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AibreanStudio
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AibreanStudio asked in Society & CultureLanguages · 1 decade ago

Need help on pronouncing this German phrase?

'es lässt sich nicht lesen

I am voice recording a story for Halloween and I have NO idea how to pronounce this. My guess is ESS LAHZT SEEK NIKT LESSEN.

If you could do a voice record or point me to one of it that would be ideal!

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  • hoptoad
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    ess lesst ziCH niCHt layzen

    ess (like the letter S)

    lesst (rhymes with best)

    ziCH (a short i and the CH is kind of like the H at the beginning of the name Hugh, but exaggerated)

    niCHt (a short i and the CH is kind of like the H at the beginning of the name Hugh, but exaggerated)

    layzen (almost rhymes with raisin, but try to keep the ay from gliding off into an eee sound)

    Source(s): I speak and teach German.
  • aida
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Close: ESS LEST SICK NIKT LAYZEN. But the ch isn't pronounced exactly like a K--it's more guttural, almost like clearing your throat. In some parts of Germany, it's softer than that, almost like sh.

    Source(s): Two years of college German and frequent contact with German-speaking people since then
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    In German, the "ch"-sound is

    guttural "ch" sound after a, o, u and au (harsh in the throat)

    palatal "ch" sound after i, ie, e (as if you are breathing in a lot of air)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    ess lest zeesh neesht lay-zuhn

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