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bome and meinl, beem and meinl, bame and meinl? something else and meinl? anybody...

...and I say, "bome."

FWIW

Something else and Meinl.
The ö sound (written oe if you can't get the dots on the o) doesn't exist in English, so it's very hard to explain. You would say /bome/ if the dots weren't there.
I'll see if I can find an audible dictionary.

I think berm & meinl is closer to the german pronunciation. (Not 100% correct but a bit closer).

humphrey wrote:I think berm & meinl is closer to the german pronunciation. (Not 100% correct but a bit closer).

Yes, I think this is the closest you can get using English phonetics.

corbasse wrote:

humphrey wrote:I think berm & meinl is closer to the german pronunciation. (Not 100% correct but a bit closer).

Yes, I think this is the closest you can get using English phonetics.

Yes - and then make the "r" silent and pucker a little. Seriously.

--paul;

Yes - and then make the "r" silent and pucker a little. Seriously.

--paul;

While visiting my brother-in-law recently he explained it similarly. He said to pronounce the ö you should pucker you lips like you were going to speak and O, but make an E sound instead.

Philip "who needs to learn a little more German before going back" Jensen

In german class, they said that the oe sound was making an o shape but making an a sound, where as ue is with the o shape and the e sound.