Sourav Satvaya@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 4 hours agoShapeshifter “E”lemmy.worldimagemessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1214arrow-down13
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minus-squarelugal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up31·3 hours agoIt’s the same in German: /mɛʁˈt͡seːdəs/ Despite what other commentators say who are evil and eager to spread lies about the German language
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 hours agoE is super flexible in German e, ae, oe, ue, eu, ie, ei, ee all make distinct consistent sounds
minus-squareEphera@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 hours agoOn a phonetic level, some specialist will be able to discern the different E-sounds, but they’re still very similar. It’s definitely not like the English pronunciation where it’s completely different sounds.
minus-squarelugal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 hours agoIt’s basically the three E sounds we have in German (short, long and “unstressed”) but I see that to the untrained ear, this isn’t obvious
It’s the same in German: /mɛʁˈt͡seːdəs/
Despite what other commentators say who are evil and eager to spread lies about the German language
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E is super flexible in German
e, ae, oe, ue, eu, ie, ei, ee all make distinct consistent sounds
On a phonetic level, some specialist will be able to discern the different E-sounds, but they’re still very similar. It’s definitely not like the English pronunciation where it’s completely different sounds.
It’s basically the three E sounds we have in German (short, long and “unstressed”) but I see that to the untrained ear, this isn’t obvious