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Pronunciation help

ya ludomastro, 4 Oktoba 2013

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ludomastro (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 4 Oktoba 2013 11:13:44 alasiri

I'm struggling with how to even begin to pronounce the following:
psiko
scii

I know what they mean, I just have no model upon which to build those sounds at the beginning of words.

ps as in lips? Like "psst" but without the "t"?

sc as in sts I guess; however, I just can't think of a word to use to transition.

Nile (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 5 Oktoba 2013 1:06:55 asubuhi

These are actually both pretty common clusters in English, only they are never at the start of a word, which is why you're having trouble.
To practice, try putting a vowel in front of it, or to be more natural, use it in a sentence.

I figure you can say "wastes", right? Try saying "wastes eels". Now say "mi scias" fast, so it's like "meests sias".

Now, for the "ps" sound. Say "lips", but hold out the ess, so you're going "lipsss".
Now try "lypsynch", then gradually remove the "li" part.

Good luck!

RiotNrrd (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 5 Oktoba 2013 2:21:00 asubuhi

Rejsi:*edit* Oops. I don't know how to delete this.
Delete everything from your post except a "-" (hyphen). An administrator will then remove the entire post.

sudanglo (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 5 Oktoba 2013 10:45:13 asubuhi

sc as in sts I guess; however, I just can't think of a word to use to transition.
bestseller (ie book)

Nile (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 5 Oktoba 2013 1:41:37 alasiri

That's a good one!
Here's one that sounds more like psiko:
"Biopsy-co."

ludomastro (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 5 Oktoba 2013 9:50:39 alasiri

Very nice!

Thanks for the help.

Dankon por la helpo.

Nile (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 5 Oktoba 2013 10:13:52 alasiri

Ne probleme! ridulo.gif

marco_ (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 6 Oktoba 2013 12:12:17 asubuhi

love4gives (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 8 Oktoba 2013 7:07:03 asubuhi

I'm having trouble differentiating the sound between H and Ĥ. Many books or dictionary says to pronounce it as Scottish "Loch" or what not, but I don't speak Scottish so I don't know how it sounds like.

Kirilo81 (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 8 Oktoba 2013 7:57:48 asubuhi

[url=http://de.forvo.com/word/eĥo/#eo]example for <ĥ> = /x/[/url]

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