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Does anyone know the correct pronunciation of the German name Jochen?
Is it like Yo-ken??? I would really appreciate your help with my penpal's name. Thank you
Is it like Yo-ken??? I would really appreciate your help with my penpal's name. Thank you
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Listen here!
I found a link where you can listen to different ach, och and uch sounds in German!
http://www.rcaguilar.com/german/pronunciation/grmn-ach-och-uch.htm
Have fun!
Satu
I found a link where you can listen to different ach, och and uch sounds in German!
http://www.rcaguilar.com/german/pronunciation/grmn-ach-och-uch.htm
Have fun!
Satu
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Thanks, but I'll pass :P
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Hi there. I do it this way: keep trying all our versions until you find one that your personal mouth feels comfy with.
The O in Jochen is more or less our AW.
Then, the dreaded CH. Your tongue can touch the top of your mouth right behind your top teeth (front of your tongue), where your hard palate curves up (middle of your tongue) and right at the back where your uvula hangs down. To say the English H your tongue doesn't touch the top of your mouth at all. For the German CH, say the English H, remember what you did, keep your tongue in that position, and then raise the middle of your tongue until it just touches the hard palate at the top of your mouth. And then do what you did to make the English H sound. (You should achieve what my old German teacher called 'a little puff of vind'.) There is a family resemblance to, er, throat-clearing, but it's not identical!
Happy practising!
The O in Jochen is more or less our AW.
Then, the dreaded CH. Your tongue can touch the top of your mouth right behind your top teeth (front of your tongue), where your hard palate curves up (middle of your tongue) and right at the back where your uvula hangs down. To say the English H your tongue doesn't touch the top of your mouth at all. For the German CH, say the English H, remember what you did, keep your tongue in that position, and then raise the middle of your tongue until it just touches the hard palate at the top of your mouth. And then do what you did to make the English H sound. (You should achieve what my old German teacher called 'a little puff of vind'.) There is a family resemblance to, er, throat-clearing, but it's not identical!
Happy practising!
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No tongue!
You don't use your tongue when saying the hard CH in Jochen - the sound comes from the throat. When saying a soft CH like in the German way to pronounce Michael, then you'll have to use the tongue.
Regards, Satu
You don't use your tongue when saying the hard CH in Jochen - the sound comes from the throat. When saying a soft CH like in the German way to pronounce Michael, then you'll have to use the tongue.
Regards, Satu
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Hi Jackson,
the German name Jochen is pronounced like this:
Try to say the Scottish word "loch" with this strange ch-sound built in the throat, but take a y instead of the l in the beginning and add an n at the end: "yochn".
If you speak extremely clearly, you will here the short e in JochEn, but usually it's not hearable.
Regards, Satu
the German name Jochen is pronounced like this:
Try to say the Scottish word "loch" with this strange ch-sound built in the throat, but take a y instead of the l in the beginning and add an n at the end: "yochn".
If you speak extremely clearly, you will here the short e in JochEn, but usually it's not hearable.
Regards, Satu
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Thank you Satu...is that "loch" pronounced like "lock" (lock and key) in English)? So its more like Yoe kin?? Thank you for your time
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No english equivalent
There is no english equivalent of the 'ch' sound in loch.
Yahalome Tal, who comes on this board proposed the easiest way to pronounce this I think.
Go to back a 'k' sound, and push air thro ur mouth, not vibrating the air (keeping it unvoiced) but instead of making a k sound in the middle of ur mouth, make it at the back of your throat.
It's closest relative phoneme is the French 'r'. I don't know the sound, but if you do, they are related.
The 'och' is harder to pronounce I think, so try 'ach' for starters, it is easier to say.
Like the Gaelic word 'Sassenach', meaning 'outsider', someonw who is not Scottish.
I hope this helps.
~ Silver sa Ryuchia
There is no english equivalent of the 'ch' sound in loch.
Yahalome Tal, who comes on this board proposed the easiest way to pronounce this I think.
Go to back a 'k' sound, and push air thro ur mouth, not vibrating the air (keeping it unvoiced) but instead of making a k sound in the middle of ur mouth, make it at the back of your throat.
It's closest relative phoneme is the French 'r'. I don't know the sound, but if you do, they are related.
The 'och' is harder to pronounce I think, so try 'ach' for starters, it is easier to say.
Like the Gaelic word 'Sassenach', meaning 'outsider', someonw who is not Scottish.
I hope this helps.
~ Silver sa Ryuchia
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Thanks, Silver!
Start to make a 'k', but freeze before you make a sound, then breathe out harshly.
Y :)
Start to make a 'k', but freeze before you make a sound, then breathe out harshly.
Y :)
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CH
yes, the French, German and Danish R comes very close indeed! It sounds like as if you've got something which is stuck in your throat and you want to get it up again... that sounds disgusting, I know - but the sound really isn't hard to say at all!
Satu
yes, the French, German and Danish R comes very close indeed! It sounds like as if you've got something which is stuck in your throat and you want to get it up again... that sounds disgusting, I know - but the sound really isn't hard to say at all!
Satu
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so more like "yoe hon"...rolling the h??? Sorry...I feel like a fool but it suppose its difficult through typing....especially if there really isnt an equivalent. Thanks!
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no... the rolled 'h' as u called it is actually a 'grunted/nasal r' that the french and germans and norse use etc etc, big long list
but ur close!
It is very hard to teach over the net
you know where to make the sound, thats a big step, but now try and shorten the sound, making it sound similar to a k or ch sound,
make sure to make it in the same spot, back of the throat
~ S!LVAH
no... the rolled 'h' as u called it is actually a 'grunted/nasal r' that the french and germans and norse use etc etc, big long list
but ur close!
It is very hard to teach over the net
you know where to make the sound, thats a big step, but now try and shorten the sound, making it sound similar to a k or ch sound,
make sure to make it in the same spot, back of the throat
~ S!LVAH
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... and no vowel to be heard between the CH and the N!
Satu
Satu
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I'm from Germany, so I should know how to pronounce the "ch".
As it's already said, there is no English equivalent pronounciation.
But for help, maybe you can use al hints given by the users before me and try to make your "ch" sound like an 'h' and an 'k' spoken together.
So your tongue does almost the same as if you would like to spell the 'k' like in "lock" and your throat tries to spell the soft 'h' "hi" or "house" --> Try Lock-house and try to let the 'k' mutate fluently into the 'h'
Another hint may be: If you speak a single 'ch' make it sound like you got snot in your throat and want to hoist (?) it up to your mouth[to spit it out]. Sounds ugly, but it is like it is.
Hope this helps. But remember to do your exercises alone, otherwise people will think your mad :)
As it's already said, there is no English equivalent pronounciation.
But for help, maybe you can use al hints given by the users before me and try to make your "ch" sound like an 'h' and an 'k' spoken together.
So your tongue does almost the same as if you would like to spell the 'k' like in "lock" and your throat tries to spell the soft 'h' "hi" or "house" --> Try Lock-house and try to let the 'k' mutate fluently into the 'h'
Another hint may be: If you speak a single 'ch' make it sound like you got snot in your throat and want to hoist (?) it up to your mouth[to spit it out]. Sounds ugly, but it is like it is.
Hope this helps. But remember to do your exercises alone, otherwise people will think your mad :)
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Hihi, die Erklärung mit dem K, das in ein H übergeht, ist supergut - muss ich mir merken!
Gruß von Satu
Gruß von Satu
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