How do you pronounce Schleich?

Subject: Re: How do you pronounce Schleich? Mon Apr 13, 2015 10:30 pm

Oh, so the voice of "ch" is somewhat like Polish sound of "ś" Very Happy

Now, thank you for that link!!! Funny how pronunciation of one short word can be complicated to explain Very Happy

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... jupp - that's it - thanks for posting that Link Very Happy

Subject: Re: How do you pronounce Schleich? Tue Apr 14, 2015 7:49 pm

We, in Russia, can say «Schleich» as german word, it's not difficult, cause Russian has very much different sounds.
It's so strange to know that english speaking people say «Schlike», really. And it's SO funny when those people can say «kh» sound XD Excuse me, but it's so.
But no one russian say «Schleish» as Andreas said. I have learnt German for some time, and so I know that it's just one of the ways how to say such sounds. When I read at German, I say «sh», but many people prefer classic way «h».

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Subject: Re: How do you pronounce Schleich? Sun Apr 19, 2015 5:36 pm

I say it like "schlike" I guess? Basically how its spelled. I'm american if that helps any.

So its supposed to be said like "schleish"???

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Subject: Re: How do you pronounce Schleich? Mon Apr 20, 2015 5:40 pm

shadoweon wrote:: So its supposed to be said like "schleish"???

Or «Schleikh», as it's convenient for you Smile

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Subject: Re: How do you pronounce Schleich? Mon Apr 20, 2015 5:48 pm

shadoweon wrote:: I say it like "schlike" I guess? Basically how its spelled. I'm american if that helps any.

So its supposed to be said like "schleish"???

If you don't speak German or have never taken German classes it's difficult to grasp the idea of how to pronounce the "ch" at the end. Sort of like "Schleish" but add your throat into it... The link posted above explains perfectly.

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Subject: Re: How do you pronounce Schleich? Wed Apr 22, 2015 7:24 am

LeeAnn wrote:

shadoweon wrote:: I say it like "schlike" I guess? Basically how its spelled. I'm american if that helps any.

So its supposed to be said like "schleish"???

If you don't speak German or have never taken German classes it's difficult to grasp the idea of how to pronounce the "ch" at the end. Sort of like "Schleish" but add your throat into it... The link posted above explains perfectly.

LeeAnn is right. It's probably hard to grasp without having had a class or having heard it over and over.

It doesn't really sound like 'SchlieSH' though (to my ears). Imagine starting to say 'Schleik' (that is, 'shlike' rhymes with 'Mike') and then instead of hitting the hard 'k' at the end, you kind of give up and rasp out hard 'h' sound instead.

My own view is that if you're American and you pronounce 'Schleich' like 'Shlike' (rhymes with 'Mike'), you're doing fine. If you're pronouncing it 'Shlick', you should change. (Being flexible and open to new information is a good trait. Very Happy

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