[face=SPIonic][size=18=12]X[/face][/size] is, in the alphabet table, said to be like german 'ch', while in the text the description is not so simple. With some of the sound samples you can find on the web, it's more like that [face=SPIonic][size=18=12]k[/face][/size] is like 'k' in 'sky' and [face=SPIonic][size=18=12]x[/face][/size] is like 'k' in 'key'. (My native tongue distinguishes them, tho' the orthography for foreign words don't allow such elaborate distinction) Okay, there're variety of pronunciations and you might really say the k's exactly the same. Then I'll take another example: that [face=SPIonic][size=18=12]k[/face][/size] is like 'c' in italian 'casa' and [face=SPIonic][size=18=12]x[/face][/size] is like 'c' in english 'case'.<br />Or is it really more closer to german 'ch'? Since modern greek sound for it is more like just 'h', this too, looks a strong argument.<br /><br />Well, another of my difficulty with greek pronunciation is [face=SPIonic][size=18=12]r[/face][/size]. I can't trill my tongue. Russian has also a trilling r, tho' some of the russians are unable to trill the tongue if you take the Space Odyssey sequel, "2010: The Year We Meet" seriously. (In the movie the russian astronaut teaches an american engineer the word for "fool", which was "durak", and he tells the american that he trills the r better than himself.), to my encouragement.
by mingshey » Fri Aug 29, 2003 9:10 am 