pronunciation

MikeMason · Post by **MikeMason** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 12:52 am

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

wewhit · Post by **wewhit** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 1:11 am

...and I say, "bome."

FWIW

corbasse · Post by **corbasse** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:51 am

Something else and Meinl.
The Ã¶ 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.

humphrey · Post by **humphrey** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 7:17 am

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

corbasse · Post by **corbasse** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 7:22 am

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.

pg · Post by pg » Fri Mar 25, 2005 8:14 am

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;

Philip Jensen · Post by **Philip Jensen** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 9:58 am

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 Ã¶ 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

Charlie Goodman · Post by **Charlie Goodman** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:38 pm

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.

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