, but you'll have to listen to German speakers.
after i, e,eu, ai, ei, ä, äu, ü and in the syllable -chen:
a sound in the front of your mouth. Get your mouth ready to say 'yes' (tongue up behind your top teeth) and blow. Make a breathy sound like an angry kitten. Again, easy to do once you have the idea.
As a non-native speaker, I try not to imitate dialectal pronunciations because I fear that people who have that dialect will think I'm mocking them! I try to sound like an educated TV commentator, so that my pronunciation is familiar to everyone, and I don't sound like I come from anywhere in particular.
2006-09-10 14:17:17 · answer #3 · answered by frauholzer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends where in Germany a person's from. Both are exceptable, as long as the "ick" is softer than we say it.
2006-09-08 17:21:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is it legal to speak German in the USA? I thought our Jewish Senators had passed a law making all German things illegal. A joke.
2006-09-08 17:19:46 · answer #5 · answered by too K 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
ick
2006-09-08 17:18:40 · answer #6 · answered by Jenny 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ick.........almost like you got a hairball in your throat
2006-09-08 17:19:02 · answer #7 · answered by Kellkat 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
DIALECT NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN,LIKE THE TEXAS DRAWL HERE.LIVED THERE LEARNED FROM THEM....
2006-09-08 17:20:09 · answer #8 · answered by big guy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
opps i broke the rules
2006-09-08 17:18:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋