RE: Ask ze German
June 5, 2015 at 7:12 am
(This post was last modified: June 5, 2015 at 7:16 am by Alex K.)
(June 5, 2015 at 5:17 am)Neimenovic Wrote: Ok, cool
so basically there aren't any rules regarding the pronunciation and you just do it randomly?
And yea, the posh British r does sound similar
Well, there is the one standard high german, which does *not ever* have a rolling r sound. And then there are all the local varieties and dialects. Standard high german is used in all media, but Bavarians reserve the right to speak with a bavarian coloration even as tv announcers.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition