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Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 10:57 am
by FrankD
Dear shooting friends,
here are the new lessons pronuncing German:
Sonja Pfeilschifter
Maik Eckhardt
I think it is not a real problem. I can read most English, but i cant writing very well and my speaking is bad. But shooting friends can understand each other all over the world.
Best wishes from Good old Germany
Frank
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 11:16 am
by peterz
Mike EK_hart
Sonya pFEIL_shifter
reasonable English simulations for the German. The "P" in Sonja's name is not entirely silent for English speakers. "Maik" is pronounced exactly as spelled: just like "Mike." The "d" in Eckhardt is almost silent.
Do I pass?
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 5:51 pm
by FrankD
Perfect! A Grade!
But it seems to me it's not so easy for many native english speakers. I have heard so much struggling on the names of this famous german shooters.
Etch-kart and pFeil-stiff-ser and so on
By the way, this is a great forum for ISSF shooters. I'm a longtime club-shooter (rifle) from germany. I have read many interesting things here, but it's a little bit difficult for my to write good postings.
Best wishes
Frank
Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 10:40 pm
by Slo cat
Grüß Gott
Wenn ich ihn sehe, or, Hoffentlich nicht so bald.
Best Regards,
Slo cat
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 6:14 am
by Luftskytter-
We don't use the German Umlaut in my country, but I can make them on the keyboard.
Just left of the Enter key my Norwegian keyboard has a key where you can write a ¨ which doesn't show up until you add something else.
Then just follow up with a o or u to get these letters with Umlaut: ä ö ü.
Dunno if this works in other languages.
You can also do the same kind of thing with other funny signs on the keys above or below.
But you won't be able to write the Norwegian letters Æ Ø Å :-)
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 12:08 pm
by Alexander
It is a bit of an effort, because you have to create the ASCII character with the "Alt" key:
æ Æ
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:40 pm
by FrankD
Slo cat wrote:Grüß Gott
That's Bavarian German. They say also "Servus".
We say "Guten Tag" or "Mahlzeit". Our coast guys say always "Moin".
Best regards from Westfalen
FrankD
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:37 am
by schauckis
Jordan F. wrote:Lapua is another weird one
I always pernounce it La poo a, But I believe the correct pronounciation is La pwa.
Close.
lʌpʊʌ
Emphasis on first syllable "LApua".
Jordan F. wrote:Sako I have always said Sai ko, but I believe it is actually sock o.
sʌkɒ
Emphasis on first syllable "SAko".
"Sai ko" is a little Japanese gimmick that costs little, is worn on the wrist of the watch hand and it tells you the time.
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:38 am
by schauckis
peepsight wrote: Finish
"Finnish"
"Finish" is a verb that means that you cease doing something.