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  1. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

    To be fair, I can't pronounce "eichhörnchen".

    Saturday, 16-May-15 21:41:41 UTC from web
    1. adiwan adiwan

      @thelastgherkin It contains some unusual phonemes. Like 'ö' that's the same as in the French 'œ' (sœur (Engl: daughter)).
      The IPA pronounciation is ˈaɪ̯çˌhœʁnçən http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/De-Eichh%C3%B6rnchen.ogg

      Saturday, 16-May-15 21:56:47 UTC from Choqok
      1. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

        @adiwan Every time I hear it pronounced it doesn't sound like a real word to me. Just people going lth-lth-lthn.

        Sunday, 17-May-15 11:02:09 UTC from web
        1. adiwan adiwan

          @thelastgherkin I can see why it sounds not like a word to you. Almost anything with the -chen ending sounds silly in German, even to me. Tierchen, Becherchen, Bettchen, Spielchen...

          Sunday, 17-May-15 11:25:16 UTC from Choqok