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how do you pronounce these german words correctly

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  • 12-04-2015 3:03pm
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    f140
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 875 ✭✭✭


    das Fach


    die Fächer (this one I am finding hard)


    Obviously the der and die are fine but its to pronounce the other two words as I get confused with the umlaut pronunciation
    . can anyone spell it out in English phonetics for me to try.


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    Peg14
    Registered Users Posts: 271 ✭✭Peg14


    leo.de - type in the word and it will give you any pronunciation you need.

    Fach - Fahkh
    Fácher - Fehkhehr

    Better to listen to them though on leo.de


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    mixery
    Registered Users Posts: 2,724 ✭✭✭mixery


    Every (physical) dictionary has the IPA spelling beside the word to help you with that.

    Also the 'listen' function on google translate is quite useful if you want to hear the difference for yourself.


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    f140
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 875 ✭✭✭f140


    Peg14 wrote: »
    leo.de - type in the word and it will give you any pronunciation you need.

    Fach - Fahkh
    Fácher - Fehkhehr

    Better to listen to them though on leo.de

    I have tried google translate but sometimes it is easier to read the phonetics to get a better feel for it. thanks for this.


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