How do I pronounce "Ich"?
How do I pronounce "Ich"?
The "Ich" sound is confusing - I am having problem reaching that sound. Is it "ick", as in icky, "ich" as in sandwich, or "ish", as in feverish?
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If you look at the IPA, the top table represents all the consonants of human languages (almost).
You are interested in the "fricative" line. It starts with a circle with a vertical line, that's a consonant made by litteraly blowing air through your lips, like when exhaling through your mouth, almost whistling but not quite.
Going right from there, pay attention only to the left sign in each block of 2. Each step represents a step backward in your mouth. The second one is recognizable, it's an "F", classic. Third one, the eye of Sauron, is a "TH". Then an "S".
Keep going backward, and the "ICH" is that ç thing.
The small x is the sound that Hawk Tua girl made (the very start of it, the hard "H"). You went to far, come back a bit in your mouth :)
...I realized that's probably the worst phonetic lesson ever. Goodbye.
Worst phonetics lesson
well its the best one I have had!
