Dear German speaking friends;

[Nash]

I leave Germany in 3 days

I hope you had a great time here =)

 

[fartiusstinkius]

It really was very good. I don't want to leave.

 

[Homerpf]

du bist eine scheiBe kopf

 

[fartiusstinkius]

no u

 

[Adroit]

how the fuck do you say "Herzogenaurach"

(its a town in Germany...)

I have to say this in class tomorrow for a powerpoint and I have no idea.

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HairtZ-Oh-GHEN-ROUSH

 

[RuX]

fyi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herzogenaurach
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herzogenaurach
derivation town of puma and adidas

Hair
Tso (o like in opposite)
Gen (G like in graphic)
ou (like in ouch)
rach (like... um... r like in right, a like oo in blood and ch like nothing we have)

thats the best attempt except the ch
americans are not able to correctly pronounce it because theres no such sound in the english language
ch examples here

 

[Littlex]

Hai guys!

 

[PrinceVince]

americans are not able to correctly pronounce it because theres no such sound in the english language
ch examples here

"chhhhhhhh"
The sound they make when gathering spit in their throat to catapult it onto the sidewalk

 

[KnightMare]

http://www.xixidu.net/herzogenaurach2.wav
http://www.xixidu.net/herzogenaurach.wav

german e-friend


edit:fixed

 

[XiXiDu]

Pronunciation doesn't follow logical rules, especially when it comes to proper names, so I'm not sure if that is right. It could be pronounced differently as I have done it in the two recordings above. You also have to take into account that this town is located in Bavaria where they sometimes speak a strong German dialect.

http://www.herzogenaurach.de/
http://www.herzogenaurach.de/aktuell/english/englishstart.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herzogenaurach